In my opinionated opinion, music as an art is important as being part of what makes us human. I would also say that in this disconnected world we live in, music plays an important role in emotional expression. Not just for those who write music, but especially for those who are listening. When we’re sad we put on a sad song to sing along to or listen too, and it reminds us that there are other people out there who have the same problems and emotions. Or when you’re sad you could put on your favourite happy song, and let it cheer you up. Music, is like a friend that never stabs you in the back. Something quite hard to come by these days I find…
Archive for January, 2008
Why is music important?
Bunnies of Doom (and Fantabulous SFX of Doom)
I fear I may have spelt Fantabulous wrong. Lucky it is not a real word aye. Or the spelling police would be on me in a jiffy…
Yesterday I spent most of an evening recording sounds for my friend Joshs indie game Caverns of the Underkeep. It’s a rogue-like game, which according to geeks I know, is a game where the map is randomly generated each time you play. Josh claims it’s not a RPG – but it sure does look like one
It’s done in Java, so you just play it in your browser. It’s different every time you play which is cool. Especially at the moment while it’s still being built and is constantly being updated. /Plug for Joshie. Read more…
Work in progress – new song to critique
This is a new song I’ve been working on. It’s had almost ten different versions, and this is the rough of the version I’m probably going to go with. It’s almost a bit too “easy listening” for my personal tastes, but I think it’s probably the version most likely to get me in with a chance at a NZ on Air grant (Muh huh huh haaaaaa).
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Latest news- Transit of Venus presents NosferatuTRANSIT OF VENUS PROJECT presents ‘NOSFERATU’ A special screening of the original vampire classic with new music written and performed live by Transit of Venus. Auckland rock band Transit of Venus are performing a very special one-night show on November 26th where they provide an all new soundtrack to F.W. Murnau’s legendary silent vampire epic […]
- Transit of Venus presents Nosferatu
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