This morning is all about getting familiar with the theme - breaking it down into its core components. Here it is as solo piano in A major in 3/4 time at 97 beats per minute.
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Throughout this week and next I'm going to progressively lower the tempo and expand the development of the theme - I can already hear a minor variation - and then develop some string parts. Ultimately I'm looking for a 10 to 15 minute piece of music that takes the listener on a journey - all of it inspired by the New York Jets fight song.
I'm chasing down a particular theme - you'll hear it develop this week. Last week I was working on string layering - I kinda dig where this was going - might incorporate it somewhere over the coming days...
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This comes from a theme development based around a three chord transition: F7, E7, Eb - this was the final out theme and I love how the strings sit on top. The keys need to be dialed in a little more but I dig the overall effect.
We’ve been quiet for a week or so – projects, family, sickness – in no particular order. With some of these still ongoing – here’s a wonderful piece of music and video that I can’t stop listening to. A live version of their song Excuses by The Morning Benders.
Thank you to my brother Richard for hipping me to this ;-)
I’d heard a few spins of their other track “Promises” that is now featured over on Pitchfork – it’s got a killer guitar hook that you won’t forget - but I was blown away by this version of Excuses. What I love is the sheer musicality and joy that is present in the room.
In a time where production and story is everything
– where the brand is more important than the band –
watching a bunch of musicians create something so pleasing to listen to and watch – well – that’s why I’m in this game.
Excuses and promises are both on their latest release Big Echo which I bought through eMusic – but you can also find on iTunes and all the usual suspects. Strangely enough they’re using topspin widgets but not TopSpin’s ecommerce – which seems pretty odd to me – but then – what do I know!
