Originally Posted By: bluage
I will be glad to 'get back to you' after I listen to the album version of Far Beyond the Clouds.

Sincerely,

LOREN


Hello, again, 'HiroshiK'...

Ahhh, yes! To begin, I could hear a difference in the quality of the recording. I felt the 'soundfield' was wider, and the instrumental sections more clarified and distinct, more closely approximating the sound of a 'live' orchestra.

The second thing I noticed, was your rueful, wintry melody, particularly when it was performed on the flute and the oboe. You achieved a wistful, achingly soulful sound in your performances on those instruments. It very much reminded me of the work of the late, French composer of film scores and concert music, George Delerue. Are you familiar with him? He composed notable film scores for movies such as The Day of the Dolphin, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Shoot the Piano Player, Jules & Jim, The Pumpkin Eater, and many, many more.

Concerning Far Beyond the Clouds, you seem to share Mr. Delerue's affinity for composing music with a baroque, or mediveal flavor.

Regardless of the similarities in instrumentation and compositional style, Far Beyond the Clouds retains it tone poem quality with a strongly emotive and memorable theme, accompanied by your spare, autumnal writing for strings and guitar.

Most sincerely & respectfully,

LOREN

P.S. 'HiroshiK', would you mind informing me what all of the instruments were that you used in the composition?

"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".