Description
| - A solo piano composition from The Journey Continues in which Joseph "uses a chord progression that translates into a strolling rhythm".
- "Strings swell on 'The Passage', engulfing the listener in an ocean of sound".
- An arrangement "structured so that the trumpet can lead a line out ... signaling an introspective sort of mood."
- From One Deep Breath, "Dance of Life" was inspired by Antonín Dvořák's opera, "Rusalka". "It is a bit more straightforward in its piano presentation...".
- Lush strings and gorgeous new age synths kick off "Secrets of the Sun" with the piano melody here brimming with a blend of the ethereal and the romantic with a dash of wistfulness besides. Parsons states this is much calmer and more graceful with a piano melody and keyboard enhancements.
- From Solo Journey, this song "...starts out with a bittersweet melody, and then builds in intensity and complexity with cello, winds, and ethereal sounds intertwining around the piano. Then it breaks off, and the opening melody returns".
- Bill Binkelman of Wind and Wire describes this song as "an uptempo, joyous lead piano melody accented by bouncy rhythms played on kit drums, thumping bass, and tambourine plus superlative orchestral strings".
- Binkelman opines that "In Dreams Awake" bears a strong contemporary classical influence and that some people might even hear strains of Phillip Glass’ music. Parsons characterizes it as "a concept piece that begins with an intense and intriguing theme for cello or viola and strings. Building as it evolves, it never takes a breath until near the end of the theme.
- "Even cuts that start quiet, such as 'Healing the Hollow Man' or 'Blue Rock Road' ebb and flow between quiet moments and crescendos."
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