My first single!!
I made this song for Mr. Whitehead's AP Lang class after reading Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton!
Explanations
Love In Winter = Christmas
Ethan Frome is a love story of Ethan and Mattie happening in Starkfield during the snowy winter time. A love story taking place in a cold village… doesn't that sound familiar? Yes, it's just like Christmas! I used chords that reminded me of Christmas to give the contrasting feeling of warm love and cold Christmas weather.
Freshness & Crunchiness of Winter Snow
I used EQ to highlight the higher pitch (around 1500Hz or above) for my vocal. This emphasizes the “th” / “sh” / “ch” / “s” / ... sound, giving the feeling of the crunchy snow ❄️.
Roaring Regret
No spoilers, but... something sad happens to the main characters, so I expressed the regrets they would've felt through the roaring bass sound.
Smash!
Throughout the story, the narrator tries to figure out what the "smash-up" is. I put a smash sound on the drum beat to express the "smash-up".
Simple Lyrics
I wrote generalizable, simple lyrics so that not only Ethan and Mattie, but anybody who's going through a difficult time with their friends can understand and relate with the song.
Summer break
Jun - Aug, 2024
I realized that my pronunciations were unclear and the audio was muddy in the original release, so I rerecorded, remixed, and remastered it.
I released the new version through TooLost this time. Use this link to listen to the music
Winter break
Dec 23, 2023 - Jan 1, 2024
I made some final edits and released the single through DistroKid.
I used a random cool photo that I took on a NJ highway as my album cover photo. I'm going to replace it once I film the music video with David.
Performance
Nov 30, 2023
I sang in class using the equipment that I got for the busking club lol. I'll post the video one day.
The due date
is the day that I'm most productive 😼
(actually had one day extension tho)
Nov 29 Version
I finished writing the lyrics and melody for the second part as quickly as possible. I was rushing too much, so my voice quality isn't the best lol.
Fall break
Nov 23 - 26, 2023
Nov 26 Version
I wrote some lyrics, made some melodies, and recorded them.
The lyrics originally started with "We're under the snow," but I changed it to "Submerged under snow" because that sounds a bit more interesting.
Nov 23 Version
Basic synth chords, bass, and drum beat!
I made the chords a while ago using Logic Pro (trial version 🤫). The combination of the chords gave me a winter feeling, so I chose to use it for this project.