A moment for the bassists.
Chilling Your Drinks
I can’t even… I… Some of me wants to write this down for future reference if I ever need this for some express… Purposes. But sweet lord. Why did my eyes have to see this?
…Patience, Jacob. Patience.
- A compliment
- A story
- Why you follow me
- If you met me what would you do
- A cute message
- One thing you want to tell me
- One thing you want to know about me
yes
- anythiiiiing
No one asks me stuff :c
I get back from a five-day vacation to see around two breakups, mass rage, and everyone in just a crappy mood overall, all amongst my friends.
I don’t get dis. Apparently I am the glue holding things together ALL THE TIME.
But in all seriousness, I can’t help but feel half-responsible for most of this.
Meh. Just have to keep waiting, I suppose. Either that, or something big is going to happen, and I have to be patient for it. And lately, patience really hasn’t been good with me, nor have I been for patience.
Jonathan Coulton ‘Code Monkey’ For Orchestra by Walt Ribeiro
“Code Monkey have every reason to get out this place”
One of my biggest inspirations is Jonathan Coulton. His songs are licensed Creative Commons, which allows you to remix them, send them to friends, and more. So when I started seeing people arrange his work, I thought “I wonder if I can do that For Orchestra!” And so there you have it – that perhaps JoCo is the reason of how I even came up with this idea in the first place. But after I arranged it, I kept doing other songs every few months, and it wasn’t until a few months ago, when I decided to tackle this head on.
The brass take the ending chorus in this piece, which is a remix of the one I made years ago. I also added a monstrous percussion section: Xylophone, Anvil, Drums, Harp, Orchestra Chimes, Triangle, and Timpani. Looking back at how I was years ago is something that makes me appreciate all the hours I work on my craft. But improvement as a musician isn’t simply about better production, arranging, or writing. Its about being a better person all around. Life is about improvement, and change.
This song means a lot to me, not only because it was the first of all the pieces I had done, but because Coulton’s songs (while covering everything from Ikea, to Zombies) are also about “breaking away from the mold.” He broke away from his job to pursue his dream, and the lyrics of Code Monkey represent that. It could be relationships, friends, your car, or even your career – if you don’t like something you change it. You do this until all the chips fall on your lap, and everything in your life makes you smile. Everything.
It’s the only way to live.
