Aurea Noctis
[Studio Ghibli Anime film musicImpressionism,narcotic-like,low bass drone,medieval taste,little modal color,addictive,archaic,calm,gentle,quiet,Ravel,David Foster,Debussy,positive organ,melodic,tonal,dissonance,European harmonic theory of modern classical music, modal,Dorian mode,Ray scale,Lydian scale,Horngacher Harp played in crystalline tone,High tone must be mixed with strings and Louis Lot flute in airy and breathy tone, orchestral adagio style, beautiful clear melodic line unfolds in the strings from the beginning, short introduction (within 4 bars), strings inner-melody has to be lyrical, flowing and easy to follow, accompaniment must be simple with maximum 2 layers, support harmony sustained while melody moves, The “waving”shape must be played very smoothly with delicate transition, Such transition is done on very fine note such as 64th note or 32th note, sound behaves like continuously morphing texture rather than discrete notes,transition is achieved by extremely small incremental dynamic and spectral changes, no excessive ornaments,instruments answer each other with call and response (not simultaneously), hand over,keep transparency and clarity, one climax with fuller harmony and dynamic expansion, then back to simplicity and quiet ending, warm velvet strings, soft bow pressure, silky legato, diffused orchestral texture, low velocity articulation,all musical transition should be done very smoothly,sound must be well-polished,surface of sound should be polished and shine,each tone is clear and mellow, melodic motion should be distributed across the orchestra,light woodwinds, Elastic rubato, Cyclical breathing of the orchestra, Vertical sound-walls, Non-metric rhythm / Aperiodic, passing naturally between sections,strings should have silky surface,strings should be played more legato and well connected with following notes,less reverb,crystal clear resonance,keep transparency, transparent texture, high-fidelity sound, Dry acoustics,Harp should be played little softer and in the distant as a section of orchestra,] [Intro — Fantasy Language] Aurelia, solena, Mireth aluna, Caelira, lumena, Oriana velis. Solae, solaen, Elaria noctis, Aurea, aurea, Vela morien. [Verse I — Latin] Lux quae venit de silentio, ardet in corde meo. Non est stella, non est ignis, sed memoria sine fine. Per vias caeli procedit, vox antiqua me vocat. Et in umbra noctis profunda, cor meum vigilat. [Fantasy Refrain] Liria solena, Aureth elia, Mira caelora, Selenia. O vera, o vera, Lunaria, lumina, Astra morena, Aeteria. [Chorus — Latin] Lux aeterna, lux secreta, duc me ultra noctem. In tuo lumine abscondito, inveniam me ipsum. Lux aeterna, vox immensa, manet super terram. Et si mundus dormit, cor meum te audiet. [Verse II] Sub astris quae non cadunt, tempus cessat, hora tacet. Flumen caeli sine fine per animam meam transit. Quod amavi non peribit, quod perdidi manet. Nam in corde quod meminit, nihil umquam moritur. [Fantasy Interlude] Elaria… Elaria… Solenai, mirena, Aurelia, caelenai… Vela… vela… Noctis anima… Lunara, lunara, Eterna velis… [Final Chorus] Lux aeterna, lux secreta, duc me ultra noctem. In tuo lumine abscondito, inveniam me ipsum. Et si finis venerit, et si stella cadet, vox tua in corde meo semper manebit. [Outro] Aurelia solena… Aurelia… Lux… Aeterna.
