Ranger - The Vodoú Queen

[The Vodoú Queen]

**SECONDARY AUDITION TRACK**

This is equal parts an "audition thread" and "a record of progress / WIPing" until the due date arrives. :D

This is the source: 

Also called = 'Walking the Snowy Mountains'.

• INFLUENCES: Movie Soundtracks & Cinematic Orchestra / Modern Synthwave / Power & Folk Metal

MAIN REFERENCES:

1. John Williams - "Superman (Main Theme)" &  "Indiana Jones (Main Theme)"
2. Eluveitie - "The Call of the Mountains"
3. Wind Rose - "Diggy Diggy Hole"

1 & 3 are fairly obvious references, and can be heard in the current WIP; number 2, well. . .I'd absolutely love to have real instruments in this, like electric guitars, a bagpipe, Irish whistle, pan flute and accordion, but I hadn't written up the parts yet (the flute will be countermelodic and the rest more harmonic / layers), and they were probably going to show up within the mid-section to the ending of the track, to make it feel more folky by that point, instead of electronic synths with (primarily) orchestra brass.

So, will probably be another collab effort, and asking around for people to help me write said parts in a way that's taking the source at face-value, but adding something fresh and with a hop and a step. When I originally conceptualized this, I was considering to just go full Pirate Metal or Irish Jig (e.g. Alestorm's music), but I've never actually tackled full-blown Metal or Rock before, so I tried to lean some of this on genres I am comfortable writing and doing stuff in. Drums also need a lot more tweaking, or getting someone to actively write those in with top-notch drumkit VST gear, or live recording and tracking. The insane mash-up of genres is due to the spirit of "adventure" for this class remix, as asked for by DarkeSword, so I wanted to go all-in on that feeling and evoke it in not only how it SOUNDS, but how it's made, as well.

Still hammering away at Bard -- will see what can be done before June 30th. :)

V1 WIP is below. ♥

[The Vodoú Queen]

• WIP -- "W A N D E R E R", V1: