That's right, folks! Two more of my piano compositions have gone up on Amazon for you to purchase if you wish!
Which songs exactly?
My medieval-novel inspired score, Apriorian Lore!(Click HERE to be redirected to the Amazon page for it.)
Annnnnd.....the Hobbit-inspired piece...
Pursuit of the Dragon! (Click HERE to see it on Amazon)
EEEP! I am so incredibly excited. I now have three pieces up on Amazon!
So. I'd REALLLY appreciate it if you checked these out and shared them with your friends, family, writing buddies, anybody you think would enjoy it! It would mean the world to me!
I know I've not been posting much on this blog lately. But, life has been so crazy busy. I hope you guys understand - I'm sure many of you have some pretty hectic schedules yourself!
Hope everyone's having a blessed winter so far! Keep an eye out for a blog tour this Wednesday, from Aidyl Ewoh and Answers in Genesis!
So. I'm excited. Very, very excited. This is my first song to be made available for purchase to the public.
I would really, really REALLY appreciate it if y'all fabulous people could help me get the word out about this. I'll have more songs on the way, but I really could use some help with promoting my music here. So. If you could just share this with your friends...family...anybody who likes instrumental piano music...I would be sooo appreciative!! Mucho gracias, queridas!
I am pleased to announce the release of a brand new piano composition!
This one is slightly different than the others I've recorded, in that it is considerably longer than the rest. Well, it's almost seven minutes long, total running time! Eeesh. That's a long song if I do say so myself.
Anyhoo. It's, as of right now, something of the 'theme song' for my medieval novel Rehoboam. More of a montage of different themes for it, really.
Here is a very vague list of references in the song to these such themes:
Some of y'all have already been introduced to Rosyar, Kelita, Arden and Sholan. I did a drawing of Rosyar not long ago, and I did one of Kelita last year but...well, yeah. That was last year.
I hope y'all enjoy! I was excited to get this up, because obviously it's been a while since I've posted any new music.
It took me four hours today to record this. Nobody will understand how this could be, unless you've tried recording a musical piece yourself. Pair that experience with the fact that you're a perfectionist about your creative work, and voila, it's quite possible to spend a large amount of time dwindling on recording a single song. Ugh. At least I was able to record it though and get past the mistakes I made in the process...which hopefully none of you peeps will notice...*looks bashful*
Anyyyways!
I am so thankful to Jessie for letting me use her keyboard. I couldn't do this at all if not for her kindness!!
I just wanted to share something exciting with you. Thanks to a writing friend Sam Graber, you can now officially get sheet music for my Hobbit-inspired piano composition, Pursuit of the Dragon!Click here! Isn't that the coolest thing?? I spent a good several hours freaking out in excitement over it, honestly.
In other news, I've been spending a lot of today working on The Rebels and plotting future deaths events in the chapters to come. I have been hung up lately on one particular spot in the book but thank God, inspiration arrived today and I was able to put down a good number of new words in the document.
A few weeks ago I guess it was, I made this playlist inspired by Nathan. (coincidentally some of the plotting I did revolved around him...teehee)
I couldn't resist. This guy is such a character, and I've heard so many songs which reminded me of him...I just had to waste 20 minutes making an 'official' playlist about the fella.
Beyond that, I caught the bug yesterday...boo-hoo. Ironically I had just began beefing up my intake of very healthy things. Hopefully it will pass quickly and no one else in the family will get it. This is the first cold I've gotten this year.
Things I'm thankful for today:
| herbal tea | berry herbal brew | friends | a nice afternoon with mom in the woods writing | epic orchestral scores | cooler weather | being able to make progress in the book and screenplay |
Today I finally quit procrastinating and uploaded another of my compositions which was recorded...hm...maybe two weeks ago? Well, I recorded it on the same day which "Pursuit of the Dragon" was. So.
Anyways, probably started working on it back around January. Hard to recall exactly when. I do know it's been around for a number of months.
This is probably my favorite song which God let me write, for piano anyways. It's so much fun to play, and I can put a ton of emotion into it if I feel like doing so.
The title is "Marred Legacy" because it was inspired by Arden, the rebellious king in my medieval WIP. The plotline of this manuscript concept was partially inspired by Rehoboam of the Old Testament, a son of Solomon and king of Judah upon his father's death.
Arden, like Rehoboam, didn't heed the words of his father and thus fell prey to the counsel of foolish companions. The gist of the whole story? His kingdom falls because of the unwise decisions he makes. It's a grave, daunting loss; and his family legacy is left forever marred by a tainted name - his own.
Just as I thought of Arden when first messing around with this song, I also was reminded of the history of mankind, in general.
Because of Adam's disobedience, humanity would be forever scarred with sin and imperfection. Human beings would be separated from the presence of their Creator, and require a savior to redeem them from their terrible condition.
The human legacy has been forever marred, just by the choice of one man.
