Music Contest #2 - Desert

[deepstrasz]

So i'm in too...Here is my Wip

This is the best yet, feels like riding a lazy camel.
BTW: salut !

 

[WindowsVistaSucks]

Hardstyllleeeee!!!!!!!!!

I don't feel like making some outland kind of music. >.> Here is what I made when I thought I was going to make a desert theme song.

SHOW SONG I MADE!/HIDE SONG I MADE?

http://www.speedyshare.com/files/24188110/Hardstyle.mp3

 

[ZippeR]

hello, the WiP
You travel through endless sands. You're tired, but your group still has food and water.

 

[deepstrasz]

hello, the WiP
You travel through endless sands. You're tired, but your group still has food and water.

This is cool, reminds of Diablo II's Zakharum. It invokes a tribal jungle in my mind.

 

[Sephalo]

Is it a problem if I can't come up with a WIP? Because I usually make things in 1 session of ~2 hours or longer. After that I don't feel like working on it anymore anyway.
I can prove I made it by filming it or whatever. I'm just not the person that likes to listen to things I made after they're finished;-)
And if you don't trust me. Visit www.youtube.com/teuncreemers and you'll see some of the music I made (on cubase) for my band. (they're not live recordings, but all made with midi files)

 

[Vosty]

My WIP:
By the time my friggen computer uploads this, I will most likely be done with the song, but whatever. It's a WIP.
The song uses simple instruments really. A Pan flute, a recorder, a timpani drum (for that fun playful marching tune), and some choir Aahs.
It was made using Guitar Pro 5
And I hope you really like it so far.
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/pastebin.php?id=bbuugs


(Sorry that I have it in pastebin. My pop-ups are all broken, so I am unable to reach add attachments tab. Unless a moderator can fix it, it will probably remain this way, which may cause it to be deleted over time via pastebin features [which is bad because people who search this contest later won't find it])

 

[deepstrasz]

Is it a problem if I can't come up with a WIP? Because I usually make things in 1 session of ~2 hours or longer. After that I don't feel like working on it anymore anyway.
I can prove I made it by filming it or whatever. I'm just not the person that likes to listen to things I made after they're finished;-)
And if you don't trust me. Visit www.youtube.com/teuncreemers and you'll see some of the music I made (on cubase) for my band. (they're not live recordings, but all made with midi files)

As WhereWolf said it's in the rules, I wanted to do the same thing...

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

As WhereWolf said it's in the rules, I wanted to do the same thing...

Okay I will accept other forms of proving it's your own work:
What'd be accepted:
-Filming Making part of it
-A screen shot of the score with your screen name, title and, notes from the piece clearly visible

Still, an audio WiP is preferred if it's possible

 

[lexalex]

Okay I will accept other forms of proving it's your own work:
What'd be accepted:
-Filming Making part of it
-A screen shot of the score with your screen name, title and, notes from the piece clearly visible

Still, an audio WiP is preferred if it's possible

so u wanna screens now?

It would be best if we focus on the contest and not some off topic judging thing...it is pointless to discuss something else. Just stick to the topic guys...not so hard i suppose

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

so u wanna screens now?

As I have said, I'd prefer the WIP to be an Audio file, this is for people that have no other option

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

...They're deciding whether or not Army of Pandas will judge.

You know, I AM the host of this contest

 

[Pyritie]

Amateur ? At what ?
I told you have a serious temper problem. I said I saw your previous judging and it's good. Other people said we should feel your musical talents, a fact which I agree on.
Lastly I didn't really understand much from this post I replied to, besides that it has grammar issues.
No one orders you to do anything unless it's your boss and you want to confine ? (obviously). Who's Ralle ? Now you are threatening the contestants for no reason ?

My sister read that out to me in a "whiny popular highschool bitch" voice the other day

it was hilarious

Anyway, sorry I haven't been watching this thread but Wherewolf's in charge here.

(Also if you try to get ralle involved, he'll just direct you to me anyway, so...)

 

[lexalex]

This is another Wip for this song

I'll further come with more Wip's in the near future, but by now this is my work

 

[Miss_Foxy]

By music do you mean music made on the computer, or can real playing instruments do too?

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

By music do you mean music made on the computer, or can real playing instruments do too?

Music made by any median is fine

 

[lexalex]

Music made by any median is fine

Here i must agree...it does not matters how you make the music...it's just the thing if u can make it(and I make all by computer, not real instrument.

 

[Devine]

I'm out.
AoP is clearly mad at me and this will have an effect on my score.
Besides, I'm not very happy about his attitude either.
5 minutes of work could have saved this entire thread from all this drama but he didn't.

 

[deepstrasz]

LexAlex your second wip invokes a sunset in my head . It's grand as the beginning of the song [sunset in the desert then continued by your first whip which is the journey of a lazy camel ]

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Why would you want to post a piece of music here, but not share it?

 

[Sephalo]

And about the abuse of music. Don't really get what you mean. Like people that might steal your work or something?

 

[deepstrasz]

I agree with you deepblade, but I'm can't help it sometimes I notice I'm taking people more serious because of a white gem rofl. It's stupid I know.
And about the abuse of music. Don't really get what you mean. Like people that might steal your work or something?

