Do you ever ask yourself this question? I often wonder, and ask myself how I get ideas, and even how others get better ideas (though not in an envious way.) I especially wonder this in times such as these, when I have a writer's block. Perhaps it's like people asking what causes an economic boom when they are experiencing a recession. When something is lacking, you begin to wonder about its actual essence.

What do you think causes musical inspiration? Do you view music as all science, frequencies and wavelengths and timbres and acoustics? Or maybe it's just all mathematical to you, the structure of chords and the tempos and the rhythms.

Or is music a more divine, emotional thing to you, representing something intangible and sacred? If so, where do you believe musical ideas come from? Of course, some (like me) believe music comes directly from God or a similar entity, and thus we have no power over musical inspiration, except perhaps to pray for it. But if not from God, where does it come from? And, another thought, why are there long droughts, periods of time with no inspiration at all?

I don't know, I was just seriously wondering about all this, and I'm interested to hear thoughts.

That sounds so hot. I want.

Fail. I was thinking of Sam I Am from Green Eggs and Ham; it guessed Mr. Tumnus from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

At 2/9/09 09:51 PM, heroicspatula wrote:

At 2/9/09 09:21 PM, NEVR wrote:

It's not actually as fun as it sounds... but then, my shower isn't all that spacious, which may be why.

how big is your shower? mine is a bathtub/shower combo, which is more than spacious enough for 2.

Same here.

So, I'm sure many people have noticed or even experienced that some of the best ideas come to us in the shower. Why is a mystery, but it seems to hold true.

For example, I came up with the idea for this thread when I was just in the shower.

So, what are some of the best ideas you've come up with in the shower?

Music is the purest expression of emotion possible, but expression of emotion is not what really always drives me (solely) to compose.

When I first started composing, it was soon after I first started getting into Classical (and film) music. Before then, I listened to rap. (I mean seriously). I'm not too sure if I liked rap, but needless to say, it didn't implant any musical desires in me. However, upon listening to Classical, loving it, I just felt such a desire, a NEED, to further express my love of this music. I realized how amazingly music can speak to our spirits and hearts, and I just wanted to be a part of that, to utilize the most abstract yet accessible tool humans know of.

Once I started composing, it wasn't a matter of, "Oh, this sounds terrible. I WANT TO BECOME BETTER. I WANT TO SOUND LIKE *such-and-such composer*." No, it was more along the lines of, This music lacks emotion. How can I conjure that special feeling I have when I listen to music I love?

Nowadays, I'm very aware of why I love writing music. There are two facets. The actual composing, during which I am almost animalistic, thinking only of the music, unaware of my body, my heart and mind solely on the task before me, making this music amazing. Yet at the same time I don't do things very much on purpose. It's almost like those free-write sessions, where you let your pencil write whatever is in your head, and don't stop. It's a flow of thoughts and emotion in the form of music. So, on one level, I love music for the actual composing, the feeling that I'm totally losing myself to this composition, this creation.

Then there is the completing. The finishing and listening to the final product. Believe me, at that very moment, that one time where you input the last note, and you know you've created something awesome--nothing can beat that feeling. It's the best feeling of the world. Just a feeling of utmost pride and satisfaction and joy. I compose for this feeling. If I don't feel this feeling--I just feel "Eh, it turned out not too bad," then it almost wasn't worth it.

A third thing that makes me love what I do is reaction. When people listen to my music, and really love it--not because they want to make me happy--but because they heard it and really want to express how great they think it is...that's an awesome feeling as well. When I get highly praising reviews I just feel happy, extremely happy. It almost feels like I've changed someone's life through my music.

I will never stop composing :]

Personally, I'd go with mics. Their uses are more flexible than amps.

Sweeney Todd

If I can find the time, I'll represent Spain :D

At 2/1/09 08:31 AM, brianreece123 wrote: When i do it a popup says i am banned from submitting audio!

Lolwhat. When you do what, does it say this?

That's a good idea to have the announcements on Valentine's Day.

For You, a Thousand Times Over, by MusicalRocky Type: SongGenre: Classical

My second submission :]

At 1/31/09 08:43 PM, SinJim wrote:

At 1/31/09 06:51 PM, MusicalRocky wrote: If submissions are due "when February 1st is up," does that mean the deadline is technically 12:00am on February 2nd?

Ya, basically.

On the first page of the contest it says:
CONTEST ENDS February 1st 2009 11:59:59 PM NEWGROUNDS TIME

Lul wtf I looked for something like that, didn't see it. Okay thanks.

