Fuji Aruku

Fuji Aruku means Fuji Mountain Walk. Spring in Japan, I hear is the best time to visit. It is a time of spiritual renewal. I love to see the full bloom of cherry blossom at the base of the mountain. Thinking about my time spent in Japan in 1973 and experiencing some of the cultural life has brought me an appreciation for its people.

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I learned about the tea ceremony, Samurai warriors, and the special practice and presentation of food. I had envisioned warriors and native people walking around Fuji Mountain during springtime. I love the Japanese garden where balance in the design is important for it brings a peaceful breath of fresh air. The water conveys one’s reflection, and its flow is a sense of connection. Reflection of life and connection with each other as well as with nature.

Fuji Aruku instrumental brings together the vision of taking that walk around the mountain to breath in the clean air of spring and reflecting and connecting with nature. Created in Reason Studio software there are 21 tracks that make up the song. If you want to know more about the software, follow this link What is Reason? | Reason Studios

Some of the VST Plugins used are Aquios X4, Expanse Synthesizer, Europa, Friktion, and Mixford Water. Fuji Aruku is one of my best mixed orchestral compositions. When you can place each instrument in the orchestra pit where they belong and mix each one down to where they blend in the pit, you do not need much mastering as you can see below. I used in the Master Section an equalizer, compression, and Isotope Ozone Imager 2. The Imager was used to widen the placement of the total sound. It is the stage width of the orchestra where space is created between the instruments.