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Who wins April's Music Contest?

Dracula 9's Death Fair
0 (0%)
Dracula 9's Decadence of the Sinful Son
1 (16.7%)
Chernabogue's Fair Enough
2 (33.3%)
Chernabogue's Battle of the Holly Cover
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BMC_War Machine's Revenge of the Holy
3 (50%)
aensland's Deus Vult
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 6

Voting closed: May 01, 2015, 12:09:52 AM

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #15 on: April 07, 2015, 12:11:09 PM »
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Fair Enough (jazz arrangement based on "Death Fair" from The Adventure) -- tried to do something unique and original

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2015, 02:35:56 PM »
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And yes the double "L" is intentional as there was a misprint on the OST! ;)
Hahaha just like "YOU NOW PROSESS" lol :P
But enough talk, HAVE AT YOU!!!!!!!!

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2015, 03:08:33 PM »
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OK, here are my entries. Don't think I'll have anymore time to remix for this contest this month, with exams, other projects, and other stuff.
- Fair Enough (jazz arrangement based on "Death Fair" from The Adventure) -- tried to do something unique and original
- Battle of the Holly Cover (rock/orchestra cover based on "Battle of the Holly" from The Adventure as well) -- tried to get that modern CV sound/atmosphere

And yes the double "L" is intentional as there was a misprint on the OST! ;)

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #18 on: April 07, 2015, 07:04:48 PM »
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Here's my first entry  ;D

Fields of the Fallen - Battle of the Holy from Castlevania The Adventure
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4dnfzeio4pddel5/Fields+of+the+Fallen+-+Battle+of+the+Holy.mp3

As you would come to expect from me, it's modern CV/rock based lol.  Also, like usual i try as much as possible to add some custom pieces to the tracks as well to set them apart even further if possible.  I've got a show this Saturday with my band so my weekend is going to be booked up through Sunday, so i'll be working on some additional tracks sometime during the week next week.  Hope you folks dig it!  8) This is one of my favorite tracks  ;D
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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2015, 08:37:46 AM »
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Really awesome, BMC. A few mixing tweaks, and this will be perfect! :)

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #20 on: April 08, 2015, 08:59:03 AM »
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Really awesome, BMC. A few mixing tweaks, and this will be perfect! :)
thanks for the kind words as always chern  ;D what are some of the tweaks you suggest?  Any help is mucho appreciated lol
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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #21 on: April 08, 2015, 09:21:51 AM »
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After 1:08, the lead sounds buried under the heavy rhythm guitars. Pushing the cymbals back a little in volume would help the orchestra to shine more. EQing your orchestra instruments in the final section will also make your sound less muddy. That's what I could notice with a quick listen. :)

Other than that, the arrangement is very good.

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2015, 01:41:54 PM »
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Cool deal man, thanks for the tips, i'll try those out and post an updated track if i get it sounding better  ;D
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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2015, 02:43:17 PM »
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Loving the entries so far!  BMC, the intro to yours reminds me a lot of an old PC game I used to play called Descent.  Pretty awesome!

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2015, 03:42:26 PM »
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Lol thanks ANdROId  ;D
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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #25 on: April 10, 2015, 07:35:52 PM »
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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2015, 08:22:53 PM »
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Hello new person. Interesting entry! I did not expect it to kick up like that.

Battle of the Holly Cover

Epic sounding. I really like how it feels at 0:43. There is something I want to say about it, but I don't have the musical vocabulary to properly explain it. It feels like the notes are too 'short'. Like everything is in a hurry to end, they're just being struck and released quick. It gives the song a sort of airy roomy feel, which feels odd to me. From the strings or horns I can kind of see this, but when the organs do it they feel somewhat empty sounding instead of a solid heavier component. That is the best I can explain it.

Fields of the Fallen - Battle of the Holy from Castlevania The Adventure

I was actually expecting the lead to come out a little heavier, but by no means bad. Maybe a little tweak to the mixing could fix that feeling but I couldn't qualify to say how to go about that. The softer introduction was a nice touch.
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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #27 on: April 10, 2015, 10:52:00 PM »
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Hey aensland! :) Welcome to the Dungeon! :) This is a very nice entry, and it's good to see you here! :)

Feel free to take some time before next VV3 deadline ;)
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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #28 on: April 18, 2015, 07:27:54 AM »
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This was a pleasant surprise then it was all too short when it started to get good. Especially when track started all slow and gradually got faster..

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Re: April 2015 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
« Reply #29 on: April 18, 2015, 08:38:50 AM »
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Provided i have enough time to do it, i'll be doing a full belmont's revenge medly for this month.  Hell, even if i dont get it done by the deadline i'll finish it up anyways lol.
But enough talk, HAVE AT YOU!!!!!!!!

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