The Rainbow Arch by MrBouzouki published on 2019-07-04T16:13:51Z The surviving medieval priory Lindisfarne is the focus for this track. The priory was re-established in Norman times in 1093 as a Benedictine house and continued until its suppression in 1536 under Henry VIII. The original priory of St Cuthbert's time was long gone by then following the location of the relics of the saint as a result of the Viking scourge. Inspired by "The Rainbow Arch", the track takes it's name from this surviving rib of the crossing vault that survived when the tower above it collapsed. The photo of this arch was taken on one of my visits to Lindisfarne. This track is now part of "The Pilgrims Way Project" exploring the history and natural world of Lindisfarne. Project Playlist soundcloud.com/mrbouzouki/sets/the-pilgrims-way-project Project Website https://www.pilgrims-way.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instrumentation The Rainbow Arch instrumental features strings, violin, flute, a choir backing, synthesizer pad (quite Floyd -like) and uilleann pipes. There was no historical reason to use the pipes as the Irish monks were long gone. It was more to do with the mixture of sounds in this piece. It felt right to my ears. It also features my best approximation of multitracked chanting. The Bell ringing sound FX is classed as Public Domain and is used to add colour to the track from www.freesound.org creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background "The bell is rung for mass and the monks assemble. Whilst singing the chant they gaze up at the rainbow arch and their spirits soar." I wanted to get inside the feeling of the monks in this holy place and was inspired by the surviving rainbow arch to do multiple parts singing the 'Kyrie Eleison' with different vocal timbres and link that into a rapture type section. Genre The Pilgrims Way Project Comment by 1roomstudio Beautiful 💫✨ 2023-07-08T22:04:18Z Comment by TheDelta57 This is so good in every way. I love those pipes. I imagine these sounds fitting those times perfectly! 2020-05-25T20:28:27Z Comment by Monty Cash What a beautiful atmosphere you've created with this piece. Love the choir and the bells. 2020-02-05T13:02:12Z Comment by arcaans Wow! Amazing! <3 2020-01-12T13:40:23Z Comment by Reinis Jaunais This is cool! 2019-12-22T23:00:17Z Comment by Are Charles Pedersen So beautiful! Happy Christmas :-) 2019-12-17T07:20:22Z Comment by Judy Nicholson - Photograph Music Musical journey,mystery of the rainbow ,wonderful Pete 2019-12-03T11:08:22Z Comment by firmu The synth chord is perfect, working as a "pedal" sustaining the tone! 2019-11-16T23:07:05Z Comment by firmu What a great ambiance! 2019-11-16T23:04:31Z Comment by Bruce Klepper | Composer Excellent! You have certainly created the feel and mood! Well done! 2019-11-07T14:04:18Z Comment by Emmazen Absolutely stunning work Pete...beautiful choral work ..it's so incredible you sang all the parts .A lovely and serene piece :-) 2019-11-07T06:30:47Z Comment by kerijohnson Beautiful, love the history & tribute as well! 2019-10-02T03:40:55Z Comment by Blues Guitar Would love to do a version with some Strat on lol! Awesome, Al 2019-09-27T15:47:43Z Comment by Gunnar Sletta I agree that the bagpipe works well in this composition! Quite so :) 2019-09-24T10:49:16Z Comment by Gunnar Sletta The choral ambience is really beautiful! 2019-09-24T10:48:23Z Comment by quarkstrangenesscharm Lovely combination of sounds 2019-09-22T15:30:52Z Comment by N.o.b.S. outstanding piece of music! 2019-09-22T15:26:15Z Comment by J Sedgemore fantastic work 2019-09-05T04:46:59Z Comment by Florian Bochkovsky How did your get gregorian chants , sound really perfect! 2019-09-03T22:46:55Z Comment by Florian Bochkovsky Really nice , i love the ambiance that you created (especially with chants and synths) ! clap clap ! 2019-09-03T22:45:31Z Comment by Still wonderful spiritual quality throughout 2019-09-03T17:01:50Z Comment by Still very dramatic opening 2019-09-03T17:01:24Z Comment by Ricardo da Silva beautiful composition 2019-08-31T12:58:57Z Comment by Tulipe I like Gregorian chant, there are Celtic notes it's really beautiful 2019-08-31T07:33:51Z Comment by Lawrence Farr A truly beautiful piece... 2019-08-30T21:27:16Z Comment by idematoa Nice Piece ! 2019-08-28T15:33:48Z Comment by Chris O (2) Nice touch with the pipes. Lovely capturing of history and architecture. 2019-08-28T03:47:40Z Comment by Jim Lynch Fantastic! The bagpipe was unexpected by fits perfectly. Bring out your dead! 2019-08-27T15:28:13Z Comment by The MillsTone of Goltz Fantastic track Pete. What an atmosphere! 2019-08-27T11:13:09Z