And here’s the magical clicky things:

Carbon Destruction in iTunes:

Well, my answer happens to be that this blog is really just my news blog, for music releases, videos, etc. I didn’t really have a personal blog to put whatever I felt like. So that’s why my new one is. My personal blog for whatever randomness I feel like randomly speaking.

Anyway, you can get to it by the “Blog” link on the site navigation up on the top of the location of the site that you are on. Or you can click here. I would highly suggest you subscribe to it. It’s very simple, and lets you get new posts magically via email, or RSS. Excitingness.

Download Bathroom Ensemble (Kontakt, 8 patches, 90MB .zip)

Donate, by buying my album, Carbon Destruction (not only do you support my musical endeavors, you also get a nice 15-track Orchestral/Electronica album for your enjoyment and pleasure!)

New: Demo 2:
Bathroom Ensemble Demo 2 by Jeremiah Pena

Demo 1:

Bathroom Ensemble Demo by Jeremiah Pena

The recording process for this library was rather strange. I own a very cheap (under $10) microphone, which sounds pretty terrible, and just about the noisiest house known to humanity. I figured out a post-processing method where I used a noise remover and gate to rid the recording of as much background noise as possible, then applied Roomworks reverb at 100% mix, removing the background noise completely, and giving the samples a roomy (bathroom) feel.

Patches:

Yes, it’s track 6 of Planetary Ending, which is coming along nicely (besides being even more stylistically-insane than Carbon Destruction).

Not What it Is

An atmospheric journey from calmness to electronic drums and distorted pads.

Wonderful

Enemy Elimination

Quite an odd experimental orchestral/electronic/action track, encompassing things such as: Electric guitars, very large acoustic and electronic percussion, strings, water (yes, water), brass, and some synths.

Welcome to the End

Just a little song I wrote to the end of the world. I consider this my single best track I have ever composed, with the most emotional impact.

In the Unknown

This is one of my more calm and atmospheric tracks (but not as much as Welcome to the End).

Return to Destruction.

I’ve decided that Carbon Destruction will have one more track before it is officially “finished.” That would make it 14 tracks, plus the bonus track, for a total of 15 tracks long. The final track will be a tribute to the first track, Carbon Destruction (which the album is named after), and will be titled… Return to Destruction. I’ve already started the compositionizing process, and have about half the song done. It most likely won’t be finished for a while, however.

One last thing: Once the final track is in place, I’m planning to use CDBaby‘s service to get Carbon Destruction on all the major (and many not-so-major) digital distribution sites. That includes iTunes, Zune, Amazon, Rhapsody, and a ton of others. Sound good? It does to me too!

That’s right! For 2 days, Carbon Destruction is 40% off, at only $2.99 for 13 songs! The deal ends at noon March 25, so get it now!

I decided to incorporate some French Horn, something I haven’t used much on Carbon Destruction, along with the usual orchestra and synth ensemble. There’s some interesting background percussion as well. Please let me know what you think! And if you like it, tell your friends (or acquaintances, or just some random person in the Walmart parking lot).

Check out the whole album on my Music page.

Let’s start out with Carbon Destruction, my idea of what happens when you mix various styles of Electronica, Orchestral, and Rock together. It starts off a bit slow, but builds up, and wait till the last third to get some nice electric guitar:

Next is Arkonia, which I’ll loosely classify as trance, although some elements don’t fit in that category:

And finally, there’s Ceremonial Paradox, a strange mix of styles, with instruments ranging from synth leads, bells, pads, taiko drums, and a solo viola and cello:

Note: The two unofficial tracks were tracks that were not used in the game.

Download Full Soundtrack (.zip, 17MB)

Tracks:

1. Menu Theme (0:44)

2. Main Theme (1:50)

3. Secret Sadness (1:32)

4. Tadari Clan (2:00)

5. Aggressive Fire (1:44)

6. Dark Magic (1:55)

7. Quiet Winds (1:52)

8. (Unofficial) Main Theme – Alternate Version (1:50)

9. (Unofficial) Action Track (1:42)

I went for an emotional approach with this song. It starts off darkly, but then moves into a short solo piano section, before going into a 60 second emotional build up to full orchestra. Here’s the song:

Please tell me what you think of the song (with the magical little comment form down below).

Please let me know what you think!

Please tell me what you think (with the magical comment form down below).

Completely off subject, I’ve been thinking of adding Google Friend Connect integration into this site, so that you can log in/comment/follow with your Google/Blogger account. Tell me what you think of that idea as well.

Also completely off subject (but on the subject of the previous off subject section), I’ve been thinking of adding Facebook integration into this site, so that you can log in/comment/follow with your Facebook account. Tell me what you think of that idea as well.

Quelxtro

Quelxtro was my first attempt at using entirely self-created modulation. Instead of relying on the instrument plugin to do modulation of panning, filters, etc, I simply used track plugins, and did it all myself. Even though it takes more time, the result sounds better, and more professional.

