Car chase music

[SteinThorSoundtracks]

Well, thought this one was on deadline yesterday, but it´s next week so there is still time. Threw this together last night, is it too much for the listing? Maybe it´s too bombastic.


https://soundcloud.com/user-733647728/the-chase


DRIVING TENSION CUES are needed by a NON-Exclusive Film/TV Music Library supplying music directly to a very popular HBO TV Show. They're looking for rhythmically and melodically driving, Mid-to-Up-Tempo Tension Cues that you'd expect to hear in fast-paced chase scenes. Please listen to the following clips to get an idea of what could work for this pitch:
Casino Royale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxNbAwY_rk
Terminator 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIYd2aUEXfI
Takers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5EQRIoHjQg
Please submit rhythmic, tension-fueled Cues that deliver a high-impact vibe, similar to the references above. Your instrumentation can be solely orchestral, or any other hybridized genre with orchestral elements, as long as your submissions have a distinct action-based, tension style and sound.
All submissions should be at least 2 minutes in length.

[Joseph]

I looked this up to hear the music more clearly. Track one is the referenced track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g_OJWv1D-Y

Yours sounds pretty good. I'd say it's worth submitting.

-Joseph

[SteinThorSoundtracks]

Well, that James Bond reference is pretty hard to follow, I´m more thinking in the way of the other two.

[Joseph]

After listening some more, I think your track may have a bit too much reverb or maybe it's just too noticeable (if that makes sense). This is just my opinion and it may be fine as is. We'll see if anyone chimes in.

-Joseph

[Onaginoffegin]

I listened to the Chase. I especially like what you introduced at about 1:18. Very, very cool stuff. Brilliant, actually.
Maybe experiment with an alt version starting with just a bare bones version of that piano riff, and expand it to what it becomes at 1:18 and what you did after 1:18.
Or maybe not.

One suggestion is add some mid and low drums to your present drums. If you do, quantize each drum track, then use "humanize" on each track. I'm probably explaining something you already know, but this slightly shifts the start and end points of each drum hit. Doing this not only makes the drums sound more human, it also fattens the sound of your drum tracks.
Or you could play each track live and get the same results.

I don't have Soundcloud Pro either, and I don't remember ever having a problem uploading a new version of a track. So, not sure what's up with that.

Good luck with the piece.

Henry

[SteinThorSoundtracks]

Thank you guys

I did another version with less reverb, and more mid presence also, I think. I rearely do the humanizing feature, maybe I should, however I did quantize this pretty damn much yes cause I´m hearing this type of music often pretty "robotic". With complicated rythms things tend to start being a bit out of synch, but I probably should lessen the quant. a bit.

I have SC pro and can always change versions, upload new, but not on this new account I did with my soundtracks. Not sure why.

[FredrikPark]

+1 for mainly using quantized drum/percussion MIDI notes for this kind of style.
I believe the organic feel comes from other aspects, such as arrangement, choice of samples (deep sampled with round robins preferable), volume levels, adjusting the timing of certain samples whenever necessary.

Your track sounds fine to me, although I'd agree it's a bit heavy on the reverb, and the orchestral elements.
But well arranged and with competitive orchestration & sample libraries.

btw, nice to see you here too, Stein, like I mentioned for David H. earlier.

[mrkevin50]

Sounds Great +1 keep up the good work .Good luck , Kevin

[SteveC]

Hi Stein,

sounded great to me. I fastened my seat belt...

cheers

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