May 2020 Patreon Free Music Poll
Channel: Darren Curtis Music
Date: 22/05/2020

Hello Everyone,
     
We have 5 tracks this month up for the vote. The first of which is "Challenge Accepted." It's an intense track starting with quick strings, drums and a heavy rock guitar. After the short intro, the guitar and drums break into full swing and we have some deep horns accenting a couple notes each bar. About 27 seconds into it our main synth enters with some short notes that kind of play with our ears before it breaks into the main melody. This is a sort of hybrid of synth rock and epic orchestral music.
   
The second track is entitled "Forest Village." It's a peaceful harp and woodwind melody that made me think of a nice, quiet place to live buried deep in some fantastical forest. The flutes and clarinets really give it a magical feeling and complement the harp well. About 26 seconds in the full strings sections take a small round before the winds reenter and take the last chorus.
     
The third piece is a spooky, stalker track called "I Complete You." It combines a pumping, synthetic bass with Chinese plucked strings and a flute. I also have some cello playing some short notes to provide some subtle weight to the overall tension. This track for me was more unsettling than being in your face scary/horror. When I found the image of that girl peeking at us through the leaves, it just seemed to come together with the title. It's an off-putting, stomach-in-knots kind of feeling.
     
Track number 4 is an intense trailer piece that starts with heavy percussion and deep, synthetic horns. The cello and violin sections are both panned to their respective sides and play counter melodies with eachother. Their volume slowly rises as the track progress to add a growing sense of intensity. Toward the end of the sample, the percussion is really slamming and for the final touch we have some trumpets switch between rapid, short notes and crying crescendos. And there we have "The End is Here."
    
Lastly, we have "Ale and Anecdotes." The title is pretty self-explanatory. It's a medieval tavern track where I imagined a group of adventurers sharing tall tales of their day's deeds while laughing over several stiff drinks. This is more traditional sounding as far as instrumentation is concerned. I used primarily Renaissance sounding instruments with the hand drums, a couple different lutes, a wooden flute and a recorder. 
     
I'll start a private poll for the second tier and higher to cast your vote for the piece you want finished. Voting will end June 3rd, so you have plenty of time to decide!
  
Thanks so much for your patience and continued support! I hope you've all been well and I hope you enjoy the music!


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