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Planetary Alignment

by Christian J Rainer

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A grand sci-fi track built predominantly on just two chords.

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THEORY
Arpeggios of E7b9 and Bb7#11 fill the track, generally creating an E half-whole diminished/octatonic scale.
The form is largely ABA, and before the final A, a cadence follows, deviating from the 2 chords repeated all throughout: E7b9, Dmadd9, Cadd9, B7b9. (I7 (V7/IV), bVII-, bVI, V7)
Rhythmically, in the B section, a tabla plays fills broken down to groupings of 16th and 32nd notes varying between lots of 3 and 5, and strings create a hemiola (3:2) pattern for tension as the B section progresses.
Within the B section, cello and violins arpeggiate in opposing directions in a staccato manner, inspired by the Vertigo main theme by Bernard Hermann.
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INSPIRATIONS & INFLUENCES
Bernard Hermann, Hans Zimmer
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Disclaimer:
Everything composed was created using the software Logic Pro X, via software MIDI instruments.
Photo: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Mandel_zoom_08_satellite_antenna.jpg

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released September 16, 2018

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Christian J Rainer Sydney, Australia

Composing on the side for fun and using this as a place to demonstrate my progress as a composer.

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