Blue Skies and Blue Notes | Ryan Leach July 2023 Composing Competition

For @RyanLeach’s July 2023 composing competition → • Announcing the July 20...
Inspired by the art of David Frasheski → www.artstation.com/artwork/Xn...
I went for the obvious this time, fully embracing the image’s wild west vibe and spiritually borrowing from a certain Italian composer and his glorious antihero tunes. Took me a bit longer than usual, and I can’t remember how many times I crashed Dorico along the way (but one time I even managed to timeout Task Manager and that I consider the crowning achievement of my life).
Instruments used:
Flutes: VSL Kontakt Orchestra, NotePerformer, SINEfactory Lucent
Harmonica: NotePerformer
French Horns: NotePerfomer
Bass: Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass (two instances)
Guitars: NI Strummed Acoustic and Electric Sunburst
Tubular Bells: Spitfire BBSCO
Timpani: VSL Kontakt Orchestra
Percussion: BBSCO, SINEfactory Gearbox, NotePerformer
Strings: NI Session Strings 2, VSL Kontakt Orchestra, NotePerformer
Sequenced in Dorico.
℗© 2023 by Michael M. Goessler
#ryanleach #composing

[@stumm_and_laut]

Yes! I'm a sucker for those western chord progressions!

[@arjanpelle]

The scene fits your blue notes really well, good job.

[@christianbelter]

Love the rattling vibraslap and the bluesy riffs. Good luck!

[@michaelmgoessler]

Thanks and good luck to you too!

[@christianreesemusic4184]

Beginning reminds me of the Lion King soundtrack with the men's choir! At 0:45 I was like "I like where this is going" :) nice job & best of luck!

[@michaelmgoessler]

Thanks, good luck to you too!

[@jamesdoanecompositions]

Nice job! Best of luck in the competition.

[@michaelmgoessler]

Thanks! Your piece is great, good luck to you too!

[@NewsInAction]

It needs a rework I think

[@michaelmgoessler]

Now I'm curious, what would you change?

[@NewsInAction]

@@michaelmgoessler I would edit the opening bass vocal, it's too repetitive, distracting, and continues too long, change it to other instruments if you need a beat all the way through, and you could refine the guitar theme and accompaniment could also use a second version and a rework the ending, sounds like you just gave up on the ending.

[@michaelmgoessler]

I see what you mean. Thanks for your feedback!

[@avengedsefenvold8990]

@@michaelmgoessler don't listen to him, he criticize everyone for no reason, he's probably jealous of people's skills and tries to put them down

[@michaelmgoessler]

@@avengedsefenvold8990 Trying to keep it professional even with the trolls, but yeah there is not much of a takeaway in his feedback lol