In the Valley of the Ancient Kings

Here's a lullaby-ish piece I just finished composing.

Animation created with the Music Animation Machine from http://www.musanim.com/

The sounds are from Garritan Personal Orchestra and a couple of flutes are from Garritan World Library, both from http://www.garritan.com/

More of my music can be found on my site at http://www.wizardwalk.com/mp3s.html

Hope you enjoy! :-)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• sean
• patrick
• hannifin
• orchestral
• composition

[PrincessLilyMUSIC]

You picked the right name for the tune ^^

It´s a really calm, royal and epic atmosphere you made with this tune.

The piano entering at 3:24 is really amazing ^^ Well, it fits very good with the rest of the tune anyway ^^

I don´t know how to describe it in a good way, but I think you picked the right instruments, you had the right volume on them, the right rhythm and everything. It´s just perfect!

I think I had an eargasm at 5:01...

Which instrument ascends at 5:13? It´s perfect!

PERFECT!

[WizardWalk]

@PrincessLilyMUSIC Many thanks! :-) At around 5:13 that rising instrument (the rising line of blue dots) is a harp glissando; I use those a lot, they always seem to spice things up

[24Pianist]

I am always wary of using the Canon in D chords, because I presume people will notice and the piece will sound very similar. However, I did not notice any reference to Canon in this piece! Very well done. This sounds beautiful.

[WizardWalk]

@24Pianist Thanks! I usually don't set out to use the Canon in D chords, but they manage to pop up anyway; they just seem so natural

[XiaohahaPwnz]

Do I smell Canon in D?

I V vi iii IV I IV V

[WizardWalk]

@XiaohahaPwnz Hahaha... yep! I spent a few minutes trying to harmonize that melody differently before I realized the pachelbel canon chords fit perfectly.

[24Pianist]

Hello again, Sean. I have the Music Animation Maker for my computer, but it is incredibly slow. I have tried to remove the fast moving instruments from the midi files (e.g. snare drum) , but that does not seem to help. Do you have any tips to make it move more smoothly?

[24Pianist]

@PrincessLilyMUSIC A glissando is a type of musical device, whereby you run up all of the notes between two other notes. You may have seen this effect in jazz piano music, where at the end of a song they slide their hand down the keys before hitting the last note :D

[PrincessLilyMUSIC]

@WizardWalk It sure did O_O It really sounded more epic with the Harp ascending. Harp Glissando is a type of Harp, right? ^^'

[Cotongin]

Absolutely wonderful! May I have permission to use this music, In the Valley of the Ancient Kings, for a video I've recently made? It is for a children's unicorn ballad poem I've written. Been listening to your music for the past weeks and just love it! I just today noticed AnimeLuvr19 used your music, for one of her unicorn videos. Obviously some of your pieces of music have those very magical qualities with respect to unicorns and other magical creatures! Keep creating! We love it!