What makes epic music

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February Learn how and when to remove this template message. May 19, PR Newswire. The interplay between the fanfare-brass and choir in the chorus sections is so intense. The intro and the sweet breakdown section, truly adds a lot of tonal and mood contrast compared to the chorus sections.

That makes writing a lot harder, as it basically boils down to improvising until something interesting comes up, and then build on that. This composition has avery nice build-up and by using intentionally sparse beats the track gets a very high contrast and focused rhythm. The final climax is so intense too! Victorious he stand among his fallen friends and enemies on the ground. The simplicity of this composition adds so much focus.

This track also use modern vocal effects, which helped so much with the transition to the climax, and the final chorus gets a very unique character from them too. I thought of a bad-ass La Femme Nikita type character who is both efficient in fighting with her hands as well as with weaponry. Hope you enjoy! This composition features very dark moody strings with mean low brass.

This is epic in the sense of proud and powerful warriors. It is starting slow, like having thoughts the night before, then going with full plate into battle after speaking to the soldiers. The Music was mainly created with Metropolis Ark and sounds out of the box with a little reverb. I love the monumental sound of this library. There are just one Omnisphere-percussion and EW Choirs for the shouts in addition. This piece was created by starting with the percussion part, which drew me very fast forward in the composition-process.

Epic music is mainly about power and authority. A good way to start your epic music template is to add sounds and instruments into your DAW project that are massive and powerful on their own. Like big bold brass, a massive string section, over the top percussion, and a deep low-end boosted by sub-bass.

Epic music is not usually focusing on intimate and light sounds, other than for contrast to powerful sounds. Epic music is about big and bold sounds that stand out with their raw power. Rhythm and drive is always important for energy and action in music. But for epic music compositions you should focus less on busy and complex rhythms, and more on heavy accents, and a very bold and powerful main groove. Augment your accents by layering them with lots of instruments and sounds in your composition.

Make sure the main accents use the loudest dynamics, and are layered with more percussion instruments. Then you can further boost those accents on the chords and harmonies, the driving instruments and even the main melodic instruments.

Simply by layering the accents on all instruments to sync up on this strongest accents in your overall rhythmic groove. Basically, heavy accents is a big part of epic music, so make sure they stand out really loud and clear.

Epic music often relies on a hybrid workflow and final sound. Combining the depth and power of orchestral and acoustic instruments with the clarity, sharpness and focus of synthesizers. Community Bot 1. Richard Richard 2, 2 2 gold badges 9 9 silver badges 25 25 bronze badges. I know it's bad form to thank answers in comments but I must say that your answer completes the one I've chosen since it explains the characteristics mentioned.

I also admit I would have chosen yours if I hadn't already made a choice even if I do like and I did feel satisfied with Joseem's answer at the time. I suppose I will end up waiting longer to choose an answer from now on. Sara Costa, no worries. Glad I could help! I too think Richard 's answer is more fulfilling and have edited my answer accordingly I still kept it rather than deleted it as I think the reference to professional music production companies is of interest.

I hadn't realised I could change my mind after making a choice. I shall do as you suggest and, yes, I did find the information about music production companies very interesting indeed.

Verni's Dies Irae? Mozart Dies Irae! Richard's explanation and examples are the best answer within that context. Solomyr Solomyr 31 2 2 bronze badges. Eneko Eneko 21 2 2 bronze badges. Elson Felix Elson Felix 21 1 1 bronze badge. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password.

Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Linked 3. Related 6. Hot Network Questions. Question feed. History repeating It is not only literature that can spur attempts at epic music. Historical events can also evoke ideas for an album. And country music has its share of albums that are grand in scale and even social commentary.

Congress had just passed the Civil Rights Act, looking to improve the lives of African-Americans, and Cash hoped his songs could draw attention to a similar human rights issue. The songs — featuring contributions from Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt — flow into one another, creating a feeling of almost continuous momentum. Epic music in response to current events Political concerns have played their part in creating some significant high-minded albums and songs, including epic music from musicians as diverse as Green Day, Nina Simone , and Kanye West.

Gil Scott-Heron started out as a writer and his book of poems, Small Talk At th And Lenox , was later accompanied by percussion and sung by the former novelist. The double-album is recognized as one of the great concept albums of all time. Some of the very best albums create a state of mind and sensibility, such as the yearning nostalgia of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society.

The Kinks , who had previously recorded so many songs that were short, sharp satires, moved on to make ambitious albums that were unified by a central theme, such as Village Green and the even longer narrative follow-up, Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire. The social commentary and pointed observation of an album about a disaffected young labourer were met with widespread acclaim. When a musician has a successful and major back catalog, a minor masterpiece can occasionally be overlooked.