Tune Contest! - July 18 - July 26

Evil · Tue 18/07/2006 02:12:49

Time for this week's installment of the Tune Contest. The rules are simple; create an original song however you want. You can use midi, actual instruments, or even make instrument sounds with your mouth. Every week there is a chosen theme and some rules and all songs should follow those.

This weeks theme is Flyin' Saucers/UFOs!

The Rules:
- Your song must paint a picture in our minds of those crazy, hovering unidentifiables.

Tips/Ideas:
- Choose a special sound for your craft to make it stand out from the others. Pull out those Moog samples from the back of your library. Or maybe give it something more wild, like a bassoon or harmonica.
- Pan your sounds to give it the feeling of movement.
- Try and use different tempos and dynamics, giving us an idea how fast, or slow, this thing is going.

So pull out those Theremins and slide whistles and let's get started!

[Cameron] · Tue 18/07/2006 11:03:37

Seeing I missed the rock and roll music comp I decided UFO rock was in order

, not sure if it fits the rules perfectly, but I'll try enter anyway.
http://www.savefile.com/files/6869671

PsychicHeart · Tue 18/07/2006 11:33:10

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Teh Invasion Song!

biothlebop · Tue 18/07/2006 12:03:15

Here is one I did three weeks ago (took less than a week, but if I find time I'll do one for this comp).
nya kartor

Gregjazz · Wed 19/07/2006 22:26:14

Spaceman Spiff Escapes The Hideous Zorgs of Planet X-13

LGM · Fri 21/07/2006 04:19:13

Yea, I don't know anything about sound design or music creation.. But here's my go with random sound effects, a stolen baseline and drum beat from Adobe Audition example files, and two recorded lines by yours truly.

http://www.aedmark.com/temp/ufo.mp3

Go ahead, laugh.

Obi · Sun 23/07/2006 03:02:01

I've made an entry too! Listen or i'll do somthing bad. http://www.laserfrog.co.uk/ufosongentry.mp3
There it is listen now. Yeah.

Indie Boy · Mon 24/07/2006 12:18:57

Obi thats great MONKEY!!

InCreator · Wed 26/07/2006 23:42:16

I enter too! I hope it's not too late

I hear good entries here... mine is not that dark and deep, but I've never been any good with Fruity neither.
Lame beat, lottsa synth pads and heavily phased piano...

Hope I followed atleast some rules

And you have patience to atleast once listen it through.

http://www.increator.pri.ee/muz/Little_alien_kittens.mp3

Evil · Thu 27/07/2006 07:49:24

Wow, everyone one (including LGM, you cheating bastard

) had fantastic entries. I'm sorry I don't have the time to write critics and comments for everyone, but they'd all be praise anyway.

And the winner of this week(ish)'s Tune Contest is Biothlebop! Your entry had a great sense of calmness before the storm of aliens, perfect for an AGS game. Congrats to you and thanks to all of the other contestants and their entries.

Obi · Thu 27/07/2006 13:38:04

Quote from: biothlebop on Tue 18/07/2006 12:03:15
(took less than a week, but if I find time I'll do one for this comp).

So he doesn't enter yet he still wins!

biothlebop · Thu 27/07/2006 15:21:34

This was quite unexpected but thanks for the nomination. I actually began writing a song specifically for this comp, but it came out more generally sci-fi than UFO, so I didn't finish it.

Anyways, since Obi already started a tune thread, and the topic might produce some interesting songs, I leave it up to him to host this ongoing competition.

Obi · Thu 27/07/2006 15:24:57

I didn't start a tune contest, I started a song contest! You're welcomed to start a tune contest. As you did win afterall.

biothlebop · Thu 27/07/2006 15:35:55

Sorry, my mistake. New topic coming up.