Charasian Composition Contest

[A Forgotten Legend]

Charasian Composition Contest

   
For this contest you may enter up to (2) compositions to be judged by (5) judges.    The compositions must be anywhere from one minute in length to 7 minutes.  No more, no less.  The entry must be in Mp3 form.  If you cannot change it, I will for you.  The instrumentation can be traditional or electronic.  It does not matter.  If possible, submit a score of your work.  Pieces cannot loop.  The 2nd will be based off a given theme. You do NOT have to enter two songs.


Other Details:

-   The song must have a theme
-   Songs may have voices, but are limited to Oo, oh, ah, etc.
-   The 1st song can be of any theme
-   Both songs may be of any style
-   Unless using electronic sounds, the instrument parts should be playable.
-       You may use recording equipment and real instruments as well as midi ones.



The 2nd song however will have to follow this theme:


The Haunted Mansion

   The mansion stood like a tower of old memories.  No one lived there anymore.  It was a popular place to be on Halloween.

   The 2nd piece will be judged the same as the 1st, the exception being that there is an added category of Theme which will ask the judge if the entry matches the given theme.  It will be worth 5 points making the point total 50 points.  For the 2nd song, a small paragraph should be included to let the judge know what’s going on as they listen.  You do not have to given specific times. (Ex. At 4:30 they are running for their life).  You can create any kind of background story for the mansion, as long as the haunted mansion theme is used.


This means there is a possibility for two winners.




Entry Form:

Username:
1st Song's name:
Instrumentation:
Theme (song one only):
Song Description (opt.):


2nd Song's Length:
Name of 2nd song (if applicable):
Song Storyline:
2nd Song's Length:


CONTEST DATES:

12/13/08 - START

01/04/09 - END DATE

Send entry forms with your a link to your song to me via PM by the 4th.  If you need your entry converted, please send earlier.

Judges are needed.  First come first serve basis.  First 4 to send me a pm basically.

Current Judges:

Myself
Hell Angel
Fortet


Judge Sheet:
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All Judges scores for a song will be averaged to find a winner, not added.

Judging criteria:

Time (How long is the piece?): 7 points [Songs not with-in the time limits are given 0, all with-in the limit get the full 7 points]

Emotion (Do you feel what the creator is trying to make you feel?): 5 points

Substance (Does the piece have enough interest in it?): 7 points

Complexity (To give credit to those using multiple instruments): 3 points

Harmonies and Melodic Detail (Does this piece have a definite melody?  Does it have harmony?  Etc.): 8 points

Instrumentation (Does in instrumentation match the feel or theme? Does the instruments stay in their proper range?): 5 points

Personal Opinion (What you would rank this song compared to the others?) 1 – 10

Point Total:   ?/45 points[/spoiler]

Questions can be sent via PM.

[Ferkvbm]

If I have time I'll participate, I still have A LOT of exams

[Dragonium]

I'll attempt to participate.

What's the reasoning behind the "no voices" rule? I don't get why they shouldn't be allowed.

Not sure I agree with the length thing, either. Longer things get more points, but are they necessarily going to be better than a high-quality shorter composition?

[Moosetroop11]

I'm with Dragonium... What about voices with no words, like recording voices over and over again to make a choir? That can sound coooooool.

[Hell Angel]

Hm, I also agree that longer songs shouldn't be rewarded more points.

[A Forgotten Legend]

...

I originally wasn't even going to allow the use of a microphone, but I might as well do this now,

Voices are allowed AS LONG AS no actual words are used.  Like Ah, or Ooo, or Oh are fine.

The length thing originally just 7 points if you were in the limit, so i may go back to that.


The reasoning was so that there wouldn't be any kind of bonus for have words to the song while others don't.  If that makes sense.  (Its not a poetry contest, but a composition contest kind of thing? >.<)

EDIT:

Still need three more people to judge.

[Dragonium]

So... why can't you allow words but just not award points for them? O.o

[A Forgotten Legend]

I'm trying to stick to what my original idea for was as much as possible now.  (The original write didn't allow for any real instruments, etc, and was suppose to be all electronic.  I only pushed that out farther to get a few more people to do it.)

So I'm not going to change any more of the rules. =/  Sorry.  (Unless something extreme happens and I HAVE to.)

[Fortet]

I'll judge

[Uberpwn_w00t]

Alright. I'm in.

Now I just have to stay home for two weekends to sit around and make music. :3

[Ferkvbm]

I'm almost done, just need to correct a few notes (the hardest part for me) but there are some things that I need to know:
1-It was not in my plan, but my midi loops >_<
Should I leave it like it is?
2-About the mp3 converter
I post the song here and you convert it to mp3?

[Hell Angel]

1- According to the first post, you should change your song. Adding a simple ending counts, but simple doesn't win contests. =P

2- He'll convert it to MP3, yeah. I'm not sure how he'll be doing that, or whether or not it will be too different from the original.

[A Forgotten Legend]

I have the soundfont program someone directed me to.  It will make the midi sound more like real instruments, but other than that, all the notes/rhythms will be the same.  Thanks for answering their question Hell Angel.

Thanks helping judge, fortet.

[A Forgotten Legend]

Remember entries no later than the 4th of January 11:59:59 PM EST.  Because I'm mean like that.  Sorry to all you non eastern seaboard of the US people.

[Ferkvbm]

This midi is a really weird one, because I composed it inside a dream! I'm sorry but I really don't know if the midi was really made by me or it existed before.  If it's not mine please let me know it so I'll try to compose another one on time. Thank you.
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                   (Themed Song)

2nd Song's Length: 1 min 58 sec
Name of 2nd song: Ghostly presence
Song Storyline:Imagine a dark mansion always engulfed by a strange mist that sometimes shows strange shapes and shadows.Imagine the wind, maybe, moving the doors and the windows, an old collection of toys and puppets that if you look at them, you will realise their smiles are as terrible as the feeling of being observed by something. And a ghostly presence that secretly guides the travelers to despair and fear, just to drain their souls as they forever become part of the curse.
 
      Ghostly presence: http://www.box.net/shared/r5xo17367h