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Posted By: David Snyder At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 12:11 AM
Here is a new song I will also post in the contest under singer songwriter.

https://soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel/at-the-sound-of-your-voice

Congratulations to everyone on such beautiful contributions to this contest. They have been quite stunning. This song, for me, represents the temporary culmination of a very long learning curve. Thank you PG Music for a beautiful product and a beautiful experience.

Alyssa, let me know when the album cover is done. smile Also if anyone is following me, please follow me at this new channel. I had to make a new one and consolidate to stay organized.



AT THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE

By David Snyder

V1.

At the sound of your voice
I go waltzing through the universe
all the clouds of yesterday disperse
guitars inside my heart begin to play

At the sound of your voice
Michelangelo, he paints the crowd
every dream I can say out loud
all doubting turns to ash and floats away

CHORUS:

And they say you have to take your time
but that way of love ain't mine
I'm not waiting for the sun to shine
While I'm standing in the light of day

And they say you have to walk the line
but I'm telling you my heart is fine
there are still things that you have to find
by going your own way

V2.

At the sound of your voice
I see bridges that are made of light
every wrong is just made right
and every fear is swept away

At the sound of your voice
I can finally see an end to strife
I am swimming in the river of life
and demons don’t know what to say

CHORUS:

And they say you have to take your time
but that way of love ain't mine
I'm not waiting for the sun to shine
While I'm standing in the light of day

And they say you have to walk the line
but I'm telling you my heart is fine
there are still things you have to find
by going your own way

BRIDGE

So here's to the dusty road
and here's to a heart of gold
and here's to those things that money just can’t buy

V3. (repeat 1)

At the sound of your voice
I go waltzing through the universe
all the clouds of yesterday disperse
guitars inside my heart begin to play

At the sound of your voice
Michelangelo, he paints the crowd
every dream I can say out loud
all doubting turns to ash and floats away

Music and lyrics copyright David Snyder. ASCAP. All Rights Reserved


****** Song Summary *************
Title: At The Sound of Your Voice
Key=E , Tempo 85, Length (m:s): 4:59


Style is _GRAYSKY.STY (Gray Sky Emotive Acoustic Folk)

RealTracks in style: ~2474:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~1118:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1814:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CelticAir Ev 085
RealDrums in style: BrushesPop8thsSwirl: a: Swirl Tap b: BrushesPop8thsSwirl
Additional: Cello, Pop Prairie Piano
Vocals, Orchestration and Production by David Snyder

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Posted By: PeterF Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 04:41 AM
David

I think the style title "Emotive Acoustic Folk" pretty much captures the feel of this one.
A nice love song.

Peter
Posted By: rsdean Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 06:33 AM
David,

I really like the way this sounds... To me it has a very cool Daniel Lanois feel to it. Excellent song and delivery!

Bob
Posted By: PaddyG Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 11:10 AM


WoW David, I thought you had roped in the London Philharmonic for that opening
You never cease to amaze me with your musical flexibility
Good song story wise, with your usual flavor added Touché

Paddy G
Posted By: Greg Johnson Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 04:59 PM
What a beautiful song!! I absolutely love the synth pad/string arrangement. Is the synth BIAB? This is a real treat!! Take care. Greg
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 06:00 PM
Thanks Peter!
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 06:01 PM
Thanks Bob. Daniel Lanois is good. I'll take that.

smile
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 06:01 PM
Thanks Paddy! I loved your last one as well. Keep at it!!
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 06:05 PM
Thanks Greg. Yes, on the strings, I started with Celtic strings from Hi_Q midi, or whatever they are called, and then I doctored them and ran them through other programs.

There are A LOT of styles in BIAB that are awesome for giving you a midi string foundation to work from, tweak, edit, build upon etc. It is one of my favorite parts of the program.
Posted By: Janice & Bud Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 06:12 PM
Most excellent David. The lyric and plaintive vocal have a Lennon feel.

We just got lost in this one!

J&B
Posted By: Scott C Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/20/16 09:49 PM
Very cool lyric and vocal.
Posted By: BlueAttitude Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 07:49 AM
Good lyrics, and I like the emotive vocal. Man, there are so many good songwriters on this forum! Awesome!
Posted By: Will B - PG Music Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 11:51 AM
Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Thanks Greg. Yes, on the strings, I started with Celtic strings from Hi_Q midi, or whatever they are called, and then I doctored them and ran them through other programs.

There are A LOT of styles in BIAB that are awesome for giving you a midi string foundation to work from, tweak, edit, build upon etc. It is one of my favorite parts of the program.


Great track, David. I love this philosophy as well! So cool to see long-time users teasing out innovative tricks from Band-in-a-Box.
Posted By: Steve Young Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 01:37 PM
David, this is really beautiful. Love the lyrics, and the ethereal feel of the backing. Well put together.

Thanks for sharing this one!

Steve
Posted By: Robertkc Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 03:28 PM
David,

Heartfelt and beautiful.
This takes me to a place only Neil Young at his most vulnerable can go.

Robert
Posted By: floyd jane Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 07:10 PM
"At the sound of your voice
Michelangelo, he paints the crowd
every dream I can say out loud
all doubting turns to ash and floats away"

Nice.

A little bit Donovan. A little bit Bread. Hell of a combination.

The bridge is killer.


Nice mix, dude.

floyd
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 10:12 PM
Thanks man!!! I never thought of those guys while I was listening, but I think you're right!!

smile
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 10:14 PM
Thanks Janice and Bud. I didn't mean for you to get lost! Are you ok? Did you find your way back out of the rabbit hole?

smile
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 10:15 PM
Thanks Scott!!
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 10:15 PM
Thanks Dave! That means a lot. and heck yeah, there are some GREAT songwriters on this forum!!
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 10:17 PM
Thank you Will. There is so much to explore in Band in a Box you will never run out of things to find. It's a total treasure hunt in a Magic Palace!

smile

Welcome to PG Music by the way!
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 10:18 PM
Thanks You Steve! That really means a lot. I am so glad you enjoyed it.
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/21/16 10:18 PM
Wow, thanks Robert, Neil Young is one of my heroes.

I really appreciate that.
Posted By: tommyad Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/22/16 12:44 PM
David, This may be my favorite of your recent writes. Lyrics and melody really work well together. Great strings and overall arrangement and mix. Tom
Posted By: David Snyder Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/22/16 06:03 PM
Thanks Tom!!
Posted By: RnAM Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/22/16 07:30 PM
Nice work David, love the strings here!

Rob
Posted By: MarioD Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/22/16 10:05 PM
No war on this one David as this is one hell of a great song!

Everything here is top shelf, i.e. great vocals, lyrics, backing tracks and mix. This may be your best to date IMHO.
Posted By: Sundance Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/22/16 10:26 PM
You're pullin' my heartstrings with this one David.
Such a beautiful love song.
Posted By: Janice & Bud Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/23/16 06:51 PM
Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Thanks Janice and Bud. I didn't mean for you to get lost! Are you ok? Did you find your way back out of the rabbit hole?

smile


We just crawled out man...gotta lot of catching up to do...
Posted By: animarorecords Re: At the Sound of Your Voice - 09/25/16 02:37 AM
Hello, David

Very beautiful song that reminds me of "Seasons In The Sun" a little bit.
Additional Cello and Pop Prairie Piano are so nice.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi
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