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Written and partially performed by BIAB. Drums, bass, accordion and piano come from BIAB. Any feedback welcome.


https://soundcloud.com/sunny-zaman1/freedom-2?in=sunny-zaman1/sets/2019-demos

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Sunny,

A very enjoyable piece. Dramatic. Nice orchestration.

Interesting and original.

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Hello Sunny,

A nice intro with those chopping violins. The orchestra is well done especially in the transision from chorusses and verses (v.v.).
Your vocals in it were nice, but maybe you could have bring them more upfront? To me they sound a bit 'shy', although you want to shout out and tell the world about your freedom ;-)
But I liked it very much!

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I liked this song a lot - interesting arrangement, catchy chorus!

Minor nits: the short strings were a bit dry for my taste (which is, admittedly, out of date). And the fade at the end was a bit abrupt.

Thanks for posting it! laugh


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Good write & orchestration...
Very pleasing to listen to
I like the beginning...
It was an attention grabber for the entire piece.

Did you use notation software to pull the composition together?


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I like it.
The arrangement is well done.
I agree that the vocals need a stronger position in the mix.

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Lots of work on this one. Agreed, the vocals need to be more upfront. Other than that, very nice.

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Really well done - it flows really nicely, and the chorus is a big standout for me. Definitely an earworm - delightfully catchy, and I like the orchestration throughout. Gives it an 'epic' sort of feel.

Thanks for sharing smile


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Welcome to the showcase!

Really cool composition that holds your attention
and sounds really good on the monitors.

Would love to hear more about how you put it together, etc.

Nice!

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Very nice inventive orchestration and a good song.

Very enjoyable.

Peter

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The extensive work you put into this is very obvious. Loved the rich cinematic feel. Thanks for a real nice listen! Best to you ...

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Hi Sunny,

Wow!

You've done a great job with this. It's easy to hear just how much consideration you've given to the orchestration, the mixing and the presenting of this work.

It's very satisfying listening.

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