Tim: For your delectation, a cracking synth tune.
https://soundcloud.com/oriononline/beginning-of-my-heartbreak
Tom: Crikey, that’s good.
Tim: Or, to put it more precisely, a cracking synth tune somewhat in need of a vocal. Last time we looked at Orion, I wanted an instrumental version; now, I want a vocal on this.
Don’t get me wrong – as a synth line, it’s good. It’s very good indeed. But it’s a backing track. That build and then release at around 2:30? Great, but imagine how much better it would with someone singing their heart out on top of that.
Tom: Now, I was all set to disagree with you during the first minute of the track, but you’re right: there’s not enough variety in here (let’s face it, the melody is pretty simplistic) to sustain four and a half minutes.
Tim: In the SoundCloud comments, it’s been compared to various tracks by Vangelis (composer of, amongst others, Chariots of Fire and the phenomenal Conquest of Paradise, though that one’s nothing like this track). That’s not remotely unfair, as there are a lot of similar elements, but part of me thinks that there’s still room for more.
Of course, I could be wrong – maybe there’ll be a release with words stuck on the top and it’ll sound awful, in which case I’d be begging for this back again. Either way, as the composerer, Orion has done a fantastic job, and if there’s a singer out there he fancies teaming up with, why not give it a go?