Music Contest #1 - Races

[Just_Spectating]

haah

you should join anyway

 

[Mulgrim]

i don't have an instrument (or program), knowledge, or time

 

[NearbyHermit]

This is absolutely wonderful !

I awaited this contest for ages.

 

[Pyritie]

Windows Media Player sucks and begs for an apocalypse.

it's gotten a lot better recently I have to say


IE is the one that is overdue for an apocalypse

 

[NFWar]

I just saw list of programs... I have GP5 ^^ I can do something for this contest.

 

[EMPerror]

ok, i expanded my last piece. Well, i expanded it cause it seemed too short.

And i still have no damn idea about which race it is about :/ . If there was an ice elf race in warcraft, i think it'd suit them perfectly. Or some sort of sky race.

Anyway, i don't think this can go much much further, the idea is there, the composition is there, so if you have any suggestions tell me before i say it's my last entry

 

[The Panda]

My bad Mulgrim, took you off

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

I just saw list of programs... I have GP5 ^^ I can do something for this contest.

Those aren't the only programs that can be used, but they are programs found useful that are either: 1: free or 2: have free trials. You are welcome to use any program granted you come up with the parts

 

[BishopOfDoom]

Army-Of-Pandas, I think you may even add me in your list
I am trying to make a celtic/dwarfish fiddle music. I'll post the wip soon as it's at least 1 minute long. However I am doing lot's of stuff now (Music contest, learning modeling, animating, skinning, c4d creating, hosting contest at another site, and mostly, the exams are coming up). However, I am glad this contest's deadline is still in march.

 

[Mr.Pockets00000]

you forgot the Demon Race in the race list

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

you forgot the Demon Race in the race list

Emphasis one a list of "some" races

 

[The Panda]

Adding BishopOfDoom too the contestants.

 

[Zeatherann]

ok i was wondering if i can create a music set (3 songs) that fit like in intro to an entire world. I know it's epic rather than sticking to a single race, but if I had to pin it to something i would go with humans, again jsut wondering before i accually start hehe.
BTW: I'm great at creating sad themes.
Edit: i can even post the summery of the sotry I'm writting that it would fit to. That way it goes a long with the 'explaining the theme' part of the rules.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

ok i was wondering if i can create a music set (3 songs) that fit like in intro to an entire world. I know it's epic rather than sticking to a single race, but if I had to pin it to something i would go with humans, again jsut wondering before i accually start hehe.
BTW: I'm great at creating sad themes.
Edit: i can even post the summery of the sotry I'm writting that it would fit to. That way it goes a long with the 'explaining the theme' part of the rules.

The contest is to create a single musical piece that fits into the theme - choice 1 race and go with it. Well I don't see a problem of a story fitting with it, but don't forget to actually explain how it fits in to the theme.

 

[BishopOfDoom]

This is my WIP.
t's almost 1 minute long, i don't really know if how long this is gonna be maybe 3-4 minutes, if even that..

 

[Deolrin]

Sounds nice enough. However, those background sounds which I guess are supposed to be blacksmithing sounds... They don't fit and kinda make the music more ugly. I think that your music will fit more in a dwarven pub rather than in Ironforge or in some generic smithy, so I suggest you to either get rid of the background sounds as a whole, or replace them with something more fitting.

 

[Mulgrim]

amg dwarfses!

 

[EMPerror]

ok, i expanded my last piece. Well, i expanded it cause it seemed too short.

And i still have no damn idea about which race it is about :/ . If there was an ice elf race in warcraft, i think it'd suit them perfectly. Or some sort of sky race.

Anyway, i don't think this can go much much further, the idea is there, the composition is there, so if you have any suggestions tell me before i say it's my last entry

11 views and no comment?

my piece must suck big time :/

 

[Mulgrim]

it doesn't fit wc races very well, but it reminds me of megaman

 

[Xarwin]

I think people should submit at the end submission their project file to prevent cheating and copy/paste from other songs or midis and stuff like that.

I've also added a very early WIP of mine so things may still change.

 

[Deolrin]

Xarwin, it sounds great. What race is it for?

 

[Xarwin]

Xarwin, it sounds great. What race is it for?

Thanks.
I'm not quite sure which race.
I think it will go in the direction of the Draenei since they're a bit mysterious too.

 

[EMPerror]

I think people should submit at the end submission their project file to prevent cheating and copy/paste from other songs or midis and stuff like that.

I've also added a very early WIP of mine so things may still change.

well, people can steal your work, but they won't have the project file so...

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

I think people should submit at the end submission their project file to prevent cheating and copy/paste from other songs or midis and stuff like that

Well the thing is not all the judges are going to have every program used to make the music, so I don't think this is feasible - it's a very valid point but any program is accepted, already we have FL Studio, Guitar Pro and possibly some more to come - why would a none guitarist have Guitar Pro?

 

[Xarwin]

Well then we're blind.
I could copy_paste a song I like, no?
This is too easy. At least 3 wips should be posted -- or better not, these can also be cut 'n copied.
What about some screenshots working on the music?

 

[BishopOfDoom]

I'm using Magix music maker

 

[The Panda]

Xarwin, It was nice but if u want a more mysterious theme into it dim down the volume and make some scary sounds or others that may seem scary

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

I'm using Magix music maker

Yes, and that is fine - I was simple stating the point that not everyone has the same exact programs and thus can't open everyone else's project files. Maybe the screanshot idea may work, but we are a little ways into the contest to start changing up the rules. Perhaps revisions for the next music contest, for now I would hope that entries would respect the rights of musicians - and that the judges should keep a close ear on pieces that seem copied.

