Projects!

      So it has been quite a while since I've posted anything but I've finally got a little bit of time and some cool stuff to post...well I think it's cool anyways.  This semester has been pretty hectic and stressful so far, the school has sort of thrust us into big projects right away after coming back from Christmas break.  Along with my 9 courses I had 4 projects.  One was an acoustic evaluation of a room, the second was doing all the sound for a Red Bull commercial (minus the music which was provided), the third was a radio play, and the last was a production of a song.  So I'm not going to post my acoustics project because it's a whole lot of theory and data and stuff and no one is likely to be interested in that.  And the Red Bull commercial is copyrighted so I'm not going to post that either since I'd prefer not to be sued.  But I can post the other two projects!

      This is a radio play which we were given the script for and told to try and get the audience to understand what is happening, where the story takes places, and have the audience not lose the illusion of the story.  This project was done by myself and one of my crew mates and we altered the story a little bit.  The main characters were done by my crew mate Audie, and one of my teachers, Christopher...I'm sure you'll be able to tell which is which.  All other sounds were either foley recorded or taken from a sound FX library.

      One rule when listening to...well...anything, but especially my stuff, don't listen on shitty laptop speakers or stupid ear buds.  Use actual speakers or a decent set of headphones at least.

      This is a song that I wrote the majority of.  I wrote all the music and most of the lyrics as well, one of my crew mates also contributed some lyrics and came up with the melody.  It was a project where we could only use 8 tracks for the whole song, and could only use hardware processing for effects and such, no digital processing.  The song is about friendships I've had in the past where the only person who put any effort into the relationship was me.  However, I now have the best friends in the world who I know have my back at all times.  The bridge and final chorus is for all of you.

Lyrics:

Verse 1:

Well I can see it in your eyes,

and I can read between the lines.

That you're not with me anymore,

it's not like it was before.

I don't want to let you go,

But it's time to move on.

Verse 2:

Well I waited by the phone,

and I hoped to hear your tone.

Well I waited for months on end,

and still you call yourself my friend.

Of all the lives that you've known,

you only think about your own.

Chorus:

The lies that were spoken, and the promises broken.

A fallen friend.

Has now turned to wonder, in the world that we wander.

I'm never alone again.

Verse 3:

Well now you wonder where I've been,

as if you care just how I'm doin'.

But I've been down this road before,

I won't be fooled by you no more.

Cause life is just too short,

to relive a broken heart.

Chorus:

The lies that were spoken, and the promises broken.

A fallen friend.

Has now turned to wonder, in the world that we wander.

I'm never alone again.

Bridge:

And now after all is said and done,

See the weight I held to is gone.

And I can hold on to a friend,

from this day on until the end.

Chorus 2:

The promises spoken, and endless devotion,

From a faithful friend.

Makes me stare in wonder at the world that we wander,

Never alone again.