I wanted to try changing some of the instrumentation I usually use. This time I used instrumentation which I don't really tend to use in normal cases. The xylophone, piccolo and tuba were the distinct instruments you can here in this particular piece.

The is part () of my Story of the dwarven king. The heroes have reached the outer gates of the Dwarven City, Tiamine.

Keywords: Mystic, playfulness, sneaking.

Gate to the Dwarven city: Tiamine (Story of the Dwarven King)

This is where the great escape begins. The aliens have tracked the protagonist and they are determined to kill.

Keywords: Death, escape, chase

Escaping the hunters (Story of the Alien invasion)

I’ve been watching a fair amount of Korean dramas lately and I just realized that I am completely in love with their style of music. So I tried making a track similar to the ones that are featured in the dramas. I wanted to keep it as close to their style as possible.

And I got some inspiration from a very talented friend, who wrote a short story about it.
This is by far my most expressive ballad and…the saddest ;_;. I shouldn’t really watch these series, I just keep making even sadder music ;_;

This song is about a man losing the love of his life:

Even though years have passed, he still visits the same fateful place where they first met, where their lives first began to have meaning, where their love started to grow ever stronger, stronger for each day passing by.
Even though she’s gone, his love hasn’t faded one single bit, it just keeps getting stronger.
Even though he knows that she’s gone, he is still hoping:
To see her beautiful smile one more time.
To embrace her soft body one more time.
To look into her starry eyes and utter the simplest word with a decisive heart of: “I love you” one more time.

With a single tear spilling down his right cheek, only seen by the sole reflection of the morning sun, he walks away from that fateful place. But upon walking away from that very place, he knows deep inside with painful certainty that he would never, never ever have the chance to look into her sunset eyes again.

You're already gone (もう君がいない)

I will be co-composing music for the wuxian turn-based 2D strategy game, Mandate of Heaven, 

Since the game will feature traditional chinese music, I made a concept track for the game. Surprisingly, the theme of the track is... about love...  ..who would have though of that D:<

It's about sacrificing yourself for your loved one. 
Distance
Death
Nothing shall stand in their way.

I drew inspiration from Wuxia themed movies such as "House of the flyng daggers", "Hero", Crouching tiger hidden dragon"

Title: Two hearts beyond Heaven and Earth

Two hearts beyond Heaven and Earth

This track is really different from my other tracks. Metal / electronic with some hollywood-touches.

City engulfed in Flames of Despair (Story of the Alien Invasion)

Bach - Bouree In E Minor (Piano)

Another RNB love ballad. I was so inspired by a story a friend told me, that I just had to make another song.

This song is about a girl left with broken promises.
Broken promises
Small things
Trivial things
Bagatelles
Yet these were the things he promised her.
Promises..
Broken promises

She decided that it couldn’t go on like this.
She would always be let down by him.
She finally decided.

With tears in her colored eyes
With a voice trembling with sadness
With a broken heart
She broke up with him.

Since they lived really far from each other, this was done over the phone.

The next day, the rain was intense.
Far more intense than the previous day.
The rain was pouring down
Splashing on the gutter

She was sitting outside
In the nearby park
All alone

The rain was heavy.
Covering the tears she was shedding.

It was cold
It was wet
It was the rain period in Japan.

Suddenly the rain seemed to stop.
She looked up.

And there he was
Standing right behind of her, with an umbrella covering the rain.
He had taken the first shinkansen train to Tokyo just to meet her.
Despite having work to attend to.

Just to prove to her that he was serious.
Just to prove to her that he loved her.
Just to prove to her that he would never break any promises again.

He promised her

Promises

Original track: Lazy Afternoons by Yoko Shimomura from the game: Kingdom Hearts II by Squareenix.

I’m launching my next project, “Project: Rearrangement”.
Basically, I will be rearranging / re-orchestrating popular video game music / film tracks from scratch.
Depending on the nature of the track, I will try keeping them as close as possible to the original track while adding some of my own musicality.
This project will mostly be for my own musical development coming to arrangement.
 
First out is for you, fans of the Kingdom hearts Series. 
“Lazy Afternoons” from “Kingdom hearts II” by Yoko Shimomura. 

Yoko Shimomura is one of my greatest sources of inspiration. Her music has really influenced my own musical style greatly. Her music can be as fierce as a tempest, but tranquil as a calm summer breeze.
Shimomura, along with Uematsu, are probably the JRPG composers who have influenced me the most.

About the track:
Lazy afternoons is definitely of my favourite tracks from the kingdom hearts game series. Tranquil, mellow, somewhat melancholic.  I kept the track as close as possible to the original track, while adding some William-stuff huehuehue.


Lazy Afternoons - Kingdom Hearts II - (Project: Rearrangement)

I arranged "Dark Impetus" from Kingdom hearts: Birth by sleep for the PSP. 

Original composition by Yoko Shimomura.

I tried a different approach, more like Motoi Sakuraba style when it came to percussion. The overall structure remains the same with minor changes. 

The violin remains as the main melody with changes made to the harmony. The instrumentation was also changed.

Dark Impetus - Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Project: Rearrangement)

This is the rearrangement track of "Castle lololo" I made for Harmony Of Heroes: Final Smash.

Check out the full album here: 
http://www.harmonyofheroes.net/finalsmash/ 

The Journey To Castle Lololo (Harmony Of Heroes: Final Smash)

This was composed for a school project and my contribution to a larger arrangement with 3 other talented composers.  The theme was "The five stages of Grief"
This was played by Scheinkvartetten.

I tried with a more late romantic touch of sadness. When all hope is gone and you just feel empty inside.

Depression - String Quartet

Speed composition #2

This time I wanted to try out some darker strings. A bit atonality in the higer register.

Idea: Octave doubling, high atonal register

Gotham City (SC#2)

Speed composition #3

Picture by RadoJavor @http://radojavor.deviantart.com/

I tried with an approach of dissonance. Random orchestration. Dark and very off in rhytmic. 

Idea: Dissonance, free, random

The Pumking That Couldn't Dance (SC#3)

Release the A.P.E. - Termination

Going Total APEshit - Dirty Groove

Radenkovic goes bananas in the club - Random concept

Pulsing Damage - Project: APE Concept

I won't be uploading to soundcloud anymore. You can find my new stuff on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJavNeSFwBLsavvSyvwgRA 

I have been playing piano since I was 13, mostly classical music. My style encompasses a wide selection of musical styles ranging anything from Baroque to Thrash metal. 
Though, I would say that my music is heavily influenced by japanese pop music. I played a lot of jRNG in my childhood which molded my musical style immensely.

William Vuong

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