I wrote this myself!

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Opening post by Piccinesco

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The first version is without images, the second one has them; I proceeded this way because I "wanted" to give the possibility

to imagine to those listening to the piece.

The images I used are not actually the ones I "would have" wanted, they are not so "spectacular", but in a certain sense

they can describe what I intended with the piece, which clearly refers to Nepal.

The reality is that the meaning is linked to states of mind, hence the title, so in this case I used the images to

give that sense of imposition and rigidity (understood as rigor, respect, and awareness) that the mountain demands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsbOnmr-19E&feature=youtu.be

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Reply 3 by Piccinesco

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Ok, I forgot to write that the ending is very predictable, I could have done better but sometimes it's better to leave things as they are.

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Reply 4 by Margherita1

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I preferred the one without images more; I prefer to listen and provide my own images to what makes sense... also because I don't know how much is actually "descriptive" music, excuse my exaggeration.

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Reply 5 by Sergio

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Piccinesco wrote:

Ok, I forgot to write that the ending is very predictable, I could have done better but sometimes it's better to leave things as they are.

I like it; in my opinion, the "very predictable" part stems only from the "happy ending" closure (more so) which could have been avoided.

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Reply 6 by Piccinesco

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Yes, by 'scotato' I specifically meant the ending (which I might change), even though the piece is simple nonetheless. Regarding whether it is descriptive music or not, for me it actually depends on how it is perceived (any music can or cannot suggest images); I thought it was right to also include the video without images because the very sense of the piece is to express the contrast between neutral moments or a certain quietude (always rare) and others charged with energy.

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Reply 7 by Thesimon

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I agree with Margherita1 regarding the statements she made, which were always very precise and competent...

Only one thing Mauri, change this string library because it is horrendous!

It has a terrifying attack time and then you can really tell that it's fake...

On Nepal it even worked well, it made sense, but here... It gives the impression that you always write cliché pads. This attack delay cannot go unnoticed; in one [track] it's fine, and one could think it was done on purpose, but in two, no.

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Reply 8 by Piccinesco

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I know Simò, these attacks are indecent; in fact, it always feels like you have to chase them until they emit the sound you're looking for (even if in this case it's nothing special, the main part is played by the horns), 8Dio production would be needed and things would improve immediately; anyway, if I'm still alive in the next few days

i should manage to get that library I was telling you about a while ago, the VSL Strings; in that case, things change, perhaps even for the worse because I am used to handling these sounds. The last times (we're talking years ago) I used VSL samples, I noticed differences in perception, because the latter are so precise that you can't escape them; you notice things that escape you with East West, not because one writes just as it comes without the passages being pleasant, but the definition of the sound itself is superior and, as happened to me with the horns (which in this case are from East West anyway), they are too precise and defined compared to the other sounds and in certain passages they contrast too much.

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Reply 9 by Piccinesco

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