City of Tears: Hollow Knight [Vocal Cover] | Sab Irene

Here's my video game vocal cover of City of Tears from Hollow Knight! I'm Sab and I love saxophone and video games, so now I make covers that combine two of my favorite things! 🎵DOWNLOAD HERE🎵 https://album.link/mwbsznfjvr07g Let me start by telling you this was not the original cover scheduled for today. I moved things around after I put out Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There. Things have changed so much in the world in 2 weeks. I wanted to push up this cover given the state of the world right now, at least my perception. Things have been difficult and sad, but there is hope. I really feel like City of Tears embodies those feelings and sentiments strongly. In the game you are traveling for awhile, before you arrive at this hub and start to learn more about your mission. It is such a beautiful tune, and I wanted to keep it simple. I wanted to craft the arrangement around the final section. I've had that in my head for months, which inspired this cover. I couldn't find some taiko drum samples, so I did my best to replicate it through Middle Eastern drums I have, bass drums, and timpani! This tune is very light and effervescent, so I wanted to keep minimal instrumentation. It helped to really highlight the colors and ranges of each instrument used. I originally wanted to use other woodwinds in this cover, but the color of the clarinet blended best with everything else I was using. But I really wanted the main focus to be vocals in this cover. With everything happening, it's important to raise voices. Whether it be your own or amplifying voices of others to inspire change. Often, I struggle to find the words to express how I feel, and music helps me greatly. Music has always allowed me to process my emotions and channel them into my playing. Things have not only been difficult in the world, but on a personal level for me. There is so much uncertainty, fear, and sadness in my own life. So to me, this cover was a beacon of light to better understand how I'm feeling and understand that something will come. It is important that we never lose hope in life, no matter how tough things get. When we fear, we need to try and find hope and have that pull us out of our own darkness. Particles from Corey Dyer 💜 Support me on Patreon!   / sabirene   💿 🎵 BUY MY CHRONO TRIGGER ALBUM, ADVENTURES THROUGH TIME HERE! iTunes: http://www.goo.gl/rcvisN Spotify: https://goo.gl/PbZ33q Amazon:https://goo.gl/ZwY12M Google Play: https://goo.gl/rorH6U 👀 Where to find me: 🐦 Twitter:   / sab_irene   📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sab_irene/?... 🎶 YouTube:    / sabirene   📖 Facebook:   / sabirenemusic   ☁️ Soundcloud:   / woodwind_waker