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Are you a fan of videogame music? Perhaps specifically a big fan of RPG music? Then I suggest reading on!
This event is mainly aimed at the composers of RMN (at least to participate in the event as competitors) but even if you don't compose music yourself, you are welcomed and encouraged to participate by listening to the submissions and voting for a winner!
Now, if you're a composer yourself: have you tried your hand at composing music for RPGs before? Yes? Great! Participate and test your skills against the other composers of RMN in this friendly competition. Even if you don't have much experience composing music for RPGs you're more than welcome to, and encouraged to join in and in the process get some practice under your belt! (none of us is perfect, anyway.)
- The event is divided into 3 phases, each of which require a separate submission per participant.
- Each phase = one musical piece. Each phase has its own set of rules with regard to instrumentation and theme. The theme is announced by a neutral party at the beginning of each phase.
- Contestants will send the submissions to an appointed neutral RMN member in a PM and after the phase in question is over, the submissions will be posted anonymously, so that people can listen to them and vote for what they think sounds the best and fits best the given description and theme of the phase. (Please send your submissions privately via PM to kentona)
- Votes will be counted and published at end of each phase. The person to receive the most votes from all three phases wins.
- Each phase lasts approximately 2 weeks, so that even the busiest people will have a chance of finishing their pieces in time (hopefully.)
Phase 1: Simple
Simple is beautiful. You're required to create a piece matching the description of the theme using no more than 3 instruments (also means 3 layers/tracks). How well can you bring your instruments to life?
Starts 12/25/2011 06:00 PM
Ends 01/09/2012 05:59 PM
Phase 2: Orchestral
Orchestral music isn't a necessity for an RPG but it is very common in the genre and it is a good skill to be able to compose a piece that can be played by an orchestra.
How well can you harmonize multiple voices of different instruments?
The piece you create for the theme of phase 2 doesn't have to follow the professional principles of orchestration, but it's supposed to revolve around orchestral elements and utilize strings, brass and woodwind sections. Not necessarily all of them (though, variety in orchestration is encouraged), but it needs to have orchestral sections, instead of single instruments playing all the tracks.
There can be additional instruments, though modern orchestras already cover a lot of instruments these days. The focus of the theme should still be in orchestration, however.
Starts 01/11/2011 14:00 PM
Ends 01/25/2012 05:59 PM
Phase 3: Inspired
All of us have our own strengths and sometimes when moving out of the comfort zone we don't get to use them as well as we'd like.
In this phase you're free to use any kind of instrumentation and sources of sounds you wish.
If you felt you didn't get to do your own thing in the earlier phases, this is where you can go all-out, any way you please. Though the piece will still need to match the theme of the phase.
Starts 01/30/2011 16:00 PM
Ends 02/13/2012 05:59 PM
- Each piece needs to loop and the song has to last at least 1 minute before the loop point. Phase 2 and 3 pieces may need to last longer than 1 minute before the loop point. (If you're doing a rondo the loop point is naturally when you're repeating the entire cycle of sections)
- You have to demonstrate the loop point by including it in the song by inserting one or two sections that would follow it. If you have a separate intro in your song, your loop point could return the listener to the section following the intro, for example.
- It would be nice if you kept your track private until the voting is done so we'd get a fair competition.
- Audio formats accepted:
.wav
.mp3
.mid
I'd even say .flac and .ogg, but people need to be able to access your piece, so it would be best to go with the three mentioned above.
I hope I'm not asking too much from people with 3 songs. If you think 2 weeks per piece isn't enough time, let me know so we can arrange something else. The reason I thought 3 phases would be the best idea to go with is because people here have varying strengths, so with this it should stay fair and challenging to everyone.
I hope for lots of participants and followers! :)
Phase 1: Simple
The theme for Phase 1 of the RPG Music Challenge is Lava Temple.
Phase 2: Orchestral
The theme for Phase 2 of the RPG Music Challenge is Nostalgic Flashback Scene.
Phase 3: Inspired
The theme for Phase 3 of the RPG Music Challenge is VS Close Friend Battle Theme.
...or more specifically a battle theme when a player fights his/her closest ally.
