This was fantastic, I really enjoyed listening through the whole soundtrack!
Raindove: I like how the delicate opening eases us into the story, and the way you expand the music gradually until we get to experience the full scope of the world in all of its majesty is wonderfully done. Great way to set the scene.
Emberhen: Love the intro!!! It's so good, I could almost feel the air rushing by as I emerged from the tube and saw the city for the first time. Great energy and rhythm, it was very fun to listen to and provided a nice contrast to the other two pieces. What are the strummed and plucked instruments you used? I might want to try experimenting with that kind of sound, it sounds like so much fun to compose with!
Skylark: The melodies are just gorgeous, kinda reminded me of your other masterpiece, Gladewing! I'm amazed by how you soared through so many contrasting sections, with intense battle-like themes going hand in hand with contemplative intermezzos, you masterfully bridge them together in a way where they are so contrasting yet so cohesive. After so many ups and downs, the triumphant ending rounds out the soundtrack perfectly! Bravo!
Awesome work as always, the story and lore you came up with was fantastic as well. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Bodo!! Thank you so much for listening and for sharing your thoughts on each of my tracks - it truly means so much. In Emberhen, I couldn’t find an instrument with the exact sound I wanted, so I did some experimentation until I found an interesting sound that I liked. I ended up using Spitfire LABS free Dulcimer: picked ensemble panned left center doubled with a Logic stock “Celtic Dulcimer” panned slightly right, and then used a Logic stock “Chinese Guzheng Zither” panned far right that was quieter and played the same figure offbeat. All together it gave a strange and disorienting effect that I was intending to have feel like heat or bubbling lava. I could have easily used other instruments for this effect, but I really wanted it to sound like it could reasonably be coming from the instrument in the theme image.
I am so happy we shared that Forest jam together - I thought we both came up with some amazing submissions for that one - I love Rotslayer! I tried to capture some of the flight-like similarities to Gladewing so in a way I did take inspiration from what I had done before there! Thank you so much again for sharing your thoughts!