 

[Drenferalis]

Drenferalis: In.

I have used FL before this but not too much... Im in. Maybe Ill get a WIP up soon. Not sure though, I scratch out ideas too quickly :/

Edit: WIP Posted, VERY early stage of work.
Guess what I'm going after...

 

[Zeatherann]

ok, this may require thinking, hehe. i listened to two people's wips, nice job guys (or gals). As for mine, let me get back to you on that hehe, but I'll try to see if i got time. I've been really buissy these days...

PS: posted this without reading Drenferalis' post.

 

[Fanny.Shaver]

Would be nice to make contestants name to become a link to their work.

 

[DudeSpirit]

Xarwin, i would never give out the raw project file to anyone, but I'd be fine with screenshots etc to avoid cheating.

 

[Xarwin]

Well, WherewolfTherewolf is right.
He can't just suddenly change the rules so perhaps for future music contests screenshots like he said.

 

[Fanny.Shaver]

Xarwin, i would never give out the raw project file to anyone, but I'd be fine with screenshots etc to avoid cheating.

Those tracks were meant to be made for a contest only, so requirment of pasting projects should be fine. Ill be fine with that, and sorry, far too easy to fake screenshot. If ill be asked to upload a project, ill do it. This piece of track means nothing to me, as again, was meant to be done for contest only.

 

[DudeSpirit]

Well if there ever is a future Music Contest that requires the raw file to be posted, I'll just skip that one.

I would rather livestream me making the track than give out the original file

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well yes the entries are made for the contest, but the original artist should still maintain rights to his/her own piece. Yes visual artists have to put their work up, but we don't force them to write a tutorial on how they drew it step by step. I don't think uploading the raw file is the best option here. Your entering the contest because you'd like to, it's not like your work is no longer yours because you made it for a contest.

@Drenferalis

Wow, that's pretty trippy sounding. Sounds pretty cool, just make sure everything still makes musical sense (not saying that it's not, it's just easy to lose sight of what notes blatantly sound wrong when your working with a piece like that)

 

[NearbyHermit]

Count me in !

I'll do something dark !

But I can't decide of a race right now,as many of them flow around this ''dark'' .

Also, DrumKit From Hell ? Can we use it?

 

[AIagremm]

Please, make Old Gods! Or faceless ones.

 

[EMPerror]

after a bit of reading some warcraft lore to find a suitable race, i remembered elementals (which were in the recomended list to begin with, i just didn't notice them ). So I think water elementals are the best race to fit.

Also, since it sounds kinda skyish, i think harpies are a good choice too, even though i prefer water elementals.

 

[The Panda]

after a bit of reading some warcraft lore to find a suitable race, i remembered elementals (which were in the recomended list to begin with, i just didn't notice them ). So I think water elementals are the best race to fit.

Also, since it sounds kinda skyish, i think harpies are a good choice too, even though i prefer water elementals.

Sounds good for some-type of fantasy game of some kind, but 3 minutes? bit long from my point. It doesn't matter though

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Sounds good for some-type of fantasy game of some kind, but 3 minutes? bit long from my point. It doesn't matter though

3 minutes is about the standard length of most musical pieces

 

[The Panda]

Oh, alright good too know. but it overall sounded good so far.

 

[Drenferalis]

after a bit of reading some warcraft lore to find a suitable race, i remembered elementals (which were in the recomended list to begin with, i just didn't notice them ). So I think water elementals are the best race to fit.

Also, since it sounds kinda skyish, i think harpies are a good choice too, even though i prefer water elementals.

WAYYY too hard on the bass. Pulls all the feel of the music to the bass and it seems to be the same 2 drumlines over and over again... Just my opinion...

 

[Drenferalis]

WIP 2
Added some bass and rhythmic beats, extended the song.
Maybe now it will be easier to guess what race I'm thinking of...
(Hint: Some dont even classify them as "creatures".)

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Elementals perhapes? Maybe something like revenants - it just seems to have a spirity/magicy feel to it.

Also please just use the edit post option instead of double posting

 

[Fanny.Shaver]

Would be nice to make contestants name to become a link to their work.

bump.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

bump.

The contestants will post their final work at the end of the contest. As of right now, their free to change it as they please making this a bit pointless.

If you really want to find a certain contestants work, then you could just use the search thread tool for posts by their name

 

[EMPerror]

yeah, i was thinking elementals.

And about the bass, i just can't seem to make piano... i don't know, louder, so it is the primary melody.

And at some points the guitar is supposed to be leading, but i can't calibrate it for when it's only background.

 

[Deolrin]

WIP 2
Added some bass and rhythmic beats, extended the song.
Maybe now it will be easier to guess what race I'm thinking of...
(Hint: Some don't even classify them as "creatures".)

Faerie Dragons?

 

[pippo]

WIP 2
Added some bass and rhythmic beats, extended the song.
Maybe now it will be easier to guess what race I'm thinking of...
(Hint: Some dont even classify them as "creatures".)

I loved it. Sounds really good as a soundtrack, instead of most of other that sound like a "normal" music. +rep