I've been arranging scores the past week or so, preparing for recording, which is happening in the new couple weeks. I'm excited. The compositions are going to sound awesome with the instruments that are being recorded. I'll be taking some pictures, maybe a video or two. All in all, I'm just really excited to see the project coming together so nicely - and on schedule for the October release.
I'm still running a kickstarter for the project. If any of you lovely people on the blog can share this link around that'd be fantastic. Any awareness generated by the kickstarter will be really helpful to me. If you'd like to donate, so be it - I'm extraordinarily blessed by it!
Thank you to all who've donated so far!
Aaron
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
The Kickstarter
I've just launched the Kickstarter campaign for the symphony. I hope you will consider supporting/pre-ordering the EP. Most of the rewards for donating are pre-order based - I want to make sure as many people as possible get this album in their hands, especially you who support the project! Click here to check it out!
I'll have more Silmarillion read-along stuff started again soon enough.
Thanks!
Aaron
I'll have more Silmarillion read-along stuff started again soon enough.
Thanks!
Aaron
Monday, 18 August 2014
Pre-release track and bandcamp
Just a short blurb on here.
I've set up my bandcamp site. you can visit and importantly - BUY music. I've released a short pre-release track to get things started. The track is available, just click here. It's one of the tracks that will be on the upcoming Silmarillion Symphony EP.
The bandcamp address is https://silmarillionsymphony.bandcamp.com/.
Enjoy everyone!
I've set up my bandcamp site. you can visit and importantly - BUY music. I've released a short pre-release track to get things started. The track is available, just click here. It's one of the tracks that will be on the upcoming Silmarillion Symphony EP.
The bandcamp address is https://silmarillionsymphony.bandcamp.com/.
Enjoy everyone!
Thursday, 14 August 2014
EP available for PRE-ORDER
Hey all,
So to start off the fundraising for the album, I've added a function to the blog to do Pre-Orders for the EP. Regarding this development, I wanted to mention a few things:
1. The EP will be finished in late October/early November at the latest, featuring 25-30 minutes of all original compositions. So you will get your copy sometime around then. Hard copies will take a little longer due to shipping times, depending on where you are on this good earth.
2. Hard copies - I'll be signing these myself. The first 50 fans to buy will get their copy at $7.00, the next 50 @ $8.00, and the following 50 @ $9.00. All signed. Shipping will cost a little bit more depending on where you live, but if you get a few of your friends to buy as well you may collectively save a few dollars.
3. You can Pre-Order the scores. This is one thing I've been really excited about. Right now, only the Conductor Scores are available, and only in .pdf form. I will be posting more options in the very near future. These will be ready after the album is finished - tentatively in time for Christmas season.
4. There will be a "Google Hang-Out" arranged in the near future. This one might take some time to co-ordinate but I think it'd be good to make a connection with all of you!
You can preview a couple pre-mix samples from the symphony here. (note: The House of Fingolfin will not be included in the EP release.)
So share this around, eh?
So to start off the fundraising for the album, I've added a function to the blog to do Pre-Orders for the EP. Regarding this development, I wanted to mention a few things:
1. The EP will be finished in late October/early November at the latest, featuring 25-30 minutes of all original compositions. So you will get your copy sometime around then. Hard copies will take a little longer due to shipping times, depending on where you are on this good earth.
2. Hard copies - I'll be signing these myself. The first 50 fans to buy will get their copy at $7.00, the next 50 @ $8.00, and the following 50 @ $9.00. All signed. Shipping will cost a little bit more depending on where you live, but if you get a few of your friends to buy as well you may collectively save a few dollars.
3. You can Pre-Order the scores. This is one thing I've been really excited about. Right now, only the Conductor Scores are available, and only in .pdf form. I will be posting more options in the very near future. These will be ready after the album is finished - tentatively in time for Christmas season.
4. There will be a "Google Hang-Out" arranged in the near future. This one might take some time to co-ordinate but I think it'd be good to make a connection with all of you!
You can preview a couple pre-mix samples from the symphony here. (note: The House of Fingolfin will not be included in the EP release.)
So share this around, eh?
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
A Big Thank You and Free Download
Hey all,
I'm working away editing and choosing the songs for the EP to be released in October. I just wanted to take some time to say a big "thank you"for following the reading and listening over the last two months.
So I'll be giving a free download to everyone who subscribes to the blog this week. It's a purely synthesized version of one of my compositions, which will be overdubbed with real instruments later on. I just wanted to say "thanks" with a little present.
So I hope you all enjoy, and I hope to hear from you soon. If you have ideas for a kickstarter reward, you've got til the end of the week to get it in! I absolutely have to record the video for it this week!
