I'll get on it right away!
EDIT: Here's my song v.1
It doesn't really feel like a chase IMO, but it's fast paced.
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| MFGG Message Boards: Archives > Music Competitions > Music Competition #2 - CHASE TIME |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 11 2007, 09:28 PM |
| Alright, congrats to Pucifer for getting second (glad you finished your piece as well, dude), and to everyone else involved. We had a LOT more entries than expected. Let's keep it up, shall we? Alright, so for the test competition, we did a general Mario 1-1 theme. Now, seeing as it seems to be lifting off the ground well, let's get more specific. Or perhaps, in your view, this is getting more general. The theme: Chase music. You know, the kind of music that plays in the background when we're being chased by a truck/machine/biochemical zombie/huge enemy of some kind, and all you can do is run? You're to create that kind of music. The specifics: - The tempo must be 180 or higher. No lower. After all, if we want to set the atmosphere/scene for a chase scene, we can't have music that's dragging us along. - Lots of decreasing scales. This is another aspect of chase music, running usually is a negative, that also decreases in expectancy of where you're going. Having a lot of semi-note scales going down helps this mood. If you don't know what I mean by this, then I just mean to make sure you have a good amount of notes going down 1 by 1 on different instruments: G F# F E# E etc etc If you need an example, I've created one. It only took me about 2 hours, so it's not great at all, but it serves as a reference point. http://brosofcanada.sepwich.com/Chase.mp3 The competition will end January 4th, seeing as we have holidays and such. ALRIGHTY GO |
| Posted by: kane]deth[ Dec 11 2007, 09:36 PM |
| Alright, missed the last one, so let's try this one. Interesting theme... |
| Posted by: Parakarry Dec 11 2007, 10:03 PM |
| When will this end? |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 11 2007, 10:26 PM | ||
Good question. Lemme add that. |
| Posted by: NICKtendo DS Dec 12 2007, 05:37 AM |
| This time I will get a badge I'll get on it right away! EDIT: Here's my song v.1 It doesn't really feel like a chase IMO, but it's fast paced. |
| Posted by: AppleQueso Dec 12 2007, 08:35 AM |
| ah, fast. That's right up my alley. |
| Posted by: Tony Trombone Dec 12 2007, 03:44 PM |
| Yeiiiiiiii tuba solo <3 |
| Posted by: WoodMan Dec 12 2007, 04:26 PM | ||
Good, but near the end when yu have those three parts transposing, they don't sound liike they're done at the right moment. I'll try entering this if I can think of something cool. |
| Posted by: Mario Gamer Dec 13 2007, 01:15 AM |
| Can it be from a game or does it have to be custom? |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 13 2007, 09:55 AM | ||
I'd rather it be custom. In this competition, it's like you're creating a song for a new video game. |
| Posted by: Fender Dec 13 2007, 05:20 PM |
| does it have to be midi/computer made or can i record me playing guitar/drums/whatnot (my friend has a recording studio in his basement) would that be fine for me to do that? |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 13 2007, 05:22 PM | ||
We already said in the first competition, but yes, you can use whatever medium you have, as long as the average computer user has the ability to play it with whatever programs he/she has. |
| Posted by: Fender Dec 13 2007, 05:24 PM | ||
oh sorry, i didn't see the first one, just stumbled across this today when i saw your music note badge on the side. alrighty, sounds good, ill start working on something. |
| Posted by: NICKtendo DS Dec 13 2007, 05:35 PM |
| Fruityloopification! It feels more like a Boss fight than a Boss chase or something IMO  It's now in MP3 format. I've transposed the 'chaotic' violins a bit to make it sound more like that 'I'm gonna stab and murder you when your taking a shower'-scenario. |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 13 2007, 05:41 PM | ||
