Chris, I'm downloading your entry, although huge chances are I have it somewhere on my computer already!
In the meantime I wanted to say thanks for taking part and supporting the competition and CGEmpire...
Alan: It's rather rare to get to see scores in such animation shorts, at least for smaller calliber composers (such as myself for example).
Pieter: I organise music competitions with various prizes and themes. Each month, I advertise on several forums including this one. Even better visit
CGEmpire and see for yourself!
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Chris, movie downloaded (at last): What I found about your entry, was that at some points it felt a bit too... "epic" if I may say that, which is not the style of the movie! The rendering and usage of Gold is quite good but it feels somewhat awkward in some places (like some trumpets sounding and then nothing, no lead). Harmonies work great and I did like the different chord progression, even if it gave a bit more somber and dark feeling to the score. (which is the name of your entry as well). I bet that if you pulled the trailer of the game "alone in the dark" your music would fit.
This is my harsh critisism based on my personal opinion, and nothing more, so you can dissagree and be right (or wrong...).
Have you seen my attempt? It was the most bizzare thing I did, although I didn't make it by the deadline so I didn't enter in the end.