Cheers,
Aaron
I'm working away editing and choosing the songs for the EP to be released in October. I just wanted to take some time to say a big "thank you"for following the reading and listening over the last two months.
So I'll be giving a free download to everyone who subscribes to the blog this week. It's a purely synthesized version of one of my compositions, which will be overdubbed with real instruments later on. I just wanted to say "thanks" with a little present.
So I hope you all enjoy, and I hope to hear from you soon. If you have ideas for a kickstarter reward, you've got til the end of the week to get it in! I absolutely have to record the video for it this week!
Cheers,
Aaron
Thursday, 7 August 2014
Website coming and more awesome news...
I've spent a good chunk of the day and the last week sorting through audio files and preparing the symphony for mixing. Long process. I've also begun a website for the project and I am really excited about it. I'll post some screenshots when they're ready.
I am looking for artists (sketches, paintings, sculptures?) who'd like to display their art on my website and/or blog.
I've been going through different marketing approaches lately as well. Looking at conventions to go to, digital download cards, sample packs, jewelry...so many things. Also, the album to be released in the fall may need to be an EP (25 minutes or less) for a number of reasons. A full album is still the goal, but if I decide to go with an EP, the full album will wait until Spring 2015.
Regarding the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign, I am still open to any suggestions you might have regarding rewards. I'll be kicking off the Kickstarter very soon, so send your ideas in as soon as possible. You can see a little screenshot of the website homepage below...
I am looking for artists (sketches, paintings, sculptures?) who'd like to display their art on my website and/or blog.
I've been going through different marketing approaches lately as well. Looking at conventions to go to, digital download cards, sample packs, jewelry...so many things. Also, the album to be released in the fall may need to be an EP (25 minutes or less) for a number of reasons. A full album is still the goal, but if I decide to go with an EP, the full album will wait until Spring 2015.
Regarding the forthcoming Kickstarter campaign, I am still open to any suggestions you might have regarding rewards. I'll be kicking off the Kickstarter very soon, so send your ideas in as soon as possible. You can see a little screenshot of the website homepage below...
Wednesday, 30 July 2014
The Music of the Ainur - A clip and exposition.
I've been working the last couple days on the first piece of the symphony. I guess I'm sort of going through every piece in order of their appearance. The last couple weeks have been tough since my vacation and getting a concussion.
I have a new clip linked to this post, from the very first piece of the symphony. This piece covers the very beginning of the book, where Tolkien describes how his universe is made. It also covers the first beings made in his universe, the Ainur. These beings included the Valar (the great and powerful beings of Middle-Earth) and the Maiar (think of Sauron, the Balrog, Gandalf and Saruman from The Lord of the Rings).
In The Music of the Ainur, the book discusses how the Ainur (Valar and Maiar) sang at the beginning of all things about how the universe would shape up. It talks about how the Ainur sang about the Children of Iluvatar (Iluvatar created all these beings, he's the highest deity of the lot), the Elves and Men. In the Music, one of the Valar named Melkor (click here for my synopsis of his part) created great discord. Desiring to have his own beings and things, he disrupted the music, confusing some of the Ainur and corrupting others (like Sauron and the Balrogs) to his allegiance against Iluvatar. The rest of the Valar (Manwe, Varda etc.) remain faithful to Iluvatar and go about the creative work of shaping Arda.
The piece I've composed will illustrate these things and indeed the struggle between Melkor and the Valar. I hope this serves as an interpretive framework for the piece (click here to listen) and indeed your enjoyment of the coming symphonic work.
Cheers,
Aaron
I have a new clip linked to this post, from the very first piece of the symphony. This piece covers the very beginning of the book, where Tolkien describes how his universe is made. It also covers the first beings made in his universe, the Ainur. These beings included the Valar (the great and powerful beings of Middle-Earth) and the Maiar (think of Sauron, the Balrog, Gandalf and Saruman from The Lord of the Rings).
In The Music of the Ainur, the book discusses how the Ainur (Valar and Maiar) sang at the beginning of all things about how the universe would shape up. It talks about how the Ainur sang about the Children of Iluvatar (Iluvatar created all these beings, he's the highest deity of the lot), the Elves and Men. In the Music, one of the Valar named Melkor (click here for my synopsis of his part) created great discord. Desiring to have his own beings and things, he disrupted the music, confusing some of the Ainur and corrupting others (like Sauron and the Balrogs) to his allegiance against Iluvatar. The rest of the Valar (Manwe, Varda etc.) remain faithful to Iluvatar and go about the creative work of shaping Arda.
The piece I've composed will illustrate these things and indeed the struggle between Melkor and the Valar. I hope this serves as an interpretive framework for the piece (click here to listen) and indeed your enjoyment of the coming symphonic work.
Cheers,
Aaron
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