January 23, 200917 yr Hi, this is a sample film score not written for any particular film, but more of a showpiece for prospective recruiters/university resume. Enjoy! (No score, as completely sequenced in fruityloops) MP3 using EASTWEST: Alex Vera and Petey Digital - Rise to Action.mp3 - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage
January 23, 200917 yr This sounds good to me. Hopefully the schools will think so as well. Good luck. Ron
January 23, 200917 yr Sorry to be the voice of negativity here but I found this to be an extremely lack-lustre cue. The orchestration was thin, the entire thing remained entirely static in terms of size and power, it was repetitive (even by film underscore standards), and the sequencing/mixing was a bit on the flat and unpolished side. It has great potential, and it'll probably impress on a university resume, but I wouldn't show this off to any potential employers unless you're aiming quite low in the food chain because they won't be hearing anything fresh and impressive here. Maybe worth a solid edit?
January 23, 200917 yr I'll have to agree with Marius on this one, though I'm not sure this would impress on a University resume. Producers and Professors are generally looking for different styles of music these days, though it depends on what kind of a program you're applying to. I'd suggest following Marius' advice and reworking the orchestration. Change up the ensemble here and there (use more winds instead of just brass and strings!) Also, do some googling around on MIDI production. If you're trying to impress potential employers you'll really need to up the realism of your cues. First step is to never use a patch without altering the envelopes a bit. If you don't do this your piece ends up sounding very robotic and fake. I'd also suggest buying Paul Gilraeth's The MIDI Guide to Orchestration. In addition, you might want to look into getting a better sequencer than Fruity Loops. It's pretty limited when it comes to the kind of in depth MIDI and Audio production you'll need to get hired. Check out Reaper as a first option. It's pretty cheap and is almost on par with some of the better DAW software out there (Cubase, Digital Performer, Logic etc.) Apart from all the negativity though, this was a solid first effort. You have a ways to go in terms of learning how to properly use samples for writing, but I'm sure if you put a bit of time and effort into it, all the while writing many more demos, you'll be able to put together some pretty solid material.
February 1, 200917 yr i think its very boring. sounds like uncreative underscoring with a far too loud snare in it. the string part is a nice idea but it does not really fit in the piece and its becomes bering because of the repititions and you schuld have used other, more aggressiv samples. I do not use SO that much but they have in the 18 violins section some quit aggressive samples with a qicker response. We anyway good luck with it ut you should definetely work on it again
February 7, 200917 yr I agree with Pedro Martins, it definitely is very epic. It would be good for a Lord of the Rings type movie, a big budget war film or something like that.
February 7, 200917 yr Gonna have to agree with Marius, Andy, and Meister Hubert and say that unfortunately this didn't quite do it for me. I think it's biggest issue is (as Marius said) the orchestration is just very thin and it doesn't produce that power that I'm sure you're going for. There's not much melodically going on to really hold my attention and interest as the piece tends to have very long sections of the same chord progression repeating over and over and over again. If you really want to obtain that big Hollywood film sound, listen to and study the big hollywood soundtracks. Become familiar with the entire orchestra and figure out how the big guys utilize it. On a side note, it sounds like you're using some pretty good quality orchestra samples. If the scoring is thin as a result of your sampler just eating up too much memory to add more instruments (as is often the case for me), don't let that stop you. Do whatever you can to work around it. It's a pain, but it's worth it.
February 10, 200917 yr Author The beginning of the piece has some interesting horns, but the quality and orchestration suffers by irrelevant lines in the background and repetitive musical gestures. The snare gets REALLY tedious after a while and we don't even notice when you drop it out. The low string sound becomes very monotonous very quickly, and the tone color is sacrificed both by a lack of varied instruments (all strings, choir and brass? come on!) and boring chord progressions. The music seems very square and predictable, and the quality of the production is sub-par. I seriously recommend reorchestrating the work (if you even return to it, maybe a fresh start would be better) with more instruments and less square musical cues. Overall a decent first work but lots of progress needs to be made and it yearns for a lot more.
February 10, 200917 yr Wow. He seriously just critiqued his own piece from what he believes to be a non-objective, third party stance. Fun part is, I think I agree with him. The piece its self is rather dry, repetitive and predictable and although a few of the ideas presented in it have potential, they are never developed. The orchestration also doesn't do anything for the piece. It's like you were almost trying to use nice samples to cover the lack of composition. However, it does have potential assuming you have the ability to develop it further. Also, not a bad start, overall. It shows potential in you as an artist. Keep at it.
February 10, 200917 yr Maybe it's just an identity crisis: not realizing that it is his own work and not remembering that he posted it :blink:
February 11, 200917 yr *LOL* Amazing self criticism here and I am left honestly wondering if he realizes that it is his piece...?
February 11, 200917 yr Resume, recruitment, whatever, I like this piece! I can see it being used in a sci-fi genre, in a "5th Element" way. It would have nice to have seen a little more variation than the contrasting sections (although the second section sounds like a variation of the main theme). I also love the quality of the instruments in the recording. Are they Garritan?
February 12, 200917 yr I enjoyed this especially the opening and closing sections. Maybe the middle dragged on a bit.
