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March of the Warlock King

Sire, our kingdom is in great danger. The Gweiste kingdom was overthrown by a warlock and now that warlock king along with his wizards, witches that scream in very high pitches, and his army of the dead are marching. We must prepare for war!

Many of my forum friends may not like this one. It is a dark song.

But I think it does show what a little imagination, some decent MIDI sound sources, and BiaB can produce.

BiaB style - Very Slow Trance - Like N
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I am playing the drums, horns, cymbals,and leads via my keyboard controller.
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Cymbals - Kontakt - Amadeus
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Hi Mario,

This is an inspiring piece of music and perfect for a movie score.
Well done.

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The music fits your description very well. C'est tres dramatique! ('scuse my French).


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Mario.
very "cinematique".
kudos to you.
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Mario,

What an epic sound. Love the dramatic feel - outstanding mix.

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I think it does show what a TON of imagination and the right tools can produce, Mario. Dark is good if for no other reason that to help us appreciate the light. Man, I can imagine this army you describe both in words and sound coming over the crest of the hill overlooking the town and all the townsfolk running and screaming in chaos and fear. Their screams are overshadowed by the war drums. At the very end I'm sure I saw the town's war hero calling his stead and waving his magic sword glowing red overhead.


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Mario,

Good "cinematic" piece. I like the "dark" of it.

I found the cymbals a bit annoying - jumping out of the mix like they were in a different space. The rest of the mix is nice, cohesive. (The cymbals got to a better place at the end).

Good title! The music "describes" that perfectly! Big, ominous, foreboding...

Cool.

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Cool intro Mario. Loved the instrumentation you used. Drums were excellent Well done


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Mario

Sounds like you had fun making that one.

Nice big sound and very evocative.

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Wonderful sounding track... you never disappoints with the music you post here. Truly enjoyed it!

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Originally Posted By: MarioD
..Sire, our kingdom is in great danger. The Gweiste kingdom was overthrown by a warlock and now that warlock king along with his wizards, witches that scream in very high pitches, and his army of the dead are marching. We must prepare for war!..

You will have a part 2 released soon where the rightful King along with his righteous army returns and slays this wicked warlock along with his wizards and witches.

"Very Slow Trance" that is how it all started.

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It's about time, (it's about space...), some game manufacturer signed you.


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Hi, Mario !


This is fantastic !
As the others have pointed out
this is film music and if it is not
you´ll better have the retreat
well prepared in advance ? Why not come over to
Spain to see me in September ?

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Dark works for me, Mario wink

Quite the ride, I enjoyed the journey.

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Thanx so much Nigel, Ghostgum, oldmuso and Bob for listening and commenting on this piece of music. I'm glad that you found it enjoyable.


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Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
I think it does show what a TON of imagination and the right tools can produce, Mario. Dark is good if for no other reason that to help us appreciate the light. Man, I can imagine this army you describe both in words and sound coming over the crest of the hill overlooking the town and all the townsfolk running and screaming in chaos and fear. Their screams are overshadowed by the war drums. At the very end I'm sure I saw the town's war hero calling his stead and waving his magic sword glowing red overhead.


Marty, your imagined scenes were exactly what I was thinking and hoping others would feel the same so thank you for that.

I have always had a huge imagination. In fact in high school art class I did a paper mache dragon and wrote sci-fi novelettes.

Thanx for the very kind review.


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Mario,

Good "cinematic" piece. I like the "dark" of it.

I found the cymbals a bit annoying - jumping out of the mix like they were in a different space. The rest of the mix is nice, cohesive. (The cymbals got to a better place at the end).

Good title! The music "describes" that perfectly! Big, ominous, foreboding...

Cool.

fj


Thanx Floyd and you are correct. Something happened between the mix down in Studio One Pro 5 and/or SoundCloud's conversion that amplified those cymbals. I should have caught that but didn't.


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Thanx Scott, Peter, and Will for those very nice comments. I appreciate them.


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Originally Posted By: Pipeline
Originally Posted By: MarioD
..Sire, our kingdom is in great danger. The Gweiste kingdom was overthrown by a warlock and now that warlock king along with his wizards, witches that scream in very high pitches, and his army of the dead are marching. We must prepare for war!..

You will have a part 2 released soon where the rightful King along with his righteous army returns and slays this wicked warlock along with his wizards and witches.

"Very Slow Trance" that is how it all started.


I was actually thinking about doing that sometime.

Thanx for commenting.


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Hi MarioD,

The description of your composition fits perfectly with the heavy atmosphere created. It is absorbing and well done.

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