The Legend of Zelda - Piano Medley

[Ostil]

Hi,

I've browsed these website for a long time now, but never bothered making an account haha... Never too late!

I really don't have any experience with recording music and sound production. For a while now I've just been using Reason 5 to do direct input from my piano.

But here's a Legend of Zelda medley I did containing 5 songs from the series (first 5 that popped into my head haha...should have included Dark World).

Let me know what you think, and tips are appreciated.

[Nostalvania]

Very nice, great playing!

In terms of dynamics, I think from the second half (4:09) almost everything is pretty loud which could be a bit tiring for the listener.

Overall nice work, congrats.

Edited July 23, 2013 by Nostalvania

[Infenro]

I don't much about performance, but I can definitely tell you I adore your performance. I would listen to this all the time in my car going to work. From what I can tell you have some great piano chops. I think it's a nice celebration of all the great melodies from Zelda (which I also adore Zelda lol).

Great work!

[Ostil]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

As for the dynamics, I totally agree. I wanted to really end it epically (in my opinion haha), but I knew it would probably end up being too noisy. All that reverb, sustain and volume just really builds up.

Thanks.

[Infenro]

Personally I liked it, I guess it did seem to be hitting too much of a wall. I've noticed most classical pieces tend to be really quiet so that when they get louder it's not hitting a wall of noise like most popular songs today. It seemed like you hit your limit when you did song of storms, which didn't help the ending seem as dramatic.

[electric concerto]

Just...

Oh, and

Only complaint I have... sorry...

Anyway, I don't want to be a stone in this glass slipper, but something about the high end is killing this masterpiece... I think piano music like this needs to be more warm, and the high end is poking at my sides like a sharp stick.

But other than that... :D:D:D

[Darangen]

You've got some real talent!

This is a really nice arrangement, kudos I think the samples are holding it back a little, especially when it gets louder - you can really hear the harsher high end.