Once again, I prove to myself that I'm a reasonably competent musician,
a poor arranger, and an awful sound engineer. Overall, I'm happy with
this piece. I decided to give in and just make it piano-centric since I
haven't quite accrued enough experience to create a good sound with
other instruments. As a song, it's not structured particularly well (it
has a bit of a hodgepodge-of-stuff quality to it), but the title may
excuse that as intentional to some degree. Soundwise, I was able to
massage it to the point where it wasn't too quiet or too
muffled, but the sound quality still leaves a lot to be desired. (Then
again, I constantly hear graphic artists complaining about how jpeg
compression has ruined a piece which looks completely fine to me, so
maybe the creator is just overly sensitive.)
There isn't much that is especially intriguing from a musical
perspective, except for perhaps the judicious use of suspendeds to
approach chords that resolve, and the transitions to VImaj7 in the
second half, after the listener has been prepped to expect a
return to i. The tempo and key changes are more gimmicky than
anything else. There was supposed to be a big stirring change at
the halfway point (hence the title, actually), but it was poorly
executed and ends up falling completely flat. With experience,
I'll learn how to do that sort of thing right.
By far, my favorite part is the little piano jam near the end. Like
everything else, it doesn't quite fit, but it's pretty fun. In any case,
I'd recommend this for a listen.
