Hopefully I'll get a trance/dance version in before due date. Writing for the first time in 2 months takes a lot out of you.

I'm off to Belmont University for Music Composition. Great school for musicians. I mean, MUSIC CITY!!!

-But besides that, the staff is exceptional and qualified. I'm curious to see how this'll work out. It's a great school.

Would be great if I could get back home before the deadline to do a mix >_<

The link doesn't work?

-In all honesty, there has to be a balance. You can't really have one or the other. Music theory is great, but without an understanding of what you're expressing, what's the point of complex theory? And if you have a great story in your head, but you don't know how to put it to paper/sound, what use is that? By only having just theory or just creativity, you are limited. I have a natural gift for music, but I'm going to Belmont University to major in Music Composition (woohoo!). That'll give me experience to know what I'm writing, making writing for projects easier. Music is about taking the theory and creating life from it. Therefore, I think a successful musician needs to have both as equally important goals.

Excuse me for possibly sounding arrogant, but if MAC's still go on, that would be a great MAC to have about now.

-A short, simple, yet lovely jazz jingle. Be happy and enjoy. Please look at the questions I have in the comments, and be as constructive as necessary. Thank you for your time :)

On to the Show! (short theme), by ImperfectDisciple Type: SongGenre: Jazz

Haha, FL Studios and the internet. Not a VST mind you, but hahaha >:)

Chaos (I'm Fighting Myself), by ImperfectDisciple Type: LoopGenre: Video Game

-Totally enjoyed making this. If you want some "Legend of Zelda" styled boss music, here it is! Looking for good criticism, so lay it on me! Looking to shape this more and more if needed.

-Enjoy :)

-ImperfectDisciple

Well, the more music theory you know, the better off you are. Having music theory knowledge helps you to hear things in your head that you wouldn't have thought of otherwise. For example, I've been working on this "boss battle" loop recently, and I didn't know what key I was writing it in. It was based off of these notes...

G# A# B C# D E F#

So I googled it after some in depth study on modes (I memorized them!). Did you know there was a mode called the "G# Locrian #2"? Yeah, I about died when I realized that was a scale, but wait, there's more! In fact, there are bunches of scales. I knew of major and minor scales, and then the idea of modes. But there's numerous scales to work off, and numerous chords to go along with that. The more you know, the bigger pool you have to draw ideas from. You start learning to know what sound you want. It's a beautiful thing ;)

Apologies for double post. My first post is a stolen audio. The other audio I mention (same guy) sounds legit. Just him on guitar I suppose.

The Cure's "Just Like Heaven." Stolen. How sad :(

The Cure-Just Like Heaven, by toaddan1 Type: SongGenre: General Rock

P.S. This guy has another link with "Just Like Heaven" on it as well. Shame shame. Can't replicate the 80's so he steals it.

Going Downtown, by ImperfectDisciple Type: SongGenre: House

-This was inspired by my trip to Nashville for my college music audition. Thankfully, I'm in the college and the music school, so all is well. Hopefully, I can bring my talents from their back to Newgrounds from time to time. I learned alot down in Nashville on mixing and mastering. It's not great, but it's an improvement. Anywho, I hope you enjoy!

Going Downtown, by ImperfectDisciple Type: SongGenre: House

-This was inspired by my trip to Nashville for my college music audition. Thankfully, I'm in the college and the music school, so all is well. Hopefully, I can bring my talents from their back to Newgrounds from time to time. I learned alot down in Nashville on mixing and mastering. It's not great, but it's an improvement. Anywho, I hope you enjoy!

My nomination: Danman87

Danman87 exceeds the capabilities of many on Newgrounds. His film-esque classical pieces are a cut above the rest in musicality and tone, and his works "Enter the Stronghold" and "A New Day" are great examples of his superiority.

Yay, tank awards are announced on my birthday :D

So much epicness in one .mp3 file, it must be fiven3d every day!

Thank you much for the mixing and all that!

-ImperfectDisciple

Just an idea for the future...maybe judges could include a very short comment on what they think would make the submission better? I mean, music is subjective, but for example, maybe my piece for the contest was too draggy to fit a flying theme. Perhaps the judge could point that out in 1-2 sentence? That way, it's pointed out, but the judges aren't crunched for time necessarily.

-Anyways, I think this was the best MAC yet, congrats to all.

MaestroRage, I PM'ed you on my computer issue with submitting my update, but of course, it's your call.

UPDATE, DONE IN 30 minutes of awesomeness!!!

UPDATE: -Falling Away-

I'm willing to do whatever, whether it's removing my submission or changing it for the good of the group.

Alright, I have a song, but I'm willing to shape it. Any ideas/suggestions?

[Neutral] Standards, by ImperfectDisciple Type: SongGenre: Ambient

-ImperfectDisciple

I'll form something around that idea then, but some questions...

A.) How long should it be?

B.) What key should the piece be in?

whoops, well, i just read earlier into the post, but i'm still confused as to the order of events. What exactly are we collabing on? I can do whatever (aka, I'm in), but I'm not sure of how this works. (I apologize for my daft-ness atm).

-Falling Away-, by ImperfectDisciple Type: LoopGenre: Ambient

-I made that to be a part of the collab, but it's probably too long, isn't it? Any suggestions to shorten it down?

-Falling Away-, by ImperfectDisciple Type: LoopGenre: Ambient

Falling Away, because that's what I felt like, and this song conveys it. Sense of air and flying is conveyed ;)

Scratch that, it'll take me much longer, but I'm working on it :D

At 10/15/08 12:34 AM, Gloudas wrote:

At 10/14/08 10:55 PM, ImperfectDisciple wrote: Hmm, I might like to join, but I'm not in a trancy mood, lol. Perhaps I could start or end the collab with a neutral ambience song? Combines elements of hope and sadness at the same time? Let me know, otherwise, I'll just work on my song.

Sounds good, ambience would be a good way to end things. Start workin on a 30 second segment :D

Alright, I'll get a small part of the song that is good and post it as a loop on Newgrounds. It'll still be a full song otherwise (once i get the time to finish) but yeah. Expect something in an hour?

Hmm, I might like to join, but I'm not in a trancy mood, lol. Perhaps I could start or end the collab with a neutral ambience song? Combines elements of hope and sadness at the same time? Let me know, otherwise, I'll just work on my song.

Charlie & the LOL Factory, by FaltaViva Type: Movie Rating: Ages 13+

Good score, but it was forgotten, and it doesn't have a lot of views (less than 20,000). Randomly hilarious!