Most of the instruments were either free plugins, or came with Cubase Studio 5. For the main leads and bass, I used Superwave P8 (Great free synth for trance-style leads). The pads were mainly Synth1, with some free presets I downloaded. The main percussion (kick, hi hat, snare, cymbal), was from drum-kits for HalionOne. And the electronic sweeps and hits were included with Cubase Studio 5.

However, some percussion (big sweeping drum hits, and glitch-like effect), was from Stormdrum 2.

So we simply decided to format the drive and reinstall Windows Vista. I already had all my files backed up so it wouldn’t be that bad.

And so we did so, and now I’m very happy we did it! Windows seems to fast, clean, and awesome now. Now I’m just going through the process of installing all necessary software (with an emphasis on necessary); mostly music creation stuff. My next New Year’s Resolution is to not install anything I won’t use a lot or don’t need. I’m going to try to keep the computer as fast and clean as possible. Let’s just hope that I can manage doing that.

Well, the secret project previously known as Dreamscape has now sort of failed, so I’ve decided to take it into my own hands. It started out as a storyline for a book, and became a private role play via email. However, it died out pretty fast. But I feel that the storyline is the best I’ve ever come up with. So I’m going to attempt to write a book out of it. So my 3rd New Year’s Resolution is to actually finish it. (Everyone bug me to work on it, just not too much. If you bug me too much, I’ll get annoyed and give up.)

So here’s the basic storyline in a confusing description:

Imagine that there are 2 realities, like 2 seperate universes. We (humans) live in both realities. I will call them Reality 1 and Reality 2.

When we are awake, we are in Reality 1, but when we sleep, our conscience goes to Reality 2 while we are dreaming.

Our dreams are Reality 2.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the two realities were switched. When we were awake, we were in Reality 2, and when we were asleep, we were in Reality 1. But something happened.

A species of creatures came and started hunting humans in Reality 2. They were killing more and more people, and the human race was dying off.

But a group of people got together, and figured out a way to use Quantum energy to switch the two realities, and to distort Reality 2.

So after that, Reality 1 was our main Reality 2, and because of the Distortion of Reality 2, our dreams are extremely random, and the creatures can no longer hunt us.

The book starts when the Quantum energy distorting Reality 2 is slowly starting to fail. It will slowly get worse until it finally breaks completely, and Reality 2 is no longer distorted. When that happens, the creatures can hunt us again and kill off the human race.

So, yeah. I hope that actually made sense…

Use the magical comment form to bug me about doing it.

Well, I hope the next year is going to be a good one. And I will attempt to stick to my New Year’s resolution of posting a lot more. At least twice a week. So, goodbye, till later.

Download Full Album (44MB zipped)

Track listing:

1. Sudden Attack (1:12)

2. Canyon Chase (1:18)

3. Trewquio (2:52)

4. Ultimate Evil (1:27)

5. Sterzo (2:33)

6. Nextro (4:15)

7. Inxtro (3:24)

8. Random Percussion Song (0:46)

9. Dynasty of Drums (1:32)

10. Death Beat (1:08)

11. Mayhem (Modified Death Beat) (1:08)

12. Esrever (2:33)

13. Sdrawkcab (2:11)

14. The Snail and the Log (2:05)

15. The Discovery (1:21)

16. Kantoka (1:42)

17. Dreamscape Theme (3:31)

18. Monra War (3:10)

19. Defeat (1:52)

20. Otherland (2:48)

TriJourney Studios Music by Jeremiah Pena is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://jeremiahpena.com/site/contact.

Even after having my Zune HD for slightly over 24 hours, I absolutely love of. It is the best portable media player I have ever used. I am even typing this blog post on the device’s web browser, which is incredible as well. And the auto-correct feature is a lifesaver! Well, it hasn’t saved my life, but you know what I mean.

On to the topic of New Year Resolutions, I’m setting a goal to do blog posts more often. I sometimes look back at my number of previous posts, and see the measly number of them. I should do them much more often.

Now that I can do posts from anywhere I have a wifi connection, I’m planning on doing them more often.

Also, feel free to brag about what gifts you recieved in the comments!

Dynasty of Drums

This was entirely made with Stormdrum 2. I hope you enjoyed it!

Kantoka

Let me know what you think!

This song is probably my best combination of the two,  created for a project known only as “Dreamscape.” Have a listen:

Dreamscape Theme

More info might come in the future, or it may remain secret until the end of time itself…

Defeat

For all you people who like the details, here they are:

Instruments:

• Trumpets
• French Horns
• Trombones
• Tubas
• Violins
• Violas
• Cellos
• Basses
• Cymbal
• Taiko Drum Ensemble
• Tom Drums
• Various Metal Objects
• Superball bowed Gongs
• Malaysian Djembe

Software/Hardware Used:

• Cubase Studio 5
• East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Silver
• East West Quantum Leap Stormdrum 2
• SIR (Reverb Plugin)
• M-Audio Oxygen 49 (MIDI Controller)
• Compressor

Otherland

I’m going to do something I haven’t done before: List the instruments in the song.

