Drifting Horizons

Drifting Horizons is a JRPG-inspired solo piano piece which takes the listener on an adventure through a fantasy world. This was composed for the Redline Monthly Composing Challenge #5.

I explored combining aspects of RPG music with classical techniques to create a narrative piece that's fun and nice to listen to, but also fleshed out.

The piece is in D minor, and the structure is roughly:
Intro - A - B - Interlude - A' (Am) - B' (Am) - Interlude - B (Recap with Variation) - Outro

For effects, I used some reverb to mimic the sustain pedal, and some tempo automation to simulate rubato to help the performance sound more life-like.

Thanks for listening!

DAW: Cubase 12
VST: Intimate Grand Piano - Spitfire Audio