El Draque

You can also listen to this track on Bandcamp as part of the album Rainbow-nd!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

It finally happened! I completed Rainbow-nd! Honestly, I thought I would never get here, but after over a year of messing around with LMMS and plugins and just generally not being very productive, I’ve finished all the tracks that I planned to make.

So how long did that take? August 8th, 2020? Oh dear… So… around 15 months for 7 tracks…

Well, at least I finished!

The concept this time around was for a more orchestral piece, or maybe something you’d hear out of a fantasy RPG. To me that means some heavy brass and low strings! I wanted to really lean into that menacing atmosphere, like an approaching army or the stirrings of an ancient wyrm.

Honestly, I wish I had been able to make the flute section faster. When I was first composing I kept thinking it was going too fast, but now I feel just the opposite. I guess now I want something fast and flighty to contrast against the rhythmic core of the rest of the piece…

Oh well, what’s done is done (w).

Looking back on the album as a whole, I guess I also wanted to review it in general too, but I think I’ll save that for next week! (Give me a break, it’s hard coming up with content!)

Anyway, hope you all have a Happy Halloween, and hope the track is suitably spooky!

Made using LMMS, Spitfire Audio LABS, Oxe FM Synth, BBC Symphony Orchestra LABS, and Audacity. Cover art created using Silk Weave and MS Paint.

Inspiration: Guild Wars 2 OST: Heart of Thorns Theme (Jeremy Soule, I actually got to meet this guy in high school!)