Children (composition): Difference between revisions

"Children" received universal acclaim from critics, with many calling the track a masterpiece. [[AllMusic]] editor Jose F. Promis described it as "magical" in his review of ''Dreamland''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dreamland-mw0000183716|title=Robert Miles - Dreamland|work=AllMusic|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'' magazine]] attributes its widespread success to its melodic nature, characterized by an "instantly recognizable" piano riff (which was not in the track's original version). They identify this factor as making the track accessible to a broader audience beyond clubbers and fans of [[electronic dance music]] alone by means of radio [[airplay]].<ref name="billboard" /> In 2017, ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' listed "Children" at number 41 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s".<ref>{{cite web|first1= Matt |last1= Stopera |first2= Brian |last2= Galindo |title= The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s |website= [[BuzzFeed]] |date= 11 March 2017 |access-date= 31 March 2020 |url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jump-to-the-rhythm-jump-jump-to-the-rhythm-jump}}</ref> Dave Sholin from the ''[[Gavin Report]]'' wrote: "In the time it takes you to listen to this song, another nation has probably taken this remarkable instrumental to the top of their chart. Name a country, and it's likely Number One there right now. And now the music of this classically trained Italian pianist/producer is set to descend on the airwaves and dance floors in the U.S.A. The melody is hypnotic."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= [[Gavin Report]] |issue= 2099 |date= 5 April 1996 |page= 70 |access-date= 16 April 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/96/Gavin-1996-04-05.pdf}}</ref> [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from ''[[Music Week]]'''s ''RM'' Dance Update deemed it a "trancey Italian 'dream music' instrumental".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= [[Music Week]], in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 17 February 1996 |page= 15 |accessdate= 27 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-02-17.pdf}}</ref> ''[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]'' called it a "techno-requiem".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-land-of-the-living-vol-46-no-5/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Land of the Living|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=29 July 1996|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref> Synthmania.com, which identifies "Children" as being written on a [[Kurzweil K2000]], calls this the "[[dream trance|dream house]] piano" sound, consisting of "standard piano, [[Bass synthesizer|syn bass]] and [[Synth pad|string/pad]] sounds bathed in [[Delay (audio effect)|delay]] and [[Reverberation|reverb]]".<ref name="synthmania">{{cite web | year = 2004–2006 | url = http://www.synthmania.com/Famous%20Sounds.htm | title = Famous Sounds | publisher = SynthMania | access-date = 22 January 2007 }}</ref> Upon including the track on 2002's ''The Very Best of Euphoria'' compilation, TheManAdam, co-creator of the ''[[Euphoria (compilations)|Euphoria]]'' series of trance [[DJ mix]] albums, said that it "had a major influence on [his] generation of remixers and producers when [they] all at first started making trance".<ref name="bookletline">{{cite AV media notes| title= The Very Best of Euphoria| others= Matt Darey| year = 2002| type = tray insert| publisher = [[Telstar Records]]}}</ref>