Jhon's Lament
By meems.
Cover art by StarlightCalliope.
Released 1/14/2017.
Duration: 1:38.
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meems: (Composer)
A.J. McLean once said "Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night." Ever since the beginning of time, music has affected the human race in many different ways. Whether it be used for worship services, laxed get-togethers, or frequent meetings of the mind, music has proven to be an effective mediator for many situations in life. We see it used in film scores, popular television broadcasts, unpopular television broadcasts; the limit to the application of music is really limitless. However, what many people do not see is the effort that is put into said songs by the composer. Today, I will be looking at how my song, "Jhon's Lament" exemplifies this lack of knowledge to the consumers by detailing the creation process, describing the emotion that was put into the song, and discussing my satisfaction with the result of the song, when considering the creation process. It was a rainy day in the dreary Southeastern United States. As I was preparing to rest myself, my mind was pierced with the consuming thought of "bitch you gotta write a song for your composition class you're fucked, you cheeky bastard." Frantically, like any reasonable-minded person, I ran into the kitchen and assembled myself a turkey sandwich. I was quite pleased (A/N: The sandwich was quite delicious, if you were wondering). However, that looming threat of failing my composition class penetrated me, like a skewer that is about to perforate the delicate skin of an olive being presented in the form of a delectable kebab. With this in mind, I decided that it was finally time to take action. I reluctantly sat down at my computer and opened Fruity Loops Studio 12.1. I dragged my VST of choice into the Channel Rack, and patiently waited until my fate was decided: It was time to make a song. Dramatically, I powered on my Yamaha P45B keyboard, and opened the piano roll. My hands were sweating. Not due to the threat of failing the semester, but due to the fact that someone probably spiked the turkey that went into my sandwich earlier. That shit will fuck you up, yo. You gotta be careful where you get that turkey from :eyes_emoji: Anyways, I took a deep breath, spread my cape across my seat, and began to play a melody. Sadly enough, this melody wasn't good enough to be a melody, so I just made it an ostinato. This would later on prove to be very successful in the song, and would be the backbone of sheer art. As I was coming up with a melody, the turkey sandwich must have brought upon some extreme inspiration, because as I was hearing those notes repeatedly play, I assembled a melody. However, this inspiration did not last long, because on the second measure of the melody, the inspiration had left, and I was left with a skeleton of a song. So I did what any good musician would do: Half-ass it and through in some motifs, and I did just that. I broke the bass chord and added in Sburban Jungle. It was music to my ears. I figured I'd go through the chorus of Sburban Jungle and add it the same way that I started it. For originality purposes, I decided to go with everyone's favorite song and rarely-used meme, Flintstones. However, I was presented with a crisis. Flintstones is written in a major key. This song is in a minor. Therefore, I did what any reasonable person would do and put Flintstones in A Minor. It was perfect. The song was complete. I had accomplished my task, with minutes to spare. The last thing to do was to submit the song. The entire process ended up taking 45 minutes, and I was worried about the outcome. Would my teacher know? Would she fail me, anyways? No matter. I was forced to submit it. Within these last few hours, I conceived a thought. "What if I submitted this song to the Cool and New Music Team?" Oh yes. This was a grand idea. The song's name, however, was "River's Lament." That had to be changed. What better idea than to change it to "Jhon's Lament." Oh yes. That was great. The night was complete, I had written a song, even though I was not terribly fond of how the teacher would react. Fast-forward a few days and I am struck with utter surprise. The teacher had given me a perfect score on the assignment, and she even left a little note, too. As I was receiving my report on the song, I looked at the bottom of the paper, where it said, as clear as day, "is that Flintstones at the end? :)"
StarlightCalliope: (Artist)
meems' commentary is the only thing that matters.