MIDI music for my Narnia game (c&c)

[Minimi]

Hi there. I can't really consider myself very good at music at the moment, but I'm learning, and I think that's the most important thing.

I started on making the main theme for my big project Narnia Adventure, and I made untill now 45 seconds of the song. I'm happy with the result until now, but I can't figure out, what to add to it. Can someone give me some advice on improving on this midi, and how to lenghten it more?

I hope you like it here is the midi :
http://minimi.spijbelaars.com/narnia.mid

[Vel]

I think you should replace the goblin and whistle with different types of strings. What you really need though is a melody. Every title track has one. I suggest you do it with a soft instrument as marimba or xylophone.

[PureGhostGR]

I like it. It sounds like an intro theme.

[shbaz]

I think it's fine as is too, to use as an intro or background music to the screen where you select whether you would like to load, start new game, etc.

Very calm and peaceful sounding, adding lead tracks would take that away. The beginning of the lion the witch and the wardrobe was quite sad from what I remember, with them being sent away during the bombings and stuck with an old man on a rainy day. It was sad when they first went to Narnia too.

[Flippy_D_Unplugged]

If you want some resources for making a game based on Narnia, I have a really well-drawn book about LtWatW. I can scan some of the artwork if you like (I won't see this topic again until monday unless I fix my modem).

[Minimi]

Thanks vel! I've changed it to strings, and I think it's sounding better. It only takes time for me, to put a good melody on the back.

flippy : Thank you flippy, it's a nice offer, but I don't think it's neccesary, because I have already done my research I have found 3 different movies of the story, 2 books, and also lots of art on google.

[jannar85]

*cough*

http://runestone.adventuredevelopers.com/temp/narnia.mid

Not mine, but I tweaked another one I found on the net

[Minimi]

Hmm.. I listened to it, but what has that one got to do with mine?? It has practically nothing in common!

[jannar85]

Hmm.. I listened to it, but what has that one got to do with mine?? It has practically nothing in common!

I dunno. Just wanted to help

[DragonRose]

The one that Jannar posted is the theme from the (excellently done) miniseries "The Chronicles of Narnia."

As for Minimi's: I think that would make a very good theme for Aslan.  It sounds sort of mysterious and ancient.  It just needs to be a bit longer

Here's my attempt. I didn't do the cadences because I'm lazy, but it sounds quite nice looped. And you'll have to go save as.

[Sluggo]

Minimi: I think the melody is very nice already, you don't have to add another one. And about the instruments, as you've changed them all to strings, you could add another instrument (or instruments) to double the melody. The same goes for the harmony. It might sound nice with a solo wind instrument, or a french horn an octave lower for the melody. And arpeggiated chords in the harp might be nice as well. You obviously don't have to, but sticking to standard orchestral instruments would probably sound the best.

And about making it longer, you can repeat the melody with different orhestration, or just start a new idea (but similar to the first). And you could play with the dynamics too. It might be cool if this slow mysterious theme crescendoed into a more grandiose theme (which you could call the main theme), or whatever might suit the overall atmosphere of the game. I dunno, just ideas. Good luck!