RE: A piece of music I composed
March 8, 2012 at 9:18 am
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2012 at 9:19 am by Tempus.)
(March 7, 2012 at 11:49 pm)AthiestAtheist Wrote: What's it about?
I originally wrote it with a specific character I created in mind. The genre of the story he was going to be in was sort of steampunk/dystopia hybrid. In the story the character was biologically immortal. It was a little more complex than that (and the story idea is currently on the back-burner), but one of the central themes was dealing with meaning and purpose in the face of an endless (or very long) life. I imagined the character being very lonely given that anyone they've ever been close to has died. I tried to evoke a feeling of despair that perhaps grasped them when they thought of the past. I chose the organ because of its indefinite sustain and also because I just love the sound of it.
This isn't the only kind of music I write; I'm actually working on a metal instrumental now and I've done a few orchestral type arrangements for pieces I like.