Please send your submissions privately via PM to kentona
Phase 1: Simple
The entries for Phase 1 have been compiled and posted for listening! Please go here to see the discussion.
MIDI Format:
Entry 1: Dudesoft - Lava Temple
Entry 2: Muninn - Fire Born of Earth
Entry 3: synbi - Flame Fandango
Entry 4: MrChearlie - Journey Through The Burning Winds
Entry 5: Xcalnarok - Lava Temple
Entry 6: Theodoric - Sleeping Fire Temple
Entry 7: SDHawk - Temple of Pyre
Entry 8: moneymenace - Lava Temple
MP3 Format:
OGG Format:
Entry 32: Gamesfreak13563 - Fire in the Hole
Phase 2: Orchestral
The entries for Phase 2 have been compiled and posted for listening! Please go here to see the discussion.
MIDI Format:
Entry 1: Puppet_Master - Don't You Remember
Entry 2: Theodoric - Bring Back Memories
Entry 3: synbi - Nostalgic Theme
Entry 4: MrChearlie - Last Hour Memory
Entry 5: Xcalnarok - Nostalgic Flashback Scene
MP3 Format:
Phase 3: Inspired
The entries for Phase 3 have been compiled and posted for listening! Please go here to see the discussion.
MIDI Format:
Entry 1: moneymenace - Battle of Regret
Entry 2: synbi - An Old Rival
Entry 3: Xcalnarok - Close Friend Battle Theme
OGG Format:
Entry 4: Cheveyo - Rainbow Rhapsody
MP3 Format:
Phase 1: Simple
Phase 1 voting is in! Here are the results:
Congratulations to Harmonic for being The Most Instrumental of Them All!
Phase 2: Orchestral
Phase 2 voting is in! Here are the results:
Congratulations to Harmonic (again) but this time for being The Most Orchestral of Them All!
Phase 3: Inspired
Phase 3 voting phase is completed, and we have a 2-way tie for first place!
Congratulations jasprelao and tgnemecek for being the most inspired!
Grand Total
Here are the final vote tallies for the RPG Music Challenge:
Congratulations to harmonic for being the most musical of them all!
Great work everyone! This contest had some amazing entries, and overall it was a huge success! It was a lot of fun participating, listening and voting, plus seeing just how talented the musicians here are was humbling. Amazing work everyone!
This event is mainly aimed at the composers of RMN (at least to participate in the event as competitors) but even if you don't compose music yourself, you are welcomed and encouraged to participate by listening to the submissions and voting for a winner!
Now, if you're a composer yourself: have you tried your hand at composing music for RPGs before? Yes? Great! Participate and test your skills against the other composers of RMN in this friendly competition. Even if you don't have much experience composing music for RPGs you're more than welcome to, and encouraged to join in and in the process get some practice under your belt! (none of us is perfect, anyway.)
- The event is divided into 3 phases, each of which require a separate submission per participant.
- Each phase = one musical piece. Each phase has its own set of rules with regard to instrumentation and theme. The theme is announced by a neutral party at the beginning of each phase.
- Contestants will send the submissions to an appointed neutral RMN member in a PM and after the phase in question is over, the submissions will be posted anonymously, so that people can listen to them and vote for what they think sounds the best and fits best the given description and theme of the phase. (Please send your submissions privately via PM to kentona)
- Votes will be counted and published at end of each phase. The person to receive the most votes from all three phases wins.
- Each phase lasts approximately 2 weeks, so that even the busiest people will have a chance of finishing their pieces in time (hopefully.)
Phase 1: Simple
Simple is beautiful. You're required to create a piece matching the description of the theme using no more than 3 instruments (also means 3 layers/tracks). How well can you bring your instruments to life?
Starts 12/25/2011 06:00 PM
Ends 01/09/2012 05:59 PM
Phase 2: Orchestral
Orchestral music isn't a necessity for an RPG but it is very common in the genre and it is a good skill to be able to compose a piece that can be played by an orchestra.
How well can you harmonize multiple voices of different instruments?
