27 December 2007
Song: Human Nature (Edgen)
)Published on December 27th, 2007 @ 08:30:13 pm, using 636 words, 127 views
Once in a while I will grab a song I like, and tell you exactly what I like in it. This way it's not only becoming clear to you what I like, but it will also help me unveil the good.
For the first song, I chose Human Nature, from Edgen. I made this decision based on the fact that it is freely downloadable, so you should be able to listen to it as well (and that I am a huge fan of Justin ;) ). It's located here:
http://edgen.hostpaw.com/edgen_human_nature.mp3
As I mentioned earlier, songs ought to have a message within them. Justin (Edgen) gave a detailed description with his song, which I copied for you:
genre: Mood/Cello/Piano
It's in our nature to kill ourselves. It's in our nature to fall over the troubled hardships of life and it seems as though everyone has had a turn for the worst. It's in our nature to help those who are in time of need and it's in our nature to just as easily ignore them. It's in our nature to completely think only of ourselves.
All I can ask at the moment is.. "When? When will we start giving a ...."
This a sad tune for a sad and yet another depressing Friday.
Credits: justin r. durban
Cello Sample by Claire Fitch
As you obviously stated, the description is really depressing, and glows with despair. Play the song (if you haven't done that already), and you will probably feel a similar depression as mentioned in the description. I will try to delve a bit deeper in the song now, and tell you what exactly gave me that sad and hopeless feeling.
The first thing that you'll notice when listening to Human Nature, is the simple piano melody, which plays throughout the piece. Somehow, this melody alone has a great deal of sadness within it, while maintaining amazingly simple (see the figure).
This melody, combined with the harmonies Justin created, provides a really depressing sensation. Though, sometimes he hits the "F" note with his left hand, and this gives a spark of hope, before being tossed back in the abyss.
As the piece build, elements are added. A cello, some violins, a flute, bass etc. Especially the flute part adds a great deal of emotion to the song, at least in my ears. The first time the flute occurs is at 2:18.
The song continues with extra notes being played on the piano, and a more prominent string section. Eventually, at 4:40, an extra flute kicks in. These instruments will continue to play until 5:35, when everything fades out.
So far for the description of the song. Now on with the madness, as I will try to write down the exact feelings that occur when listening. It's worth mentioning (again) that my feeling can differ from yours, will differ from yours. This is a good thing though, and if you ever feel the need to write down your feelings, there is a comment button below this item, so use it.
As weird as it might sound, Human Nature doesn't make me depressed at all. The whole song itself is full of it, but somehow listening to this song makes me feel in peace with myself, in peace with who I am, and what I am not. The only part that doesn't support that is the flute part at 2:18, that just is depressing.
Ok, this item isn't quite finished yet, but it will be in the future. I still have loads of stuff to learn, and eventually use to help me describe everything in a clearer way.
One last thing, if you liked Human Nature, make sure to check out more of Justin's stuff (www.edgen.com/music), particularly "En Terra", "Humanity", and "Lost".
Erik
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