JBarron

I'll give that a secular "amen"

So there needs to be another jazz album like this :).

Oh yeah, I was never 100% sure on the vocals. While I had originally considered getting a female vocalist, I wanted to go for a more relaxed feeling mix. I'm pretty set on them now, but I need to do a little work on the mix itself - It isn't matching up with the vocals quite as well as I'd like. Rerecording them is unlikely at this point anyways, but I think I can work with it.
Glad you enjoyed it!  I'm not sure if I'll submit it (it probably won't change much structurally and may not be distinct enough to pass), but I do want to actually finish it.

The music part is pretty solid! The vocals need more umph. Perhaps consider a female vocalist or perhaps make the vocal part higher? I'm not trying to dog anything, I just am not feeling the vocals as they are (the later half they improve from 3:25 on). The acoustic take on this is very good! The lyrics are good and the arrangement structure is very good. Kudos to bringing a Sawano piece to OCR :D! I hope you do more music of his!

Here is a track that I orchestrated and had recorded live. I really love some of the tracks from FFX-2 and this theme is actually one of the most emotional FF themes out there, imo. What do you all think?
 

Ok so this is the official debut of my group The Travelers, a supergroup of some amazing musicians and arrangers (including the likes of Doug Perry, Mklachu, Jordan Chin, Ian Martyn, just to name a few) who play Euro-folk arrangements of game music. I had the pleasure of being able to arrange Kokiri Forest into an Irish Jig style and to feature my awesome group The Travelers. I combine Traditional Irish music with what most would call modern, contemporary Irish styles (kind of like you hear from Mumford and Sons). Anyway, I really would love feedback on the piece from all of your great remixers out there ;).
 
 

Thank you very much for your detailed and helpful feedback! Yeah, there will be improvised solos from both the lead guitar and tin whistle. I like my musicians to have some creative wiggle room when doing music like this because 1) they LOVE to just do their thing and 2) it sounds more natural and organic.The ending will sound better through live performance as we will be able to make that transition more natural and it will also have some improvised effects too :).  I am glad you like the arrangement as a whole and I might still tinker with the end to see what I can do. Thank you again for your feedback and taking the time to listen!

Ok so this is the official debut of my group The Travelers, a supergroup of some amazing musicians and arrangers (including the likes of Doug Perry, Mklachu, Jordan Chin, Ian Martyn, just to name a few) who play Euro-folk arrangements of game music. I had the pleasure of being able to arrange Kokiri Forest into an Irish Jig style and to feature my awesome group The Travelers. I combine Traditional Irish music with what most would call modern, contemporary Irish styles (kind of like you hear from Mumford and Sons). Anyway, I really would love feedback on the piece from all of your great remixers out there ;).
 
 

This is a very nice arrangement. Is this sampled or is it recorded? If it's sampled, I'd like to give extra props to how real this sounds. If it's recorded, thanks for taking an extra mile most ReMixers won't take. I'd love to see more ReMixes done like this, it sounds so nice!

Ok so this is the official debut of my group The Travelers, a supergroup of some amazing musicians and arrangers (including the likes of Doug Perry, Mklachu, Jordan Chin, Ian Martyn, just to name a few) who play Euro-folk arrangements of game music. I had the pleasure of being able to arrange Kokiri Forest into an Irish Jig style and to feature my awesome group The Travelers. I combine Traditional Irish music with what most would call modern, contemporary Irish styles (kind of like you hear from Mumford and Sons). Anyway, I really would love feedback on the piece from all of your great remixers out there ;).
 
 

Ok so this is the official debut of my group The Travelers, a supergroup of some amazing musicians and arrangers (including the likes of Doug Perry, Mklachu, Jordan Chin, Ian Martyn, just to name a few) who play Euro-folk arrangements of game music. I had the pleasure of being able to arrange Kokiri Forest into an Irish Jig style and to feature my awesome group The Travelers. I combine Traditional Irish music with what most would call modern, contemporary Irish styles (kind of like you hear from Mumford and Sons). Anyway, I really would love feedback on the piece from all of your great remixers out there ;).
 
 

Ok so this is the official debut of my group The Travelers, a supergroup of some amazing musicians and arrangers (including the likes of Doug Perry, Mklachu, Jordan Chin, Ian Martyn, just to name a few) who play Euro-folk arrangements of game music. I had the pleasure of being able to arrange Kokiri Forest into an Irish Jig style and to feature my awesome group The Travelers. I combine Traditional Irish music with what most would call modern, contemporary Irish styles (kind of like you hear from Mumford and Sons). Anyway, I really would love feedback on the piece from all of your great remixers out there ;).
 
 

Sample of the first two or so minutes of my track will be up for you all to hear. This one is very easily coming together for some reason.

I'll snag Call at a Port and arrange it in Celtic (I'm thinking Violin, Cello, Ocarina or Irish Whistle, bodhran, and Guitar).

Extremely good double tracking on the guitar. Thank god you recognize it.
The violin/viola has a nice room sound to it. Bodhran, need I say more?
The flute is sampled right? Pretty impressive VI if so.
Overall it's a great recording, well mixed. Organic for sure.

This is fantastic. Regarding your mixing I'd say that everything seems a bit too 'distant' and far away. But I can't say anything bad about the compositions. These are really epic.

If you're passionate about this album, then go for it. Got any tips for Norse music? Also you should do something from the Kingdom Hearts franchise like "Working Together" (KH2) or "The Encounter" (KH BBS) in a Norse or Celtic style. Have a nice day ...

