Beautiful build up with the strings and the piano bridge sounds great, I love the thoughtful plaintive guitar on the end quarter, sounds amazing.

Really love the build and the tonality in this, Jim.  Very expressive.

Superb first part, an enigmatic and beautiful second part and still a very beautiful guitar.

I really like this direction. Cinematic and epic in scope, the various movements and themes tell their own story. Wonderful work 👌

This is a song that my friend Tez sent me from across the pond in Manchester. Wheni got it, it was a sequence of acoustic guitar chords. I added clothing to it by way of slide, mandolin, piano, and organ. Tez says it reminds him of Pillow of Winds by Pink Floyd. I like that comparison, but it's definitely its own song. Hope you enjoy!

The Pillow (with Llanpsych)

Ultra Exceeder Do Nothing

Where Is Peace

Can you remember those stories
That your father used to tell
About those horned devils
Rising up from Hell
In the seven rings of Hades
In the abode of the dead
Can we cross the lake of fire
To where the departed dwell

And we all seek redemption
Though we call it different things
To be borne into our Heaven
Upon an angels wings
Trailing clouds of glory
Are we such foolish things
When the noble savage brings his justice
To the deposed kings

Oh they lie and they lie again
Tell me where is peace
There is no children's lantern left
Shining in the East

and we have no regrets we say
Then how can we atone
For the caravan of sin
And all the evil we have done
We all have gods of some sort
And we pay them in the end
We best pay some attention
To what all these signs portend

Oh they lie etc

Can the wizards spin their spell for you
Bring forth your voodoo doll
Drink your drink and lift your voice
Within Valhalla's halls
We all are hollow humans
Bereft of divine joy
As we drag those empty ideals
Within the gates of Troy








Will there be transubstantiation 
Of nonsense into truth
Can we make up the things we believe in
And not ask for the proof
We all are crazy suckers
When it comes down in the end
We invested our souls in those Ponzi schemes
For some extra dividend

Oh they lie etc

Where Is Peace

vex and the city

Boy
where is your mind?
Lost
in other lives?

Bombs
don't burn so bright
Drawn
through your still life

Do you hide yourself outside
just to walk away?
I'm so happy I 
didn't feel the rain

So give me the weight of love
Show me the grey turned gold

So world
don't pass me by
World
don't pass me by
So world
don't pass me by
World
don't pass me by

Just give me the weight of love
Show me the grey turned gold
I'm coming home..

world don't pass me by

■概要(overview)
★バランス調整中
今日はうさ子さんとぴょん助さんのデートの日。
とても紳士的なぴょん助さん。
でも、うさ子さんは何だか不満がありそうです。
なぜなのでしょうか？
・・・・そんな感じの曲です。
うさ子さんの気持ちを想像して歌詞を書いてみました。う～ん、気難しい人！
※この歌詞はうさ子さんの感情です・・私ではありません！

soundcloudの波形が四角くなりました。ギターのせい？
無難なコード進行にしました。


★Balance adjustment in progress
Today is Usako and Pyonsuke's date.
Pyonsuke is a very gentleman.
However, Usako seems to be dissatisfied for some reason.
why is it?
・・・It's a song like that.
I wrote the lyrics imagining Usako's feelings. Hmm, grumpy person!
*These lyrics are Usako's feelings...not mine!

The soundcloud waveform is now square.Is it because of the guitar? 
I made a safe chord progression.

■歌詞
「スピードを上げて」
臆病な人じゃ　物足りないのよ
あなたさっきから安全なチョイスをしているわ
タ・イ・ク・ツ・ね！

優しい　言葉で　ごまかしている
紳士的な態度では　白々しいわ

車道側を歩いて見せたり
マニュアル通りのエスコートじゃ
タ・イ・ク・ツ

あなたのハートが見えないわ
もっと私　おどろかせてよ
むき出しのハート
ワイルドに踊って見せて
恋が始まるように
だけどあなたスピードが足りていないわ


制限速度　ぎりぎりを狙っている
あなたそれじゃ　まるで
結末が見えちゃう　ミステリー
タ・イ・ク・ツ・ね！

無難な言葉が　悲しくさせる
紳士的にされるほど
寂しくなるわ

ヘアスタイルにコメントくれたり
そういう事は　嬉しいけれど
ズ・レ・テ・ル

あなたの　ゲームを　終わらせて
もっと　私　困らせてみて
スペードのカード
ハートのクイーンが　救う
ような恋がしたいわ
だけどあなた　ダイヤに　執着してるわ
　
本当に大事なのは　スピードじゃなくて　行先だけど
待ちくたびれて　ほら　次の春がすぐ　そこに見えたから・・

あなたのハートが見えないわ
もっと私つかまえていて
四葉のクローバー
ワイルドにかじってみせて
恋が始まるように
だけど時間が無いわ　スピードを上げて


■ lyrics
"speed up"

A cowardly person is not enough
You've been making safe choices all along
Boring!

deceiving with kind words
Even your gentlemanly attitude feels artificial

Walking on the road side and showing
Your escort according to the manual is boring

i can't see your heart
Surprise me more
bare heart
I want you to dance wildly, so that love can begin
But you're not fast enough


I know you're aiming for the speed limit
But you, it's like a mystery with a known ending.
Boring!

