Mountains | Smooth James (2005)

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The Story Behind "Mountains"

I decided to make it a complete "piano music" song - but the raw beat is still available (without the piano and orchestration) and it sounds very different from this final version. it's amazing what a single chord can do to change an entire song! I keep having to remind people that I AM NOT A PIANIST! I'm a drummer, so I do tend to play the piano like a drum at times. :-)

After I made the raw beat with just the drum track and an obscure sample, I played a piano chord one day (2 months later) and the piano part was born! The bass and strings just evolved from that. This is the final version of the track i call, 'Mountains'. It's a reflective piece for me. "These mountains that I climb/ With valleys down below/..."

This is Orchestrated Hip-Hop at it's best!!

- Taurus 7/12/2006

A new beat I'm working on for my Double K Beats collection. I'm working the final arrangement and tweaking some of the sounds.

Emcees, shoot me an email if you want to 'spit hot fire' on this one.

- Taurus 6/26/2006

Genre(s): InstruMental, Down-tempo, Chill, Easy Listening, RnB
Mood(s): chill, reflective, somber, relaxing, romantic
Tempo: Mid-Tempo 96 BPM
Other Descriptions: smooth

MUSIC Type

instrumental, smooth jazz, original piano

MUSIC Use Suggestions

background, relax, lounge

MUSIC Tempo

96 bpm (Medium 81bpm - 110bpm)

MUSIC Moods

romantic, chill sensual, laid back, relaxed, heartwarming, reflective

INSTRUMENTS

drums, bass, synth, piano, strings, cellos, violins