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« Reply #40 on: January 02, 2013, 04:08:07 AM »

I thought writing these would be easy, but Maverick said it right in the last challenge (is it just me, or does it really seem sometimes that we’re grammatically ill-equipped when it comes to talking about music? ). So my apologies if I say the same thing twice.


Moritz - https://soundcloud.com/mpgk/traveling-the-misty-plains
This piece makes me feel like some lonely wanderer, "traveling the misty plains", with no company but my old horse, maybe poignantly staring at my reflection in a misty river…Deep stuff. Noir
The instrumentation sets the mood beautifully. The hang drum was an awesome choice, brings a serene ambience with the other instruments.
My favourite part is around 1:17, when the high pizz. strings come in. The chord progression here is lovely, along with the rest of the piece. The whole thing is so natural and calming. Fantastic piece.

somnia - http://soundcloud.com/dogacyavuz/sidereal
Great synths! My only gripe is that it gets a bit tedious after a while. Gradually incorporating more instruments a little earlier would have been cool, cause when the perc does come in it has a really nice groove. The ominous bells were a great choice. Overall it does the space exploration atmosphere nicely!

Maverick Denizen - https://soundcloud.com/maverick-denizen/sakura-plateau
Dig that piano and the kinda Bastion-esque drums in the beginning. I can hear this fitting in a game overworld really well. The harp sits above everything with the floaty melody beautifully, and the voice-type sound in background is great too (The notes you chose feel sort of Thomas Newman-y, it's great stuff). The addition of the 8bit synths add an interesting flavor. All the elements of the piece fit together really well. Lovely flow, instrumentation, and melodies here!

eidobunny - https://soundcloud.com/eidobunny/impiety-befallen
Really interesting choice of instruments, the big heavy piano, the light woodwinds, the string pads. And that synth sets the atmosphere really well! Sounds like some dark doings went down in this overworld!

SimplyKept - https://soundcloud.com/simplykept/overworld-sci-fi
Calm and eerie ambience, the high pads and low filtering synths balance each other nicely,
I could imagine floating through space quite nicely with this playing. It'd fit the star-map type menu you described perfectly.

ifmcmaster - https://soundcloud.com/ianmcmaster/beyond-those-hills
I liked this one right off the bat! Cheery woodwinds with the bass drum and pizz strings, then bringing in rest of the orchestra! I can tell there's going to be some adventures ahead…The piece has a really nice flow and great dynamics.

mscottweber - https://soundcloud.com/mscottweber/city-of-circovia
That is one nice melody! I imagine the start being some bard playing cello in the overworld's streets, then the piece developing as we move through the city. Great stuff!

Evan Balster -


Damn, 19 takes. That's some dedication! Live instruments always sound awesome and this is no exception! The accordion is so unique, I'd be interested to know how you came about playing it!
Would have loved a light bit of reverb to open it up, but I like the kind of melancholy the piece has, works with the memories/nostalgia ideas really well. Really like the phrasing as well as the melody. The video and lyrics were cool touches too.
Thanks for whatever pain you went through to bring us this great piece!  Tongue


Hope you guys had a great Holiday and a Happy New Year! Thanks for all the awesome music!

The winner is……

MoritzPGKatz - Traveling the Misty Plains
This piece is just too gosh darn calming to say no to. The track feels like it'd fit in a game's overworld perfectly. It's not obtrusive or overbearing, but still apparent enough to evoke the right emotions. Congratulations on the great piece of music!

Again, thanks for the entries, I loved listening to them all! Looking forward to Moritz's theme!

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I totally think someone should compile all of this years winning entries, maybe with some bonus tracks as well.

I think this is really cool idea, Moritz's track would make the perfect ending!
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« Reply #41 on: January 02, 2013, 07:14:14 AM »

Awesome, my second win!  Toast Left Addicted Toast Right

Thanks for the great music everyone, and kudos to 8thMode for being a stellar host!

If all winners are cool with it, I'd love to compile the winning entries plus a few bonus tracks. We can release it on Bandcamp on a pay-what-you-want basis, with all revenues going to charity. How's that sound?

I'm off to think of a new theme... see you 'round. Smiley

Cheers,
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« Reply #42 on: January 02, 2013, 07:33:28 AM »

Congratulations, Katz, a win that was absolutely deserved!  Beer!
Looking forward for the next challenge!
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« Reply #43 on: January 02, 2013, 09:04:18 AM »

Gratz mate! Can't wait for the next challenge, you'll need to come up with a good one after this.
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« Reply #44 on: January 02, 2013, 04:35:45 PM »

conGRATZ Mr. KATZ get it oh lord poetic genius.

All juvenile jokes aside, these challenges are great~ a great way to add quality material to a portfolio and actively learn from others. Thanks so much for putting these on!
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« Reply #45 on: January 03, 2013, 02:44:52 AM »

Oh, also, before I'd forget: massive kudos to 8thMode for hosting the challenge. Wink
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« Reply #46 on: January 03, 2013, 03:10:57 AM »

Why thank you Maverick! 'twas a ton of fun! Smiley
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« Reply #47 on: January 03, 2013, 07:33:13 AM »

So I made this, because I have absolutely nothing to do (lies). A list of links to all the challenge topics in 2012:

I: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=24329.0
II: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=24691.0
III: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=24881.0
IV: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=25003.0
V: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=25291.0
VI: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=25849.0
VII: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=26044.0
VIII: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=26371.0
IX: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=26851.0
X: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=27334.0
XI: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=27807.0
XII: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=28062.0
XIII: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=28519.0
XIV: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=28822.0
XV: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=29119.0
XVI: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=29476.0
XVII: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=29960.0
XVIII: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=30370.0
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« Reply #48 on: January 03, 2013, 08:53:00 AM »

Some of the winners' tracks are gone though Sad
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« Reply #49 on: January 03, 2013, 09:47:27 AM »

Which ones exactly? I guess we should try contacting the composers and ask them if they still have them somewhere. (Which they hopefully should.)
Ah, and thanks for the list somnia, good job there! Wink
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« Reply #50 on: January 03, 2013, 10:12:28 AM »

I hope nobody is offended if I put up a Bandcamp. That would mean I'd have to rip a bunch of the track since few provide actual downloads. :S
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« Reply #51 on: January 03, 2013, 11:34:36 AM »

I hope nobody is offended if I put up a Bandcamp. That would mean I'd have to rip a bunch of the track since few provide actual downloads. :S
Hold your horses, I've already begun collecting and people have contacted me providing links to the versions they'd like to have put up. So I guess I'll have the honor of doing that if it's cool with you. Smiley

We can discuss possible charity organizations though... any ideas?

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« Reply #52 on: January 03, 2013, 11:42:34 AM »

Nice, Moritz. You should make a new thread.
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« Reply #53 on: January 03, 2013, 12:19:29 PM »

How 'bout this one? Bet they would appreciate every single penny from us.
http://www.sos.wa.gov/charities/search_detail.aspx?charity_id=20972  Grin

Okay, jokes aside first thing that comes to my mind is to help some children out (since we deal with games, after all). Looked around the almighty intarwebz, and found this:
http://www.roalddahlcharity.org/
I might be biased since I already love Mr. Dahl, but it looks pretty nice.
This is only a suggestion though from my part, I bet there are loads and loads of causes worth helping.
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« Reply #54 on: January 03, 2013, 03:32:36 PM »

Nice, Moritz. You should make a new thread.
Done and done.

I'll also post the new challenge soon, sorry for the delay!

Cheers,
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