Richard Green harnesses the best from the technicalities of music. A guitarist and composer with classical music in his vocabulary, he has put together some dreamy music that speaks to your soul. His latest single is an effort to put through music the meaning of words. The way this man wields his guitar is unlike any other. Experience lavish texture hidden in plain sight, this one is called A Lesson.
The track has a clean and warm tone that brings his guitar to the aural spotlight. As the tunes dance around, he delivers a spine on which you can hear the elastic play of the guitar. Instead of cluttering the composition with unnecessary elements, he goes the classical way. It is a simple rendezvous, just putting across a generous but fulfilling lead. Strings will come and talk to you in gentle ways, as though they’re telling a story you haven’t heard. Without lyrics, there is a lot of depth in this music, from part to part. Richard Green ensures that the songs you are hearing are reaching to every part of the spectrum. His palette is not splattered in the abstract of classical knowledge, but the use of it to form shapes people recognise. It is the work of a master composer, creating a conversation with the listener using simple lines and feeling.
I feel this instrumental part would really fit well in the movie, The Tourist (2010). The scenes with travel and montages of places would be perfect for this kind of song. You can check out other singles by Richard Green like Sea of Memories and A Place Called Home to see his brilliant compositions. Listen to his single above and follow him on his socials for more!