Week6 song-a-week challenge
Remade this classic for a friend's birthday

The Veldt (Carpe Dien Remake)- deadmau5

Say that five times in a row.

I've been meaning to finally make use of my solo strings library, so I decided to write a little something for a string quartet. I wrote a theme on the sadder side at first to fit with the theme of the week. Then I thought an angrier second theme could make sense to explain the "apologetic" theme.

The structure of the piece is inspired by the sonata form. Basically, I wanted to find two musical ideas, then really focus on developing them, taking them through multiple keys, etc. Then, at the end, re-stating both themes in the original key. I don't think this is really "proper" sonata form though, the second theme never returns fully on its own.

Contrite Quartet (Song-a-Week 2024/4: Apologies)

This week, I made another string quartet piece. For whatever reason, I interpreted "rush" as syncopation: the first theme is syncopated. Then, I made a second theme in 7/8 which feels like 4/4 but "rushed" because it's missing an eighth note at the end (1 and 2 and 3 and 4 | 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 | 1 ...).

Rush (Song-a-Week 2024/6)

I've been wanting to make a slower piece and to work with harmonics for a bit, and this theme seemed fitting.

I tried to make it very much the opposite of a love song: cold, lonely, isolated.

Down with Love (Song-a-Week 2024/7)

Equinox (Song-a-Week 2024/12)

Song-a-week 2025, Week 1

F#m A D

Come closer lover 
Let your fingers tangle in my hair
Hold me tighter
And sway around the kitchen

When I'm down, in the dark
Touch my cheek, squeeze my arm
Whisper soft and love me slow 

Tell me how to see myself the way you do

Cold this time of year. 
But the house will keep us warm. 
This place were made home.
For us and all we love. 

When I'm down, in the dark
Touch my cheek, squeeze my arm
Whisper soft and love me slow 

Tell me how to see myself the way you do

Closer Lover

Sinner

Sanctuary

lifeline

howareyou

Life is flow.
Do whats makes you come alive. 🍃
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