In my desperate attempt to learn how to play guitar, there have been a number of different ‘mini-compositions’ that I’ve had the pleasure of writing. I decided to flesh out one such piece to a full song. Although it isn’t complete, I believe the introduction and general feel of the piece are complete enough to put online. As with a lot of my work, I’ll likely come back later and finish it up. I tend to leave breaks between the starting and finishing of a piece. During that time, I learn more and have a fresh take on a piece when I come back, and the finished thing is much better for it.
Tag Archives: Original Music
Consequences Of Peace
This is a piece I worked on a few years ago and completed in one sitting (unlike most of my work). It is a dark, moody piece of music that was written at a point in my life when I felt like I should have been at ‘peace’, but because I had so little going on it felt miserable. Looking back on it, I feel like I should have appreciated the time a bit more. This type of style was characteristic of a lot of my music post-high school. I tend not to follow a particular style. I just write what comes to mind as I go. Hopefully it works for other people ![]()
Also available on my YouTube Channel.
As Time Goes By
This piece was one of the few I’ve written almost completely on a keyboard before jumping into notation software to flesh out the details. It is a slow, emotional piano piece that focuses around a melody and its dissonance with the underlying chords and arpeggios. Not terribly complicated, but I thought it was pretty.
Also available on my YouTube channel.
Aeris
In the midst of playing Final Fantasy 7, I was struck by a tragedy I wasn’t expecting. Thankfully for me, I had quite a bit of free time at that point in my life, and I spent the next couple of days writing a piano piece as a response to it. It isn’t based too much on the original “Aeris Theme” from the game, although I may have unconsciously drawn on it.
Also available on my YouTube channel.
Space Clouds
A light, upbeat, modern piece that is based around a piano. I wrote it this past year during a phase where there wasn’t a whole lot of time for me to write music. Turned out better than I had hoped it would.
Also on my YouTube channel.
