I did not use AI support at any stage in the creation of this piece.

When I started composing this piece in December, after buying Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings on sale, I had these thoughts: If this is what the future is going to look like, I didn't sign up for it. Although in my youth I read and watched a lot of SF films presenting both utopia and dystopia, I always preferred the bright future. However, what I see on TV, on YouTube and outside my window is starting to resemble the latter...

Despite this, I hope you like the piece at least a little bit

To make this track I used:
Ableton Live 11 Standard
Spitfire Originals Intimate Strings
Spitfire Originals Cinematic Percussion
Spitfire BBC SO Discover (free)
Soundpaint 1928 Vintage Steinway Grand Piano (free)
Arturia Augmented Voices
Arturia Augmented Mallets Play (free)
Strezov Sampling Afflatus Minimalist Violins Legato Freebie (free for Kontakt Player)

Beside plug-ins I used 3 samples:
Two from BBC Sample Library:
- Rioting - Riot in Belfast - with breaking glass, rubber bullets, distant cries and chants
- Chatter - Club atmosphere, busy mixed chatter at mealtime (mid-distance) - 1981 (1C25,reprocessed)
and from Freesample.org
Real War - Marines in Firefight Gunbattle (Raw audio) by qubodup

Picture in cover: Freepik

Future Perfect?

EDIT 2025-07-16: I am very happy to announce that thanks to this piece I won first place in this competition! 😍🥂🥳

EDIT 2025-07-07: I reuploaded track because I've messed a little in "original" part. Now "my part" is much more different from the original

No AI was involved in creation of this track.

Track made for Spitfire LABS Discord competition.

At the beginning (up to 0:18) and at the end (from 2:23) – a short fragment of the theme song for the AppleTV+ series "Severance" by Theodore Shapiro which can be heard in its entirety at the link below. I highly recommend it! The opening credits of this series, as well as the entire series, are worth seeing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmS3m0OG-Ug
Yes, I know, I've bite off more than I can chew, but whatever... I guess it's worth tackling such a great and catchy musical theme ;)

The idea was to "Write a short piece (1-2 mins) that starts with a recognizable melody in it’s original form, and then take that melody and reinvent it in your own style. Use one or more of the first 10 LABS packs that were released for this, but feel free to incorporate any other tools you’d like."

To made this track I used:
Ableton Live 11 Standard
Spitfire LABS Libraries:
(Original Theme)
Soft Piano
(Reimagined Theme)
Amplified Chello Quartet
Strings
Electric Piano
Intimate Piano
Lap Steel
Wurli
Beside LABS I used:
Strezov Diamond Jazz Trio Freebie
and two MIDI loops (both from Ableton Live packs)
Gravity Werks Kit - 105 bpm and
Shaker Chance 126 bpm

Picture in thumbnail is a part of original poster from the show: http://www.impawards.com/tv/severance_ver2_xlg.html

Severed ("Severance" Theme Reimagined for Spitfire LABS competition)

rabbit holes

"MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU, MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK, MAY THE SUN SHINE WARM UPON YOUR FACE, AND THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS. AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND."  

- DO IT!

PARANOID...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw0H_j0OuVQ

DCR - WAR PIGS - DCOMPOSED

An exploration of darkness halting the light.

Kroni

Path of the Silk [Chemin de la Soie]

from album "Pueblos".
This song is celtic folk from Galicia, north of Spain
The song tells how, on a dark night, omens of misfortune appear (a crow, shadows, voices from the past, falling stars), but at first people laugh and sing without fear. As time passes, the dark signs grow stronger, announcing fire, storms, and a doomed future. In despair, a ritual chant rises, invoking the ancestors to grant strength, protection, and to keep Galicia from falling into silence and pain. The recurring chorus “Did you sing, Luaría?” conveys intimacy and resilience, tied to love and memory.
La canción cuenta cómo, en una noche oscura, aparecen presagios de desgracia (un cuervo, sombras, voces del pasado, estrellas que caen), pero al inicio la gente se ríe y canta sin miedo. Con el tiempo, los malos augurios se intensifican, anunciando fuego, tormenta y un futuro condenado. Ante la desesperanza, se eleva un canto ritual invocando a los antepasados para pedir fuerza, protección y que Galicia no caiga en silencio ni dolor. El estribillo “Cantaches, Luaría?” mantiene un tono íntimo y de resistencia, ligado al amor y la memoria.

Cantaches, Luaría?

Sen Bilirsin

Ты был как свет в тёмной дали

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