But, while all this may sound dark and dreary, I never like to focus entirely on the bad in life. Therefore, in my music I like to include at least one bit which is of a lighter, more positive mood, even if the rest of the piece is quite melancholy.
After all - nothing is completely hopeless, is it? God did provide a way out for us. He did extend grace towards us, his flawed, rebellious creations.
No, we aren't without hope, in the least bit. Because of the blood Jesus shed on the cross, we can live and hope for a day when we will no longer be stained by imperfections. One day, in His presence, that will all be forgotten. There will only be the mind-blowing magnificence and splendor of getting to fellowship directly with the Maker, who formed you in your mother's womb! Isn't that a thrilling thought?
Anyway.
This song has lots of meaning, to me. I am thankful that the Spirit allowed me the chance to put it together, and hope you guys are blessed by it! Please tell me what you think!
Soli Deo Gloria,
P.s. The blog is now at 70 subscribers!! And you know what that means - a giveaway as promised! I'm going to start putting together one ASAP so keep your eyes peeled!
I am so excited to get to present y'all with another piano composition.
It is literally my most recently created piece - and I was privileged to be able to record it, just earlier today - once again, thank you Jessie soooo much for putting up with me! I had to do several retakes as usual, but I'm so thankful this sweet person helped me get this song recorded.
So. A little backstory on "Pursuit of the Dragon". Originally, it was nothing more than just a few random chords and melodic intervals thrown together - an experiment, if you will. I tend to do a lot of those. Sometimes these 'experiments' turn into songs, sometimes they're trashed or forgotten completely.
But this...well, I had the urge to hang onto this stuff. It reminded me of...wait for it...
The Hobbit.
Yes, yes. "In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." I call this my Hobbit inspired piece because once the thought struck me that I could create such a piece, I tried to put together sound from the imagery of Bilbo taunting Smaug deep within the Lonely Mountain, lurking in the shadows as invisible as the oxygen we breath.
And then, I thought some scenes in the song reminded me of Bard, when Smaug was soaring through his little town and Bard's black arrow slew the dragon.
But most of all, as the title of this song suggests, I picture the dangerous game Bilbo and the dwarves played, trying to confront their greatest enmity...the great, greedy dragon.
I picture Smaug flapping his great, scaly wings; flying over the Mountain in search of any who'd dare to oppose him.
Anyway. Not a very poetical backstory blurb but there you have it. It's my very first Hobbit inspired composition...and that fact I am truly very excited about. *does happy dance*
Sooo...hope y'all enjoy! And if you do, please share it with anybody else you think would also like it! I'd really appreciate it!
Soli Deo Gloria,
Note: While I may have been the one to play and 'create' this song, it's ultimately not my work - Jesus Christ/Jehovah God gets all the glory, He's the One who gave me the inspiration ultimately and guided my hands over the keys. So, just so y'all know. My piano compositions are merely recordings of what my Heavenly Father bestows upon me. I can take no credit.
Okay, so it's not exactly my most recently created song.
Fact is, I officially put the finishing touches on it months ago. HOWEVER. Since I just recorded it today, with the help of my fabulous ex-piano teacher and her family's epic keyboard/electric piano.
That thing has some amazing capabilities and it is SO much fun to work on!
Sooo, I had the pleasure of being allowed to record some more stuff on it today and here is one of the products of the time spent recording.
"Unspoken" is a song I wrote....hmm...maybe back in January? I can't remember exactly when I first began fleshing it out. It's not that old in comparison with some of my other compositions, such as "Banishing Fear" and "An Evening on the Front Porch Swing". Anyways, it's pretty recent.
I like this piece because it has something of a story behind it. You see, it has significance to me because somewhere along the way, in the process of creating it/putting together what God gave me to work with, I began to be reminded of my FMC Emma from my primary novel, The Rebels of Florida.
This song is partially inspired by her - more specifically, the love interest in her life and the terribly awkward relationship (or lack thereof) that they possess. Truth is, they're basically strangers to each other. She loves (admires, more than anything) him unconsciously, involuntarily, however. What she'd give to know if he shared the same thoughts for her.
Problem is, she never finds out. Never does she voice her inner feelings and thoughts to him.
The vast amounts of words which *could* be uttered are left unspoken.
And that is how this song connects to the story. It rings to me of the bittersweetness of Emma's thought life. The ups and downs of her struggle to follow God. Things she longs for...and cannot have.
All is not lost.
Anyway. I'm giving away too much of my story, and it's only half-written. Back to the music.
What did you think?
I hope y'all enjoyed it; and while it is far from epic or incredible, I hope you were blessed by it and pointed to the Creator. (It was HE after all who gave me the song to begin with!)
If you have any ideas or insight please toss it out there because y'all know my stance on blunt, straight-up honesty! I'd love to hear y'all's thoughts!