The piece you create for the theme of phase 2 doesn't have to follow the professional principles of orchestration, but it's supposed to revolve around orchestral elements and utilize strings, brass and woodwind sections. Not necessarily all of them (though, variety in orchestration is encouraged), but it needs to have orchestral sections, instead of single instruments playing all the tracks.
There can be additional instruments, though modern orchestras already cover a lot of instruments these days. The focus of the theme should still be in orchestration, however.
Starts 01/11/2011 14:00 PM
Ends 01/25/2012 05:59 PM
Phase 3: Inspired
All of us have our own strengths and sometimes when moving out of the comfort zone we don't get to use them as well as we'd like.
In this phase you're free to use any kind of instrumentation and sources of sounds you wish.
If you felt you didn't get to do your own thing in the earlier phases, this is where you can go all-out, any way you please. Though the piece will still need to match the theme of the phase.
Starts 01/30/2011 16:00 PM
Ends 02/13/2012 05:59 PM
- Each piece needs to loop and the song has to last at least 1 minute before the loop point. Phase 2 and 3 pieces may need to last longer than 1 minute before the loop point. (If you're doing a rondo the loop point is naturally when you're repeating the entire cycle of sections)
- You have to demonstrate the loop point by including it in the song by inserting one or two sections that would follow it. If you have a separate intro in your song, your loop point could return the listener to the section following the intro, for example.
- It would be nice if you kept your track private until the voting is done so we'd get a fair competition.
- Audio formats accepted:
.wav
.mp3
.mid
I'd even say .flac and .ogg, but people need to be able to access your piece, so it would be best to go with the three mentioned above.
I hope I'm not asking too much from people with 3 songs. If you think 2 weeks per piece isn't enough time, let me know so we can arrange something else. The reason I thought 3 phases would be the best idea to go with is because people here have varying strengths, so with this it should stay fair and challenging to everyone.
I hope for lots of participants and followers! :)
Phase 1: Simple
The theme for Phase 1 of the RPG Music Challenge is Lava Temple.
Phase 2: Orchestral
The theme for Phase 2 of the RPG Music Challenge is Nostalgic Flashback Scene.
Phase 3: Inspired
The theme for Phase 3 of the RPG Music Challenge is VS Close Friend Battle Theme.
...or more specifically a battle theme when a player fights his/her closest ally.
Please send your submissions privately via PM to kentona
Phase 1: Simple
The entries for Phase 1 have been compiled and posted for listening! Please go here to see the discussion.
MIDI Format:
Entry 1: Dudesoft - Lava Temple
Entry 2: Muninn - Fire Born of Earth
Entry 3: synbi - Flame Fandango
Entry 4: MrChearlie - Journey Through The Burning Winds
Entry 5: Xcalnarok - Lava Temple
Entry 6: Theodoric - Sleeping Fire Temple
Entry 7: SDHawk - Temple of Pyre
Entry 8: moneymenace - Lava Temple
MP3 Format:
Entry 9: sameric - Agony
Entry 10: kentona - A Song of Lava and Fire
Entry 11: harmonic - Contest
Entry 12: LaMasquerade - Dragon's Lair
Entry 13: NewBlack - Ember Ritual
Entry 14: Swint - Fire Temple
Entry 15: Puppet_Master - Inside the Volcano
Entry 16: RolandMelvinZ - Lava Ruin
Entry 17: rickyleung90 - Lava Temple
Entry 18: geodude - Lava Temple
Entry 19: Jude - Lava Temple
Entry 20: _TilT_ - Lava Temple
Entry 21: Lana42 - Lava Temple
Entry 22: Paulman - Lava Temple
Entry 23: Tarranon - Lava Temple
Entry 24: emmych - Lava Temple
Entry 25: Scourge - Lava Temple
Entry 26: VGMusic_4_LIFE - Lava Temple
Entry 27: Wolfe - Igneous Bits
Entry 28: Ruunyth123 - Lava Temple
Entry 29: jasprelao - Shrine in a Volcano
Entry 30: Happy - Spirits of the Immortal Fire
Entry 31: theneonheart - You Kids Stay Off My Lava!
