Forgotten Memories

I'm almost finished with my 7th novel, "Forgotten Memories". This song is intended to reflect the essence of that story. The basic plot is a young woman (Alyson Faye Edwards) emerges from a trauma-induced coma to discover she has Pure Retrograde Amnesia (total loss of memory about anything prior to emerging from the coma) and learns she may have brutally murdered her mother. She struggles to reinvent herself and find out whether or not she did, in fact, murder her mother. The evidence is quite compelling that she did.

Does Alyson recover her memory? Did she ruthlessly murder her mother? I guess you'll have to read the book when it's published!


For those who might be interested in how I approached the recording, here's a brief synopsis:

I selected the drum track, after sampling more than a dozen, because the inobtrusive rim shots represent the passing of time - each tick a new dawning. I mixed the acoustic guitar only slightly more forward than the piano as I wanted the piano to "embrace/cradle" the lead track as Alyson's surroundings (represented by the piano track, are all new to her at this time, but where she grew up) influence her every move and decision, portrayed by the acoustic lead. The slightly more cheerful choruses are intended to reveal the more pleasant discoveries and relationships she discovers in what is a new existence for her. That's the quick version.


The musical cast:

File:Forgotten Memories.SGU

Key=C#m, Tempo 70, Length (m:s)=3:53

Style is _KARST.STY (Karst Songwriter Nylon Melody)

RealTracks in song: 3121:Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 3115:Guitar, Nylon, Background Folk16thsMelodicBrent Ev16 060
RealTracks in song: 2542:Pedal Steel, Background ModernBalladAtmosphere Ev16 065
RealTracks in song: 1602:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Pop16 Ev16 065
RealDrums in Song: AfucheShakerEv8[single]
RealDrums in Song:NashvilleBrushesEasyBluegrass: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes, Stick

Last edited by Al-David; 09/16/24 11:06 PM.
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