Just stopped in to say I’m still alive! Summer’s been busy so far with lots of house chores: painting some rooms, (re)painting the deck, fixing some plumbing issues… it eats up social media time in a hurry.
I’m still composing though! The latest (and long-awaited) Pirate 101 update is now on the test realm, complete with more Valencian music accompanying Kane and the Armada. It was a lot of fun updating the soundtrack to Pirate 101, and revisiting the Valencian sound which uses a lot of piano – much more than I usually use. Because of how one writes for piano, it definitely led to the structure the main Kane theme. I wanted to write a kind of “monster” music theme for Kane. Although the Kane character is a cold, calculating killing machine, the story comes to a tragic head in this chapter of the P101 tale, so the drama is cranked up from the rest of the world. I still wanted to keep the calculating, merciless feel so the rest of the music has a robotic, structured, march feel to it.
Like it? Hate it? Let me know in the comments! I dare you!-)
You’re going to be hearing more from me this summer, promise!
You’re alive!!!
The new pirate101 music is just spectacular. Each composition fit the mood of Valencia perfectly. It was effective in building up suspension to the final battle, while the final confrontation with Kane was memorable because of the music (it’s really catchy). Overall, you did an amazing job with all of the music. Looking forward to your next composition!
~Brandon
Thanks, Brandon! It took me awhile to get back in the feel of Valencia, but once I did it felt very comfortable.
-n