Entry 33: tgnemecek - Lava Theme
Entry 34: CastorOnline - Lava Temple
OGG Format:
Entry 32: Gamesfreak13563 - Fire in the Hole
Phase 2: Orchestral
The entries for Phase 2 have been compiled and posted for listening! Please go here to see the discussion.
MIDI Format:
Entry 1: Puppet_Master - Don't You Remember
Entry 2: Theodoric - Bring Back Memories
Entry 3: synbi - Nostalgic Theme
Entry 4: MrChearlie - Last Hour Memory
Entry 5: Xcalnarok - Nostalgic Flashback Scene
MP3 Format:
Entry 6: geodude - Memories
Entry 7: jasprelao - Melody of Memories
Entry 8: tgnemecek - Nostalgia
Entry 9: _TilT_ - Nostalgia
Entry 10: harmonic - Contest Phase 2
Entry 11: Paulman - Nostalgia
Entry 12: kentona - Mine Baby
Entry 13: VGMusic_4_LIFE - Memoir of a Fleeting Heart
Entry 14: LaMasquerade - March of Memories
Entry 15: Tarranon - Nost
Entry 16: RolandMelvinZ - Memorable Time
Entry 17: Muninn - Final Memory
Entry 18: Swint - Memories of Better Times
Entry 19: NewBlack - Nostalgia in Realtime
Entry 20: theneonheart - Reminisces Near Misses
Entry 21: Wolfe - Memories in Sepia
Entry 22: Happy - Nostalgia 0
Entry 23: Ruunyth123 - Memories on a Windy Hill
Entry 24: Link_2112 - Entry
Phase 3: Inspired
The entries for Phase 3 have been compiled and posted for listening! Please go here to see the discussion.
MIDI Format:
Entry 1: moneymenace - Battle of Regret
Entry 2: synbi - An Old Rival
Entry 3: Xcalnarok - Close Friend Battle Theme
OGG Format:
Entry 4: Cheveyo - Rainbow Rhapsody
MP3 Format:
Entry 5: jasprelao - Why She Has To Be You
Entry 6: Puppet_Master - We used to be bros, man, but then you were a dick so fuck you let's fight!
Entry 7: Swint - Vs Friend
Entry 8: Wolfe - Brotherly Betrayal
Entry 9: tgnemecek - Revenge
Entry 10: VGMusic_4_LIFE - Where Fates Collide
Entry 11: Tarranon - Friend vs
Entry 12: Paulman - Friend Battle
Entry 13: NewBlack - Final Battle Against Harmonic Part One - Confrontation
Entry 14: Happy - Final Battle Against Harmonic Part Two - Metamorphosis
Entry 15: harmonic - Super Duper Final Phase 3
Entry 16: KORA - Brother
Entry 17: MrChearlie - Blood of Heroes
Entry 18: Theodoric - Battle
Entry 19: kentona - Rough Criminal
Phase 1: Simple
Phase 1 voting is in! Here are the results:
| Entry #1:Dudesoft - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #2:Muninn - Fire Born of Earth | 0 votes |
| Entry #3:synbi - Flame Fandango | 0 votes |
| Entry #4:MrChearlie - Journey Through The Burning Winds | 1 votes |
| Entry #5:Xcalnarok - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #6:Theodoric - Sleeping Fire Temple | 3 votes |
| Entry #7:SDHawk - Temple of Pyre | 0 votes |
| Entry #8:moneymenace - Lava Temple | 1 votes |
| Entry #9:sameric - Agony | 1 votes |
| Entry #10:kentona - A Song of Lava and Fire | 1 votes |
| Entry #11:harmonic - Contest | 9 votes**WINNER** |
| Entry #12:LaMasquerade - Dragon's Lair | 0 votes |
| Entry #13:NewBlack - Ember Ritual | 4 votes |
| Entry #14:Swint - Fire Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #15:Puppet_Master - Inside the Volcano | 0 votes |
| Entry #16:RolandMelvinZ - Lava Ruin | 1 votes |
| Entry #17:rickyleung90 - Lava Temple | 1 votes |
| Entry #18:geodude - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #19:Jude - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #20:_TilT_ - Lava Temple | 1 votes |
| Entry #21:Lana42 - Lava Temple | 2 votes |
| Entry #22:Paulman - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #23:Tarranon - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #24:emmych - Lava Temple | 5 votes |
| Entry #25:Scourge - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
| Entry #26:VGMusic_4_LIFE - Lava Temple | 3 votes |
| Entry #27:Wolfe - Igneous Bits | 1 votes |
| Entry #28:Ruunyth123 - Lava Temple | 3 votes |
| Entry #29:jasprelao - Shrine in a Volcano | 0 votes |
| Entry #30:Happy - Spirits of the Immortal Fire | 0 votes |
| Entry #31:theneonheart - You Kids Stay Off My Lava! | 1 votes |
| Entry #32:Gamesfreak13563 - Fire in the Hole | 0 votes |
| Entry #33:tgnemecek - Lava Theme | 1 votes |
| Entry #34:CastorOnline - Lava Temple | 0 votes |
Congratulations to Harmonic for being The Most Instrumental of Them All!
