Tune Contest: April 19th - 26th

Gregjazz · Wed 19/04/2006 20:18:24

Hello fellow music makers, our topic this week is:

Ambience

Being able to create ambient background music is a very important skill for game musicians and film composers. The goal is to try to make your entry convey as much emotion as possible without being assertive (I.E. it will sound like ambient background music and not necessarily an actual tune with a big, loud, imposing melody, etc.).

I imagine entries will vary from lush orchestral arrangements to moody electronic soundscapes.

As always, have fun!!

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Thu 20/04/2006 06:58:04

Aha, an opportunity to renew interest in Darkmoor Manor!

http://americangirlscouts.org/agsuploads/ProgZmax/DM-Day1.ogg

[Cameron] · Thu 20/04/2006 08:42:55

An odd, hopefully creepy ambient tune. A little Eraserhead influenced in style. No real tune as such, but as background music it could hopefully be very effective

Took a while to make for a rather unimposing sound, but I feel it was worth it. Mixing was surprisingly difficult I must say.

Slow Fog

biothlebop · Thu 20/04/2006 09:03:43

the old clock

(actually a vocoded guitar).

Nikolas · Thu 20/04/2006 09:18:06

If my internet conection comes on before the 26th (

) I will probably enter. I really need to practise something like that.

BTW, the last contest was really really really great! I'm really sorry that I had to miss it!

Nikolas

Obi · Thu 20/04/2006 19:09:00

Taadaadaadaaah http://www.laserfrog.co.uk/amb.mp3

Paper Carnival · Sat 22/04/2006 01:14:40

This is the first time I tried to do something like this. I made it completely with Fruity Loops 6:
~~http://rapidshare.de/files/18613937/Mermaid_Lament.mp3.htm~~

It's inspired by Tomb Raider and a bit by Thief. This is the kind of stuff I think you are looking for, I hope I'm right!

EDIT: Go here instead
http://rapidshare.de/files/18672192/Mermaid_Lament_.mp3.html

It's a remastered version, I fixed the balance between bass and treble frequencies and I think it's better now.

Psych0F0x · Sat 22/04/2006 09:34:03

This genre is kind of new to me so I hope this will suffice, here's my entry
http://media.putfile.com/Psych0F0x---Green-Moon-Of-Polyhymnia

Ishmael · Sun 23/04/2006 15:48:32

I just made something...

http://koti.mbnet.fi/tk-/files/musiccomp_ambient.mp3

Gregjazz · Tue 25/04/2006 17:55:56

Not too much longer to go! Any more entries?

Gregjazz · Thu 27/04/2006 08:46:21

I can't load your entry, Guybrush.

EDIT: Can't load as in can't download.

Paper Carnival · Thu 27/04/2006 09:35:31

Bleh I saw "Guybrush" first and for a couple of seconds I thought I won

I uploaded it in Putfile now, sorry for the invonvenience:
http://media.putfile.com/Mermaid-Lament

I hope this works...

Nikolas · Thu 27/04/2006 10:01:37

I know I'm late so if it does matter, don't count this as an entry. But I thought "Why not?"

www.nikolas-sideris.com/stuff/chi.mp3

Gregjazz · Fri 28/04/2006 05:23:49

There were too many good entries!! You guys are all getting better and now it's getting harder and harder to judge these contests. I really mean that--this contest turned out some great music!

However, I particularly liked Nikolas's entry--it was particularly moving, without being very assertive. So congratulations, Nikolas, and looking forward to the next contest!