• Flutes
• Oboes
• Trumpets
• French Horns
• Trombones
• Violins
• Violas
• Cellos
• Contrabass
• Piano
• Cymbal
• Tubular Bells
• Glockenspiel
• Superball played Gongs
• Various Metal Percussion
• Taiko Drum Ensemble
• Tom Drum Ensemble
• Solo Voice
• Choir
• Choir Shouts

#1: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, by Hans Zimmer

This is overall my favorite soundtrack in the universe. It has everything you expect in a soundtrack. Furious action, gentle sections of amazement and mystery, epic statements, and quirky, unexpected parts.

The action music in the near 11 minute long “I Don’t Think Now is the Best Time” is absolutely stunning. There’s spiccato violin throughout the whole song underneath the layers of brass and cellos/basses.

My favorite track has to be “Up is Down.” It has great percussion, and a definite Celtic influence, bouncing along through the song. The main theme repeats in the French Horns, as the rest of the symphony plays along, with plenty of 16th note madness.

#2: Transformers: The Score, by Steve Jablonsky

The first Transformers Score well outshone it’s sequel’s score. It has some of the most epic music I’ve ever heard, along with some great action tracks. Steve Jablonsky perfectly melds acoustic with electronic. The orchestra and electronics fuse nicely together, creating a tone fit for a movie filled with alien robots.

The two things I love most about this music is the themes, and the percussion. The percussion is absolutely huge, and pounds through the score, accompanied by awesome themes, usually played by French Horns, or in some cases, a solo cello.

Arrival to Earth is one of my favorite songs of all time, capturing the awe and wonder of the scene. Unfortunately, the theme is only heard once in the entire score. Scorponok is a wonderful action track, showcasing the amazing percussion of the score, and a cool repeating electric bass. About halfway through, we hear the theme most often equated with Transformers, which strangely is not a highly used melody. It’s only heard about two other times, in which is is buried underneath more prominent sections.

#3: The Dark Knight, by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard

Suspense is the definition of this soundtrack. It is much better than the Batman Begins soundtrack, especially with the influences of the Joker in it.

I’m one who never liked the original 1900′s Batman music. So this music highly pleases me. It has almost nothing in common with it. This score is extremely dark, gritty, and suspenseful. Hans Zimmer decided to go with something far from the ordinary for the Joker’s theme. Instead of your usual notes and chord sequences, it’s a single, shrill, almost fire-truck-alarm like note, slowly rising higher and higher. The suspense this one note creates is unbelievable, especially when combined with the electronic, dissonant rhythms that come to define this score.

Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of trailer music. Trailer Music (also known as immediate music), is an interesting genre. Rather than fitting music to video, the editors often fit the video to the music. A studio will purchase a license to use music for their movie trailer.

Well, anyway, I’ve found that trailer music often gets to a far higher height of what I would call “epic awesomeness,” than what your average movie soundtrack does. Sure, the Pirates of the Caribbean theme might be awesome, but it never makes it up to the sheer power of trailer music.

So, as I almost always do, I decided to write music in the style of what I was listening to. So I wrote some Epic (or what I hope is epic) trailer music. If you want to use it in your own trailer (or anything else), just contact me at jcoaster2007@gmail.com.

So, here’s the actual song! You finally get to listen to it after all that rambling!

The Discovery

The Discovery is Copyright © 2009 Jeremiah Pena/TriJourney Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Original Post Link (For those of you viewing this on Facebook): http://jeremiahpena.com/site/2009/10/the-discovery/

Ultimate Evil

Trewquio

The Snail and The Log

Sudden Attack

Sterzo

Sdrawkcab

Nextro

Inxtro

Esrever

Dark Troubles – Fight (Played at Seminary Talents and Treats)

Dark Troubles – Evil Attacks

Dark Troubles – Desert

I’ve been sort of ignoring this site for a while. Trying to get an entire site back to how it used to be, after being destroyed, is a quite large task. The thought of having to add all the pages back,edit all the content, add music and videos, and do blog posts just makes me faint in the fingers and brain.

But, on a much better note, I have my first large game music project, Dirkels. Dirkels is a medieval platformer RPG, with lots of fighting, quests, and other cool stuff. It’s going through a large remake, and when it comes back, will have music by me. I’m writing all the music for the game. So far I’ve composed the Main Theme (some of my best work), and the Tadari Theme. The music so far ranges from playful, celtic style, to dark, brass filled sequences and epic action type music.

I’ve gone through over 4 rewrites of the main theme, and have finally arrived on the final version. I’ve got some more songs to complete soon also. The game is set to come out November, so I really need to hurry, but with all the other stuff I have to do, it’s difficult.

I’ll have some teasers of the music up soon, and once the game comes out, I’ll probably be releasing a downloadable soundtrack.

Well, now that that is out of the way, I have something very strange coming in the next sentence! I use a lot of commas. Yeah. I just figured that out. If you look at some of the sentences higher up, they’re highly comma-filled. I don’t know if that is good, or bad. At least it gives people who read out loud the chance to breath a lot.

Because of the attack, I had to completely reinstall WordPress here, and as a result, I’m going to have to redo the entire site. Please be patient as I remake the whole site.

Here’s more info on the attack. If you have a WordPress site, PLEASE READ THIS: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/old-wordpress-versions-under-attack/