If submissions are due "when February 1st is up," does that mean the deadline is technically 12:00am on February 2nd?

I became a vegetarian in...May 2007?

I don't care what anyone says--I think Winterwind should win. He's been around for a while and, although his fanbase is quite large (compared to mine, at least), his music hasn't gotten the recognition it deserves yet. His submissions in 2008 were amazing, every last one of them, and they show that he's still growing tremendously as an artist.

Hahahah I forgot I had found some handwritten music from a long time ago.

Here, I uploaded it lol.

Early Songs, by MusicalRocky Type: SongGenre: Classical

Don't laugh too hard.

At 1/15/09 11:24 PM, Lashmush wrote:

At 1/15/09 11:12 PM, MusicalRocky wrote: I deleted my first song lol.
Too embarrassing.

Second song then, coward. ;D

Actually my first few songs were deleted lol. But I guess I can post the oldest song on here (like 3 years old lul).

Shadow Waltz, by MusicalRocky Type: SongGenre: Classical

At 1/14/09 11:01 PM, diminitive wrote: Win Amp is really good also.

Yeah, that's what I use, like always.

I deleted my first song lol.
Too embarrassing.

The Last Night

I haven't written the second piece yet.

-Rocky

Probably the 2 months it took to write my first symphony.

Planet of the Rapes

Well, if there's not gonna be a Radiogrounds show, then it's not gonna be the same amount of suspense!

What should be done is post the results, one song at a time, 10th to 1st, waiting like five minutes each time before the next one is announced. Lol that would help recreate it.

I'm attracted to bastard women.

Yeah I like to own movies.

I have:

Lord of the Rings trilogy Extended Editions
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rocky
Big Fish
Willow
Planet of the Apes (yes, the newer one...I collect Tim Burton's films)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Lady in the Water
The Princess Bride
The Illusionist
Unbreakable
Elf
Harry Potters 1-5 (the only ones that have been made yet lol)
The Sixth Sense
October Sky
The Village
Signs
Jurassic Park
The Da Vinci Code
The Sound of Music
X2 (aka X-Men 2)
Hero
Napoleon Dynamite (I think that one may be damaged beyond repair)
Secret Window
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Corpse Bride
Edward Scissorhands
Labyrinth
The Prestige
The Phantom of the Opera
Amadeus
Batman
Beetlejuice
Batman Returns
The Ninth Gate
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Usual Suspects
Memento
Sleepy Hollow
Pan's Labyrinth
The Passion of the Christ
The Green Mile
Schindler's LIst
The Shining
Shawshank Redemption
Dreamcatcher (came with Shawshank and the Shining >:[)

and there are plenty of other movies I would like to own.

L'Amore Perso (Love Lost)
Recuérdeme (Remember Me)

Good luck everyone!

At 7/16/08 07:58 PM, shadowmana wrote:

At 7/16/08 02:42 PM, DarKsidE555 wrote:

At 7/16/08 01:39 PM, shadowmana wrote:
What would you, the newgrounders, think about an audio duet with me doing background music and last weeks #1 of all time, sonicmega, on vocals?

Seriously...I lol'd. Don't get used it...soon it will be over and another one is on top. :)

kk?

Oh I understand. It was a combination question for laughs and for imput. My score has already dropped from a 4.88 to a 3.95 in less than a day.

Sucks because I never asked for #1, and now I'm seeing my score drop because of it.

Yeah, but are you getting craploads of reviews? And if so, that's all that matters.

Now stop complaining lol.

The only reason other people worry about scores is because a high score for them is a means to that song's exposure, whereas, since your song is the top song this week, exposure is no longer a worry, thus the score matters not.

At 7/14/08 09:45 AM, RhysMus wrote:

At 7/14/08 09:40 AM, SkyMarshall wrote: http://www.amazon.com/Psycho-Complete-Or iginal-Motion-Picture/dp/B000001502

it wont let me download the file....?

That's cause you need to buy it lol.

At 7/8/08 06:13 PM, jrayteam6 wrote:

Really? I was told to experiment with minor but varying levels of reverb on each instrument as well as different levels of volume to place the instruments front to back within an orchestra, with an accompanying "plate" reverb on the entire mix.

That sounds okay. Bottom line is, vast differences in reverb between instruments isn't good lol. As long as you have an overall sound, like it's all one orchestra. You know what I mean.