"Another thing I'd like to convey to a potential professional producer is to imagine this song as the background to a video.
In the video imagine a soldier singing this. Around him is all manner of devastation in a "desert devoid of…"
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Rainbow of Love
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Burnon Ross Jan 5. 6 Replies 1 Like
What do you do with a song after you write it?I wrote this song. But it seems to me that what makes or breaks a song is the performer.Here's the lyrics, and I have an mp3 of me performing the song. …Continue
Excited but confused
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Alpiar Jan 18, 2012. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everyone,I just joined the forum. I didn't see an "Introduce Yourself" forum so I thought I'd post some comments in this uncatagorized forum just to see if there's anyone around. First off,…Continue
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James Burnon Ross replied to James Burnon Ross's discussion Rainbow of Love"Sorry for the broken link. It should be working again now.
Yes, I wasn't asking for help writing a melody to these lyrics, I already have the melody written for the song. I also imagine a professional singer might tweak the lyrics to…"
Gav Brown replied to James Burnon Ross's discussion Rainbow of Love"This is pleasant. I like the lyrics too."
"Hi, I commented on the lyrics. Ta Steve
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Spiros Makris replied to James Burnon Ross's discussion Rainbow of Love"Steven, I wonder, how do you know that "the best performers in the world struggle with a song like this" when you have not listened to the music he wrote for it, since the link has stopped working? Sometimeswhat looks like hard (in…"
"Hi, here's my commercial thoughts, so forgive me right now. Great poem and heart felt. Now, as for a song, the best performers in the world struggle with a song like this, but can make a hit, why because they are famous and have a huge fan base…"
James Burnon Ross posted a discussionRainbow of Love
What do you do with a song after you write it?I wrote this song. But it seems to me that what makes or breaks a song is the performer.Here's the lyrics, and I have an mp3 of me performing the song. But I'm not much of a musician or singer. I'd probably make a number one hit sound like a dud if I sang it. So it's hard to say what the thing would sound like in the hands of a professional singer with band or orchestra backing.Anyway here it is for whatever it's worth.Rainbow of Love© James…See More
James Burnon Ross posted a discussionExcited but confused
Hello everyone,I just joined the forum. I didn't see an "Introduce Yourself" forum so I thought I'd post some comments in this uncatagorized forum just to see if there's anyone around. First off, it doesn't look like there's a lot of activity on these forums. That's a shame, I was hoping to get lots of feedback on things I'm working on. I write songs and compose small instrumental ensembles. I'm working on a couple right now. I do this totally as a hobby.This is a nice looking forum,…See More
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Small Ensemble, Songs
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Fusion
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- Pennsylvania, USA
- About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
- I'm just an amateur composer composing music as a hobby. Most of what I do is small instrumental ensembles or songs with musical accompaniment. It's basically improv written out in sheet music. I do use a sheet music program to write out the music in most cases.
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