FAWM: "Magic in my Arms"

Magic in my Arms

5 days ago by @paul_pedersen · @kahlo2013

Magic in my Arms

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Liner Notes

I think I'm addicted to the lyrics that Liz writes. This is my 21st song with her lyrics and our second lullaby. In keeping with this being a lullaby, I used a quiet guitar for the foundation, then a violin countermelody and cello for the bass line. The violin and cello are from the Diamond Orchestra for Kontakt.

On this song, I decided to incorporate contrary motion. In two lines of the verse, the chords go down while the melody goes up. Overall, I'm happy with the result although I'm finding that age is causing some vocal deterioration.

Lyrics

There's magic in the stars There's magic in the moon There's magic in my arms When I am holding you

I hold you close, look in your eyes As I sing this soft lullaby I kiss your head, hold your tiny hand As you drift off to slumberland

There's magic in the stars There's magic in the moon There's magic in my arms When I am holding you

I stroke your hair and hear you sigh As I sing this soft lullaby I put you down in your own safe bed As dreams float in your sweet head

There's magic in the stars There's magic in the moon There's magic in my arms When I am holding you

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

There's magic in my heart That holds love here with you

Comments

@val 4d

I love the strings. What a nice pad for the picked guitar. This is so soft and warm. I'm especially drawn to the ooo ooo. So pretty! But the whole track is very inviting. I feel like it belongs on a soundtrack where the character is singing to their loved one.

@paul_pedersen 4d

Thanks very much, Val. It's rewarding to receive such supportive comments. If you find someone who's making the movie that needs this song, send him/her my way! My son's had songs on a movie soundtrack, but not me.

@acousticmaddie 5d

Oh this is sweet. Lovely voice to performe a lullaby. Great lyrics as always Liz. Sweet collab.

@paul_pedersen 5d

Thanks so much for giving it a listen. I always feel lucky when I get to work with lyrics from Liz.

@chill4matt 5d

Feels close to home. Nice backing track and a beautiful vocal performance by Paul. There's magic in your hearts!

@paul_pedersen 5d

Thanks very much, Matt. I've always had great luck with the lyrics that Liz creates.

@floydian51 5d

You perfectly bring these lyrics to life. Beautiful and slightly sad melody/harmony and your instrumentation is absolutely perfect. One suggestion on the mix: bring down the vocal volume a little and boost the EQ on it between 3-5Khz range and a little bit of reverb. Otherwise, it's absolutely perfect.

@paul_pedersen 5d

Thanks for being an attentive listener. I'll play about with the EQ boost that you suggest. Normally, I use EQ to subtract some of the less-than-ideal overtones. I do use reverb, but try to keep it at the level where it adds to the sound but doesn't draw attention to itself. I used to use much more reverb until I got a talking to by my son who's a trained audio engineer.