Serengeti Serenade

By Leland Thomas Faegre

Story Behind the Music: On the Korg Triton, there is a patch described as 'Song of Africa' that served as the inspiration for this work.  It is not unusual for pre-set patches to be quite enough to evoke a creative response and the Triton very much lived up to its reputation.  This composition was another of those that wrote itself.  Written early in 2002 on a recently purchased Triton LE, it remained without an instrumental chorus until late in 2004 when I began in earnest to arrange and produce what became quite a departure from my typical compositional style.  Though I have never visited the Serengeti, I believe this ambient soundscape encapsulates the African environment of the 'Dark Continent.'  Close your eyes and enjoy the Serengeti...

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"...solidly crafted…composition, arrangement, performance and production.  You did a really good job of creating an impression of the Serengeti. I thought your chordal and melodic choices were good and the sounds were excellent...."

---Taxi, August 2, 2005

"...it sounds like you have created some interesting soundscapes...cool orchestration...you have some good vibes going here..."

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