EMOTIONAL PIANO STARTERS - Technical Specifications

• Name: EMOTIONAL PIANO STARTERS - Technical Specifications
• Composer: Dirk Ehlert (Placements in: Hunger Games Trailer, The Price is Right (French TV), etc)
• Publisher: Cinematic Composing
• Format: Standard MIDI (.mid)

The Collection

1,920 MIDI files organized across 2 volumes providing emotional piano progressions with string accompaniment.

• Vol1: Variations 1-20 (960 files | 724 KB)
• Vol2: Variations 21-40 (960 files | 1.1 MB)

Organization

Per Variation

• 40 unique emotional progressions (20 per volume)
• 2 versions per progression:
• a - Soft (beginning/intro)
• b - Main (developed/climax)
• 2 instruments per version:
• Piano
• Strings (sustained support)
• 12 musical keys (C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B)

Math: 40 variations × 2 versions × 2 instruments × 12 keys = 1,920 files

Per volume: 20 variations × 2 versions × 2 instruments × 12 keys = 960 files

File Naming Convention

[Pattern][Version]_[Dynamic]_[Instrument]_[Key]_90Bpm_[TimeSignature].mid

Examples:

• 01a_Soft_Piano_C_90Bpm_4_4.mid → Variation 01, Soft version, Piano, C key
• 01b_Main_Strings_Gb_90Bpm_4_4.mid → Variation 01, Main version, Strings, Gb key
• 27a_Soft_Piano_Eb_90Bpm_3_4.mid → Variation 27, Soft version, Piano, Eb key

Technical Specs

• Original Key: C
• Transposition: All keys transpose UP from C (0-11 semitones)
• Designed Tempo: 90 BPM (flexible range: 70-120 BPM)
• Time Signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8
• Total Collection Size: 1.82 MB (compressed)

Directory Structure

Purpose: Starter ideas for piano ballads and delicate emotional music
Challenge addressed: Creating non-cliché emotional progressions that sound cinematic