Well, we've posted the first lyrical song from
The Gnomes of New Hope:Zach & Zebby's Grand Adventure.
If you use the IMS Music Studio Link above it will take you to
the Sonicbids EPK (electronic press kit).
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Completely is listed in the audio section. Some folks have said they have had trouble getting it to play. I have not found that to be the case though. The song is posted as an MP3, but it was made using iTunes and the artwork is also attached to the file,
making it a larger file, so that might be why.
making it a larger file, so that might be why.
The album for The Gnomes of New Hope is titled "Gnomespheres"
and our initial plan was to release it as an instrumental album which only contained selections. I'm beginning to think that we will be producing the music for entire show under that title.
and our initial plan was to release it as an instrumental album which only contained selections. I'm beginning to think that we will be producing the music for entire show under that title.
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| Ferny |
As it stands now, Gnomespheres consists of eight listed songs and two bonus tracks. The selections are the instrumentals which are easier to listen to, being that the majority of the music in this show is choral and as many as 12 parts at times. What that means is that the instrumentation is structured to represent the voices, in addition to the accompaniments. Although the music is clear to us (meaning those of us who either wrote it or understand what is going on in the song) to the uninitiated listener the music can sound a bit complex and confusing.
So... that means that in those instances where the music has a complex structure and depends upon the vocal expression for clarity, it is inadvisable for us to reveal the music without the vocals. I know that I am personally very weary of listening to the instrumental music a thousand times (at least!) without the lyrics being sung, so moving forward into recording the lyrics is very important right now. I am proceeding with the piano reductions and arranging the orchestral music for piano and other instruments to represent the voices. I will post a discussion on the recording process and what we are doing with the studio facility on The Gnomes of New Hope and the IMS Producing Partners pages, respectively.
I think you will enjoy "Completely". We are very happy with the way it turned out and amazed at what a difference it makes to the music to finally hear it sung the way it was intended by two wonderful singers - Nathan Odhner & Justine Buss. I will post their bios on the Gnomes of New Hope page when they give them to me.
We are now working on the Overture which is being composed in three movements. Essentially a Prelude (the Overture, a synopsis of Act I), Interlude (Entr'acte, a synopsis of Act II), and Postlude ( a lead-in to, and synopsis of, the Finale).
There are a few other pieces which need to be completed as well as a number of songs which still need to be arranged, one of which is a flute composition titled the Starlight Concerto, which I am working on as a larger piece for myself and expect to have an abbreviated version for use in the show. Oh and by-the-way, it turns out that there are a total of 65 musical numbers in the show, some of which are short bridges and background music. I will get into the specifics of the music another time.
So there's a bit of an update. I will be trying to update the other blogs whi other pertinent information. AG
