-SerenityofSilence-

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WhenMozartwascomposingattheendofeighteenthcentury,
thecityofViennawassoquietthatfirealarmscouldbe
givenverbally,byashoutingwatchmanmountedontopof
St.Stefan`scathedral.Intwentyfirst-centurysociety,
thenoiselevelissuchthatitkeepsknockingourbodies
outoftuneandoutoftheirnaturalrhythms.Thisever
increasingassaultofsounduponourears,minds,and
bodiesaddstothestressloadofcivilizedbeings
tryingtoliveinahighlycomplexenviroment.

-StevenHalpern-



Thoughts.

Rightatthisverymomentit`shardtodescribehowIfeel,
it`sjustsooverwhelming.Thesongcameoutbetterthan
Icouldhaveeverimagined,butthat`snottheonlyreason.
Itjustfeelssodamngood,andatthesametimealsoso
bittersweettobeapartfromsomeoneyou`dgiveyourlife
andheartfor.FromthesemixedemotionsIoftenfindthe
rightmoodtocompose,andatleasttomemymusicrepresents
thepurestandmostbeautifulwaytotelltheworldhowyou
feelandwhatyouwishtoexpress.Musicisalsolikeadiary,
adiaryofemotions.I`veoftensaidthatwhenI`mlistening
tosomesongofminethatit`slikereadinganopeneddiary.
IcantellyoupreciselyhowIfeltatthetimeIwasmaking
thatparticularsong,andit`sbasiclyreallyjustanamazing
thinghowfeelingsturnintonotes,melodies,andmusic.

On"SerenityofSilence"Icanverywelltellyouhowmuch
Icanhearbelongingforsomeone,ithasanemotionalcharge
likeneverbefore.Ithasthepuredesiretobeclose,tobe
honestandgoodtoyourheart`schosenone.Andwith`inall
thisIcanhearthatearth`spurestemotiondesiringtoreach
outforthesky,andpaintthefeelingsofdevotionwithtears
fromyoureyes.TheIntropartwhichIcomposedlastforthe
songgivesthewholesongareallynicecontrast.Itisthe
onlypartIcoulddescribeasmelancholic,thoughinarather
mellowmood/sense.Thisreflectsthebittersweetfeelinglove
sometimescausestoaperson.Everysinglethought,smileand
whisperyouimaginefeelssorightful,sostrongandgood,
sorealandunique.Loveandfeelingofcaringisthemost
genuinefeelingI`vefeltinmyentirelife.

Icannotimaginewhatcouldgivememore
pleasurethandedicatingthissongtoyou,
AnnMaryH.withallmyheartandsoul.



Abitofpoetry.

HerearesometinylittlepoemsI`vewroterecently.

#1)Howwouldyoufeelifloveisright,
righttheretoholdyoutight,
lovethatwouldneverdie,
withsomeonewhowouldlove,notlie.

#2)Outoftheblue,
yougavemeaclue,
butwhatcouldIfind,
whenthere`snooneyourkind.

#3)Deepdowninmysoul,
IknowIwantmore,
it`syouwhoIadore,
it`syouI`mreadyfor.

#4)Lifeisanongoingbattleofsurvival,
withyouI`dlovetoseeitalltheway,
foreverloveandcherishyoursoul,
keepitwarmandsafe.



EarthlyThoughts.

FromadustyroomtotheworldaroundIpresentyoumylatest
effort,"SOS".Twopianosareplayingtheleadingrolesonmy
rather"barouqish"melodylines,asthemostbizarrethingsare
happeningintheback.Basiclythesongonlyhasanironicview
ofSerenity,orofSilence,nottomentionsomethingthatsounds
sopeacefulasthewholetitleinfull.Iseemtohavecontinued
myweird/oddchoseofvocal/speechsamplesagain.Someofyou
mightrecognizeKeanuReeves`svoice,takenfromthebrilliant
movie"TheMatrix"andplacedinthebeginningoftheintropart,
andthepornymoanandX-ratedstuffIknowatleastyourparents
wouldn`tlikeyoutoknowanythingabout;)Btw,Idownloaded
theorgysoundsfromsomesamplesite,theyaren`tsampledbyme.

OnceagainIhadcomeupwithmorematerialIcoulduse,almost
enoughfortwoindividual/separatesongs,buttheywouldhave
soundedtoomuchthesame,soIdecidedtodoonewhichwouldn`t
soundrepetive,atleastwhatcomestothemelodylines.Imight
aswellrevealthatseveralsongsyou`veheardfrommeinthepast
(forexample"OutofTheBlue")hadplentyofstuffwhichweren`t
usedinthesong,patternsandmelodieswhichwerequitefaraway
fromthetheme/moodofwhichthesongsmostlywereabout.Inthe
futureyoumightverywellhearfamiliarsoundingsa