Darren Curtis Music | January 2023 Patreon Free Music Poll #66 @DarrenCurtisMusic | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 11 minutes ago.
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Today we have January's Poll pulling its lazy butt out of bed and introducing us to 5 new samples.

The first is a lighthearted Asian track named "Heart of Gold." I found this bendy kind of synth sound that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to use at first. But I went with it, surrounded it with some Chinese and Japanese instruments and came up with this. I think of it as a character theme for a super nice person who is pretty clumsy. Someone with a childlike quality to them.

Sample 2 is "Cyber Space." It's a mix of synths and orchestral sounds. It has a bit of an open, exploratory vibe to it, but it also has a dark, grittiness lying underneath. That especially comes to the front about halfway through when everything stops and we slowly start to build again. That lonely, echoing guitar riff makes me feel like something is eerily wrong. I imagined being in a dark, crime infested city in some dystopian Sci-Fi flick.

Numero Tres is a true crime sample called "The Ritual is Changing." It's a slow building, unsettling background piece that becomes more and more intense. We have so many different sounds playing in rounds. After a few bars a couple horn sections enter with some rising arcs to make things even more intense. The last touch is a clock that appears toward the end, almost as if to signal time is running out. This killer must be apprehended.

Next up is an inspirational track named "Unstoppable." We have strings, horns, woodwinds, piano and drums fusing together to form a positive, upbeat track. This one was all about finding yourself, realizing what you want to do and going after it. You may not be satisfied with the you of today, but one day you'll be who you were meant to. I especially liked the image paired with this.

And lastly we have "The Sickness." This is a creepy ambient track for an abandoned hospital or sanitarium. Some place where the patients may not have been treated the greatest. Perhaps some of the spirits of patients past still lurk the halls.

I'll start a private poll for the second tier and higher to cast their vote for the piece they want finished. Voting will end July 12th, so there's plenty of time to decide!

Thank you so much for your patience and continued support! And my apologies for the delay once more! Best wishes, everyone!

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