Allen Kai-Lang Yu-Winds of Change
Allen Kai-Lang Yu might have written the soundtrack of your dreams. A prolific musician who communicates through his instrumental genius, he has composed several pieces that will tantalise your thoughts while still creating a self-sufficient picture of emotion. This is his album with Victor Hugo Morales, Winds of Change. His songwriting stems from real incidents and places, as much as it is just the music. Trained musicians have the ability to draw themselves out into many forms of expression. The opening song called Whispers of the Wind is sufficient to understand this. Though a classical aura is expected, the song hums with the joyous melodies of pop culture and has that very zeal. You could very easily picture a Studio Ghibli movie utilize this to its maximum potential. It is merry, cheery and yet has a colloquial ability. Tango Fantasia tunes into the high-spirited musical moments of a tango delight. The phrasing is particularly interesting to note on a song like this, as much as there are other layers. All of this is on a piano, yet it seems like there are several layers being explored through the piano. Softer reveries are felt in Peoples and Traditions. It has a happy, gleeful imagery of people enjoying each other's company, coming together, and has a root melody in something you have heard before. A Disney like aura spreads in A Fairy’s Tale. The way Allen Kai-Lang Yu composes makes him such a stellar musician, many don’t realise. As one singular instrument behaves as the atom for change, you can feel all the textures falling in place and coming together. Instrumental haven to consider What comes next is the skyline of a beautiful city. Cityscapes is a single we have reviewed before, but there are so many words to be said about it. It has that jazzy undertone of a Manhattan walk or Tokyo in December. There is enough soul and magic in it to last a lifetime. The serene soundscape of Pastoral River make the solemn memories flip around. Allen Kai-Lang Yu utilizes his superb skill to write something heartfelt and memorable. His entire album is a showcase of not only his skill, but to write songs that listeners will remember forever. Most people aren’t trained musicians. Yet, a repeated hook, simple song construction with an easy flow is what people will remember now and for a long time to come. This is the approach by Allen Kai-Lang Yu, and the result is nothing short of heavenly. I feel this would be perfect in a movie like The Wind Rises (2013), by Studio Ghibli. Though there are songs that would be off edge, most of the album fits in here with a precision and feel like no other. Listen to more by Allen Kai-Lang Yu above and follow him for more like this!
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