Quote: Snowflakewow. this is mind-melting. your work on this is lovely. the bass work, the rhodes runs, wow. i am truly impressed. your chord choices soothe and resound. thank you for this beautiful piece.
Now that’s just delightful to hear - thank you.

You have just the nicest voice to work with - I’m kicking myself for not getting around to making a track sooner, but there you go. One of the side effects of ccm is that there will always be more uploads available to work with than there is time in the day. :)

Thanks again - I’m really pleased you liked, especially since it’s a sort of simple niche track.

Quote: CiggiBurnsSublime simplicity. I’m in love with this one, Mikael. You and Emily have got me melting with aural pleasure. Thank you. xxxx
And thank you too for listening. After my last track I knew there was another angle I wanted to explore - something slower and less dense - to really showcase Emily’s vocals.

Thanks for the kind words - always means a lot.

Quote: SpeckThis is pure listening pleasure.
And that’s pure pleasure for me to hear. Thanks for the support. Means a lot.

Quote: beckfordsi think you’ve captured the mood of this pell quite as near perfect as it gets, well done
Thank you.

Re: mood - I don’t know. The excellent thing about ccm is that you can have an interpretation for every mood. Radiotimes’ version is still one of my all-time favourites.

My version has less fighting spirit left, and is more worn and tired - with possibly just a little bit of hope at the end of it all. :)

Thanks for taking the time to listen, and to leave a review.

quote colab=My version has less fighting spirit left, and is more worn and tired - with possibly just a little bit of hope at the end of it all. :)there ya go “mood” great stuff:-)

Quote: Ivan ChewIn ways that I don’t think I can fully explain, you’ve turned the inherent chord arrangement in the original pell to something that’s familiar and yet wonderfully off-tangent. The original pell’s arrangement had a sort of dark tone to it. Yours gave this a more cheery “norah jonesy” feel to it.
Re: chord progression - thanks. It was fun to approach each section from scratch to see what I could get away with. For instance - the sections where Emily sings “apologize / I’m sorry / I’m sorry / …” do an G# major to F major switch which takes some liberties. :)

Thanks for the review - much appreciated.

Quote: admiralbob77The instrumentation and dynamics are perfectly done here.
Thanks - I very much appreciate it, both because I spent a lot of effort on that, and because I respect your opinion.

This pella was perfect to work with, because the recording is flawless and it helped me identify areas in my production I need to work on. For instance, at one point when making this I noticed a hiss throughout that I realized I was causing with some rather novice production techniques. :)

Thanks - really glad to get the support on this one.

Quote: rocavacoWonderful chord choices. Only few instruments, sounds so easy but for sure was hard to create. And not drowned in FX - so rare today. I love it!
Thanks - that really made me smile, because your words really describe the journey I’ve been on for the past couple of years. :)

At different points in this process I had a very hectic piano line that played throughout; rhodes that wouldn’t shut up and even drums that created a cacaphony of noise. Throwing all of that into the mix was really easy. Figuring out what parts to pull back out again was pretty tough. :)

What made it easier this time around though was Emily’s vocals, which are so strong that they could almost stand on their own with little or no backing.

Thanks for the review - really nice to read.

P.S. - there are a few different reverbs going on in this, but applied very gently. I’m glad you didn’t notice. :)

Quote: colabThanks - that really made me smile, because your words really describe the journey I’ve been on for the past couple of years. :)


Years that still lie ahead of me :-(

Quote: rocavacoYears that still lie ahead of me :-(
Trust me - it never ends. As recent as this week I stumbled across some pretty bad mixing habits I’ve had for a while now and never noticed.

The good news is that ccm is a pretty safe place to experiment and learn. :)

Quote: LoveshadowNot taking anything anything away from Snowkflake here but I am just missing the unity of the vocal and backing here. So i think you know what i am going to ask you to do if you possibly could and thats give up the backing for me to try and write something to it. :-)
Done. If you need a particular part separated or re-recorded, just let me know and I’ll be happy to help.

Re: unity - doesn’t take anything away from Snowflake. I did the instrumentation for this pella, so if there’s a disconnect it’s all me. :)

Quote: J.LangI’m home in bed with a head cold, but this Beautiful mix of yours Brighten up my day.
Sorry to hear about the cold, but glad we could help. :)

I started this track as a bit of an experiment in harmonies/chord transition - which is always dangerous because it could end up being more interesting than good, so to speak.

So I am very pleased to get the thumbs up - that means a lot.

I didn’t even notice the ed pick.

Thanks J - great Christmas present (even though you’re likely on a Triple C high from all the cold medication).

:)

No Longer on the cough Medicine and i like this mix even more. Great Job young man. Happy holidays to you and your family.

