The track Bright Shadows is the first piece of two that for the title of the album and the concept behind them is that of duality or Yin and Yang. Bright Shadows is soft and gentle whereas Dark light will be heavy and aggressive – yet both are sides of the same coin if you will.
Currently Bright Shadows sits at track 5 in my initial album tracklist and runs in at between 7 and 8 minutes in length.
Track Breakdown
Work started on this track mid-last year whilst in Spain where I came up with the initial chord structures and the basis for what would become the lead guitar melody. Initally it was an acoustic track but quickly became electric, however once I picked up my Macbook and a Keyboard I did a piano/cello version that I really loved as it really conveyed the emotion that I wanted to get across. I’ve since added to the piano version with bass, drums and lead guitar although I am still in the process of finalising the writing of the leads and harmonies.
Song Structure
The song is primarily played in the key of Dm/F although there are times when I use some modal work to provide a little spice. The structure is: Intro/A Section/B Section/A Section/B Section/C Section(solo)/A+Section/Outro
Mp3 of the Piano Version of Bright Shadows
Here’s the mp3 of the piano version of the song I mentioned earlier. The final song will be drastically different to this with the added instruments and the addition of the melody.
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