Individual raindrops fell like music notes in a grand symphony, each plain and dreary when alone, but when combined, they created something beautiful. With each passing second, music filled my head and my soul as the pouring rain fell all around me. Allegros flowed into andantinos and then shifted into solo pieces as rain pounded down on roofs or rushed down drainage pipes. A thousand melodies, all entwined with each other, rushed through the air, combining into one beautiful concerto of sound and atmosphere and emotion.
I let the rain pour over my body as I gazed up at the clouded skies. Memories of the sun and blue skies seemed like distant dreams, like fantasies brought on by the never-ending deluge.
~Inspired by Electric Light Orchestra's suite of the same name from their album 'Out of the Blue.'
Wow. Beautifully melancholic, a wonderful exercise in imagery and mood. Very, very well done, Rcw. That was very....relaxing.
Fair warning: I'm a massive Electric Light Orchestra fan who owns most of their albums, so I'm here because I directly searched for anything referencing ELO on this site.
Wow. Just...wow. That was great.
It helps to have listened to Concerto For A Rainy first, but this story can easily stand on its own. (Thanks for including an embed for any
supremely unculturedviewers who have yet to listen to it.)This story is a masterclass of descriptive imagery. Aside from maybe Summer and Lightning, (which is a bit hard to capture anyways, as it still continues the "sad" trend of the concerto, whilst having a more upbeat tune) the scenes pertaining to the different movements were excellent.
I can't believe this doesn't have more views.
I was going to favorite this automatically because it's ELO (I mean c'mon, they're the best
), but no, you genuinely impressed me enough to warrant an actual, honest, favorite.
I noticed another fic on here based on Concerto For A Rainy Day, and now I don't even want to read it.
Mr. Blue Sky is great and all, but you really have to listen to the entire concerto to capture its true excellence.
Standin' In The Rain
Big Wheels
Summer And Lightning
Mr. Blue Sky
You have my eternal gratitude for writing this. I'll be sure to come back and listen to the Concerto will reading this sometime.
(I did add this to an ELO group I run, but the group's basically been dead from its beginning. I just wanted to create a group on this site that didn't already exist.)