track 2 of 3 for my college composition portfolio.

Track 2 Ragen

My track consists of an alternative drummer track, featuring kick and snare throughout with hints of cymbals, hi hats and occasional percussion sounds. There isn’t really a specific genre I had in mind for this track but there are some classical elements to it using the ‘Film Memories’ software instrument. The big inspiration for wanting to use this particular sound was so I could get a likeness to the background melodies in some popular 90s hits. During the choruses, another instrument is added each time to give an orchestral feel by layering the instruments on top of each other and copying parts of one into another to create the same chord in a different style.

Track 1 Ragen

For this track, I wanted to make sure it included a ‘gospel ensemble’ as a software instrument so it was the statement piece for an African cultural theme, this was also the reason for the ‘South African voice effects’ in the verses. The ‘Thumb Bass’ provided a deeper sound a sustainable beginning for the verses. Most of the instruments in the bridge are set in the B major chord for a bit of a pitch change yet a slower build up between chorus, bridge and outro.

Ragen Curran