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Hi everyone,
I am in the process of forming the next composers challenge. But first, I wanted feedback from the previous challenges (Dear Esther, Mass Effect 2, The Artist).
Some of the things that I would like to know:
-What were the things that worked for you?
-What things didn't work for you?
-How do you feel about the variety of the clips?
-How do you feel about the length of the clips?
-How do you feel about the feedback being given?If there's anything else that you want to add, please do.
Kevin
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On 12/5/2016 at 11:08 AM, Blumenkohl said:
Show's great. Season 1 finale was great.
Ramin Djawadi's soundtrack to season one is out. And "Dr. Ford" is the best track of the year methinks. It is everything right about modern music.
Absolutely.
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Hello everyone,First of all, I want to thank everyone would participated in this composers challenge. We actually had more entries than with Dear Esther and Mass Effect 2 which is a very gratifying feeling.I tell you that two of the professional composers (James Peterson and William Stromberg) were unable to review the entries due to professional commitments. However, Alain Mayrand and Vladmir Nikolov.Before I announce the top three, I want to explain the voting process. People voted each entry out of 10 and then I averaged out the votes per entry to determine the winner. I have also complied all of the reviews and comments that people shared out the each entry so each composer will receive those comments from me shortly after this posting. Note: when you read them, each new number is someone else commenting on it.It was very close between first and second place with 0.02 a difference between them.The winner of The Artist Composers Challenge is:Entry 12 - CS_TBL of Filmtracks with an average score of 8.77 out of 10:
Second place went to Entry 7 - HowdyDoodle of Reddit with an average score of 8.75 out of 10:
Third place went to Entry 4 - Sciscitatio of Reddit with an average score of 7.45 out of 10:
If you did not finish in the top three but want to know where you finished, please contact me personally at composerschallenge at hotmail dot com or my personal email (if you already know it).I have a few ideas of clips that I want to do for the next composers challenge. The next challenge will start sometime in the new year.Kevin -
Just to remind people that they have until the end of Sunday to send their votes and comments you me.
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14 hours ago, Jilal said:
It's a pity I couldn't contribute, but I've been very occupied with school lately and I've replaced more or less everything in my orchestral template with (far superior) Orchestral Tools libraries, as well as extending my setup with a slave computer running VEP, which cost me only €80 but comes in very handy, to say the least.
Next time?
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Hello everyone,
In the end, it turned out that we have 12 wonderful entries (which is more than the last two composers challenge).
Now that the contest is closed, the voting can begin. Let me be clear, everyone (not just composers) can vote and giving feedback on the entries is highly encouraged. The comments allow each of the composers to learn from this experience.
For voting, you rate each entry out of 10 (one being the worst and ten being the best). At the end, the votes will be added up and the top three will be announced.
Composers who entered this contest: You cannot vote for your own entry.
Here is the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZTxpL6wfPQrOtsNIN8WMD5zPG0qhHsVyThese clips have been labelled for the purposes of anonymity. If you entered the contest or if you know someone who entered the contest, please do not name the entry in question or name the composer in question.
The deadline for voting will be November 27th. That gives you two weeks to listen to the clips and vote. I know that there are a lot of entries but if you do one or two a day, then it becomes easier.
If you have any questions, please contact me at composerschallenge at hotmail dot com.
Kevin
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Just to remind everyone, the contest ends this Saturday!
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's two weeks left until the deadline, plenty of time to sign and write!
There's two weeks left until the deadline, plenty of time to sign and write!
Remember if you enter, you will receive feedback from professional composers:
1) William Stromberg - Composer best known for Trinty & Beyond and Starship Troopers 2 and Master of Re-recordings.
2) Alain Mayrand - Composer best known for The Legend of Silk Boy and Orchestrator/Conductor of Elysium.
3) James Peterson - Composer best known for The Red Canvas (with its 12 minute Ballet for Brawlers cue). -
Another update: Composer James Peterson has agreed to be a part of the professional review team. James is best known for his work on the The Red Canvas (for which the "Ballet for Brawlers cue is magnificent).
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Don't be afraid to enter, you're guaranteed to have constructive feedback about your entry. More than a month left to before the deadline, plenty of time to sign up!
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There's still plenty of time to sign up for the challenge! I know of at least half a dozen composers who will be entering.
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On 9/13/2016 at 1:59 PM, Stefancos said:
They can't be playing Bishops Countdown twice, right?
You could ask the same thing about the movie, they can't use Bishop's Countdown twice within 10 minutes of each other?
I actually think that Horner's original "Resolution and Hyperspace" would have been absolutely fine in film.
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On Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 3:26 PM, Jilal said:
How exciting! I'm not sure if I have the chops, but I'll at least try and participate. In fact ... I've already begun.
Well someone has to provide competition for Loert ?
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Hello everyone,
With the last Composers Challenge using an action clip from the award winning game 'Mass Effect 2', I thought that the next Composers Challenge should take us into another realm.
The Artist is an Oscar winning silent film which follows the life of an actor in the silent film era. Ludovic Bource wrote an Oscar winning score for the movie.
The 3 minute scene is from the dramatic climax of the movie where the actor is down in the dumps because, faced with the ultimate choice in life and his love interest is desperately trying to find him:
I thought that this clip would be a good choice because we have not had drama as yet and drama is an important genre to master. You could take any approach to this, don't feel like there is only way to do this; you could make it sound like a musical score from that time period or you could make it more modern sounding (since the emotion is timeless).