Share but not exploit to be more concise.

 

[lexalex]

Ok first of all i'm posting this today cuz maybe I'll forget to post this Wip tomorrow...

ok here it is...

 

[deepstrasz]

Ok first of all i'm posting this today cuz maybe I'll forget to post this Wip tomorrow...

ok here it is...

Hm, the second part is unlikely to be favored instead of your first whip. However it makes me imagine either walking the Himalayan mountains or either some Egyptian slaves pulling up a hill some stones using a rope for some construction.

 

[JetFangInferno]

I am still judging and i will judge every contestant fairly and evenly.

Since you simply insist on judging, I will show exactly why you should not. I will use the Army's judging of my piece from the previous contest for reference.

Theme [JetFangInferno - Pyrrhic Victory (Final)
- Does not match the theme at all, it has not rhythm or beat towards it, only the same beat like a piano. 17/30
- Creativity/Originality Not creative at all, this needed more warcraftish beats and sounds in it, instead of a simple piano beat and different mystery sounds. 9/20
- Dynamic/Tonation it takes a long time for the song too start, and it also doesn't sound like a victory to me till the middle of the song and it flows away at the end. 10/20
- Composition Doesn't really make sense to me at all, as in the beginning it takes so long to travel towards all the beats and sounds which are in the middle of the song. Also, it could be better as it was very boring to me. 10/30

(1) "Only the same beat like a piano." Oh someone is brilliant and can articulate that a piano solo "only has the same beat like a piano. Excuse me if this is simply not absurd.

(2) "Not creative at all." Perhaps if you knew some music theory (or were able to prove it) and paid any attention to detail, you would realize how "unique" my chord progressions and harmonies are.

(3) "This needed more warcraftish beats and sounds in it" demonstrates your bias towards rhythmic pieces and WherewolfThereworlf explicitly stated the music did not have to be FOR Warcraft. It is meant to invoke a race for Warcraft but it does not have to sound like the Warcraft soundtrack.

(4) "Mystery sounds" -- where on earth did you get mystery sounds from? My song is a sentimental piece that conveys sadness with a glimmer of hope -- no mystery there...

(5) "it takes a long time for the song too start," -- Besides grammar, do you not understand the concept of tension and release? I tried building up tension in the beginning with a slower progression moving into a faster one later for a stronger release in the end and you simply overlook this. How can one judge when one's musical vocabulary is inferior to that of the contestants?

(6) "It does not sound like a victory until the middle..." -- The song is called Pyrrhic Victory for a reason. If you grabbed a dictionary perhaps you would understand my point.

(7) "It could be better as it was very boring for me" -- Is it me or are you simply not exposed to classical music whatsoever? If you find a piano piece boring and can only pleasure pleasure ears with rhythm, why do I even try? According to WherewolfTherewolf, the judges so far "haven't exactly achieved [unbiased judgment]."

 

[Sephalo]

about my song.
I'll post it tomorrow. A good friend is most likely comming to my place then and gonna record some stuff with him then. He has this really cool arabian instrument I don't know the name of haha. Already made what he has to play as midi, but i want it to be live to sound better.

edit: oh and add me to the contestant list please

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

EVERYONE:
Shut
the fack
Up

About the judges

This is done and gone, your just continuing yet another long annoying argument that threatened to ruin the entire music contest.

Seriously people, can we get through a single contest without someone causing something stupid like this?

Now get back on topic, I've asked Pyritie to clean this thread of your nonsense.

 

[Waldbaer]

In the first post, you have only one judge remaining at the moment. So if you want me to, I'll do judging (just one judge is too few I think). I won't have time to make a piece myself this time, but I want to support this contest and keep the hive's music community alive in any way I can.

[I don't read this thread every day normally; if you need a fast answer, PM me, please]

 

[Joe-black-5]

In the first post, you have only one judge remaining at the moment. So if you want me to, I'll do judging (just one judge is too few I think). I won't have time to make a piece myself this time, but I want to support this contest and keep the hive's music community alive in any way I can.

[I don't read this thread every day normally; if you need a fast answer, PM me, please]

Awww
Loved your music during the last entry >_<
good luck next time.

 

[Geazergimli2]

i wouldve liked to join this contest, if only i knew a lot about instruments and what sound they made... i usually just here them during a song not knowing what the instrument is called... guess it would help to know what instruments makes the right sound to make an awesome song for this competition. i guess i'll just wait for another contest i could hopefully apply for =/, cause music... thats tough for me hehe

 

[JetFangInferno]

So I finally came up with a melody and am posting it (in piano solo form). However, the final product will use no piano at all. I just wanted to show a wip of the melody I have written so far.

 

[deepstrasz]

So I finally came up with a melody and am posting it (in piano solo form). However, the final product will use no piano at all. I just wanted to show a wip of the melody I have written so far.

Interesting, waiting for the finality. Resembles a song, but I can't remember which one.

 

[lexalex]

So I finally came up with a melody and am posting it (in piano solo form). However, the final product will use no piano at all. I just wanted to show a wip of the melody I have written so far.

