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The Star in the Sky
This is my instrumental interpretation of the single star that morphed into the Star of Bethlehem and shown brightly at the birth of Jesus. Regardless of your beliefs feel free to listen and comment, both good and bad. Merry Christmas to all of my Christian friends Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish friends Happy Kwanzaa to my friends whom celebrate it Happy Holidays to all of my other friends BiaB style = Peaceful - Quiet and Tranquil 16 Tempo = 55BPM I deleted the bass and the drums Piano = Keyzone Classic - Basic EP Guitar = Kontakt - Glass gong - Chromatic Chord Track = Synthmaster2 - PAD - Distant Galaxy ARP Me using my MIDI keyboard controller and Kontakt - Kurt Hunter Virtuoso patches: Basses Cellos Viola Violins Trumpets French Horns Kettle Drums Me using my MIDI keyboard controller and Kontakt - Suspended Cymbals Me using my MIDI keyboard controller and Kontakt -Amadeus - Full Choir
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Mario...that truly was peaceful and tranquil...the ethereal movement you created brings a very relaxing and hopeful feeling...I love the build and 'opening up' you created with the orchestra...well done...Merry Christmas my friend!
www.soundclick.com/firesongBiaB 2024, Steinberg Cubase Pro 13, Wavelab 11.2, SpetraLayers Pro 10, Audacity, Steinberg UR44 Interface, Yamaha Genos, Roland FP60 and FP10, Windows 10 You are who you are because you do what you do because of what you believe.
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Mario,
Beautifully done.
Meditative.
Nice job on the strings/orchestration.
Mix is solid.
Peaceful - Quiet and Tranquil - that about covers it...
Happy Holidays.
fj
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Mario,
Just lovely . . . firesong and Floyd said it perfectly “peaceful and tranquil” and that is this in spades. Nice arrangement and mix. Well done!
Wishing you a great holiday season,
Deej
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Mario.
my goodness your prolific....kudos.
i wish i had your talent for creating soundscapes and song colours.
another good one...
love the melodic nature of the piece.
and arrangement.
loved the drama near the end.
have a merry xmas and a great 2023.
om
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..) https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs(90 songs created useing bb/rb) (lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)
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Mario,
Wonderful cinematic rendition. You certainly got talent for these meditative tunes. Super mix & listens very well.
Thank you for sharing.
Misha.
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I need a better thesaurus. "Peaceful", "tranquil", and "meditative" have all been used already! Ah... Placid and serene. Saved by RhymeZone! Very nice - nothing bad to say - sounds like it did just what you intended! 
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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I am a nut for the computer game Fallout and this sounds like the ambient music one hears when exploring that world. Nice stuff, it looks like you replaced every BIAB track with MIDI and that seems to be a trend for you. Happy holidays, Mario, thanks for all the humorous taglines throughout the year!
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This is so beautiful! My goodness, this could act as a movie soundtrack depicting the Nativity story. The entry of the choir and then drums is just majestic, and the culmination of a hitherto quiet but building-up track. I absolutely love it. My sincerest congratulations and Happy Holidays (of whichever denomination, or none) to you, also!
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Really well done, Mario, you are truly a master at MIDI!
Best to you and yours for Christmas.
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Marioland is always such a wonderful place to visit. You astound me, Mario. Such creative talent producing such engaging sounds. You also amaze me correctly using "whom." Merry Christmas from your pedantic friend.
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Stunning aural interpretation of that event. Peaceful and majestic. Quite the heavenly composition! 
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Hi Mario,
Another quality instrumental from you.
Have you used any of these as movie soundtracks?
Merry Christmas from the other side of the world.
Best Regards
Nigel
Nigel Spiers
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Hi Mario
Great Relax Song
Just switch off and enjoy
Your song makes it possible
Great work Mario
Many greetings
Andi ;-)
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Thanks Mario for your wishes and for this wonderful touching piece/peace of music, perfect soundtrack for Christmas, it tells more about Christmas than any song with lyrics. Well constructed and the instruments blend together very well. I hope to hear more great tunes from the wizard of MIDI next year  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023! Janne
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Very, very nice Mario. From beginning to end I was able to sit back and envision that clear, dark night with shining stars surrounding the that shown so brightly. You sure hit the mark with this one - loved that ending as well!
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Mario...that truly was peaceful and tranquil...the ethereal movement you created brings a very relaxing and hopeful feeling...I love the build and 'opening up' you created with the orchestra...well done...Merry Christmas my friend! Thanx so much for listening and commenting. This was one of the hardest songs I have ever done. Orchestration is not my strong suit and mixing was a challenge. Mario,
Beautifully done.
Meditative.
Nice job on the strings/orchestration.
Mix is solid.
Peaceful - Quiet and Tranquil - that about covers it...
Happy Holidays.
fj
Thanx Floyd. Getting the mix right was the hardest part of this song so I'm glad that you noticed it.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Mario,
Just lovely . . . firesong and Floyd said it perfectly “peaceful and tranquil” and that is this in spades. Nice arrangement and mix. Well done!
Wishing you a great holiday season,
Deej Thanx so much Deej Mario.
my goodness your prolific....kudos.
i wish i had your talent for creating soundscapes and song colours.
another good one...
love the melodic nature of the piece.
and arrangement.
loved the drama near the end.
have a merry xmas and a great 2023.
om Thanx om. I'm sure that if you tried you could accomplish creating soundscapes and song colors and most likely pass by me.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Mario,
Wonderful cinematic rendition. You certainly got talent for these meditative tunes. Super mix & listens very well.
Thank you for sharing.
Misha. Your welcome Misha. For some reason this old rocker really likes doing these kinds of songs. I need a better thesaurus. "Peaceful", "tranquil", and "meditative" have all been used already! Ah... Placid and serene. Saved by RhymeZone! Very nice - nothing bad to say - sounds like it did just what you intended! Thanx David. I use https://www.thesaurus.com/Actually I should use it more often.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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I am a nut for the computer game Fallout and this sounds like the ambient music one hears when exploring that world. Nice stuff, it looks like you replaced every BIAB track with MIDI and that seems to be a trend for you. Happy holidays, Mario, thanks for all the humorous taglines throughout the year! Thanx for listening and commenting. Actually I only deleted the bass and drums. Everything else was added to the remaining BiaB tracks. This is so beautiful! My goodness, this could act as a movie soundtrack depicting the Nativity story. The entry of the choir and then drums is just majestic, and the culmination of a hitherto quiet but building-up track. I absolutely love it. My sincerest congratulations and Happy Holidays (of whichever denomination, or none) to you, also! Thanx James. If anyone is making a Nativity scene video feel welcomed to use this song.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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