What is different about this challenge is that there will be professions from the film music industry reviewing the entries in addition to the contestants own:
1) William Stromberg - Composer best known for Trinty & Beyond and Starship Troopers 2 and Master of Re-recordings.
2) Alain Mayrand - Composer best known for The Legend of Silk Boy and Orchestrator/Conductor of Elysium.
3) Vladimir Nikolov - Orchestrator who worked on The Artist.Also a couple International Film Music Critics Association members will also be commenting on the entries.
The deadline for this challenge is November 12th. Either the composers can:
a) upload their own entries to YouTube (but unlisted) and send me the link so I can make a playlist.
b) send me the music file (through a file sharing website), tell me where the music goes, and I can do it myself. The music file should be MP3 or equivalent.It is important that the entries be anonymous. The identity of the composer videos will be announced after the voting has finished.
In regards to the voting, the composers, or anyone else who wants, will submit their votes/rankings by rating each entry out of 10. The votes will be averaged out of 10 and the top three will be announced.
Everyone will receive reviews on their efforts (either from other composers, members of the community or myself included). The composers of the challenge are requested to give a short review of the other works. If anyone who finishes outside of the top three wants to know how they did, then contact me. If anyone not participating in the challenge wants to be a reviewer, you are more than welcome to.
The prize for winning the Composers Challenge would be either one of the following (depending on the winner's preference):
a) A CD paid for by me shipped to the winner's address
b) A cash equivalent (up to $25-30 Canadian (exchange rates pending).If you have any questions, concerns or comments, please contact me at composerschallenge at hotmail dot com.
Best of luck to everyone and have fun!
Kevin
PS: I forgot to mention that anyone who directly plagiarizes from The Artist score (even if the music was not used in the movie) will be disqualified. Use your own voice, not someone else's.
- Loert, Jilal, Cerebral Cortex and 1 other
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I would love to see Aliens in London but alas in the wrong part of the world.
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Not bad for a first time from either of you.
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Hello everyone,
First of all, I want to thank everyone would participated in this composers challenge. We actually had more entries than with Dear Esther (even though the Mass Effect 2 was six minutes long!). That is very gratifying to see.
Before I announce the top three, I want to explain the voting process. People voted each entry out of 10 and then I averaged out the votes per entry to determine the winner. I have also complied all of the reviews and comments that people shared out the each entry so each composer will receive those comments from me shortly after this posting. Note: when you read them, each new number is someone else commenting on it.
Anyway, onto the results!
The winner of the Mass Effect 2 Composers Challenge is:
Entry 8 - Loert from the JWFan Message BoardLoert scored an average of 7.91 out of 10.
Second place went to Entry 1 - Manikin Skywalker from the JWFan Message Board
Manikin scored an average of 7.36 out of 10.
Third place went to Entry 2 - Alex (SkyLynx of the Filmtracks ScoreBoard)
Alex scored an average of 7.18 out of 10.
Congratulations to Loert for winning and Manikin and Alex for finishing in the top three.
If you did not finish in the top three but want to know where you finished, please contact me personally at composerschallenge at hotmail dot com or my personal email (if you already know it).
I have a few ideas of clips that I want to do for the next composers challenge. The next clip WILL BE shorter I promise than the one used for this challenge.
Kevin
- Cerebral Cortex and Loert
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Only 3 days left to get your votes and comments in!
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There's still time to get your votes/comments in!
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1 hour ago, Manikin Skywalker said:
Yeah I was wondering about that too. Should we PM you with out ratings?
5 hours ago, Sharkus Malarkus said:Is voting done publicly or in private?
In private but if you want to do it publicly, you may do so.
6 hours ago, Richard Penna said:I might get round to voting for all of them eventually, however I've listened to the first three, and one of those stands head and shoulders above the other two for me.
Is there any possibility for the music tracks to be available separately?
After the competition is over.
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Please note that Entry 10 and Entry 11 were added belatedly because they were sent in before the deadline. It was my error that they were not included the first time.
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Hello everyone,
In the end, it turned out that we have 9 wonderful entries (almost the same as last time but this clip was longer).
Now that the contest is closed, the voting can begin. Let me be clear, everyone (not just composers) can vote and giving feedback on the entries is highly encouraged. The comments allow each of the composers to learn from this experience.
For voting, you rate each entry out of 10 (one being the worst and ten being the best). At the end, the votes will be added up and the top three will be announced.
Composers who entered this contest: You cannot vote for your own entry.
Here is the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZTxpL6wfPQoZWjl9-wAAUiqxsG-PgKIKThese clips have been labelled for the purposes of anonymity. If you entered the contest or if you know someone who entered the contest, please do not name the entry in question or name the composer in question.
The deadline for voting will be August 19th. That gives you two weeks to listen to the clips and vote.
If you have any questions, please contact me at composerschallenge at hotmail dot com.
Kevin
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It's the final day of the composers challenge. Be sure to turn in your entries by the end of today!
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There's little more than a week left but there's still time to join the challenge!
We've already had several composers submit their works.
Moana (Mark Mancina)
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I saw this movie when it first came out, I found it to be rather generic with the best part of the movie being the special effects.
The main ballad is a lovely one. The other songs were so-so.
I don't remember much of the score in the movie.