Actually, I realize that it's difficult to make a "chase" song, even my example isn't that great. That's why I said basically, there's two specifics to it - the tempo and scales, and the rest is up to you. |
| Posted by: Madam Ki Dec 13 2007, 08:20 PM |
| Allright. This ought to be a bit more fun than Mario theme remix #12A. I'll do my best to get my entry done. |
| Posted by: Zephyra Dec 15 2007, 01:11 AM |
| Agh. Anvil studio is not the program to use for this king of thing. I just hope the keyboard I have at my dad's is a MIDI one. It'd make this sort of thing a lot easier.. |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 15 2007, 01:15 AM | ||
May I ask why Anvil Studio isn't the program to use for this concept? |
| Posted by: NICKtendo DS Dec 15 2007, 12:09 PM | ||
I used Anvil Studio. Works perfectly fine. |
| Posted by: Irock Dec 19 2007, 12:16 PM | ||
Tottaly My vote! |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 19 2007, 12:19 PM | ||
Well, it's currently your vote because it's the only entry. |
| Posted by: Tony Trombone Dec 19 2007, 03:21 PM | ||
lol quartertones? |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 19 2007, 03:25 PM | ||
Yeah. I just formatted it into the tracker-view. basically just go down by a semi-note |
| Posted by: Zephyra Dec 25 2007, 10:55 PM |
| Wait a minute, I don't remember there being an E# that's not an F :V |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 27 2007, 10:15 PM | ||
Apparently it exists in trackers. BTW, we have one entry. This is due in January people, get to work on your entries now, the Secret Santa is done! |
| Posted by: Project_MK Dec 27 2007, 11:00 PM |
| Entering, Piano Solo Chaser! |
| Posted by: Tony Trombone Dec 29 2007, 03:30 AM | ||
You know, it's comments like this that scare me. |
| Posted by: Rage Dec 29 2007, 09:08 AM | ||
maybe you shouldve stuck with re-creating SMB themes for a while :V |
| Posted by: OrangeNova Dec 29 2007, 09:32 AM |
| Does it have to be 180bpm? |
| Posted by: Project_MK Dec 29 2007, 01:11 PM |
| WIP http://www.sendspace.com/file/sfz3uv |
| Posted by: ~Smoke~ Dec 31 2007, 12:00 PM |
| wow i wish i could do music |
| Posted by: NICKtendo DS Dec 31 2007, 01:22 PM |
| Query: Am I allowed to change my entry? Reason: I got a sudden burst of inspiration and made a loop way better fitting to the target theme than my last entry. |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Dec 31 2007, 02:06 PM |
| Nova: Yep. NICKtendo DS: Yep. Rage: Nope. We already had that competition, and to just do it again would have been boring, and we were all pretty much sick of that theme after the competition. |
| Posted by: NICKtendo DS Dec 31 2007, 06:20 PM |
| Cool. Well here it is. It's short, but better. "Red Alert: Hot Pursuit" (Not an original name, huh) |
| Posted by: Tony Trombone Jan 4 2008, 12:25 AM |
| GAH GOT IT "A Walk Through The Woods" by Jackson Parodi |
| Posted by: DJ Yoshiman Jan 4 2008, 01:36 PM |
| All the music entries are due in 13 hours. Hop to it! |
| Posted by: Doc Wario Jan 4 2008, 01:41 PM |
| Rats. I didn't know you guys had things like these. I'll probably miss this one. Dr. Wario |
| Posted by: Tony Trombone Jan 4 2008, 02:05 PM |
| No, man. Go for it! |
| Posted by: Pucifur Jan 4 2008, 06:39 PM |
| I'd be more inclined to join if we did remakes of Mario songs. I'm sure other would prefer that, too. All the notes are there for us, we just have to get creative. Writing an original piece is a lot harder than just rearranging one. |
| Posted by: Fender Jan 4 2008, 09:13 PM |
| http://www.sendspace.com/file/bflbvm so i wasnt sure what to do, so i asked my one good friend, and she told me to make it sound like a nightmare, but reverse the events it happens it. I don't really like her idea, but i did it anyways, so it starts with fast beat, and ends with a lullaby-ish sound. never did make it to my friends house. He has ACID. |