Second Guess | Project: Phantasia -Blinding Dawn-

My track from Project: Phantasia -Blinding Dawn-, the sequel to Project: Phantasia, once again organized by ‪@SpiralFlip‬! The theme of this album was "defining your justice," so I attempted to tell a story of when the main character (Heilgar) begins to question the sense of justice ingrained into her by her nation.

Check out the full album (it's peak):

YouTube:    • 【Project: Phantasia II -Blinding Dawn-】- F...  
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4yLmly...
Bandcamp: https://spiralflip.bandcamp.com/album...

CREDITS

Music: Bigg Milk (me)
Mastering Engineer: PliXoR ‪‪@plixormusic‬
Album Organizer: ‪@SpiralFlip‬
https://spiralflip.carrd.co
Co-Organiser: Len_licht
Cover/Character Illustration: 나팔 NapaL
https://x.com/Ve_Xillum
Logo/Jacket Design: yy_artwork
https://x.com/yy_artwork
Special Thanks: 白｡, Sol, Yo Kaze

LORE

Project: Phantasia Blinding Dawn follow Heilgar, the princess of a formidable holy empire. Her lineage granted her powerful divine light magic granted by the goddess of light to whom the empire pledges its faith. The empire believes that spreading the word and guidance of their goddess by expanding their reign is their divine mission. Heilgar was raised believing in this mission, but a seed of doubt was eventually planted in her mind.

With this piece, I attempted to tell the story of the moment that the seed of doubt was sown: during one of her first real battles of conquest in service to the empire.

The first section is from the perspective of the village that the empire has its sights on. The villagers, backed up with reinforcements from a nearby garrison, have hastily set up their defenses in preparation for the empire's attack. They sing a prayer hymn to the goddess of light, asking for protection.

The next section introduces the empire's army as they make their final battle preparations. It's here that we are first introduced to Heilgar's theme.

Next is a moment of silence as the two forces stare each other down before battle. The silence is broken by the sounds of war horns the the rumble of an army's charge into battle.

The next section is the actual battle. The sides trade blows, and Heilgar even takes a heavy hit. But ultimately, the empire prevails.

The final section shows the aftermath of the battle. It's here that Heilgar realizes that the villagers and soldiers she slaughtered worship her goddess, perhaps by noticing various holy symbols around the town. If the empire's goal is the spread the good word of their goddess, why did this town of believers have to die?

And that's it for my piece! Hopefully, that little story-shaped thing aligned with the themes of the album, and I hope you enjoyed it :D

CHAPTERS

0:00 The Conquered
1:00 The Empire's Sword
2:05 Prayer Hymn
2:31 Call to Arms
2:52 Battle
3:28 Stunned
3:47 Rally
4:23 Aftermath

DISCORD

Check out this Discord if you like music and stuff. I occasionally post work-in-progress stuff there if you're interested in that :D
  / discord  

ORCHESTRATION

Strings

Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Celli
Basses

Woodwinds

Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Cor Anglais (English Horn)
Clarinet I
Clarinet II/Bass Clarinet
Bassoon/Contrabassoon

Brass

Trumpets I, II, III
Horns I, II, III, IV
Trombones I, II
Bass Trombone
Tuba

Voice

Children's Sopranos
Children's Altos
Sopranos
Altos
Tenors
Basses

Percussion

Sus Cymbal
Sizzle Cymbal
Piatti
Bass Drum
Timpani
Snare
TamTam
Gong
Triangle
Anvil
Glockenspiel
Tubular Bells

Other

Harp
Piano

TOOLS

DAW: Cubase Pro 12
VSTs: Cinematic Studio Strings, Cinematic Studio Solo Strings, Cinematic Studio Brass, Cinematic Studio Woodwinds, Symphony Series Percussion (Native Instruments), Choir Essentials (Strezov Sampling), The Grandeur (Native Instruments)
Effects: Standard EQ, Reverb, and Limiter from Cubase; Ozone Elements 11
Video Production: OBS Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro

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