Oh..my..god. I have tears in my eyes after listening to this song, and I don't think I needed one word of explanation of what it represents. The music took me right there automatically. What a journey...what an artist!...sigh!...beautiful! I'll play it over and over...I'm SO glad I found your music!! I bow to you Alan...you MUST win!! Lana
Wow..just want to thank everyone who has voted me to number 2 in instrumental..(as of 7th April)considering the abundance of talent on this channel I'm absolutely overwhelmed..
Thank you so very much and sincere gratitude - this track is up for submission to the producers of a major US feature film and to see it get to number 2 (even once!) has made my day.
A few people have asked me about the title and inspiration behind this piece. I find it hard to answer many questions about it as it really "wrote itself" at a period in my life when there wasn't a lot of positive things going on. "The Things In The Attic" can refer to lost hopes, growing older, missed chances and opportunities - memories that come back to haunt you - experiences that you only ever have once in a lifetime and are consigned to the back of ones mind..etc
"The Things In The Attic" - they lie collecting dust..upstairs..hard to approach and dust down..once bitten twice shy thoughts..the things you know are hanging over your shoulder and in the back of your mind but - do you have the courage to face them, dust them down and build a new life out of relics of the past?
Sorry but thats the best description I can give of this piece and its what was in my mind when i wrote it. I'm sure people will(and have)interpret(ed) it in different ways and that is wonderful. But thats the best I can give about this piece.
Fear, wonder, longing, wonder Lost dreams and missed chances Evolution (note key change at end)
A new start Or killed by the old?
hope that is some insight into the feel of this piece for those who have asked