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Title: You've given me
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Artist: bvanoudtshoorn
Genre: Classical/New Age: Classical (Orchestral)
Reviewed by: Space Walk on February 08, 2008 (All reviews by Space Walk)

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1Overall Description
While playing this song two things came into my mind. First the theme of a hero sometime in the medieval times, where he has set on a quest to find his one and only true love who was kidnapped from him. On this journey he crosses mountains, lands, oceans and travels around the world... How this story I leave up to you, download and see for yourself.

The second was the melody of the fantasy land, and the land of unicorns and elves with deep forests, green grass and deep blue rivers. Most of the day is light, warm and pleasant. At evenings you see bright shiny spots in the forest, only to discover it's the fairy tale creatures who have came out to dance around the old and giant trees.

Very gentle this music proceeds like waves of relaxations and calmness. Mostly I find the piano to be an amazing romantic instrument which speaks of the sad part of every story. But this time I actually can hear that not only this tune is hopeful, it's even positive. As a dedication to someone who doesn't even know makes the music even more emotive in its nature and gives it a silk-n-soft shape.

As a romantic theme, I have everything I need in terms of lead melody and background strings as they are both dreamy, warm and delightful. However I miss a heavier beat system to work as the heart beat in such amazing song. A harder and more audible beat system would certainly add to the intensity and excitement in this song.

Overall, I would say that this is simply a masterpiece of music, that should be heard in every home till it reaches its final destination which is home at hers to whom this piece was dedicated to. Keep up the good work.
 
2Creativity Description
While this piece is nothing creative, it's still very unique. The dedication and the sudden birth of the whole theme makes sure it is. The emotive engine of the song ignites the heart of the listener for sure, which makes the whol tune both unique and interesting to listen to.

But the creativity part is a part easily misunderstood, as what creativity means to me might sound dull to you, so here I go and write my part of "creativity" as "opinions" ONLY.

My opinions are that no piano should be alone... yes it has to brought into the light and given focus at times, but a violin is a must... as piano "speaks" of the emotions, the violin "screams" of the feelings. To my opinion they complete each other when they are brought together under a harmonic roof of warm pads like you have in your tune. Maybe this is why you felt the music wasn't "complete".

Also in that path to make a "complete" music, maybe blown instruments would do fine too. I'm thinking brass in solo at times. Anyway to me the music sounded actually "complete" but I have to say I understand you where you feel it's not, because even I did miss something in there to give me the ideal enjoyment through this 2 minutes.
 
3Arrangement Description
Technically great. The arrangements of the music structure is just one huge thumb up. The music is constructed around obvious emotions which not only shows but glows in the tune which gives a 4:th dimension to the song, almost like the touch of an unknown shape which you're so familiar with.

The sets of pads, chords and strings are all there to raise the whole music into next level. The use of samples and instruments are good, and every sound form has been placed cleverly to increase the heat and to give the joy to the ride but every ride needs a brake and that's where the drums come in, the slow the process which I hoped they didn't.
 
4Sound QualityDescription
I don't have optimal and ideal hear for this part... So you're gonna have to do without this one ;o)
 
5Does it work as a piece of music Description
 
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