TUNE CONTEST 17. April - 14. May: The Winner is Viking - UNDER THE BED

bartillier · Thu 17/04/2008 16:49:02

*BOO*
*BWAAAARAAAAAAARARAR*
*360Â° HEAD TURN*
*MWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAH*

Anyway, this contests theme is to make a piece about the monster hiding under your bed! It can be thrilling, delightfully evil, or just plainly horrific. You can even post a picture of what your monster looks like! The tune should be whatever you imagined or imagine still to be the monster under your bed, when you turn the lights of at night, it can be slimy, furry,it can be like a ghost, it can have red eyes or sharp teeth. It could want to eat you, or just to scare you! Describe it, him, her with the music.

RULES:
- There are no restrictions as far as the genre goes. Do whatever you want.
- The entries are anonymous. Send your entry to saso.tms@gmail.com in the form of a link to your uploaded song on www.box.net , also put your AGS nickname as the subject of the email so I will know who you are. ; )
- I will publish the entries (anonymously) as they come and then after the deadline we will VOTE.
- The voting will not be anonymous, you will post, in this thread for which entry you want to vote. Each of you has 2 votes. You cannot give a single entry two votes. You can use just one vote if it suits you better.
- You do not have to be an entrant to vote. Anyone can vote! : )
- Your submition must be between (1:00) one minute and (2:30) two and a half minutes long.
- There are no restrictions as far as the format of your entry goes. It can be MP3, MIDI, OGG. As long as box.net supports it, it's okay.
- You can do a, cover of a song, as long as you write which song it is a cover of.
- Only one entry per entrant!
- Enjoy yourself and give it your best!

PRIZE:
To make this contest a bit more interesting. There will be a prize.
First place: T-SHIRT with the motif of Jack, from A Nightmare Before Christmas! It looks like this:

Second place: Will be a brooch with the same motif of Jack, from A Nightmare Before Christmas:

The T-shirt picture is symbolic. But the real deal will be of course identical to the picture. I will arrange the shipping of the prizes myself.

These prizes are symbolic and are ment to motivate all of us. The competition is all about fun and enjoying yourself! : )

ENTRIES SO FAR:

#1 BUGS

#2 THE CHILD FOUND THE MONSTER

#3 FURRY HAPPY MONSTERS UNDER MY BED

#4 UNDER MY BED

#5 UNDER THE BED

#6 THE DARK NIGHT WISH

I will update this as soon as i get more entries, the competition ends on the 14th of May 23:59 GMT+1. After that we'll vote.

Allright so the voting is closed!

The winner is:

UNDER THE BED (Viking) - 4 votes.

Second place goes to:

THE CHILD FOUND THE MONSTER (nyu01)- 3 votes.

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Third place:

UNDER MY BED (nikolas) - 1 vote
THE DARK NIGHT WISH (kdomusic) - 1 vote

Fourth place:

FURRY HAPPY MONSTERS UNDER MY BED (twinmoon)
BUGS (Lionmonkey)

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A big thanks to all the entrants. I think this competition was a nice change from the ones we've had previously. And I hope the next competition will be even better than this one!

Also, Viking and Nyu01, send me a pm or e-mail with where you would like the prizes to be sent.

TwinMoon · Fri 18/04/2008 00:44:32

Why does it matter where I host my entry?

bartillier · Fri 18/04/2008 01:49:47

Well it dosen't. Basicly it's easier for me to manage all the entries.

If you have a big grudge against box.net you don't have to upload there.

p.s. All comments reguarding this a bit different version of a tune contest are very welcome.

Nikolas · Fri 18/04/2008 01:59:29

Well it matters if you have your own website.

I mean if you see an entry www.nikolas-sideris.com/anonymous.mp3 whose entry might it be?

brokenbutterfly · Fri 18/04/2008 02:01:47

I like the monster under the bed theme

and the idea of prizes is neat, I don't know if it has been done before?

The Pumpkin King is great motivation!! You have good taste

Quote from: Nikolas on Fri 18/04/2008 01:59:29
Well it matters if you have your own website.

I mean if you see an entry www.nikolas-sideris.com/anonymous.mp3 whose entry might it be?

Jeez, I really don't know...

bartillier · Fri 18/04/2008 02:05:25

Yes in Nikolas' case it's true. Id also like to point out that some hosting sites have a very nasty knack for bugging you with "captcha" passwords and waiting lines.

TwinMoon · Fri 18/04/2008 11:53:14

Quote from: Nikolas on Fri 18/04/2008 01:59:29
Well it matters if you have your own website.

Ok, that's true

It just appeared like bartillier was employed by Box.net to make it into a rule to post there

When / if I finish an entry I'll just sign up for box.net then.

bartillier · Sat 19/04/2008 04:25:59

LOL, ofc I'm not employed by box.net

Maybe it really seemed that way. Anyway... go pepole go! Make some music!

FSi++ · Thu 24/04/2008 21:44:01

Quote from: bartillier on Sat 19/04/2008 04:25:59
LOL, ofc I'm not employed by box.net Maybe it really seemed that way. Anyway... go pepole go! Make some music!

I am, man, I am!

Nyu001 · Sat 03/05/2008 20:43:43

Is this dead or alive?

Questionable · Sat 03/05/2008 21:33:39

There are usually a lot of late entries in these competitions.

bartillier · Sun 04/05/2008 14:57:30

Okay, i've updated the first post in this topic, so it now contains all the entries so far

Enjoy

Nyu001 · Sun 04/05/2008 19:47:51

Strangely there is a track that remind me to Nikolas.