Phase 2: Orchestral
Phase 2 voting is in! Here are the results:
| Entry #1: | Puppet_Master - Don't You Remember | 0 votes |
| Entry #2: | Theodoric - Bring Back Memories | 1 votes |
| Entry #3: | synbi - Nostalgic Theme | 0 votes |
| Entry #4: | MrChearlie - Last Hour Memory | 0 votes |
| Entry #5: | Xcalnarok - Nostalgic Flashback Scene | 0 votes |
| Entry #6: | geodude - Memories | 4 votes |
| Entry #7: | jasprelao - Melody of Memories | 0 votes |
| Entry #8: | tgnemecek - Nostalgia | 2 votes |
| Entry #9: | _TilT_ - Nostalgia | 0 votes |
| Entry #10: | harmonic - Contest Phase 2 | 9 votes**WINNER** |
| Entry #11: | Paulman - Nostalgia | 0 votes |
| Entry #12: | kentona - Mine Baby | 0 votes |
| Entry #13: | VGMusic_4_LIFE - Memoir of a Fleeting Heart | 5 votes |
| Entry #14: | LaMasquerade - March of Memories | 1 votes |
| Entry #15: | Tarranon - Nost | 5 votes |
| Entry #16: | RolandMelvinZ - Memorable Time | 3 votes |
| Entry #17: | Muninn - Final Memory | 0 votes |
| Entry #18: | Swint - Memories of Better Times | 1 votes |
| Entry #19: | NewBlack - Nostalgia in Realtime | 1 votes |
| Entry #20: | theneonheart - Reminisces Near Misses | 0 votes |
| Entry #21: | Wolfe - Memories in Sepia | 3 votes |
| Entry #22: | Happy - Nostalgia 0 | 0 votes |
| Entry #23: | Ruunyth123 - Memories on a Windy Hill | 0 votes |
| Entry #24: | Link_2112 - Entry | 0 votes |
Congratulations to Harmonic (again) but this time for being The Most Orchestral of Them All!
Phase 3: Inspired
Phase 3 voting phase is completed, and we have a 2-way tie for first place!
| Entry #1: | moneymenace - Battle of Regret | 1 votes |
| Entry #2: | synbi - An Old Rival | 0 votes |
| Entry #3: | Xcalnarok - Close Friend Battle Theme | 2 votes |
| Entry #4: | Cheveyo - Rainbow Rhapsody | 0 votes |
| Entry #5: | jasprelao - Why She Has To Be You | 4 votes*** WINNER *** |
| Entry #6: | Puppet_Master - We used to be bros, man, but then you were a dick so fuck you let's fight! | 1 votes |
| Entry #7: | Swint - Vs Friend | 2 votes |
| Entry #8: | Wolfe - Brotherly Betrayal | 0 votes |
| Entry #9: | tgnemecek - Revenge | 4 votes*** WINNER *** |
| Entry #10: | VGMusic_4_LIFE - Where Fates Collide | 2 votes |
| Entry #11: | Tarranon - Friend vs | 3 votes |
| Entry #12: | Paulman - Friend Battle | 0 votes |
| Entry #13: | NewBlack - Final Battle Against Harmonic Part One - Confrontation | 1 votes |
| Entry #14: | Happy - Final Battle Against Harmonic Part Two - Metamorphosis | 0 votes |
| Entry #15: | harmonic - Super Duper Final Phase 3 | 3 votes |
| Entry #16: | KORA - Brother | 0 votes |
| Entry #17: | MrChearlie - Blood of Heroes | 0 votes |
| Entry #18: | Theodoric - Battle | 1 votes |
| Entry #19: | kentona - Rough Criminal | 0 votes |
Congratulations jasprelao and tgnemecek for being the most inspired!
