This is how I tend to play some adventure games: I enter a room, hear the start of a new song as I dink around, then leave the room and the song cuts off after only a few seconds. I'll hear the first 15 seconds of a song 100 times over the course of the game, while never listening to the song all the way through. So, for this tune contest, make the best gosh darn beginning of a song that you can.
-I will be looking for a catchy musical phrase within the first few seconds.
-Annoyingness is BAD. Hooks don't have to be annoying.
-Entries should be at least 45 seconds, OR able to be looped for at least 45 seconds without getting too annoying.
-Every part of the song should be fairly similar - if a player leaves the computer for a minute, he should recognize the song when he comes back.
Some random examples that I like:
Skyrim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5txtITwAvs
Mario: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAxiGZKpGQ
The beginning of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFa1-kciCb4
Any great movie theme song like Indiana Jones and Star Wars.
That's it. The rules for this one are a relatively lax, yes? No excuses for not doing it. :)
Sadly I didn't have time to come up with a special tune for this contest, but I still composed something that should fit the rules. It's a happy tune I composed for a game that will (hopefully) be part of this month's MAGS. It's loopable and starts quite catchy, though it's not exactly the "best gosh darn beginning" I've ever composed ;)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1891681/music/free/unused1.ogg
(edit: link updated)
It seems as if Adam H has forgotten about this contest. Since no one else entered, should I start the next tune contest?
Makes sense to me!