Nigel Simmons

I'm going to get all philosophical and say I write because I enjoy it. I think Kefienzel is right to a certain extent, unless you are 100% sociopath. In fact, am a sociopath. It's great! Whenever I have to take a dump, I just drop trou in the middle of a busy intersection.

Thanks for the reviews! It was a fun project, something I never would have even considered doing before the contest. A good learning experience. Congrats, Sojar! What did I tell you? ;)

There's a guy my dad knows who can't keep a simple beat. Tell him to keep a basic 4/4 beat, just cannot do it for the life of him, even with lessons. He's tried to play guitar his whole life, yet never gets further than a few simple chords, which he plays sporadically because he can't keep a beat. I believe talent is real, not in a "magical sense", but in a way that maybe some of us are genetically predisposed to do certain things others can't.

I think it kind of depends on what you want. Requiem Pro and the lot from 8dio/SoundIron is impressive for aggressive type choir sounds. Symphonic Choirs is for wordbuilding, but doesn't sound as aggressive as Requiem or even Voices of the Apocalypse. I wasn't too fond of Voxos.

I've Googled. Most communities/forums I've seen are empty, with endless amounts of people begging to be noticed in the "need music?" sections. Depressingly, all of those have 0 replies. They're like internet ghost towns. I wonder if there really are any communities, or if the whole thing is a conspiracy.

Any tips on which indie forums to visit?

I'm surprised no one's mentioned Danny Elfman. James Newton Howard is also one of my favorites.

Thanks, Gardener. I've made some changes based on your suggestions.

Very nice job. I can just hear this with a real orchestra, because it's something I'd WANT to hear from a real orchestra. It sounds like a cue from a 50's or 60's soundtrack in places. However, the long rest is awkward, and the score is kind of messy.

Thanks, Gardener. So, if I don't use divisi for the parts, they should be singular? I prefer the ensemble sound, so should they still be singular in name?

Thanks, Globutron. I guess I don't know what you mean by "bring it forward a few centuries". Do you mean add more instruments? Incorporate more complicated orchestration? Bring forth some weird harmonies and dissonant chords?

I'm not done with it yet. When it's done, it will have a proper ending. Here's an update with working links: MP3 PDF It really would be nice to receive some actual constructive feedback on this.

Gee, thanks for the constructive feedback, dolt!

You can analyze and point out polytonal harmonies till you fart mustard gas, but nothing will impress me concerning this extremely repetitious piece of garbage. I don't know what this guy was smoking when he heard the song, but it fits in quite nicely with all the other mediocre pop "songs" that rampantly pollute the airwaves these days. A lot of good music is made these days, yet our culture wants to focus on a very select bunch of untalented idiots who quack obscenities into a microphone and call it a musical sub genre. WHY is this?!

480L IR's do work quite well with VSL. I hear traces of Elfman in this. Very cool piece.