Zaborrah, the Forsaken (updated and finished)

Hello, here is a composition with a mockup recording (using Finale, Note performer, and FL Studio for mixing). I made this as a thematic idea that is inspired from video games I played as a kid called Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, specifically the second installment of those games (KOTOR II). I didn't directly take any themes or harmonies from that score, but I wanted to create something in that same mood since I love the score and still listen to it this day. I haven't composed anything for about four or five years, so I'm just getting back into it - I apologize in advance if any of my notations in the score are sloppy, I really just did this for fun. Let me know what you think!

Zaborrah, the Forsaken (Finished Score).pdf

I really liked the sparse orchestra and mood you created in this introduction - to a larger work?

I encourage you to develop the material.

Mark

Really musical and dramatic crescendo.  If you really feel inspired by this game and find yourself writing more of these kinds of short pieces, maybe eventually you could group them together into a set of miniatures?  I'd be stoked to hear them as this makes me want to hear more.  I think the music has a really eerie feel to it and is beautifully orchestrated and produced.  I did notice that the strings have the most dynamic changes while the winds are mostly static in their melodic content.  The strings seem to always either be moving towards or away from something while the winds have more flat/static melodic figures (at least it seems that way to a casual listener - I do see in the score that the winds also have crescendi and diminuendi).  I guess that's not necessarily good or bad - just a habit to take note of.  Great job and thanks for sharing!

P.S.:  Great use of simple harmonies.  You really seem to get alot of mileage out of your tonic, subdominant and dominant chords.

On 2/11/2022 at 6:15 PM, MJFOBOE said:

I really liked the sparse orchestra and mood you created in this introduction - to a larger work?

I encourage you to develop the material.

Mark

 

Thank you! And actually, yes, I just finished the larger work! I apologize about the late reply, but I am very grateful for your comment. I updated the thread to show the new score and recording. I tried to develop the material as much as possible and also reintroduce some other themes. I also tried to create a bit of suspense in the middle section to simulate the suspense you'd have in a film.

On 2/11/2022 at 10:39 PM, PeterthePapercomPoser said:

Really musical and dramatic crescendo.  If you really feel inspired by this game and find yourself writing more of these kinds of short pieces, maybe eventually you could group them together into a set of miniatures?  I'd be stoked to hear them as this makes me want to hear more.  I think the music has a really eerie feel to it and is beautifully orchestrated and produced.  I did notice that the strings have the most dynamic changes while the winds are mostly static in their melodic content.  The strings seem to always either be moving towards or away from something while the winds have more flat/static melodic figures (at least it seems that way to a casual listener - I do see in the score that the winds also have crescendi and diminuendi).  I guess that's not necessarily good or bad - just a habit to take note of.  Great job and thanks for sharing!

P.S.:  Great use of simple harmonies.  You really seem to get alot of mileage out of your tonic, subdominant and dominant chords.

 

Thank you for the reply! And sorry for my late one! So I did take into consideration your suggestion about utilizing more dynamics for the winds, so in the later sections, I tried to implement that idea and to hopefully use them as tools for building up the suspense I was attempting to create. And as for the harmonies, I tried to utilize more complex harmonies and dissonances for the later sections. Let me know what you think of that if you get the chance! Thanks again for the comment and feedback!

Hi again and nice job on the finished version!  It's much more developed and exhaustive although I'm worried that since you just edited your original post instead of starting a new topic you might not get as much notice or attention from the community this way.  Also, I noticed in your score that you have the harp, marimba and percussion below the strings?  I never see that kind of score layout.  The only time I see things below the strings is in a chamber music context.

Well done and thanks for sharing!