Beautiful sound but its not really something to my tastes. I'd be interested in what becomes of the project though. 
 

I'm not sure about an album but this is a gorgeous cover/mix. Good job

Hey everyone! My name is Josh Barron and I am not sure if some of you have heard of me but I used to have Kingdom Hearts piano collection project a few years ago. I have come back into the industry with a labor of love that has been going on for quite some time. I have assembled a group of string musicians to perform arrangements from various game titles. I will be making an album and this album will be called The ETHEReal String Project.

Here is the tracklist:
 
1. Fang’s Theme for String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY XIII)

Two Nordic Folk Songs for Piano and String Quintet (from ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM)
2. Song I: Secunda
3. Song II: Ancient Stones
 
4. Trisection for String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY TACTICS)
5. Eruyt Village for Piano and String Quintet (from FINAL FANTASY XII)
6. I Was Lost Without You for Piano and String Quintet (from MASS EFFECT 3)
7. And Thus Fate Becomes Cruel for String Orchestra (from HEROES OF MANA)
8. Eternity ~ Memories of Light and Waves for Piano and String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY X-2)
9. Honor, Sacrifice, Glory: Variations on Themes from Halo 2 for String Orchestra (from HALO 2)
10. Still Alive for String Orchestra (from MIRROR’S EDGE)
11. Tactical Espionage Suite for String Orchestra (from METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY)
12. Forest of Awakening (Original Composition)
13. Sulyya Springs for Viola and Piano (FINAL FANTASY XIII)

The release date will be July 28th. I am posting this to generate awareness of this project in the hopes that many of you will enjoy this music I have worked so hard to create. Feel free to check out the samples and complete tracks that I have provided on my SoundCloud page which can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/josh-barron/sets/etherealstringproject

Enjoy and please offer feedback as I always look to improve . Keep in mind the recordings aren't final versions so the sound may or may not be different in the final release.

Hey everyone! My name is Josh Barron and I am not sure if some of you have heard of me but I used to have Kingdom Hearts piano collection project a few years ago. I have come back into the industry with a labor of love that has been going on for quite some time. I have assembled a group of string musicians to perform arrangements from various game titles. I will be making an album and this album will be called The ETHEReal String Project.

Here is the tracklist:
 
1. Fang’s Theme for String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY XIII)

Two Nordic Folk Songs for Piano and String Quintet (from ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM)
2. Song I: Secunda
3. Song II: Ancient Stones
 
4. Trisection for String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY TACTICS)
5. Eruyt Village for Piano and String Quintet (from FINAL FANTASY XII)
6. I Was Lost Without You for Piano and String Quintet (from MASS EFFECT 3)
7. And Thus Fate Becomes Cruel for String Orchestra (from HEROES OF MANA)
8. Eternity ~ Memories of Light and Waves for Piano and String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY X-2)
9. Honor, Sacrifice, Glory: Variations on Themes from Halo 2 for String Orchestra (from HALO 2)
10. Still Alive for String Orchestra (from MIRROR’S EDGE)
11. Tactical Espionage Suite for String Orchestra (from METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY)
12. Forest of Awakening (Original Composition)
13. Sulyya Springs for Viola and Piano (FINAL FANTASY XIII)

The release date will be July 28th. I am posting this to generate awareness of this project in the hopes that many of you will enjoy this music I have worked so hard to create. Feel free to check out the samples and complete tracks that I have provided on my SoundCloud page which can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/josh-barron/sets/etherealstringproject

Enjoy and please offer feedback as I always look to improve . Keep in mind the recordings aren't final versions so the sound may or may not be different in the final release.

As of a few days ago I finished all of my end on arranging the music for this. All I am waiting on are for the recordings to be finalized. The album is on schedule .

Hey everyone! My name is Josh Barron and I am not sure if some of you have heard of me but I used to have Kingdom Hearts piano collection project a few years ago. I have come back into the industry with a labor of love that has been going on for quite some time. I have assembled a group of string musicians to perform arrangements from various game titles. I will be making an album and this album will be called The ETHEReal String Project.

Here is the tracklist:
 
1. Fang’s Theme for String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY XIII)

Two Nordic Folk Songs for Piano and String Quintet (from ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM)
2. Song I: Secunda
3. Song II: Ancient Stones
 
4. Trisection for String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY TACTICS)
5. Eruyt Village for Piano and String Quintet (from FINAL FANTASY XII)
6. I Was Lost Without You for Piano and String Quintet (from MASS EFFECT 3)
7. And Thus Fate Becomes Cruel for String Orchestra (from HEROES OF MANA)
8. Eternity ~ Memories of Light and Waves for Piano and String Orchestra (from FINAL FANTASY X-2)
9. Honor, Sacrifice, Glory: Variations on Themes from Halo 2 for String Orchestra (from HALO 2)
10. Still Alive for String Orchestra (from MIRROR’S EDGE)
11. Tactical Espionage Suite for String Orchestra (from METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY)
12. Forest of Awakening (Original Composition)
13. Sulyya Springs for Viola and Piano (FINAL FANTASY XIII)

The release date will be July 28th. I am posting this to generate awareness of this project in the hopes that many of you will enjoy this music I have worked so hard to create. Feel free to check out the samples and complete tracks that I have provided on my SoundCloud page which can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/josh-barron/sets/etherealstringproject

Enjoy and please offer feedback as I always look to improve . Keep in mind the recordings aren't final versions so the sound may or may not be different in the final release.