Tim Forsyth - Rambo First Blood Arp 2

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This was my entry to the Back in Time Live! 2023 music compo and somehow it came 1st place!

Although I was surpised given the quality of the other tracks, I am delighted people liked it enough to vote 😊

Most of the time spent on this tune was trying to get the mix right.

I rebuilt the last part twice from the ground up and while I'm still not entirely happy with the inital impact of the second half, the arps and end make up for it I think. Inspiration for the final race to the end seemingly came out of nowhere. Until I realised I had subconciously ripped off Muse, so I had to pare back the melody a little. I think I got away with it 😊

I am getting more obsessive over the bass in my remixes, and spent far too long trying to get the right shape and sound. (I'm becoming conviced I'm a bass player in another life!).

A few notes about the instruments - the arpeggios were made in a brilliant modular groovebox called Drambo.

Yes, Drambo helped me make Rambo. You couldn't make it up.

Lastly that lazy dreamy synth lead in the first half is from Baby Audio's BA-1.

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