Task Seven
Ambient Electronica
“Purpleshade”
The image from anime “Basilisk” that I based my piece on.
This composition was created to demonstrate modern ambient electronica music using melodic pitch structures that change aperiodically over time.
Composer’s Notes
I decided to compose this piece based on an image. My concept was to relate the ambient music to a still image, an image that has a lot of visual emotion, dynamics in colour and fluidity in shape. Taking a closer look at the image, I felt all the visual aspects, pleasing or not, should be tailored for in my composition. Therefore, I started to relate each imagery element to sound, for example, the colour purple in the character’s dress and hair to me represents a mood of uncertainty, or light agitation it also comes across as deep and thoughtful. It’s in-between red- an aggressive colour and blue- a calm colour. The element of music in relation to this had to move this forward calmly but unpredictably.
I carry this method further on in the piece, using musical relations to the image. Such distinctive relations are elaborated in the sad expressions on the characters face relating to the melodic subtle violins or the brightness of the butterflies and the bell’s and tinkle in the piece. I feel the elements I have used work extremely well, and the piece moves forward dynamically and very effectively.
Comments/suggestions and crits welcome!
- Will
