- Joined
- May 7, 2010
- Messages
- 9,278
Futuristic
Create a music piece, which expresses the futuristic theme whether it is an action oriented or a discovery oriented one. Feel free to push the boundaries.
- First Place: 40 reputation points an award icon
- Second Place: 25 reputation points and an award icon
- Third Place: 15 reputation points and an award icon
- 5 reputation points for each contestant
Video provided by deepstrasz.
- deepstrasz
Theme: the song doesn't merge with the thematic but it doesn't run away from it. It keeps close contact.
13/15
Creativity/Originality: apart from basically holding on to three chords, it has at least four layers of instrumentation. The sounds have an electronic vibe which sets them apart from normal humanly instruments.
8/10
Dynamism/Tonation: it doesn't have all musical tones and it doesn't need to. A combination of low and high pitched sounds can be heard in what the bass and the keys are concerned.
10/10
Composition: there's nothing not to flow well although the song is mainly composed of two parts that are repeated two times. There's also some silence at the end that might have been shortened.
10/15
Total=41
Theme: as far as the music being fit to the right spot is concerned, this song dances with it, at least for the most part.
12/15
Creativity/Originality: four chords is the standard for most musical pieces. However, this song impresses through its many shifts. There are enough instruments but those that detune are somewhat abusively used.
7/10
Dynamism/Tonation: what's there to write other than that it's absolutely harmony whether detuned sounds are making their way to the listener's ears combined with bass and percussion or a soothing piano is heard.
10/10
Composition: the twists and breaks in this musical piece are varied and thus tend to keep the ears away from the raging detuned instruments. A bonus might be that it can make the hearer want to move. The song starts as it ends and there's no silence afterwards. However, an uninvited chip rings instead.
14/15
Total=43
12/15
Creativity/Originality: four chords is the standard for most musical pieces. However, this song impresses through its many shifts. There are enough instruments but those that detune are somewhat abusively used.
7/10
Dynamism/Tonation: what's there to write other than that it's absolutely harmony whether detuned sounds are making their way to the listener's ears combined with bass and percussion or a soothing piano is heard.
10/10
Composition: the twists and breaks in this musical piece are varied and thus tend to keep the ears away from the raging detuned instruments. A bonus might be that it can make the hearer want to move. The song starts as it ends and there's no silence afterwards. However, an uninvited chip rings instead.
14/15
Total=43
Theme: the song has the idea to first introduce the listener to a calm earthly vibe while only after to transcend into what the author considered futurism. However, the prelude occupies too much time, the song needs to actually fill in for the theme.
8/15
Creativity/Originality: the instrumentation is very diverse but most of it doesn't give the impression of a far future world.
6/10
Dynamism/Tonation: sounds are harmonical and the presence of low and high pitched sounds is vivid.
10/10
Composition: it has a long intro and a well made transition to the period of interest that speeds up. Finally comes back to Earth on the same melodic line. The end is not without a short pause of silence.
10/15
Total=34
8/15
Creativity/Originality: the instrumentation is very diverse but most of it doesn't give the impression of a far future world.
6/10
Dynamism/Tonation: sounds are harmonical and the presence of low and high pitched sounds is vivid.
10/10
Composition: it has a long intro and a well made transition to the period of interest that speeds up. Finally comes back to Earth on the same melodic line. The end is not without a short pause of silence.
10/15
Total=34
Theme: it really tries to get there but at the same time be simplistic.
13/15
Creativity/Originality: the sounds are up for the challenge although they pretty much follow one road. The difference between this song and the others is that it includes voice FX (including animalic ones) which is a plus for creativity.
7/10
Dynamism/Tonation: everything in terms of soundness is appropriate. There is variety, no doubt.
10/10
Composition: apart from some bridges and breakdowns, it's mostly a long buildup. It gets monotonous fast if listened to it on repeat. The little seconds of silence at the end are nothing to worry about.
7/15
Total=37
13/15
Creativity/Originality: the sounds are up for the challenge although they pretty much follow one road. The difference between this song and the others is that it includes voice FX (including animalic ones) which is a plus for creativity.
7/10
Dynamism/Tonation: everything in terms of soundness is appropriate. There is variety, no doubt.
10/10
Composition: apart from some bridges and breakdowns, it's mostly a long buildup. It gets monotonous fast if listened to it on repeat. The little seconds of silence at the end are nothing to worry about.
7/15
Total=37
Theme: here the thematic is met with the way the sounds are placed together, not so much by the instruments themselves.
12/15
Creativity/Originality: the sounding is quite different from what a normal melody would be like but, the betrayal is made by the introductory percussion which has no impressive rhythm and reminds of tribalism. However, later their rhythm becomes interesting.
7/10
Dynamism/Tonation: nothing negative to mention. The song has everything: instruments, pitches and whatnot. There's nothing really to bore although some might find the two breakdown clash sounds annoying.
10/10
Composition: well, there are: buildup, breakdowns, transitions and such. However, the song is focusing mainly on one melodic line (the same four chords). Quite a few seconds of silence at the end are present.
10/15
Total=39
12/15
Creativity/Originality: the sounding is quite different from what a normal melody would be like but, the betrayal is made by the introductory percussion which has no impressive rhythm and reminds of tribalism. However, later their rhythm becomes interesting.
7/10
Dynamism/Tonation: nothing negative to mention. The song has everything: instruments, pitches and whatnot. There's nothing really to bore although some might find the two breakdown clash sounds annoying.
10/10
Composition: well, there are: buildup, breakdowns, transitions and such. However, the song is focusing mainly on one melodic line (the same four chords). Quite a few seconds of silence at the end are present.
10/15
Total=39
Theme: it's not entirely futuristic but has some influences. It could be called a romantic futurism attempt.
10/15
Creativity/Originality: there aren't too many instruments but they do their job well keeping harmony. Alas, they tend to make frequent recurrences. The chords change some many times. The voice-over is unintelligible and kind of sits as background noise especially because it's present in many parts.
6/10
Dynamism/Tonation: loud notes, soft notes, low pitched and high pitched, percussion with that too plus SFX. What more should there be?
10/10
Composition: somewhat not monotonous as there are key changes, breakdowns & transitions, the song follows the same mood from start to end.
10/15
Total=36
10/15
Creativity/Originality: there aren't too many instruments but they do their job well keeping harmony. Alas, they tend to make frequent recurrences. The chords change some many times. The voice-over is unintelligible and kind of sits as background noise especially because it's present in many parts.
6/10
Dynamism/Tonation: loud notes, soft notes, low pitched and high pitched, percussion with that too plus SFX. What more should there be?
10/10
Composition: somewhat not monotonous as there are key changes, breakdowns & transitions, the song follows the same mood from start to end.
10/15
Total=36
If anyone feels some of the judging is not correct, please speak your mind.
Scoring formula: J1/50*75 + Pv/Ptot*25 = Score
Contest | Poll
I deeply apologize for my mistake on the calculations. Everything is fixed and ready to roll now.
