Progression of composition
Today's lesson was quite productive as I finished quite a lot during the 1 hour of class time- I'm nearing the end of the song. To continue off of last time, I was at the area where there was percussion from tambourines and trumpets involved. After this, the orchestral strings join with the notes F# G# Bb, harmonising with Eb F F# from the lower octave to thicken the layers and add a soothing touch. This sounds really nice with the tambourine, because it creates a unique effect. Then the trumpets are repeated playing the same notes Eb F# Bb Eb using the same canon technique. The idea of repeating some of these sequences is for the listener to feel some familiarity and attachment to the composition. However, a transition affect called Reverse Vocal is used to transition the trumpets into my orchestral melody line. It's played with staccato to contrast the legato trumpets from before and add variation. This melody line is perfect for the clip as it sparks excitement and tension together.
As an owl flies into the alley, a sound affect for a bird sound is played so that there is again that sort of attachment towards the composition. Right after this, there are many overlapping layers involved to set the atmosphere. The first layer is a chamber choir with the notes Eb F# G# and Bb. The second layer to this sequence is called the noisy vox, it's sets the mood of a busy town- which is exactly what is displayed in the video. The third layer is another choir however it is a female choir so it has smoother and more refined vocals. The last and fourth layer to this sequence is the most significant as it dominates the others- it is played by brass. This sequence goes on for 12 bars, adding in and overlapping segments one by one. Then I played pulsating cycles and added a transition for a smooth transition of the coming dramatic part of the composition.
Here is a video of what I've done so far:
A good description of what you have done. Perhaps you could add timings for your various hit points (listening points). As you add each layer try to add the musical notation/harmonic relevance of what you have added. This is all from a textural & timbral stance. You could develop your knowledge & understanding by describing more about the tonality & harmonic implications. I like what you have done so far. It matches very well with your scene. I like how the melodic rhythm at the start matches Hagrid's umbrella taps. Well done.
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