My artistic motivations for this track were cinematic, synth-built, layered songs that engulf you when listening to them and create an absorbing listening experience. 2 tracks that stood out to me when trying to find inspiration are "Pearls" by Sade and "Dawn FM" by the Weeknd. I think both of these artists' catalogs are full of cinematic and melodically layered songs, but these 2 were perfect to get inspired by. The stylistic aspirations that I had with this track is to make it very cinematic and epic and add loads of small details and layers that made it sound full and breathtaking. I wanted to push myself and bring myself out of my comfort zone, which is simplistic instrumentals and songs, and to try and improve my skill at creating melodies and layers that build upon each other and progress without confusing the listener. I used 7 synth plugins that emulated old hardware synths such as Sequential Prophet 5, Yamaha CS-80, Roland Jupiter-8, and Roland Juno-6. The reason I went with emulations of analog synths, is because a lot of my inspirations such as The Weeknd or Sade used real analog synths for their projects, which is what created the warm beautiful, and dramatic sound that I was going for with this project. I also used techniques such as filter cutoff on the synths and resonance control throughout the track to create tension, buildups, and calming down on different parts. I managed to achieve a big cinematic sound using these different techniques, as much as I could using digital plugins emulating analog synths. In the future I would like to build even more upon this and create a fully mixed/mastered production that I could upload to the public, however I think this is a good start.

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