blair's blógado gigante » Thunderous & Dark

Music: “The Oracle Speaks”

blairblends — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:49:01 +0000

A new track that’s just come off the mastering rack. Careful, it’s hot like fries from Whataburger at 3 in the morning!

Music: In Pursuit (with alternate)

blairblends — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:42:33 +0000

I’m keeping up my end of the bargain to continue to share music I’ve created, and this time you’re getting two for the price of one: a “cue” along with its alternate version (more violin and guitar articulations).

Very thunderous and energetic…also pretty funky (if people still say that).

Music: “Security Breach”

blairblends — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:39:26 +0000

I haven’t posted any music for a while, and I’m feeling whimsical. So, I’m going to dig up tracks from 2007 that nobody has heard! (Well, except my friend Kyle and my agent.)

We’ll start off with this one! Enjoy.

Music: “The Hajj”

blairblends — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:41:13 +0000

If you’ve never read about Hajj, you will no doubt find it interesting and worth your respect, regardless on your feelings of religion in general. Here’s a cue to go with the trek that people make at least once in their lives — often at the expense of their own life.

Music: “The Ascent”

blairblends — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:36:53 +0000

Rolling out lots of masters in the next week. First up is a piece from 2007 that never got the proper master treatment. Now, it’s finished. Enjoy!

Music: “Taking Souls”

blairblends — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:17:05 +0000

Fresh off the…assembly line (?).

This one is hard to describe. It incorporates a lot of sound design done in Absynth 4 and Guitar Rig. I have also dipped into my arsenal of crazy, raging, angry guitars.

The production phase was a procedural experiment for me, cutting music specifically to picture. I can’t post the images, but I can definitely post the music. It starts off slow with some of the sound design, but quickly evolves into an angry, thunderous beat-down.

Music: “Let’s Kick Some Ass”

blairblends — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:11:46 +0000

I'm not even 5% this cool or badass.

A few years ago, I had the distinct privilege of making friends with some Marine bloggers and public relations personnel from Regimental Combat Team 6 at Camp Ramadi in Iraq. However, in the blog world, we call them the Fightin’ 6th Marines.

In interacting with the bloggers, in particular Staff Sergeant DeBoard, I was able to get a very interesting perspective into our presence in Iraq. I’ve seen some incredible photos from their blog (second link above), read some stories that make feel like I don’t necessarily deserve to be alive in a sense, and all-in-all come closer to the Middle East than I ever imagined.

This overlapped with the biggest “leap” so far in my musical journey. With the picture, videos, stories, and suggestions from RCT-6 and Staff Sergeant DeBoard’s input and advice, I was able to craft many original tunes. At first, they had a somewhat ethereal, Eastern feel to them. However, the more I got to know the Fightin’ 6th Marines and became more familiar with their day-to-day lives, the more the music turned into fierce, raging guitar-driven anthems.

The high point for me was having RCT-6 use some of my original music [that they inspired] in one of their fascinating videos. So now…I’m giving one back.

This one’s for you, guys. Whether you’re back state-side or still in the sand, let’s kick some ass.

Music: ‘Antigen’

blairblends — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:28:01 +0000

Despite the howling winds outside (and their inherent distraction), I was able to get a track done in one sitting this morning. As with most of my shorter pieces, it’s created with advertisements for TV/film in mind.

Feel free to have a listen and let me know what you think! May do a breakdown or “talk through” on this one shortly, not sure.