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[RadRuss]

Okay!  The topic for this round:

Write a piece that starts out suspenseful, like tense music when you know something big is going to happen.  Then make it transition into music you would hear when the character is being chased.  So, tense and suspenseful into chase music.

Good luck!

[jimmykane]

Let's see what I can do with pxtone...

[RadRuss]

Ha ha...this thread's a little slower than the last one.  Just thought I'd check in and see how people were coming along.  I've started my piece for this challenge, and I'm still aiming for this Thursday to have it done.

[joshg]

I liked this as an inspiration but I have been swamped with stuff.  Also now the procgen compo is beckoning me.  I may try to salvage some stuff out of musagi yet and just post it way late.

[increpare]

Is there a deadline for this?

[joshg]

Ok, I started working on something today and I got about halfway through.  But since this has been sitting around too long I'm posting it anyway so people can tell me if it sounds interesting or if it needs an overhaul.

This is the sort of slightly-spooky suspenseful bit for the first half.  It's pretty minimal, with the thought in my head being a sort of stealth survival game where the player will be listening really intently for sfx.

The stuff running around in my head right now for the transition is probably to have a break in the melody-bassline-whatever bit and then have the drums get faster and more complex, and then bring in a different melody bit that's less minor-chord and more energetic.

Yeah, that's a while away though.  :D

Ok tell me if this at least sounds fun!

josh's suspense-chase thing

[Shoot-em-upper]

I like it a lot.  It reminds me of the cave levels in the Mario games.

I'll work on something of my own, now.

[increpare]

Ok, I started working on something today and I got about halfway through.  But since this has been sitting around too long I'm posting it anyway so people can tell me if it sounds interesting or if it needs an overhaul.

This is the sort of slightly-spooky suspenseful bit for the first half.  It's pretty minimal, with the thought in my head being a sort of stealth survival game where the player will be listening really intently for sfx.

The stuff running around in my head right now for the transition is probably to have a break in the melody-bassline-whatever bit and then have the drums get faster and more complex, and then bring in a different melody bit that's less minor-chord and more energetic.

Yeah, that's a while away though.  :D

Ok tell me if this at least sounds fun!

josh's suspense-chase thing

I think that sounds fun; I'd totally be good with that being in my background.

[RadRuss]

Is there a deadline for this?

Well, Thursday is the day to aim for, but if you don't have one in by then, that's cool too.  Mostly we just want to hear people's music.

[increpare]

Hmm: pxtone is great! 

I make no claims as to the quality of my entry though.  :D

increpare's suspense-chase thing

[RadRuss]

Both of the entries so far are great!  I'll have mine done by Thursday for sure.

For any of you who didn't catch the last challenge, I'll pick someone who I think stands out to decide what the next challenge should be.  Then they will decide who picks the next, and so forth.  Let's see some more entries!

[joshg]

Hmm: pxtone is great! 

I make no claims as to the quality of my entry though.  :D

increpare's suspense-chase thing

Very nice!  I strongly approve of the chiptune goodness.

[mjau]

Decided to give this a try.  The result could've been more suspenseful , but the chase part turned out ok I think.  Made with PxTone.

lab.ogg

[RadRuss]

Okay!  I finally got mine done.  It's not my best, but it was a rush job since I was so busy last week.  It's a full orchestral score, which I'm trying to get better at mixing.  Enjoy!

You Can't Hide Forever

[Selben Coirlo]

Okay I wouldn't call this DONE, but for the last week or so I've been mildly incapacitated by depression and I'm realizing now how much catching up I've got to do so it's probably as good as it's gonna get for now :D
The Collapse of Civilization
(Made in Reason)

I hope y'all don't mind some constructive criticism?

Increpare: Yours has a lot of tension which I like, and I especially like where it turns kind of reflective just before the 'chase' bit. The suggestions I might make would be to delay introducing the percussion so it makes a bit bigger of an impact. Also, you might want to study how chiptune artists use bass, because the low end seems a little stale compared to the elegance and complexity in the high frequencies.

mjau: Yours reminds me VERY much of Metroid at the beginning. That can only be a good thing! The chase is properly exciting as well, and the one complaint I might have is that it seems a little meandering, like someone just improvising on a theme. The part where I think it sounds most 'purposeful' would be at around 1:25, where the sequence descends. I like this composition very much, I'd just be interested in seeing what it could sound like if it were restructured a little. 

RadRuss: Oh man, this reminds me of the music for the heart of the castle from Symphony of the Night SO MUCH. I can't really criticize this one at all, not just because it's awesome but also because this is a style of music I'm PARTICULARLY bad at. I can at least say that while I'm REALLY feeling the tension and suspense, I'm not sure where the chase is in all this. Outstanding piece, regardless.

Obviously, if any of you want to rip my piece apart in revenge, feel free to do so  :D