Quote: St. PaulSkrivkrampen släppte plötsligt…
Det må vara ett hafsverk men nog fan är det vackert. Grattis till Edpick:en. Vi pratade om det i somras…
Och vi får prata mer om det nästa gång vi ses. :)

Tack Per.

Quote: TheJoeCongratulations for that. I am happy for you. An overdue ed pick (I don_t want to repeat my thoughts to Martin Scorcese and his oscar…. ;-) )

Hello my friend - good to see you here again.

Thanks for the very kind words. You know that I’ve always appreciated your personal ed-picks in the past - it’s always meant a lot because you’re one of the few people who will tell me when something is not good. :)

Merry Christmas to you too. We’ll chat over beers one of these days.

Quote: Geert Veneklaas … Let me say that there wasn’t one moment during the song that I listened to or even thought about the timing.. I just listened to it and let it come over me. And enjoyed it very much!
Thank you for that. I like that attitude. :)

I could fix the minor timing issues and make it all “perfect” - but in doing so I would also lose something …

Thanks for the very nice review. Much appreciated.

Quote: PitxThese days the weather in Toronto must be supercold.
And a very merry Christmas to you too. Thanks for all the support and nice comments this year.

Re: weather - it has been a bit cold here, but nothing crazy (-7 C right now). But you’re right. This weather is perfect for staying inside and playing some piano. :)

Thanks again.

Quote: BOCrewvery nice trak!!!! luv it
And I love the review - thanks for the thumbs up - especially for this track which isn’t as mainstream as some of the other ones out there.

Merci pour le soutien continu, mes amis.

Quote: SackJo22You also harmonize the song in ways that are deeply, deeply felt so that your track becomes a gentle, yet incredibly persuasive message, so that I want to get it right and apologize.
Now that’s just a sweet thing to hear.

I’ll admit that this started out as a bit of technical trickery - I wanted to challenge how far I could go with create a sort of light mood while still being true to the lyrics. For a while I was worried that it would end up being a completely insincere mess - so I’m particularly pleased to get the positive response.

Same to you - hope you get a great Christmas holiday to recharge. Thanks for all the support this year.

Quote: mullionWhat a nice Christmas gift to the ccm community :) Thanks!!
Thanks yourself. I think I mentioned somewhere above that I started this out more as an intellectual exercise than anything else - but somewhere along the road it become something better.

Thanks for listening and for leaving a comment.

Quote: oldDogAs always, great control and restraint, resulting in a beautiful simplicity that really isn’t that simple.

Thank you - that means a whole heck of a lot. Especially because I had a few versions early on that were the total opposite of controlled and restrained.

Thanks again. I always appreciate getting a review from you, because I think you’re one of the best traditional composers around here. Merry Christmas.

Quote: AndreasFIt’s a quite christmas-morning over here, the kids are still sleeping, and your song is the soundtrack to this moment of silence. What a wonderful mood, what a wonderful piece of music!

Have a nice christmas-time, see you next year.
Thank you for that comment - it’s a great pleasure to hear your description.

Best wishes for the new year, and thanks for the support on this one.

Quote: wellmanIm sorry to be late for this one.. you know too much party!! But this is awesome…very very nice!

Thanks for sharing this with us colab!
And thank you very much for the thumbs up. You’re one of the people who have supported me through the many musical styles I like to play with - and I very much appreciate it.

Hope you have a terrific New Year.

Listen to your nice music I sure will have a terrific new year! heheheh

Quote: MandroidmusicAmazing Track.! I Love Your Work..! Your Additions Are Well Suited For The Vocals.. Congrats To You, rob
Thanks for the listen and for taking the time to leave a comment - much appreciated.

Quote: ManoloCampHow freaking dreamy! The minimal maximum.. great,great!
Thanks! I think I mentioned somewhere above that I had a version that was the polar opposite - had a busy piano and really hectic drums - until I sort of caught myself and went back to basics.

Seems that it was the right decision. :)

Thanks for the thumbs up - greatly appreciated.

Quote: Chuck BStimulating!…You caused me to format my brain at bit! Thanks this is Beautiful!…
Thank you very much for that - I appreciate you taking the time to listen and to comment.

Quote: HEJ31I especially like the Bachrachian close harmonies on the “chorus”, if I may call it that.
I thought you wrote “bacchanalian”, which would have worked too. :)

Thanks for the kind words - I’m very glad you liked. Although it feels weird to get this much attention for a track that took me a very short time to make. You can hear the keys being repeated quite a few times throughout.

Ah well. I guess that goes with the reuse, reduce and recycle concept. :)

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the thumbs up - very much appreciated.

Quote: dydjej_injaHad Eric Satie knew jazz, so his songs sounded like this… great stuff
That’s too kind - thank you. This was a very fast track to make but the vocals really make it easy.