Music Contest #5 Theme Poll

[NightStalker]

Here you go guys!

For more information read here, sorry for late update.

Futuristic - Futurism was an early 20th-century art movement which encompassed painting, sculpture, poetry, theatre, music, architecture and gastronomy. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti initiated the movement with his Manifesto of Futurism, published in February 1909. Futurist music rejected tradition and introduced experimental sounds inspired by machinery, and influenced several 20th-century composers. I couldn't find a very good explanation for this theme but it explains it well. Here are some examples;

Futurustic relaxing music

Epicuros - Metropolis 2.1

Steampunk - Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.

This theme has a carnivalish and cabaretish sound in it too as I've noticed. Here are a few examples;

Spieldose

Six steampunk songs

1 Hour of Steampunk and Futuristic Music

Dark - Dark ambient (in the 1980s also referred to as ambient industrial) is a genre of post-industrial music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones, some of which were heavily inspired by elements of ambient music.

Some examples;

2 Hours of Dark Music by Adrian von Ziegler

Vampirical Dark Music

Action - It's self explanatory. Here are a few examples though;

Action Music 1

Extreme Music - Combat Ready

Megatrax - Crimson Absolution (Epic Rock Action Drama)

ReallySlowMotion Music - Legendary (Epic Powerful Heroic Hybrid Drama)

Tension/Horror - Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television, having numerous subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise,anticipation and anxiety. This genre aims to keep the audience on the "edge of their seats". Again some examples;

Horror tension and suspense

The Hidden Suspense

Left for dead 2 theme song(I think this is a nice song that gives tension but it turns into more action based later on still not losing the tension base)

Dramatic - I couldn't find a good description online but this this theme is to start slowly and gradually building up the song with an epic and strong comeback. Examples down below;

Two Steps From Hell - Heart of Courage

Two Steps From Hell - Moving Mountains

AudioNetwork - Celestial

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Theme Discussion

 

[Heinvers]

~Discussion archived~

It would be a great thing to entail more detailed explanations for each theme in first post so that people get what each is about in one reading wipe.
That way, votes should be more consistent and might yield the better themes chosen.

 

[NightStalker]

Got it! I'll update it tomorrow then ^^

 

[AditTechno]

I'm going for Action!

 

[Naze]

lol 150%

 

[NightStalker]

Ahahah can't argue with that !

 

[deepstrasz]

Damn, nobody's really going for Steampunk. Well, it seems most are boss theme brainwashed or maybe it's what they need...

aandd... I wanna' see who voted what

also, "Make them ex" in the tension category for the votes.

 

[NightStalker]

Damn, nobody's really going for Steampunk. Well, it seems most are boss theme brainwashed or maybe it's what they need...

aandd... I wanna' see who voted what

also, "Make them ex" in the tension category for the votes.

Ahahaha i dunno man i didnt want people to judge others hence the anonimity.

Steampunk is a harder genre compared to others here thats why i think it got few votes.

And also i didnt get the "make them ex" part

 

[Heinvers]

aandd... I wanna' see who voted what

Not possible without the need to strip the poll entirely and start over.

 

[A Void]

Since we have enough supply of medieval tones that are most frequently used in maps I voted for futuristic and dramatic. I also like the vibrant essence of futuristic music, it's very relaxing. I'm not sure about this contest and the idea, because there aren't a lot of people who have the knowledge or time to make music for a contest. Firstly there should be a number of participants and ONLY then the contest should be started, otherwise it would be quite awkward when the contest starts and there are no participates. To sum it up the voting is probably useless because different genres require different skills, instead it should be a common genre that participates have knowledge of.

 

[NightStalker]

You are right but what I think about Hive contests are to gather the hivers together and create a little challenge and have a good time. Every participation is good even if it is bad or mediocre. Because it doesn't matter, we are all trying to have fun and a little competition.

Additionally, the ones who have knowledge about music are allowed to give feedback to the ones with less knowledge. It is like a workshop for exchanging knowledge.

One problem is, there may be no people/few participating when the contest starts as you've said but I hope that this will not happen

 

[Rui]

I have been listening to StarCraft 1 zerg music and it's just so frigging awesome every bit of it. I wish someone here would compose something like that. ^^

P.S. — So I picked Dark and Tension/Horror xD

 

[deepstrasz]

And also i didnt get the "make them ex" part

The whole description is not shown hence the ending of it with only ex and no dot.

I just hope we don't really have to make music close to those examples. I mean dark is a wide "genre".

 

[Heinvers]

I have fixed the cutting. There is a limit for explanation lengths on poll options.
Should make more sense now.

 

[n00b]

Poll closed Today at 2:48 PM.

well fuck, I was actually going to change my vote to break the stalemate

 

[NightStalker]

Looks like admins dont care about this contest much. n00b, if you want post the vote you want changed on here and we can proceed to the contest?

 

[deepstrasz]

Well, if we drag this too much, I reckon people will either lose interest, forget or just go on vacation.

 

[Heinvers]

Hello there,

We might be in the situation to reset the poll and start again since it reached a stalemate.

 

[n00b]

Looks like admins dont care about this contest much. n00b, if you want post the vote you want changed on here and we can proceed to the contest?

was gonna switch from action to futuristic

 

[Samuraid]

Sadly, I'm too late to vote since the poll is already closed.

It would be fun to write for any of the categories, but I'd especially like to write for one of the less popular ones.

For example, a lot of people want to hear "epic battle music" or stuff like that, but people often miss the lesser-known categories that are just as interesting and compelling.

 

[NightStalker]

The poll's in a weird situation I'd say to go with FUTURISTIC since n00b would have changed his vote if the poll wasn't closed. And you Samuraid, seem to be okay with it too, I guess. Because futuristic music is not something so popular too, kinda.

 

[Samuraid]

Futuristic seems interesting, but I'm not sure what to write for that category.

Steampunk are Dark are the most interesting to me, because they are not standard things people think of, but I can think of some good ideas for both of them.

There are also melancholy/sad and emotional categories as well, which can be very moving and something I would be interested in writing as well, but not votes on the poll, so I'll save that for a later time.

 

[deepstrasz]

We might be in the situation to reset the poll and start again since it reached a stalemate.

No multiple votes, please.

It would be fun to write for any of the categories, but I'd especially like to write for one of the less popular ones.

Welcome Samuraid!

 

[AditTechno]

3 themes fighting each other, finally. It happens like the theme poll of icon Contest #14.

You should re-create another poll only with the highest theme voted. There are three of them, right?

 

[deepstrasz]

3 themes fighting each other, finally. It happens like the theme poll of icon Contest #14.

You should re-create another poll only with the highest theme voted. There are three of them, right?

There should not be an option to vote multiple themes.

 

[AditTechno]

I did that too in the last one. If multiple votes are allowed, then the war begins.

 

[NightStalker]

The new poll is here: Music Contest #5 Final Theme Poll