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Song: Faith (Love Remix)
I’ve played with many ideas for adding a melody to “Faith’s” original simple vi-IV-I-V (or i-VI-III-VII in natural minor) progression, but invariably none of them were epic enough to match the scope and majesty of the original arrangement. Eventually I settled on a couple ideas that I liked, so I decided to arrange the song in a more peaceful, quiet setting. Thus we get “Faith’s” Love Remix…
Song: Faith
Technically, I don’t know where this fits musically; the main melody isn’t even a melody – it’s a simple chord progression. The 2nd section is a 4-part harmony (even correctly harmonized for the most part), and the final section is distinctly modern. The instrument mix is all over the place but was designed to be largely “churchy” in nature (hence the organ and choir throughout). The percussion was added as an afterthought because I felt it added some oomph to the epic sections of the song in a way only percussion can do…
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