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Title: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on July 04, 2018, 02:26:12 AM
Deadline for submissions: July 31st (11:59 PM PST)
Judgement: by forum poll from August 1st to 3rd at midnight and Winners announced when the votes are all in.

Theme: Arrange a song from Castlevania Bloodlines in any style to commemorate the finding of that prototype room

Rules:
Anything goes! (minus collabs)
As long as it came from Castlevania (list the series title on your entry)

Prizes: Award medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
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Guidelines for Participants:
- no deadline extensions
- you are not allowed to use pre-programmed midi files (swapping out instruments with new ones, remix it, and then pass it off as original)
- post your entries as links on this thread
- contestants may update their entries freely before the submission deadline.
- you may withdraw any entry at any time before the judgement begins.
- the winner chooses next month's theme (if he/she declines, the forum members shall decide on the theme)

Entries:

BMC_War Machine WINNER!
entry 1:
Phathoms of Darkness - Sinking Old Sanctuary
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6omy3jwt7m6lfd/Phathoms%20of%20Darkness%20-%20Sinking%20Old%20Sanctuary.mp3?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6omy3jwt7m6lfd/Phathoms%20of%20Darkness%20-%20Sinking%20Old%20Sanctuary.mp3?dl=0)

entry 2:
Approach of Finality - Simon's Theme:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqic5rysi23bvp0/Approach%20of%20Finality%20-%20Simon%27s%20Theme.mp3?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqic5rysi23bvp0/Approach%20of%20Finality%20-%20Simon%27s%20Theme.mp3?dl=0)
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Briraka on July 04, 2018, 07:40:42 AM
i'mma do iron blue intention.
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Dracula9 on July 04, 2018, 08:52:13 AM
prayer of a tragic queen (https://dl.dropbox.com/s/34tii5248ve95aj/prayer_of_a_tragic_queen.mp3?dl=0) (still probably wip, don't add just yet, i'm an indecisive little shitmuffin as to when a track is "done")
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on July 04, 2018, 09:34:12 AM
Put me down for Sinking Old Sanctuary
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on July 04, 2018, 10:57:13 AM
And also Simon's Theme.  Yeah, i know it's been done to death, but there's a reason for that...it kicks ass  ;D
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Dracula9 on July 04, 2018, 12:41:43 PM
also i should note i'm doing two and the other will be vamp's stomach
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on July 04, 2018, 01:23:00 PM
also i should note i'm doing two and the other will be vamp's stomach
Hell yeah dude i'm anxious to hear vampire's stomach! 

Here's my 1st entry:
Phathoms of Darkness - Sinking Old Sanctuary
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6omy3jwt7m6lfd/Phathoms%20of%20Darkness%20-%20Sinking%20Old%20Sanctuary.mp3?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6omy3jwt7m6lfd/Phathoms%20of%20Darkness%20-%20Sinking%20Old%20Sanctuary.mp3?dl=0)
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on July 04, 2018, 04:47:12 PM
And 2nd entry:
Approach of Finality - Simon's Theme:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqic5rysi23bvp0/Approach%20of%20Finality%20-%20Simon%27s%20Theme.mp3?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqic5rysi23bvp0/Approach%20of%20Finality%20-%20Simon%27s%20Theme.mp3?dl=0)
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on July 04, 2018, 07:57:42 PM
WOW! This is the fastest response time from multiple people that I got from a contest post.  ;D
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: VladCT on July 04, 2018, 08:43:08 PM
Well, I mean finding a prototype ROM is a pretty big deal. :v
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Briraka on July 22, 2018, 09:21:01 AM
yeah i'm dropping out of this. sorry, but the ideas just aren't coming to me. :(
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on July 22, 2018, 11:09:09 PM
It has come to my attention that there is a way to "cheat" in creating music through pre-made midi files.
Please review your works and resubmit if necessary.

Due to this additional rule, should I extend the deadline?
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on July 23, 2018, 08:15:15 AM
That is absolutely true Shiroi.  And the sad thing (to my knowledge) is that you can't tell if someone has just imported midi files to the DAW's used or not, at least, not exactly.  Some of the bigger things to listen for is variation IMO.  If you hear something that sounds note for note the same as an original track, then its more likely to be just a midi import.  But when you hear different instruments, sections, additions then it's going to lean more towards someone actually grinding out the track.  For me (not that my opinion is more than shite  ;D ) when it comes to doing a track, it says more for what you can do to improve on it, in your own way.  Sure, it sounds sick as hell to hear something we've heard all our lives go from 8-bit to orchestra libraries over 50 gigs lol, but it gives more of a draw when you can put your own stamp on it.  But on the same token, it's also important to know what songs need to be left alone.  There are just some tracks that no matter what you do to them/with them, it still wont come out right.  Those are usually the ones you need to leave as is lol.  That's what i try to do when i make these.  I want to stay very true to the original as possible, but at the same time throw my twist on it so that in a blind test listeners would be like, "yep, that's a BMC_War Machine track".
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Belmontoya on July 23, 2018, 10:21:30 AM
I gave Shiroi the heads up on this and if I may I'd like to give my input in regards to this.

As we all know there are a lot of people out there who make remixes this way, and with varying degrees of use of pre made midi files. I don't have a problem with these remix artists, but I do think they should be more up front about the nature of their work.

Within the context of a music composition contest I don't think it should be allowed to use pre made midi files for covers for the same reason we do not allow sprite edits as legitimate entries in the sprite contests. Think of it like master chef, they have to make a dish without the recipe.

It's like allowing tracing in an art contest.

Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on July 23, 2018, 06:15:14 PM

It's like allowing tracing in an art contest.
Exactly
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on July 30, 2018, 01:47:23 AM
Deadline is coming soon! Start posting!
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 01, 2018, 02:22:01 AM
Since only BMC_War Machine posted something.
He automatically wins this contest! Congrats.

BMC: Please tell me what theme you want the next contest to be.
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on August 07, 2018, 05:19:36 AM
Sorry for the delay Shiroi!  Eh, there wasn't a contest this month lol, maybe just leave it up to the peeps for the next one?  Or if there is any interest in doing one this month?
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 08, 2018, 08:52:03 PM
It's too late to make a contest for this month, but next month is OK. Or I can delay it further. lol
Are you sure you don't want to contribute a topic?
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on August 09, 2018, 05:40:31 AM
Lol sorry it took a bit Shiroi lol.  I'll see if i can come up with something  ;D if not maybe by the end of the month we could leave it up to the dungeonites  8)
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 11, 2018, 01:44:37 AM
Sure. Just post something here by the end of the month.
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: BMC_War Machine on August 30, 2018, 06:01:18 PM
I've ran out of ideas lol, but i don't think we've done a SCV IV based compo yet.  Any objections or other suggestions?
Title: Re: July 2018 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 01, 2018, 12:20:17 AM
We can rest the contests for this month as well. (I'm busy, lol)
Maybe we should just make a Halloween special or something for october or november?
Can you help out with deciding on the theme?