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The stardust-ish sound at the beginning is a really fitting way to introduce the theme. I agree with Peter's comment about the odd muffled violin sound near the beginning; were you trying to make the choral climax entrance more dramatic in comparison? The change of pace near the end was very nicely handled.

I wrote this track for the OST of an upcoming game called "To the Moon" (http://www.freebirdgames.com/to_the_moon).It plays at a night scene with two people sitting beneath a lighthouse, who then proceeds to climb up the tower and dances as silhouettes on the lighthouse's window. Hope you enjoy! All feedbacks and advices welcomed. Anya by the Stars

True; I didn't think of it like that, thanks for the heads up. I heard the MPK88 has some of the heavier weighted keys too, and considering that I'm not classically trained in piano, synth-action key is probably the way to go for potential marathon sessions. Thanks Marius!

Ah, great points. Many thanks, Marius! As for the midi keyboard: I have a 64-key one, but it doesn't have mod wheels. I'm thinking of getting the Akai MPK88 midi controller -- do you think that'd be a sound investment, or would you suggest something else?

Hiya. I'm trying to get a new desktop for DAW work, and would really appreciate some advices as to which components I should focus my investment on, and what I should aim for. Someone recommended the following specs: I'll be using Sonar for DAW, and the sound libraries consist mostly of EWQL products. Would those specs be fitting? Many thanks in advance!

To cancel out bitter burritos, probably. Glad ya enjoyed it guys. c: Thanks. I don't think I'll be posting a score for this one since it's just a screw-around song with a bunch of cliche chord progressions with arpeggios, so it's rather embarrassing, heheh. Here's it pitchshifted to 135%, I think I'm actually liking this better than the original pitch: http://quintessence-tbv.com/TIShamster.mp3

I wrote this one while passionately singing in the shower last night / at 4 in the morning. I would like to share it with you all. It's called "Fly away to taco island". Hope you enjoy, and hopefully this is the right board for it, if any. Recording link: http://quintessence-tbv.com/TIS.mp3 Lyrics: Every day I wish that someday I could just fly away ~Whoa whoa~ To an island with just you ... ...and an unlimited supply of tacos (and burritos) That way I don't have to pay for taco after taco after taco ~whoa whoa~ (and burritos) And with the money we save, we'd go to Wal-Mart and buy some nachos ~Sweet sweet nachos~ ...But we can't, 'Cause we'd be on that island with just you and I and tacos (and burritos) whatever

Heya guys! I don't do these types of music often, but here's a short symphonic rock-esque attempt I just finished: "Black Cape" Composed by and © 2009 Kan [Reives] Gao http://quintessence-tbv.com/Black_Cape-KRG.mp3 Still trying to get a hang of the rock/metal style, heheh. This song has a rather sudden ending as it stands now, but I do have plans to extend it in the future. c: Thanks for your time!

Heheh, good luck with the complete revamp; should be worth it though! And ah, that's cool. I want to learn how to manipulate sounds for SFX and stuff in the future.

Has a neat prestigious feel to it, love it. The video is really fitting as well!

Very nice. I was listening to the ones in the OP and thinking "wait a minute, this doesn't sound like Marius' usual quality. . ." Then I looked at the date. :P You've improved so much through the years, it's pretty inspiring. The new sound libraries help too. Loving both of those ^. Great use of effects, they really set the mood.

My usual works have all been for games and the like, and this is pretty much my first non-incidental/mood-oriented, music-for-the-sake-of-music music. It was surprisingly fun to work on, as there was a lot more freedom since it's not mood-bounded. c: I was also trying out strange time signatures like 7/4 and 9/4 for fun, heheh. Anyhow, here it is: "Climbing the Ladder" - Kan [Reives] Gao http://quintessence-tbv.com/Climbing_the_Ladders-KanRGao.mp3 Feedbacks much appreciated! :) I'm not too experienced with writing for piano, so advices are always helpful. Thank you very much in advance.

Heya guys, this is a song of mine for a game called "Aqua'os: Tears of the Ocean". The setting is basically a dark version of the underwater Atlantis, so I tried to go for the underwater, dark, mysterious kind of feel. c: Here it is! "The Other Side of the Ocean" http://quintessence-tbv.com/TOSotO(Part)-Kan_R_Gao.mp3 Hope ya enjoy, and thanks for your time! :) Feedbacks much appreciated.

I've finally got my hands on some EWQL libraries, and here's a song I wrote for the RPG "Quintessence". In this piece, I attempted some artificial realism via some fake breath-takings, guitar fret noises and the like. A bit rough on those, but it was worth a try. :P Apparently I messed up at parts where the guitar's chords didn't change but there was a fret noise anyway. Direct mp3 link: A_Time_Long_Past-KanRGao.mp3 Enjoy! Feedback and critiques always welcomed, ty for your time. c:

Quite dreamy, loved the atmosphere of it. I did find the organs at the end a little. . . "intrusive"? I mean, instrument-wise it seems to fit, being an organ and this has a "holy" feel to it, but as a song it seemed to be roughing up the atmosphere a bit. But then again, I was never a fan of organ myself so I'm biased. :p