Adobe Audition has been glitchy, my computer has been bitchy, and life has been…well…life. So, for over a year now I haven’t been able to touch Symphoniacal. But after figuring out the conflict that was constantly rebooting my computer (Audition doesn’t like Microsoft Intellipoint) and making enough room on my hard drive, I’ve finally begun […]
It’s official: Symphoniacal has so many friends on MySpace that they’ve allowed me to stop approving them. That’s right, I’ve approved ten thousand profiles. Oy. Still, it’s great to know that so many people are paying attention.
If you’ve never heard Symphoniacal all the way through, there has never been a better time to give it a listen. Even if you have heard it before, it’d be worth it to listen again. I’ve changed, added, and deleted so much that many sections are completely different, and now it’s a whole new monster. […]
Okay, so I’m closing in on the big 7.0 release, which will be the last one until I can find more time to work on it (or if some great music just falls into my lap). I’ve been re-working large sections, and this is a very different version. I’ve stuck to a few themes, updated […]
There are major changes taking place and I’m getting really excited about them. Though there is plenty of work left to do before I can release version 7, I am now much closer to the big release. With a set length, a halfway point, lots of good music, and a couple of large goals in […]
Though the title of this version is about Beethoven, there were no songs added by him on this one. It’s called this because I recently discovered that the 74-minute CD was (allegedly) made that length because the execs at Sony were obsessed with Beethoven’s 9th symphony. Consequently, I have had to rearrange several large sections, […]
So, I made a decision to do a major shift and now there are several songs added, a couple songs removed, and large chunks being moved around. This is the first step towards releasing version 7.0, which will be a significant change from any before it. The whole thing is now exactly 74 minutes long, […]
I upgraded from Adobe Audition 1.5 to 3.0 and decided to spend this version updating little problems and tweaking things that always bother me. Most listeners won’t notice a difference, and that is kind of the point. If I can clean up these little problems and you not notice, I’m doing exactly what I want. […]
Added: “Ocean Whispers” from Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt – Just felt like it fit nicely and gave it a little more darkness without adding too much melody to the intro. Added: “The End of Our Island” from Dinosaur by James Newton Howard – This is the moment near the beginning of the […]
I made a mistake and saved over the session file, and it set me back a few versions. So, using the MP3 I had of the most recent version, I went back through and had to approximate it. In the process of doing so, I inevitably found several little things I wanted to polish. This […]
I would go through a list of all the changes, but that’d be superfluous considering I’ve started developing a detailed listening guide. Just know that there is a new version, and if you haven’t experienced Symphoniacal, now is a good time to do it. For those who are curious, however, the most important (and serious) […]
I was obsessed for about a week, and this is the result. I have made some significant changes, and (of course) there are some things I feel need improving, but it’s here and available for your listening pleasure. It is only an upgrade from 6.1 to 6.2, but I could’ve considered it a version 7 […]
After almost losing all my data in a hard drive crash– Back your important files up RIGHT NOW! I’ll wait until you get back… Got them backed up? Good. Anyway, I finally got to work a little more and now have added a few new sections, which completely bypasses version 6.0, not that anyone would […]
Added: “The Craziest Mess I’ve Ever Seen” by Steve Jablonski from The Island “Corynorhinus” by Hans Zimmer from Batman Begins
Added: “Final Battle” by Alan Silvestri from Van Helsing
Added: “Swords Crossed” by Klaus Badelt from Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Added: “The Katra Ritual” by James Horner from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Added: “Babylon” by Jeff Beal from Carnivale “Cylons Fire” by Richard Gibbs from Battlestar Galactica “Governments Should Be Afraid of Their People” by Dario Marianelli from V for Vendetta
Added: “Tocatta and Fugue in D minor” by Vanessa Mae
Added: “1969: Main Title” by David Arnold from Independence Day “1969: We Came in Peace” by David Arnold from Independence Day “Checkmate” by David Arnold from Independence Day Suite from “Hush” by Christophe Beck from Buffy the Vampire Slayer “Strength and Honor” by Hans Zimmer from Gladiator “The Kraken” by Hans Zimmer from Pirates of […]
Added: “Beyond Rangoon” by Hans Zimmer from Beyond Rangoon “Firestorm” by David Arnold from Independence Day “Main Theme” by Hans Zimmer from The Contender
Added: “Chant” by Hans Zimmer from Black Hawk Down “Dies Mercurii I Martius” by Hans Zimmer from The Da Vinci Code “Strength and Honor” by Hans Zimmer from Gladiator “Main Theme” by Hans Zimmer from Tears of the Sun
Added: “Apocalypse” by Jesper Kyd from Hitman
Added: audio from “God is in the rain” scene in V for Vendetta “Nexus Energy Ribbon” by Dennis McCarthy from Star Trek VII: Generations audio file: “Battle: Swords, Axes, and Horses” audio file: “Medieval Battle”
Added: “One Ring to Rule Them All” by Howard Shore from Lord of the Ring: Return of the King Aldous Huxley speaking about psilocybin and LSD