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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-25 14:45:09 Reply

(Wow, sweet. I didn't realize you were going to Blizz con)

Is there going to be honorable mentions or any comments so people who don't get one of the top places still get some idea of how their stacked up? :)


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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-25 14:47:06 Reply

At 8/24/09 04:55 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote: I'm finally back after Blizzcon. I'll get to this as soon as I can.

I'll post a list of entries as well, just in case someone got missed, which I doubt.

zomfg. how was it?

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-25 17:08:42 Reply

ATTENTION!

These are the entries I have in my email:

Tommy R
Benjamin Y (TheBenjerman)
p4c
brokendeck
spencer
Bas3008
Arbiter
ProudArdvark
DaniMart2005
DJ Chilvan
James L
Benesh
QueeZer
no1r
arnas
robomanus
vanguard182
PGegen
mjttomb
ssharfty1
tingtonger
Box-killa
Aurongroove (I need it resent however)
Fearing
adompeace
mikkim
jxl180
Pater Satera
camoshark
varrin7
cleod-9
Deflektor
Paradimensional

IF YOU ARE NOT ON THIS LIST IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM PLEASE EMAIL ME, NOT PM, NO IM, EMAIL!

Also, if I got your real name and your handle both on here, it's just because I'm being thorough.

Some of you did not specify who you were on newgrounds, so it made things confusing.

DJSini

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-25 17:13:05 Reply

Slight typo at the bottom. DJSini is on the list too.

Also I missed GreatWhiteMe

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-25 17:56:07 Reply

Judging System will be as follows:

Category Descriptions -

Creativity: The overall creativity of the piece and how the melody was adapted. (Score 1 to 10. 10 being the highest) x 10

Orchestration: The instrumentation, counter melodies, chord structure, rhythmic patterns, and changes in feeling and style in the theme. The overall movement within the piece and how the melody is accompanied. Piano solo pieces do count as orchestration as well. (Score 1 to 10. 10 being the highest) x 10

Production Value: The overall sound of the piece. The engineering quality based on the instruments used. The crossfades, volume curves, breath control. Anything to add to the realism of the instruments. Compression, reverb, EQ and master can also add to this score. (Score 1 to 10. 10 being the highest) x 3

The multipliers are there to change the importance of each score.

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Potention Judges (subject to change)

EchozAurora
Hades
Karco
Bad-Man-Incorporated
Nathan Allen Pinard
Bonnie Anne Pinard (In case you're wondering, this is my mother, and we've been writing music for over a decade. She heard the entires and offered to judge.)

From this point on, all judges will forever be made confidential.
Judges may also add their own comments to each entry if they wish.

The scores and comments are to be made confidential for now. But later we might post the comments for each entry, if the contestant wishes so.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-25 18:00:45 Reply

Alright, so I've downloaded and saved all files into one folder. I've attached a name to each file. It might be your real name, or your handle.

Please let me know if I missed one!

adompeace.mp3
arbiter.mp3
arnas.mp3
aurongroove.mp3
bas3008.mp3
benesh.mp3
boxkilla.mp3
brokendeck.mp3
camoshark.mp3 (plus another with the 2nd part)
cleod9.mp3
danimart2005.mp3
deflektor.mp3
DJchivan.mp3
DJsini.mp3
fearing.mp3
greatwhiteme.mp3
jx180.mp3
kgz.mp3
mikkim.mp3
mjjtomb.mp3
nor1.mp3
ockeroid.mp3
p4c.mp3
paradimensional.mp3
petersatera.mp3
PGegen.mp3
proudaardvark.mp3
queezer.mp3
robomanus.mp3
samhaft.mp3
spencer.mp3
thebenjerman.mp3
tingtonger.mp3
vanguard182.mp3
varrin7.mp

WHO DID I MISS????????

You have a limited time to respond.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-26 17:54:14 Reply

Double check all entries. Bump.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-29 18:38:34 Reply

So... how's the judging coming?

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-29 21:14:48 Reply

So who won??

