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Wherever The Wind Takes Me

...listing “Wherever The Wind Takes Me”:

image from To the Land of No Return

To the Land of No Return

To the Land of No Return: A postlude that opens with a minor romanesca and reflects on the opening track.

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When Shadows Take Over

When Shadows Take Over: the final “let’s explore dark, minor modal mixture” of this album.

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image from Goblins Lurking in the Darkness

Goblins Lurking in the Darkness

Goblins Lurking in the Darkness: the most blatant dungeon synth parody of this album.

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image from Angels Carried Me Away

Angels Carried Me Away

Angels Carried Me Away: choral style improvisation with the guitar = pain in the ass.

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image from Crystalline Chaotic Caves

Crystalline Chaotic Caves

Crystalline Chaotic Caves: textural exploration, F.Sor etouffez, perhaps a dungeon synth parody or a game cave theme.

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image from Windless Deserted Island

Windless Deserted Island

Windless Deserted Island: “a first inversion harmony, or a phrygian clausula tenorizans?”

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image from Strong Currents in the Unknown Waters

Strong Currents in the Unknown Waters

Strong Currents in the Unknown Waters: an arpeggio interlude, this time with dark, minor modal mixture.

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image from It's Time to Set The Sails

It's Time to Set The Sails

It’s Time to Set The Sails: I ripped of an unknown composer’s “Forest Theme” from Terra Incognita, a Net Yaroze demo game.

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image from Goodbye Faraway Peaceful Town

Goodbye Faraway Peaceful Town

Goodbye Faraway Peaceful Town: instead of a shepherd in Arcadia, I associate romanesca with town themes (damn gamer).

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Revelations in Ancient Tombs

Revelations in Ancient Tombs: what happens when you apply “chroma”, Gesualdo-style, on a romanesca?

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Prelude to a Foreboding

Prelude to a Foreboding: The static use of the arpeggio motive creates tension; “trailer music” vibes.

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Autumn Moon Dance

Autumn Moon Dance: This dance-like motive unfolds in a so-called minor-variant romanesca.

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image from Doppelganger Takes Over

Doppelganger Takes Over

Doppelganger Takes Over: The motif is one of my favorite fantasy tropes, albeit rare: it sounds quite dark.

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image from Twilight in the Marshlands

Twilight in the Marshlands

Twilight in the Marshlands: This motif, I feel is rather soundtrack-like, serious and heavy.

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image from Waltz with Me Moose Giants

Waltz with Me Moose Giants

Waltz with Me Moose Giants: a chameleon motive, very useful for weaving counterpoint.

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image from Fireflies Circling in the Rain

Fireflies Circling in the Rain

Fireflies Circling in the Rain: The flourishing motif changes along with the underlying modes or scales.

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image from Chilly Nights, Quiet Winds

Chilly Nights, Quiet Winds

Chilly Nights, Quiet Winds: a meandering motive searchs out and seeks, perhaps for a warmer breeze.

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image from False Relations in an English Town

False Relations in an English Town

False Relations in an English Town: “Dalza’s basse danse meets the english cadence”

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Wherever The Wind Takes Me

Wherever The Wind Takes Me: arpeggiation of a single motive, resulting in a deceptively simple prelude.

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Wherever the Wind Takes Me - Album Release

“..the overall sound ranges from early music pastiches to soundtrack-like music, or fantasias if you will.”

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