Tune contest! October 6 - 13-ish. Finally.

Started by EldKatt, Mon 06/10/2003 16:12:19

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EldKatt

So there it is, finally. I'm really, really, really sorry it's taken some time, but I've been rather busy. Anyway, this week's theme:

Tragedy.

Yeah. Something really tragic in some way. Not a very good idea, perhaps. But I trust you people to make something really good out of it. :P

Good luck to you all.

Migs

I might be able to come up with something.  Good theme.  I like it.
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Fuzzpilz

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http://asdruihofvnuaeiorsz7iasnodfiaz7sd.com/tragedy.mp3

A while ago, I set out to make the worst, most annoying track ever. As some people actually LIKED it, it was a complete failure. The horrible melody thingy in my entry for this week goes along the same lines.

DISCLAIMER: These are generic goat samples off the web, and I don't know whether or not the goats are male; so this might *not* be tragic.

remixor

That is the most absurd domain name I've ever seen  :o
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Migs

I'm not allowed to make 2 entries, am I?
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Migs

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Fuzzpilz, that goat song is the most awful, tragic thing I've ever heard.   ???
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Fuzzpilz

It's a pun, silly. :)

Go look up the origin of the word "tragedy" somewhere, I'm sure you'll find a site on etymology. Maybe dictionary.com has it, I recall occasionally seeing that kind of information in entries there.

Migs

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I was very much aware of the pun (I don't think it's technically a pun, though).  I still knew what you meant.  I was just giving you a sideways compliment.  That song rocks!  I laughed the whole time I listened to it.  ;D
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Fuzzpilz

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Ah, the ??? in your post confused me.

And thanks. :)

Migs

Yeah.  I don't know why I used that particular emoticon.  :-*
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DNA

im no master at midi sequencing but i figured id try my hand at it.

Tragic1 midi

Migs

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I'm sure many of you are thinking of songs that are patently tragic: depressing violins everywhere, chilling oboes invoking tears...I just used this week's contest as an excuse to write a song for my game.  If I win, great.  If not, oh well.

The song IS played after a tragedy, but the game demands a not-so-typically-tragic tone.  Therefore, I was only going for a hint of tragedy in the background, overlayed with the regal splendor of a small castle's great hall.  The tune is intentionally simple, i.e., it's not a vastly multilayered orchestration.

I might make some changes to the song later, namely enhancing it with a synthesizer once I finalize it (that takes a long time, so I didn't do it for this contest), plus adding some reverb, and maybe slowing it down slightly.  Other than all that, the song is exactly how I want it.

Was that too much background?

The Hall
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Migs

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QuoteA while ago, I set out to make the worst, most annoying track ever. As some people actually LIKED it, it was a complete failure. The horrible melody thingy in my entry for this week goes along the same lines.

I did something similar awhile ago, too.  The idea was to make a song that was catchy at first, but quickly got annoying and corny (achieved mainly through overrepetition and square waves).  I don't think it's as annoying as your song, though.
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Gregjazz

There's a lot of potential for that melody, migs. Mind if I fix it up?

Gregjazz

Oh well, too late -- I already did it. Here's my version of Mig's catchy song. So, what's the title?

http://www.sonic.net/~schlae/herculeaneffort/jazz3fixed.mid

Great, now you've got it stuck in my head!

Migs

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Why'd you have to go and make it cool sounding?  Really nice job!  8)

The song doesn't have a title...feel free to give it one yourself, and I'll go with that.

Now you've sparked my interest...I'm going to take what you've done and fix it up some more.  :)
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remixor

Quote from: Geoffkhan on Thu 09/10/2003 23:07:23
http://www.sonic.net/~schlae/herculeaneffort/jazz3fixed.mid

Whoa!  Can you say Xenogears?  :)  Not accusing you or Migs of ripping it off or anything of course.  But man, that instrumentation--particularly the bending flute-thing or whatever it is that you added--and overall tone is straight out of that game.  Crazy stuff.
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Gregjazz

Xenogears? Never heard of it.

Besides, I had nothing to do with the creation of the melody. All I did is modify the rhythm and spice it up with some flute/recorder articulation.

Sounds sort of like a Yellowjackets song now.

remixor

I know, as I said I wasn't accusing you of ripping it off.  But the flute articularion with the overal mood of the song sounds EXACTLY like Xenogears, moreso than in the original version.  All I was saying was that it was quite a coincidence.  If you'd heard the game's soundtrack, I guarantee you'd know what I mean. :)   In any case, Xenogears was a hugely underrated Square RPG for the PS1.
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Gregjazz

Accusing me of ripping it off, eh, Remixor?

Just kidding. Anyways, don't give me any credit. The song is Migs's.

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