Remembers me of the soundtrack from Age of Mythology...cool indeed...

 

[Pyritie]

Cleaned the damn thread.

Army-of-Pandas, you're not judging any more because of the shitstorm you caused.

 

[Devine]

Cleaned the damn thread.

Army-of-Pandas, you're not judging any more because of the shitstorm you caused.

He already emoquit.

 

[Sephalo]

So I finally came up with a melody and am posting it (in piano solo form). However, the final product will use no piano at all. I just wanted to show a wip of the melody I have written so far.

Reminds me a bit of the jazzstandard Nardis. So yeah pretty jazzy:d I like that.

 

[Odin]

Wow! It's been a good while since I've been here. I didn't know we had music contests! Well it's too late for me to enter this now, but maybe next time

 

[deepstrasz]

Wow! It's been a good while since I've been here. I didn't know we had music contests! Well it's too late for me to enter this now, but maybe next time

The contest ends on the 24th of September. It's not too late at all.

 

[Odin]

The contest ends on the 24th of September. It's not too late at all.

Like one week. If I would enter I'd like to have more time that that

 

[Disasterpiece512]

One week is not enough to finish your song. When I started working on it I finished it in about 2 days but it felt so damn unfinished that I had to keep working on it. I'm still working on it, 3 weeks later. So yeah, deepblade, Odin is right, you can't finish it in one week if you want to have a solid piece.

 

[Consumer]

Wow, I was going to give it a shot, but I don't really think I have what it takes. I got the beat for it, but at the current stage it's at, I don't think I'll come anywhere near winning. Ever.

 

[lexalex]

So here is my final entry...
I have no more time to work on it because of school and stuff like that(I study economy on high school, and its pretty hard...so I gave this a quick final touch so I can upload the final)

 

[deepstrasz]

Take a ear glance at my piece (screenshot included. Don't tell me you want a shot of all the instruments). I'll add the details on the polished song upload post.
All I'll write now is that I'm using Propellerhead Reason 4.

Enjoy !

 

[Disasterpiece512]

lexalex's piece sounds to me more like a "tribal symphony", while deepblade's piece makes me think of "Arabian Star Trek". Still, they're both pretty good, although I feel deepblade's piece is more spot-on the theme.

 

[JetFangInferno]

I agree with you Watchman about lexalex's piece sounding a bit like a "tribal symphony" but his piece has me imagining feeling a bit lost in the desert. I think it might the instrument choice for the percussion which is making it feel more tribal than desert-like. Deepblade's piece is pretty spot-on with the theme as you said. I think the droning A really and the pizzicato-sounding instrument, with the melody, makes for a very obvious desert feel. I would like to see the piece when it is finished

 

[Consumer]

I like lexalex's song because it's a great background piece. It has a fast build up but unfortunately doesn't go much higher from there. It's nice and slow and gives me the feeling of a dramatic lostness in a barren land.

I also like deepblades because it, as Watchman stated, feels Arabian. It's got great instrumentals, and it gives off a great feeling of "You're in the desert". It's nice and fast paced, giving me the impression that I'm under pressure to do something... DESERT RELATED PERHAPS?

I liked both, but deepblade would get my vote when it comes to theme for sure.

 

[deepstrasz]

lexalex's piece sounds to me more like a "tribal symphony", while deepblade's piece makes me think of "Arabian Star Trek". Still, they're both pretty good, although I feel deepblade's piece is more spot-on the theme.

Alex's piece is desertlike to me. Its made of two parts, the first expresses somewhat of a sunset (in the desert) = a night when Egyptian slaves/workers dream horribly of the next labor day. The second part expresses the Egyptian's hard day's work.

 

[Lil_Scubby]

I want to enter but i dont know how to attatch my WIP anyone HELPZ plz!

 

[Disasterpiece512]

Alex's piece is desertlike to me. Its made of two parts, the first expresses somewhat of a sunset (in the desert) = a night when Egyptian slaves/workers dream horribly of the next labor day. The second part expresses the Egyptian's hard day's work.

You are right, but that's just what's wrong. It's supposed to be about a desert, not Egyptian slaves.

EDIT: Lil_Scubby, you can try to upload it in the pastebin and link it here. You can also attach files in the message.

 

[deepstrasz]

You are right, but that's just what's wrong. It's supposed to be about a desert, not Egyptian slaves.

EDIT: Lil_Scubby, you can try to upload it in the pastebin and link it here.

I see you misunderstand. Egyptians are the desert. Any place related to desert is well to fit.

@Lil Scrubby: when you click add reply, you see down at the additional options panel the button manage attachments. Click that and the result will be the opening of a window. Put your files there click upload, wait and then close the attachments window. Then you'll see your attached files in the additional options panel. Click submit reply. Voila !

 

[Disasterpiece512]

No, I didn't misunderstand. But you said it reminds you of Egyptian slaves WORKING, not Egyptian slaves in the desert. It's more of a slaver sound than a desert sound. The theme should have ties to the desert, but Egyptian slaves working makes you think about pyramids and slavers and stuff. But hey, that's just me .