I’ve just finished a ‘draft’ ‘of the second piece of Muzak for the show. It follows the same sort of style as the first and a few of the same instruments were used. The only differences were the sampling of a new rhythm section, again, taken off the PSR 4500 and the addition of some TR-808 type drum sounds that were a part of the Native Instruments Kore 2. As a result, the rhythm section is a bit punchier on this track but both draft pieces seat well when played side by side. (Not that it will happen – but for continuity sake!)
Having done two pieces with roughly the same instruments and settings I can use what I’ve got as a kind of template and use that to compose the rest of the pieces – just bringing in variations in instruments as required.
Just for fun, I thought it would be an idea to name the songs after foodstuffs so I’ve decided to call this one Rice. There’s absolutely no reason for it and it’s completely random. (Muzak_v1.1.mp3 sounds a bit boring!!!)
I decided to work on full pieces rather than snippets to help give the pieces their own sense of identity. (I see it as good practice to have a beginning, middle and end to a piece of music even if some of it ends up trimmed and not used.)
Field recordings are being worked on and so far I’ve got some background recordings done at a local ASDA store but subject to server space, I may not have room to upload a preview. Let’s see how I’m fixed for space in a few weeks.
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