Breath of Life

**RichR** · 08-03-2011, 10:02 PM

This is an easy listening piece that I put together after discussing a challenge with my brother. He gave me a chord change and some backup rhythms and I wrote the melody and arranged the song. It is all Garritan Personal Orchestra and Jazz and Big Band. It was written in Finale 2010 and produced in Sonar Studio 8.5.

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Breath of Life

**rbowser-** · 08-03-2011, 10:49 PM

Nice, work, Rich!-- What a pleasant melody, matching the title so well - probably the other way around.

And another interesting origin for the piece. Last time it was a mathematical formula for the melody and Morse Code for the rhythm - You like a challenge!--Was there a bet on with your brother? If so - you won.

I'm sending you a PM to talk some more on this. Thanks for the music, my friend.

Randy

**RichR** · 08-04-2011, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the comments Randy. The piece has been re-engineered and hopefully has the problems removed. I also split the choir into 4 voices and spread them in the stereo field. I had the drum section divided into tracks before with each instrument on its own track. I am still puzzled as to the balance sounding so off kilter to you.

I haven't been able to check it on Soundclick as all my songs are showing errors on playing. Maybe I hit some limit that I don't know about. I have 61 songs on their site.

**rbowser-** · 08-04-2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by RichR

Thanks for the comments Randy. The piece has been re-engineered and hopefully has the problems removed. I also split the choir into 4 voices and spread them in the stereo field. I had the drum section divided into tracks before with each instrument on its own track. I am still puzzled as to the balance sounding so off kilter to you.

I haven't been able to check it on Soundclick as all my songs are showing errors on playing. Maybe I hit some limit that I don't know about. I have 61 songs on their site.

Hi, Rich - Sorry to say, I can't play the file at SoundClick now either - "error loading song"-- Something's amiss.

Randy

**RichR** · 08-04-2011, 10:21 AM

I cannot get any music to play at soundclick either, so here is a link to the song at Box.net.

Breath of Life (Aug 4)

**rbowser-** · 08-04-2011, 10:35 AM

Hello again, Rich - SoundClick must be experiencing technical problems today.

And now for the new recording - Good improvement, the mix is much better. Glad you didn't mind the mixing ideas I sent you by PM.

Hope you see this message soon so you can fix the Box link -a lot of people aren't going to be hip to how they can fix the address themselves.

Randy