Safe words make me sad
The more you treat me like a gentleman, the more I miss you

Comments on hairstyles, that kind of thing makes me happy
But that's not what I want

finish your own game
and bother me more
I want a love where the queen of hearts saves the card of spades
But you're obsessed with diamonds
　
What's really important is not the speed, but the destination
Tired of waiting, look, I could see the next spring right there...

i can't see your heart
hold me more
four leaf clover
let me bite wild
as love begins
But I don't have time Speed ​​up

Speed_Wo_Agete(speed up)

Composer　：　DOON
Arranger　：　DOON

■Preset■
MainMelody____Nexus3_________Come Together
SubMelody_____Nexus3_________Saw Init
A.Guitar______Nexus3_________Steel Guitar
Plucked_______Nexus3_________Crushed Pluck
Bass__________Nexus3_________Analog Bass 1
Drum__________Nexus3_________SW2 Drums 1
DrumCymbal____Nexus3_________Cymbals & Percussion
E.Piano_______HALionSonic3___[GM 005] Electric Piano 1
Strings_______HALionSonic3___Vintage Strings

LostMemory3_2023(DOON)

Texte et chant :  Philippe Janin
Musique : Alain Illos

La misère mise en scène
Est toujours un problème.
Ho certes pas pour tout l’monde
Pour entrer dans la ronde
Ça peut toujours servir
On va pas se mentir
C’est même un beau diadème

Mais c’est obscène

Un très bel éclairage
Une parfaite mise en page
Et toutes les références
À la misère humaine
Ça peut faire une semaine
Au top des infos rances
Au fond quand on y pense

C’est juste obscène

Alors quoi ? On se prive
De nos indignations ?
Et tous les sans maison
Et tous les sans chemises
On les laisse où ils sont ?
J’crois pas que j’ai dit ça
C’est juste qu’il faudrait pas
Faire du gras avec ceux
Qui n’ont plus de chez eux

Ce s’rait obscène

Alors tant pis pour moi
Si mes bons sentiments
Sont pas mis à l’affiche
Et tant pis tout autant
Si l’on croit que j’m’en fiche
Mais les images en toc
Montrant des gens en loques
Pour qu’on s’en gargarise
Faut que je vous le dise

C’est obscène

C'est obscène    Janin / Illos

Hold my hand

Serenade of Shadows: Dream Revery in two Parts
Valhjim 2023.

A captivating orchestral composition that draws listeners into an enigmatic dreamscape. The first part, characterized by an andante tempo, features persistent obstinato movements in the strings, creating an atmosphere of mysterious beauty and anticipation. A passionate piano bridge serves as a poignant transition between the two parts, intensifying the emotional depth. In the second part, the andante pace continues, with heightened obstinato movements in the strings symbolizing the inexorable passage of time. The inclusion of passionate piano, female vocalizing, and the resonant tones of brass instruments and electric guitar adds layers of intensity and emotion to the orchestral tapestry. This musical odyssey weaves a narrative of mystery, melancholy, and passionate introspection, leaving an indelible impression of enchantment on the listener's soul.

(C) 2023 Jim Valero (all rights reserved).

Serenade of Shadows: Dream Revery in Two Parts

Serenade of Shadows  Dream Revery In Two Parts

A fancy overture track based on the old "Anthem Trailer" track I made a while back. This was me learning how to use Reaper to orchestrate. That is a steep freaking learning curve, but I think I'm getting it finally.

I know this isn't perfect, but it makes me happy, so... :)

---

Harmony preferred not to interfere with the affairs of outsiders. It had ended badly, in the past. Badly enough that they all instinctively pretended to be something they were not, to outsiders.

But they all agreed on one thought, when it came to this particular conflict.

_We cannot afford to sit this one out, or we may be next._

Harmonic Overture

Valhjim is a music composer with an eclectic approach to different genres: rock, pop, folk, New Age, and experimental electronic music. Greatly driven by imagination and poetic imagery, he combines multiple instrumental textures to fire the imagination of his listeners. 

His more experimental ambience and electronic music is built with layers of suggestive sound textures, rhythms, and melodic lines that stir the imagination into suggestive imagery and worlds unseen, true architectures of sound that open up limitless spaces to explore. Often Valhjim's melodies sail through genre thresholds, crossing over from one genre to another, from neo classcal to electronic, or from jazz to rock or new age.

Serenade of Shadows Dream Revery In Two Parts

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