Nikolas · Fri 09/05/2008 16:04:15

Any more entries here? Any more movement?

bartillier · Sun 11/05/2008 13:29:04

there is a new fifth entry now, enjoy

bartillier · Wed 14/05/2008 16:38:55

okay so there is now a sixth entry, there is still time till midnight tonight gmt+1 for anyone who would like to enter.

bartillier · Thu 15/05/2008 11:58:16

allright, voting has started. VOTE!

Remember, each of you has TWO votes, and anyone can vote. You don't have to be an entrant to vote. (post your votes as regular posts)

khnum · Fri 16/05/2008 16:58:07

I vote:
#2 THE CHILD FOUND THE MONSTER

and

#5 UNDER THE BED

Nyu001 · Fri 16/05/2008 19:14:15

My vote is for:

#4 UNDER MY BED: Loved the atmosphere created here with the piano and the background. It inspire me nice visuals of a monster in a room hidden but not just under the bed if not moving everywhere and a kid scared of what is that. It would be nice to hear a "BOO!" than the fade out (I mean with the boo not someone saying boo if not with the music doing the 'effect' of the monster appearing and surprising the kid).

#5 UNDER THE BED: Nice music and I like it. Some parts seem inspired by Beetlejuice's theme?

Also it brings visuals of a monster approaching the kid or vise versa.

TwinMoon · Fri 16/05/2008 21:16:12

Here's my vote:

"Under the Bed"
A carefully crafted piece which builds and builds until the hold-your-breath ending. Probably the scariest quotation of "Rock-a-bye-baby" I ever heard

"The Dark Night Wish"
Just a very good melody that sticks. Also, the interaction between the cello and the violins (1:15 - 1:42) deserve special mention.

(Runner-up:

"Undermybed / Resonance"
Those nervous pianotones and the Ligeti-like strings at the beginning are very good.)

Lionmonkey · Sat 17/05/2008 16:00:59

I give my votes to:

#2 THE CHILD FOUND THE MONSTER

And:

#6 THE DARK NIGHT WISH

Also, Lionmonkey's symphathy prize(

) is given to:
#3 FURRY HAPPY MONSTERS UNDER MY BED

Nyu001 · Sat 17/05/2008 17:16:15

So far the votes are:

#1 BUGS: 0 Votes

#2 THE CHILD FOUND THE MONSTER: 2 Votes

#3 FURRY HAPPY MONSTERS UNDER MY BED: 0 Votes

#4 UNDER MY BED: 1 Vote

#5 UNDER THE BED: 3 Votes

#6 THE DARK NIGHT WISH: 1 Vote

bartillier · Sat 17/05/2008 19:37:39

Forgot to mention this, the voting will be open until the 19th of May 23:59 GTM+1.

Nyu001 · Mon 19/05/2008 15:35:26

Not more votes here?

SSH · Mon 19/05/2008 15:52:51

I vote for:

#2 Child finds the monster. Nice instruments and great atmosphere.

#5 Under the bed. Even better atmosphere but instruments are a bit naff.

#6 was also good but didn't really have the "under the bed"-ness to me. #4 sounded like the intro to a Meatloaf song (not bad, but not in theme) and #1 messed with my brain on headphones, all that panning. I got a headache

bartillier · Tue 20/05/2008 13:43:24

So should we wait for a couple more votes? Or should I post the results?

Nyu001 · Tue 20/05/2008 15:02:52

You should vote.

I think it is better to give the results. There is not really much movement here for vote.

bartillier · Tue 20/05/2008 15:14:46

Allright so the voting is closed!

The winner is:

UNDER THE BED (Viking) - 4 votes.

Second place goes to:

THE CHILD FOUND THE MONSTER (nyu01)- 3 votes.

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Third place:

UNDER MY BED (nikolas) - 1 vote
THE DARK NIGHT WISH (kdomusic) - 1 vote

Fourth place:

FURRY HAPPY MONSTERS UNDER MY BED (twinmoon)
BUGS (Lionmonkey)

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A big thanks to all the entrants. I think this competition was a nice change from the ones we've had previously. And I hope the next competition will be even better than this one!

Also, Viking and Nyu01, send me a pm or e-mail with where you would like the prizes to be sent.

Hammerite · Tue 20/05/2008 15:30:59

On with the next competition, Viking!!

Nyu001 · Tue 20/05/2008 17:20:40

Haha, my vote for his track put him 1 ahead mines.

Nikolas · Tue 20/05/2008 17:24:20

I wish to apologise: My track had id information that it is used at something called "resonance"... Now what could this be?

Ridiculously enough I didn't remember to remove it...

But this was a great competition with some fab ideas. Hope the next comps also are like this!

Hammerite · Tue 20/05/2008 17:47:46

Quote from: Nyu001 on Tue 20/05/2008 17:20:40
Haha, my vote for his track put him 1 ahead mines.

If you only had a time machine...

TwinMoon · Tue 20/05/2008 17:52:27

Congratulations Viking!

I must say entering anonymously made it more exciting. Despite having a shared last place, I say: Same rules next time!

Viking · Wed 21/05/2008 02:35:29

Hey, thanks, you guys! This was great fun, and there were some really wonderful entries. I particularly liked the orchestration of #2 (particularly the bassoons and celesta) and the scariness factor of #4. #6 was really nice too.

I'll be starting a new competition shortly -- I have a (hopefully) interesting idea, and I agree that doing it anonymously is best. I need to send a PM or two to ensure that my idea is OK before starting the next contest, though.