Grand Total
Here are the final vote tallies for the RPG Music Challenge:
| harmonic : | 21 |
| VGMusic_4_LIFE : | 10 |
| Tarranon : | 8 |
| tgnemecek: | 7 |
| NewBlack : | 6 |
| emmych : | 5 |
| Theodoric : | 5 |
| geodude : | 4 |
| jasprelao : | 4 |
| RolandMelvinZ : | 4 |
| Wolfe : | 4 |
| Ruunyth123 : | 3 |
| Swint : | 3 |
| Lana42 : | 2 |
| moneymenace : | 2 |
| Xcalnarok : | 2 |
| _TilT_ : | 1 |
| kentona : | 1 |
| LaMasquerade : | 1 |
| MrChearlie : | 1 |
| Puppet_Master : | 1 |
| rickyleung90 : | 1 |
| sameric : | 1 |
| theneonheart : | 1 |
| CastorOnline: | 0 |
| Dudesoft : | 0 |
| Gamesfreak13563 : | 0 |
| Happy : | 0 |
| Jude : | 0 |
| Link_2112: | 0 |
| Muninn : | 0 |
| Paulman : | 0 |
| Scourge : | 0 |
| SDHawk : | 0 |
| synbi : | 0 |
Congratulations to harmonic for being the most musical of them all!
Great work everyone! This contest had some amazing entries, and overall it was a huge success! It was a lot of fun participating, listening and voting, plus seeing just how talented the musicians here are was humbling. Amazing work everyone!
Details
- 01/30/2012 04:00 PM
- 02/13/2012 11:59 PM
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Dyhalto
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CloseThis is the kind of thing I've been waiting for.
Not to participate in, because I'm tone-deaf and can't play a triangle, but to see what the community has to offer :O
Not to participate in, because I'm tone-deaf and can't play a triangle, but to see what the community has to offer :O
author=Solitayre
Are MIDIs allowed?
author=Event thingy!
- Audio formats accepted:
.wav
.mp3
.mid
You betchaa.
Edit: Welp, beaten to it :P
emmych
817
Hnnnnggghhh this is something I should probably sign up for, but I haven't composed anything in yeeeears and I wasn't even that gooood OTL
WHATEVER, MAN, FUCK IT, I'M IN. This'll make me try hard, at least! xD
WHATEVER, MAN, FUCK IT, I'M IN. This'll make me try hard, at least! xD
author=emmych
Hnnnnggghhh this is something I should probably sign up for, but I haven't composed anything in yeeeears and I wasn't even that gooood OTL
WHATEVER, MAN, FUCK IT, I'M IN. This'll make me try hard, at least! xD
Thassss the spirit! :>
Also, if anyone requires extra lockerspace to host their songs for this event, let me know via PM and I can accommodate you.
Ephiam
8579
I accidentally signed-up for this. Gah! ;___;
Was just investigating... Lol. Sorry about that! But it does look interesting, so I'm definitely going to keep my eye on this just to see what people come up with.
Was just investigating... Lol. Sorry about that! But it does look interesting, so I'm definitely going to keep my eye on this just to see what people come up with.
author=kentona
Also, if anyone requires extra lockerspace to host their songs for this event, let me know via PM and I can accommodate you.
it might be better just to have a dropbox account. it's p. much the best
Zadok83
85
This is certainly my cup of tea. Too bad I don't have enough time to do it, thanks to work. However, I'd love to hear what you guys and gals come up with.
