Comments on: Karoke http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/ Music in Me Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:29:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: KK http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-333 KK Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:47:21 +0000 http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-333 Good attempt. Hope you are recovering well. Be very careful on the road. Ok, now my honest opinions about the music, 'cause I know U like that kind of opinion. Overall, I liked the "structure" or the core "idea" of using a pattern and then overlaying other stuff. Be very careful when you mix difft sounds. I am referring to harmony. You can make any tune you want, but when you overlay other instruments, it has to gel with the others. You can do it in two ways: 1. Using the same note 2. Using a "complimentary" note. In other words, let's say you use the first note of a chord on a cello...while overlaying a flute, you could use any of the other notes of a "matching" chord. So it sort of gets harmonized. One big challenge in your piece is to harmonize the sounds. Even if you are talking about a karaoke. As soon as harmony is disturbed, the music gets a bit uneasy, and thats the reason why a previous commentor felt that it seems like a mystery/dark music. A music director named "Johnson" (who composed for the original Kireedom) used this lack of harmony and shruthi while scoring for the movie manichithrathaazhu, the original of Chandramukhi, specifically to denote the weirdness of the character. Normally, you have to make sure its harmonized. Try different tones and see which ones go together...hear to the sounds again and again and see whether it sounds right. In short, the whole thing should "gel" together, even if you are using different melodies and sounds and instryuments Good attempt. Hope you are recovering well. Be very careful on the road. Ok, now my honest opinions about the music, ’cause I know U like that kind of opinion.
Overall, I liked the “structure” or the core “idea” of using a pattern and then overlaying other stuff. Be very careful when you mix difft sounds. I am referring to harmony. You can make any tune you want, but when you overlay other instruments, it has to gel with the others. You can do it in two ways: 1. Using the same note 2. Using a “complimentary” note. In other words, let’s say you use the first note of a chord on a cello…while overlaying a flute, you could use any of the other notes of a “matching” chord. So it sort of gets harmonized. One big challenge in your piece is to harmonize the sounds. Even if you are talking about a karaoke. As soon as harmony is disturbed, the music gets a bit uneasy, and thats the reason why a previous commentor felt that it seems like a mystery/dark music. A music director named “Johnson” (who composed for the original Kireedom) used this lack of harmony and shruthi while scoring for the movie manichithrathaazhu, the original of Chandramukhi, specifically to denote the weirdness of the character. Normally, you have to make sure its harmonized. Try different tones and see which ones go together…hear to the sounds again and again and see whether it sounds right. In short, the whole thing should “gel” together, even if you are using different melodies and sounds and instryuments

]]> By: harish http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-332 harish Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:59:33 +0000 http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-332 Glad that you are back. This a sort of score, in my opinion, that would be perfect background score for an intense, intriguing, leading-to-climax scene of a movie. Great going. Glad that you are back.

This a sort of score, in my opinion, that would be perfect background score for an intense, intriguing, leading-to-climax scene of a movie. Great going.

]]> By: ursmusically http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-329 ursmusically Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:51:39 +0000 http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-329 Vinayak - Nice to hear from you. Ofcourse it is very difficult to judge this music without its lead melody. Anyway instead of just posting that I am normal and back, I included this music. Nothing else. Yes, i have joined the office and a lot has happened after that... Will send you a separate mail. Smile Sureshkumar Vinayak – Nice to hear from you. Ofcourse it is very difficult to judge this music without its lead melody. Anyway instead of just posting that I am normal and back, I included this music. Nothing else. Yes, i have joined the office and a lot has happened after that… Will send you a separate mail.

Smile
Sureshkumar

]]> By: Vinayak http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-327 Vinayak Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:12:27 +0000 http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-327 Hi Suresh!! Good to know you have recovered. Always wanted to call you since I saw that post on your blog, but somehow the timings never worked out ... neways really glad that you are back to normal ... And for the music ... I have stopped judging music these days by listening to it once ... I played this again and again, and I tried to guess the 'mood' of the song for which you composed this. But, it was beyond my grasp ... also felt it had a same feel to the background score you did for marudhanayagam. Not sure if I liked it, probably, as you say, I would have understood the music more as a song rather than just the karoke. Keep going strong ... Smiles, Vinayak P.s: Joined office? Shall call you sometime ... Hi Suresh!!

Good to know you have recovered. Always wanted to call you since I saw that post on your blog, but somehow the timings never worked out … neways really glad that you are back to normal …

And for the music … I have stopped judging music these days by listening to it once … I played this again and again, and I tried to guess the ‘mood’ of the song for which you composed this. But, it was beyond my grasp … also felt it had a same feel to the background score you did for marudhanayagam. Not sure if I liked it, probably, as you say, I would have understood the music more as a song rather than just the karoke.

Keep going strong …

Smiles,
Vinayak
P.s: Joined office? Shall call you sometime …

]]> By: ursmusically http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-326 ursmusically Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:10:56 +0000 http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-326 Giansh - I could understand your confusion. This is not an instrumental piece like my previous works. There is actually a full length vocal melody that should be layered upon this base work. It is just a supporting orchestration for a full length song (with prelude-pallavi-interlude-charanam1-interlude-charanam2-pallavi again format) and that is why you felt the orchestration repetitive and boring after a point. But I can imagine how difficult it is for the listeners to understand the song structure from just its base orchestration. Anyway thanks for putting up your comments here. Will try to improve. Giansh – I could understand your confusion. This is not an instrumental piece like my previous works. There is actually a full length vocal melody that should be layered upon this base work. It is just a supporting orchestration for a full length song (with prelude-pallavi-interlude-charanam1-interlude-charanam2-pallavi again format) and that is why you felt the orchestration repetitive and boring after a point. But I can imagine how difficult it is for the listeners to understand the song structure from just its base orchestration. Anyway thanks for putting up your comments here. Will try to improve.

]]> By: Gianysh Toolsee http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-325 Gianysh Toolsee Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:55:25 +0000 http://ursmusically.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/karoke/#comment-325 The main tune could have been longer or additional notes could have been added to extend the thrilling mood. The music reaches its high too early and there is nothing new or innovative after that. I would also suggest to play more with the tempo and add sudden twists to avoid it sounding repetitive. Unlike the previous composition, the orchestration could have been better. Keep up the good work. The main tune could have been longer or additional notes could have been added to extend the thrilling mood. The music reaches its high too early and there is nothing new or innovative after that. I would also suggest to play more with the tempo and add sudden twists to avoid it sounding repetitive. Unlike the previous composition, the orchestration could have been better. Keep up the good work.

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