Torchkas - song i had in a dream just now on piano

goin on a journey. submission for SPC XX. wherever you go, home is there

as the crow flies

@cadecomposer

when tasked with making "frog style music", the first thing i did was use my phone to record some frogs chirping. using that as a jumping off point, i layered some randomized arpeggios to evoke the shimmer of sunlight off of a pond. the next section has these bright FM pads, deep bass, and powerful drums... i wanted it to feel like you're stepping outside, and your senses are overwhelmed by the sunlight.
as for the lyrics... i'm going through a lot of major changes in my life, and so the frogs (transformed from tadpoles), as well as the start of spring, are meant to represent a major rebirth, a new beginning. the second half of the lyrics, for me means that even if you might feel like you're alone, and no one acknowledges you, as long as a single person appreciates something that you put into the world, then that's enough to make life worth living.
thank you for reading! and i hope you enjoy :) 🐸


frogs by the pond
skin shining bright
they sing their song
into the night

frogs croak and chirp
jointly to bring
unto the earth
the dawn of spring

frog all alone
its cry rings out
and ripples 'cross
the glistening pond

then finds the ears
of passers by
such lovely sounds
make brighter days

🐸 whats dis 🐸

cadmium - glistening pond

Happy Birthday! (2)

guilmon quadrant i ~TAIL~

Download: https://smwc.me/s/41098
I really loved working on this. The time signature and key changes are a bit wacky, but they'll grow on you over time. Oh yeah, this uses a trick with the $F4 $01 moments where the legato notes are slightly delayed from the normal ones because of the slow attack of the brass instruments. Thanks for listening!

Time Switch (Chrono Trigger) [spc700]

Torchkas