The Charge of the Light Brigade
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
I
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
II
“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
III
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.
IV
Flashed all their sabres bare,
Flashed as they turned in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the sabre stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
V
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell.
They that had fought so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
VI
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
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My "rigs" used to create this and other "faux" metal pieces...
Guitars: 6x Slayer 2 vst
Bass: 2xModo Bass by IKMultimedia
Amps: 5xAmplitude 3 (Engl Powerball, Mesa Boogie TR3, Marshall Stack, Orange 120, etc)
Drums: FPC with 3xHD Metal and 1xHD Rock kits
303: D-16(64 bit) Phoscyon
DAW and Mixdown/Master: FLStudio 20.00.5
Score: MIDI
In the beginning there are two major themes introduced.... the first is the theme of the Light Brigade, it trimmed in regalia and honor...the theme is a bit noble, bold, and proud... this is in the lead guitar. The 2nd in the very complex Bass (Modo Bass by IKMM), is the Russian Cannon line the first theme will eventually charge... the first theme fades into the 2nd to foreshadow the infamous outcome... after the initial stage is set, there will be a progression of variations and new themes that will be separated by the "Balance of war", a soundscape using NI's Massive and a few other elements( cannon shots, and reversed cymbals) to provide the "haze of war"
... I will let you discover the rest on your own..... Enjoy... and play loud for full effect... and affect ;)
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9-29-18 update:
9-13-18:
I think this is nearly done now... added a bit more.. fixed a lot of the compression in the drums, created a whole new ending.. brought in more complex kick builds...
Still a work in progress... I decided to leave the previous version despite it's many problems as ppl seem to like it... give the ppl what they want ...so say-eth the Kinks...
I knew this would be a arduous work... more to come...
