Sweet Sleep
I know this is purely a songwriting contest. But I just wrote the song words/music, so instead of having a picture of me standing holding a pen, I thought Id have some fun making an animation for it. Sorry its very amateur:)
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This is beautiful, I loved the sound of the harp, soothing and calming, soft and comfortable like the bed she sleeps in! Original and hauntingly beautiful.
Thanks Louise for taking a listen and it means a lot that you liked it
Really Real! David your voice is truly unique. I appreciate it very much. I love the harp and it’s such a joy. i have seriously looked at buying one and think it’s something I’d play a lot if I took the big financial plunge. Any harp recommendations for a beginner? Lovely soft but ambient animation. I also animate so would be interested in chatting more about how and why! I use ‘Dragon Frame’ but I’ve really not had the full opportunity to explore all its features to date. Great job all round. Hope to connect…
P.S. Would you please post a lyric sheet as I’d love to follow along with the lyrics…
Hi Terry
Thanks for the interest in the song. I should make it clear that I am solely the songwriter/arranger and the vocals and harp are performed by two musicians who demoed for me. I can play the harp a little using midi and a Logic Pro add on, but I thought as this contest focuses on acoustic, I’d use a real harp.
The animation is just a bit of fun and nothing to do with the competition, but I used Adobe Character Animator, which is part of the Creative Cloud package. It takes a bit of faffing about in Illustrator to get your character ready, but once in Character Animator, it’s great because the character just follows your own lip and hand movements. Then I put all the layers together in Final Cut. I’m only an amateur at animation. Ive not heard of Dragon Frame before , I’ll check it out.
These are the lyrics to the song
Sweet Sleep
In dark places where shadows lie
truth is stalking your alibi
endless voices drown the night
fading memories crawl to light
Chorus
Come sweet sleep, come to me
Take these fears, let me be
In the soft bed of your womb
In the silence of an empty tomb
Cant erase and can’t forget
The ghostly faces of regret
Staring at you from broken glass
7 years bad luck come at last
Cheers
Dave
Lovely and hypnotic
Thanks Kris , it means a lot to me that you liked it
This is a very haunting song…. Very cinematic…..and I loved the animation….the lyrics are strangely comforting.
Beautiful and haunting.
Many thanks Charlotte and Melissa really glad you liked my little spooky song:)