Music Competition #10, If you were the composer...

Well, if Avice's wave file is really supposed to be the way it sounds at this moment, like the rendering went haywire and there's no music present at all (I can only make out some bells), then it really can't be entered.

Not sure how well it fits, or if it even sounds like mario kart, but here's my W.I.P. entry for Frappe Snowland.

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Kane... AIM me sometime and maybe I can help you. Those are some sweet tunes, and I think we can do a lot with them.


I'd enter independently, but I have a big video project due and I'm tossing around the idea of composing my own stuff for it.

Bowser's Castle (WIP)

Comments and criticism are welcome.

Does it have to be a certain length? Cus I only got a 40second loop.

Not really, but obviously the shorter you make it, the less they'll like it and have to critique on - and on the other hand, if you make it too long, it'll drag on too long for people (unless you make a medley, see the last competition).

Hey everybody, it's Avice again. Few things to say.

1) Yes, it was supposed to sound like that, but it was the first work of the like I have ever done. Looking at the first couple entries, I noticed that they were 100% electronic, and I'd have to adjust my style quite a bit to fit in at all. Obviously, this did not work whatsoever, and it seem nobody liked the end result. That's all fine. Another problem was limiting my work to such a small time as 3:00, which allows for no tonal development or evolution. The piece was recorded and made entirely with six things, an AM Radio, an amplifier, a guitar (if only for feedback), a cordless phone, Audacity, and a broken MIDI keyboard which only generates static. Hah, I love noise music, but I really am not good at making it myself.

2) I've completely discarded any remains of the previous entry, even though I left the file available to download. If any of you wish to give me a second chance, I will make another piece, using a guitar, electronic tones (to create a melody), a working piano, maybe even with a beat in it!

Although if I do make this, it will be for a different level, it will be slower, with acoustic drones, and I will have to make it slightly longer. I assume none of you have ADD, so eight minutes would be fine with you?

3) I'm a girl, not a 'he'.

Might come up with something.

Well, that really depends on how good you make it.
If it's just not that good, I won't want to listen to 8 minutes of it.

Well, obviously. I was just wondering if any of you would give me a second chance after that apparent abomination I produced before.

Well, from what I could understand, we need a special codec to listen to your .wav file. I'm sure it sounds fine, but we can't really hear it. Mind telling me what you are using to open?
Unless you meant your song to sound like a bunch of random bleeps and bloops.

Random bleeps and bloops? I think you need a better audio setup, man! XD

EDIT: Although I did use a lot of uncommon frequencies, which probably wouldn't produce any sound at all on a lesser stereo system and/or low quality earphones/earbuds, so it's my fault, really. I should have predicted that. In the end, if you took out all the high/low musical elements, you WOULD be left with just random noise. My mistake. In this new piece, I'll try and make sure everything stays in a normal range, except for my favorite soul crushing 132 hz.


EDIT: And I'm using Windows Media Player, with a large number of added codecs. Although I also use Foobar and Winamp, occasionally.

This post has been edited by Avice on Dec 5 2008, 12:05 AM

Just as I was getting the urge to compose something. Brilliant.
Now which track should I go for ... the obvious choice of Mario Circuit.
EDIT: To be honest, I like the Mario Circuit music from Mario Kart 64, so my entry is probably going to have a few similarities.

This post has been edited by mariobro27 on Dec 6 2008, 07:06 AM

Avice, of course you can get a second chance. As long as I'm hosting a competition, I'll give anyone an unlimited number of chances until they get a song that they and everyone else can like. The only thing is, you need to choose which one will be the entry.


So that's noise music? Wow. I love every single genre of music, and I never knew there would be a single one that I was iffy about. Though it reminds me of that program that played songs that were supposed to give you drug-like highs or whatever that was.


Also sorry for the automatic gender assumption.

in b4 Kissing Booth Theory.

Kissing booth theory?

And DJ Yoshiman, that was not at all a good example of noise music, I didn't like it myself. Toss me a PM, and I'll show you some quality stuff of the genre. My favorite music consists of drone/doom/noise/ambient/jazz/blues/psychedelic rock (And of course, other forms of psychedelia), black metal, power electronics, and field recordings.

EDIT: In my eyes, the four Gods of noise are Merzbow, The Cherry Point, Kylie Minoise, and Masonna.

EDIT2: Do you like any drone, DJ?

This post has been edited by Avice on Dec 5 2008, 06:23 PM

Drone is a pretty good genre. I don't know if it would fit any Mario Kart track, though.



I think you might want to think about watching the Mario Kart track of your choice intently - if it's been on more than one game, watch both games - try to envelop your head around the track, get a really good feeling of it, and then go for something that would fit.


Also, Kissing Booth Theory.

Err, no, I wasn't talking about MAKING drone for a mario kart game. I just meant in general. You're a fan of drone as well? Favorite bands?

I'm not a fan, I just know it's a good genre.


That's one of the genres I don't have any particular favourable bands in, though.

How does that work? o. o