Dystopian Christmas

[VanderBoegh]

Hey everyone! I've been MIA from these forums for waaaay too damn long. Gonna make it a point to be a more regular presence again. I've missed you all!

Anyway, figured I'd say hi to all my old friends and share this dystopian Christmas track



Happy holidays!

~~Matt

[funsongs]

YO! Professor!...
Cool track; good to see you here.
I'll stick with the Cowboy stuff, okay - Holiday/Country, if you please.
All hat... no cattle.

[superkons]

Ahoy there, Dystopian Matt!

[timothycook]

Hi Matt,

QUESTION:
The call for this says, "Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best."

So would you create a separate stinger for this or just use the ending on this track?

Thanks,
Tim

[DouglasKnight]

Really nice work, thanks for sharing!
Doug

[cassmcentee]

Ohhh.... Nice and Warm Mix! +1

[DBarnett]

Hey Matt! A great example of how a cue should be built
Happiest of Holidays to you!!

[VanderBoegh]

Thanks everyone, it's good to be back! And Tim, in answer to your question

QUESTION:
The call for this says, "Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings will work best."

So would you create a separate stinger for this or just use the ending on this track?

That ending piano run that starts at 1:00 is a stinger ending. It could even be lopped off further to start at 1:02. There's even a bonus 8-second sting ending right in the middle of the cue, from :24-:32.

A fade-out is something completely different. Sure, that last note of my cue does "fade-out", but it's more of a ring-out. A real "fade-out" ending is one where the music just keeps playing a passage, and the volume steadily drops away to nothing, even though the music is still chugging along. That type of thing was way more common in mainstream music from the 70's & 80's. An example that springs to mind right away is the ending of Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". Hope that helps make sense of it all!

~~Matt

[Merryband1]

Welcome back, Matt! It's great to see you here again!

Lovely piece! The Smilies should include a heart for pieces we love! You'll just have to imagine it!

Merry

[jdstamper]

Love it when everything starts to pop around 15 seconds. I can so hear this being used ... music for grinches and Christmas creeps.

Hey maybe there'll be yet another Home Alone sequel next year.

Jim