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-30 14:30:09 Reply

Judges are currently working on the entiries now.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-30 15:45:42 Reply

quite the huge contest if I may say so myself :)

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-08-31 02:13:51 Reply

True, there are over 30 entires and 5 judges.

I'm holding the names of the judges because some wanted to remain anonymous. But I can tell you there's myself, 2 from NG community, and 2 outside of the community.

All musicians in some shape or form. All various different styles.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-05 15:32:02 Reply

At 8/31/09 02:13 AM, nathanallenpinard wrote: True, there are over 30 entires and 5 judges.

I'm holding the names of the judges because some wanted to remain anonymous. But I can tell you there's myself, 2 from NG community, and 2 outside of the community.

All musicians in some shape or form. All various different styles.

Just curious, you say musicians, so are any of the other judges composers/orchestrators like yourself?

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-05 16:04:08 Reply

At 8/25/09 05:13 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote: Slight typo at the bottom. DJSini is on the list too.

k ty, sorry if im not answering quickly.. currently at the army so i will only be back at weekend
good luck to all participant


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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-05 17:27:56 Reply

Sorry for impatience, but I'm curious about how's the judging going? :)


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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-05 18:26:38 Reply

Yeah I was wondering the exact same thing lol

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-05 21:45:12 Reply

seconded

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-06 07:02:41 Reply

Still waiting for judges to contact me with results.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-06 11:14:11 Reply

*sees name on list* wooow, that looks nice to see my name up there (i know i didnt win shit). BTW, for the file name, u missed the 'l' in chilvan. Idk if it was on purpose but just to point things out just in case...


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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-06 17:15:47 Reply

At 9/6/09 11:14 AM, DJ-Chilvan wrote: *sees name on list* wooow, that looks nice to see my name up there (i know i didnt win shit). BTW, for the file name, u missed the 'l' in chilvan. Idk if it was on purpose but just to point things out just in case...

Sorry about that. Was typing with a rather huge resolution on my monitor (30")

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-07 20:41:53 Reply

Cool. so I haven't missed much. Haven't been online in a long time, so I sort of forgot about this.


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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-10 18:11:27 Reply

*begins clawing eyes out*

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-11 00:03:44 Reply

so when is the deadline for judges to email you their entrys? cuz on the printer song contest, which had the same deadline for entrys has already finished.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-11 06:12:23 Reply

I did not give them a deadline at this point. When the entires are judged and the winner is announced, I will be posting in a new thread.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-11 20:32:18 Reply

At 9/11/09 06:12 AM, nathanallenpinard wrote: I did not give them a deadline at this point. When the entires are judged and the winner is announced, I will be posting in a new thread.

ok, thanks. so I will be looking for a new thread by you.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-13 16:47:25 Reply

At 9/11/09 06:12 AM, nathanallenpinard wrote: I did not give them a deadline at this point. When the entires are judged and the winner is announced, I will be posting in a new thread.

we'll try to hook the winners up from this contest on the NG frontpage. Just know that there are both the "talk like a pirate day" (19'th) and "madness day" (22'nd) coming up, so if this contest is settled around those dates, the winners will have to wait a few extra days for their well-deserved attention!


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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-16 06:07:25 Reply

Bump.


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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-16 16:52:52 Reply

If I do not get anything by a certain date, I can judge them myself.

Assuming that is acceptable by the contestants. Right now, judges and I are quite busy.

Again, a new thread will be posted.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-16 17:53:07 Reply

At 9/16/09 04:52 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote: If I do not get anything by a certain date, I can judge them myself.

Assuming that is acceptable by the contestants. Right now, judges and I are quite busy.

Again, a new thread will be posted.

It's fine with me, I was just wondering if the judging should be done by September 30, because me and my friends are waiting for the results to modify the song, because if we win, our song'll be modified anyways.

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Response to Contest: Theme Orchestration 2009! 2009-09-16 19:38:12 Reply

At 9/16/09 04:52 PM, nathanallenpinard wrote: If I do not get anything by a certain date, I can judge them myself.

Assuming that is acceptable by the contestants. Right now, judges and I are quite busy.

Again, a new thread will be posted.

It's fine by me.