In the Shadows

by @florian · @cbmagic

Liner Notes

#aivocals #pop #ballad

Some days ago, I tried to capture the rainy night outside my window with a felt piano and celesta. Then this morning I chanced upon Carl's lyrics Whispered Secrets, https://fiftyninety.fawm.org/songs/298864. His notes suggested a more meditative song, but we felt the two would form a nice match.

You're hearing the AI vocalist Solaria, over virtual instruments from Native Instruments - Noire, Cuba, Lores - and Vienna Symphonic Libraries - celesta, strings, brass.

Lyrics

In a world full of light
Where everyone can see
There's a place that I go
Where no one follows me

Hiding out from the glare
In twilight's veil
In the shadows I find
My own tale

In the shadows
Where secrets lie
In the shadows
Away from prying eyes
In the darkness
I can finally be free
In the shadows
In the shadows...
Where it's only me

When the sun goes down
And the night is near
I find my refuge
There is no fear

Every whisper I hear
Every hiddden glance
In the shadows I can
Take my chance

In the shadows
Where secrets lie
In the shadows
Away from prying eyes
In the darkness
I can finally be free
In the shadows
In the shadows...
Where it's only ... me

Comments

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Well done. The words have lot of power and I love how the percussion adds a slightly unsettled feel to everything else.
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Mmmm, this makes my body reverberate in all the good ways. There are so many lovely musical textures here. The lyric flows so nicely, and, dang, that AI singer does it justice. So much is left unsaid here, which makes it all the more mysterious. That chorus really lifts off in an effective way
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Intriguing theme! The music fits the lyrics very nicely and those vocals are just too beautiful. The tempo adds the perfect vibe. What a fantastic collab!
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This is fab. The lyrics are so expressive and strong in the story telling and the work done on the orchestration is spot on. The AI voice adds a lot and it takes time and a lot of effort to get the voice sounding like this, like any 'instrument' it has to be mastered. Bravo!
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I bought Synthesizer V a year ago and spent about an hour with it and thought, "That's nice" and haven't done anything with it since. Now I've heard a couple of songs by Solaria and...I'm in love. I've only got a voice called "Kevin" that, again, I didn't really experiment with much to see how realistic I could make "him". This tune with Solaria though is INCREDIBLE!! ❤️
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The reason why the name is Whispered Secrets is because In the Shadows was taken by someone else on the challenge.
We can change it if you think we should.
[FAWM]