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Title: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: :) on January 10, 2007, 04:05:38 PM
Music composing contest - Rules and Guidelines

The Judges

Nouman6
GilgameshRO
BanisherOfEden
Darkelementwars

Each song will be judged by each judge

Judges may enter the contest.

Rules for Submitting a Song



Rules

Each Contestant may submit one song.

How songs will be Judged


Questions? Comments? please post here, but do not post your song.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Tsunokiette on January 10, 2007, 09:29:48 PM
I'm in. Now I've just got to figure out what to write...
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Moss. on January 10, 2007, 10:19:29 PM
No longer than 3 minutes? That's kinda harsh. =\
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: :) on January 10, 2007, 10:34:51 PM
Quote from: arlenreyb on January 10, 2007, 10:19:29 PM
No longer than 3 minutes? That's kinda harsh. =\

what do you think the max should be?
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: haloOfTheSun on January 10, 2007, 10:40:33 PM
There shouldn't be one. And judging on rhythm? That's stupid. How are you going to do that? And why only have two judges judge a song? That doesn't seem to make sense to me, but I guess that one's ok.

Change the maximum limit to something like "unlimited", then I'm in.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: :) on January 10, 2007, 10:44:48 PM
sure, and what do you think we should judge on?
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Moss. on January 10, 2007, 10:56:32 PM
I'd say the max should be upwards of 5 or 6 minutes, because nobody's gonna want to listen to a bunch of 20 minute long symphonies.

And I like the idea of judging on rhythm, or in other words, on how well the piece flows.

And saying "proper instruments" sounds weird, but I know you meant to say "instrumentation" so it's all good.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: haloOfTheSun on January 10, 2007, 10:58:46 PM
Judge whatever you want. I'd say musicality, as that would cover many of the important aspects. (Does the song make musical sense? Does the song invoke emotion? Does the song seem to have a natural progression, or does it feel forced?) Rhythm in the sense of musicality is more fitting.

Then again, if you got songs in this contest that are more rock or techno, then a lot of that doesn't apply.

So judge whatever you think is best, whatever makes sense to you to judge.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: landofshadows on January 10, 2007, 11:37:35 PM
Acousticks (like use of Speakers, movement of sound) That could be a judging factor...

Also if the submitter states what the song is for or the idea behind it... IE Jesus Hitler may enter some thing like A German March with a singing Choir of Angels over the top and call it his theme tune to his name or some thing... Or I could enter some thing that I made for getting me to sleep a Relaxing mellow track... So Belonging could may be a factor...

Originallity... Songs made from samples made them selves or usin their own intruments rather than jumping on the Net or stringing Wav files from songs and films together...
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Moss. on January 10, 2007, 11:43:01 PM
I'm pretty sure most, if not all of us, already intend on actually creating the music ourselves instead of sampling wav files.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Malson on January 10, 2007, 11:50:40 PM
I'm so in on this too.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Nightwolf on January 11, 2007, 09:41:05 AM
Im gonna do this too, though im gonna loose..

BUT I HAVE CONFIDENCE
which doesnt do anything 2-2
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Blizzard on January 11, 2007, 10:17:19 AM
I'll enter, but I will cut my 6+ minutes song down to about 3 or 4 or something like that, so you don't have to listen to a 6 minutes "symphony". ;8
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Roph on January 11, 2007, 10:44:07 AM
I get the idea we're all going to know who has written what, without being told ;8
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Decadent Sympozium on January 11, 2007, 10:47:39 AM
That's because people don't follow what Nouman wrote.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: haloOfTheSun on January 11, 2007, 10:48:58 AM
Yeah, it'll be pretty obvious. I don't see why it matters though ?_?

The only way anyone could have doubts is if Nouman re-uploaded the songs into Megaupload or something, otherwise it'll be obvious considering mine and zypher's songs will be uploaded to our crankeye.org thing.

And then there's the whole issue with we all know what each other's music sounds like.

Still, I don't see why it matters if the judges know who wrote what. Anyway, I sent my song to Nouman already, even though this is pretty poorly organized. Every one of use will probably be writing in a different genre, and BOE is a judge.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Decadent Sympozium on January 11, 2007, 11:22:47 AM
True. Now I only wonder what is accepted? Real sound or MIDI? OR both?
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Roph on January 11, 2007, 11:34:54 AM
Both I guess.

And I was referring to that we all pretty much are accustomed to each others style :3

You show me a bare (stripped of any tags) song by zypher, one by halo, and one by arlen, and I could probably sort them as to who wrote what. And I guess the other guys could do it too =o
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Blizzard on January 11, 2007, 12:06:42 PM
Oh God, when the judges hear my song it will be so what of obvious that I made it...
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Nightwolf on January 14, 2007, 06:20:17 AM
Okay im pming nouman my song @_@
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Tsunokiette on January 16, 2007, 04:23:31 AM
I just started today. Getting some good progress on it. Gotta work on it lots tomorrow. (Homework first though, blegh)
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Moss. on January 16, 2007, 04:40:50 AM
I won't be done with this until the very last minute.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Nightwolf on January 18, 2007, 12:47:26 PM
hope its good hope its good
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Moss. on January 18, 2007, 07:57:56 PM
I'm dropping out. The piece I'm working on doesn't want to finish itself, and I keep working on other stuff instead.

Sry.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Malson on January 18, 2007, 08:53:22 PM
It's okay dude I still love you
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: :) on January 19, 2007, 03:13:02 AM
DEADLINE TONIGHT
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Blizzard on January 19, 2007, 12:31:21 PM
Fine, give me a few moments to upload it. ::)
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: Nightwolf on January 20, 2007, 09:44:04 AM
So who won?
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: GilgameshRO on January 20, 2007, 10:02:28 AM
Well he certainly hasn't PMed ME about judging. I don't think they've been judged yet.
Title: Re: Music composing contest - Rules/Start
Post by: :) on January 20, 2007, 03:05:58 PM
Stage two is now closed

Sorry for the long wait, I know the dates posted even went over. I was very busy, and some people still needed some time to turn their work in.
Judging will start late Sunday.