Overview
- Total length: 3:15 (195 sec) — fits the 2:30+ requirement.
- Tempo: 78 BPM (medium, flowing).
- Key: A♭ major (vocal-friendly; alternative E major available on request).
- Core chord maps: Verse = I–vi–IV–V (A♭ – Fm – D♭ – E♭). Chorus = I–V–vi–IV (A♭ – E♭ – Fm – D♭). Bridge = vi–IV–I–V (Fm – D♭ – A♭ – E♭).
- Mood: intimate, tender, emotional, hopeful, devoted.
- Main palette: soft felt piano (lead melody; dry top-mid), rich strings (violins = high swells & countermelody; cellos = lyrical low line), airy pads & soft synths (wide ambience; low-cut 200Hz), subtle nylon/clean electric guitar (warmth on off-beats), warm bass (sub + mid), modern pop drums (delicate kick/snare/hi-hat that build), cinematic FX (reverse swells, risers, soft impacts).
Master targets & deliverables
- Stereo instrumental master: -14 LUFS integrated (streaming-friendly), true peak -1 dBTP.
- Deliver stems (rendered at full length, same tempo & key): 1) Piano_Lead_STEM, 2) Piano_Comping_STEM, 3) Violins_STEM, 4) Cello_STEM, 5) Pad_Ambience_STEM, 6) Soft_Synths_STEM, 7) Guitar_Nylon_STEM, 8) Bass_SubMid_STEM, 9) Drums_Full_STEM (kick/snare/hat grouped), 10) Perc_Fx_STEM (shakers, toms), 11) FX_STEM (risers/reverse hits/impacts), 12) RoomReverb_STEM (wet strings/piano bus). Export stems as 24-bit WAV, stereo, aligned at 0:00.
Mix & technical guidelines (summary)
- Leave vocal lane: keep piano lead slightly dry and present in top-mid (around 2–6 kHz) with short plate reverb for presence; avoid heavy modulation effects on that lane.
- Pads: high-pass at 200 Hz (HPF) to leave headroom; reduce 200–800 Hz to avoid muddiness. Use wide stereo imaging and slow attack pad envelopes.
- Strings: lush plate + long hall reverb (1.2–1.8s) for cinematic swells; automate reverb sends on crescendos.
- Cello: slightly forward in low-mid (200–600 Hz), compress lightly for consistency; use it as the lyrical low counterpoint.
- Guitar: subtle chorus on clean electric or nylon for warmth; panned lightly L/R depending on texture; low level during verses, more present in choruses.
- Bass: soft, warm sub in verses (-10 dB below mix), fuller mid in choruses; automate saturation on chorus peaks to sit well on small speakers.
- Drums: program dynamics — very soft in intro, gentle in Verse1, rising in Verse2, full in choruses. Light sidechain of pads to kick (2–4 dB duck) to create breathing.
- FX & transitions: reverse-reverb tails at section boundaries, soft risers before choruses, short cinematic impacts at chorus hits.
- Mastering: gentle multi-band compression to glue, limiter aiming -1 dBTP, maintain dynamics to keep emotional peaks intact.
Time-stamped arrangement & exact orchestration
(Use this as the final production score; each section contains instrument list, exact roles, texture, and mix cues.)
0:00–0:18 — Intro (Soft, spacious)
- Instruments: Felt/soft piano arpeggio (single-voice lead in high-mid register), wide airy pads (very low level), sub-bass pad sustain (root), subtle
