Unchained

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"Freedom" is the theme of this week's soundshoot. I think... there're a few ways to portray freedom, such as wide space, sky, breaking out, flying or running. These ideas suits an upbeat track a lot, but I'm gonna do some contrast this time. The fact that human only appreciate freedom after being bounded, just like how students long for holidays because of exams.

In order to bring out more flavour for freedom, I'm starting the track with a sub-theme "bondage". It's like being thrown into prison and chained, mixture of despair and loneliness. The most obvious way to bring this out is by adding sound effect of chain. Heavy reverb for drums adds on to the confined space and stiffness in mood. By using strings at low pitch kinda feels like attempting to struggle.

Shifting from minor chords to more major chords, I'm bringing in the "freedom". It comes in mild at first, showing a dim light found in this eternal darkness, a possible exit. Strings are played in higher range for the heavenly effect. The main melody is a variation from the first half, with heavier impact. Overall, the second half is like a bird break off from its chain and turbo burst into the sky.

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Unchained - Adam Jong

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*Update*

This is surprising, I thought I didn't do good enough for this theme, but it is announced that "Unchained" is no.3 for the week! Two no.3 soundshoots in a row with "Peacemaker" of previous week, never could have done any better than this.

"Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love."
-Lamentations 3:32-

It is often confused if we are bounded by some earthly restriction or having enough freedom to live. I guess human just never learn to give thanks for what we are blessed with. No matter what, God has freed us from the bondage of sin, it's up to us to have that step of faith, Amen.