<pony><epic> They Call Me The Great (need feedback ASAP)

[Callenby]

Been a while since I've posted anything here.

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/q5n70qj6ekx220 ... 0Great.mp3

Anyway I need feedback on this ASAP before my schedule gets really hectic next week.

This is my first attempt at "epic" orchestral. My main concern right now is the repetition. Think it's too much? I plan on adding a second theme.

You can tell that around 2:00 I sort of lost track of what I was doing but the overall outline should be apparent.

Let me know what you think.

[Guthey]

Well, I wouldn't call this epic. what I imagine is a montage of a great inventor inventing stuff, and at the very end he finally makes his masterpiece. Or i'm watching some tim burton movie and I am watching the intro credits. Or some leaf flying.

There doesn't quite seem to be any sort of intensity in this, stay for the parts with cymbals and the more up-beat parts. but even then I still don't feel any epicness in this.

The violins seem way to high pitched, same with the choir. Sounds nice, but high, sort of fickle noises don't enforce the idea, only lessen it.

The repetition? It was noticeable, but only because you used the same rise at 2:20 from 1:15. And the part after 2:20 is noticeable in repetition.

I'm not very well versed in orchestral, but this actually seems pretty placid to be honest.very slow. I'm not all that engaged in this. It's meh, tbh. For an epic, that is.

Here are some examples I like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_-ZZa1gvuk
This engages immediately, you can feel the intensity, and note the tempo, the sounds. Menacing, scary. Sounds like I need to get the hell out of the basement, spider's gun get me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTsD2FjmLsw
This one sets a different tone, I may not need to get immediately out of the basement, but rather face the spider like samwise. Not that menacing and intense, but still you can feel the epicness of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRh-dzrI4Z4
Hans zimmer is king when it comes to epic. This isn't menacing, not a spider in the basement, but more like I'm jumping on rocks to avoid lava with a spider riding my shoulder.

There are all sorts of epic songs, each with a different feel and mood. But they usually have the same up-beat tempo and strong flow. Big Toms are usually involved also, not just some rolling drums, but big and loud toms. That's just what I hear at least. Try to follow the design of some of these, depending on the theme of your epic.

Hopefully you found some of this useful!