Vonias

I have some eerie music in preparation for the holiday, Halloween. Im schweigenden Tal der Schatten Wo fern die Wasser gehn, Sah ich die Wolken sinken Und goldne Sterne stehn. Der Abend legte leise Sein Blau auf Feld und Baum, Da hob sich aus den Wiesen Ein längst vergessner Traum. Es rauschten dunkle Wälder Im Atem stiller Zeit, Als trügen ihre Kronen Den Klang der Ewigkeit. Hinauf zog meine Sehnsucht Durch Silber, Duft und Wind, Dorthin, wo alle Wege Nur noch ein Leuchten sind. Die Nacht begann zu singen Von Fernen ohne Zahl, Von Ländern voller Frieden Jenseits von Berg und Tal. Und jede lichte Wolke Schien mich emporzutragen, Als könnte selbst das Schweigen Die tiefsten Worte sagen. So ließ ich mich verlieren Im Sternenstrom der Höh', Und fühlte nur noch Liebe, Die durch die Himmel weht. In the silent valley of shadows Where distant waters flow, I saw the clouds descending And golden stars aglow. The evening gently settled Its blue on field and tree, Then from the quiet meadows An old forgotten dream rose free. Dark forests softly rustled Within the breath of timeless days, As though their crowns were bearing The sound of endlessness. Upward drew my longing Through silver, scent, and wind, Toward that place where all roads Become nothing but light. The night began its singing Of distances beyond all measure, Of lands filled full of peace Beyond the hill and vale. And every shining cloud Seemed to lift me ever higher, As though even silence itself Could speak the deepest words. So I surrendered all I was Within the star-stream of the heights, And felt only love remaining, Flowing through the heavens. Aufwarts im Abendlicht.mp3

You're welcome! I'm confident in your ability with Ai and it will be very entertaining, too! My record label creates with Ai then we reproduce it with an actual band. It's a fun process! It's interesting to see what's possible with Ai then create the human composition in studio. It's somehow meaningful in that way. Do you create live versions of your Ai creations?

Poem by, Goethe: Über allen Gipfeln Ist Ruh’, In allen Wipfeln Spürest du Kaum einen Hauch; Die Vögelein schweigen im Walde. Warte nur, balde Ruhest du auch. Aesop.mp3 Aesop.pdf

Thanks! I'll check it out!

I think I have the score somewhere. I'll look for it. Until then, enjoy my A.i. opera I just posted while I look for that for you: Lucent - An A.i. Opera - AI Music - Young Composers Music Forum

The setup is very unstable. The software updates constantly, so it's hard to find a consistent method. For this, I used Flow by Google, Suno, Finale for music writing, and ClipChamp for editing. I also use Audacity for music editing, then Claude in the terminal for music mastering. The natural reverb is acoustics from Notre Dame, all A.i. assisted.

Very convincing works! I think the biggest challenge with A.i. music is how tropic or cliche it can be. However, I'd rather have a robot write cliche's and stuff, do you know what I mean? Great work, and am glad you compose the original source for the A.i. The good melodies translate well to interpretation! Do you ever reverse the process to humanize the production?

Thank you. It's the sound of blowing wind. Each sound was resampled. The train tracks were the bass drum, but I didn't think to make it punchy. Fun note, the wolf howls are the same material of sound as the bell. The wolf howls were made by manipulating the bell sound into a howl.

Music concrete featuring Winston Churchill and his speech, "We Shall Fight on the Beaches." Music was made with trains and church bells. We Shall Fight on the Beaches.mp3

Thank you, ND. The saxophone was completely improvised. This whole song was improvised into creation. We recorded the sax first; just random, ugly, sounds that we were going to make music of, and also make beautiful somehow. Immanuel Wilkons Matte Glaze Is the current inspiration, and what I'm listening to. I also listen to Kamasi Washington, Patrick Bartley, and Emmet Cohen, among others. The track took over 14 years to make. It was first released as a single in 2014. The track began in 2010, then waited years for the rap artist to appear in my life. It was controversial for me. My family hated it; I became the Blacksheep, and everything you'd expect coming from a family that doesn't appreciate rap. It was primarily the reason why I made this song, so I wasn't leaving anything out. Oddly enough, when I released this song, several artists were boycotting their art because Obama was our president. It's a foolish thing to give up a precious gift for foolish reasons, and since - I have been producing rampantly to make sure that I'm not part of that. Anyway! This song describes the power of a really talented Sound Engineer, Andrew Uher. Working with him was amazing. We were both fresh out of college, with music degrees, and wanted to express further what we learned in music. I owe the mixing to him; he truly is a prodigy at his craft and knows his stuff, too! I invite you to really explore your colleague's talent and dedicate (this song really sat for years until completion) and believe in what you are doing in music. Keep at it!

On second thought, I'd rather not share how I wrote this. I'm afraid of becoming flamed again, or bullied. Maybe on the flipside?

I'll edit the post to include the process with as much detail as possible. I'm a bit winded by the work, so bear with me, while I "catch my breath."

Very well done! Thank you!

Ai was used at the very end after composing the work as post production. There's nothing easy about making music with Ai, just putting that out there.