Fantasy adventure cue

[mikehamm123]

Curious what you think--its not spelled out in the listing, but should I do what is usually asked for--develop a theme with evolving arrangements, include edit points? (usually the edit points are where I switch from one arrangement to the other).

I've been building my sample library so I have great strings but don't have great brass yet. Or a great choir. But probably I can get by with my harps and flutes to go with the strings.

Obviously they want a top notch cue so this is probably the most demanding listing I'm going to attempt.


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FANTASY, ADVENTURE-based ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTALS CUES are needed by a very successful Music Library with a very lengthy and impressive list of great placements in Film and TV. They’re searching for Mid-To-Up Tempo Instrumentals Cues that fall within the general stylistic ballpark of the following references that we got from them:
 
“Ice Dance” by Danny Elfman
 
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by by James Newton Howard
 
“Hedwig's Theme-Harry Potter” by John Williams
 
Please send Instrumental Cues that convey a magical and adventurous style, vibe, and feel. Your instrumentation should sound authentic, like a believable orchestra, played by real humans. Having great sounding Orchestral samples, some minimal magical, fantasy sounding ear candy, and top-notch production should give you an added edge. Material that sounds stiff, synthetic, or MIDI-driven will not work for this pitch.
 
Quoting The Library:  “Absolute highest quality sample libraries only - we’re often pitching our music for excellent high end opportunities, so it’ll need to be excellently produced and mixed to sound like a real orchestra. Bad or unconvincing midi sounds when replicating live instruments will result in a track being rejected regardless how good the writing is.”
 
Submissions should be at least two-minutes long (give or take), with non-faded, buttoned endings with a natural decay/ring out. Do NOT copy the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a guide for texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (Great sounding home recordings are fine).
 
This company offers an EXCLUSIVE 50/50 deal, and an 80/20 split in the Writer’s favor for any applicable download fees by clients from their Library! Because this is an Exclusive deal, please be sure the material you submit for this pitch is NOT already signed with any other Libraries or Catalogs. You’ll get 100% of the Writer’s share, and the Publisher will get 100% of the Publisher’s share. You must own or control your Master and Copyright to submit. Please submit one to three Instrumental Cues online or per CD. All Submissions will be screened on a Yes/No basis- No Full Critiques. Please submit 1-3 Songs no later than 11:59PM (PDT), on Monday, July 17th, 2017. TAXI #Y170717FO

[ttully]

Hi Mike,

I say forget any edit points for this listing...just let it flow and evolve like the examples.

Tim

[mikehamm123]

Hi Mike,

I say forget any edit points for this listing...just let it flow and evolve like the examples.

Tim

Hmmmmm that is what i want to do, but these are scored to picture...

I have a theme, I guess I can come up with a counter theme and see what happens.

[ttully]

Not to mention the are by John Williams, Danny Elfman and James Howard....big shoes to fill !!! ha !

Good luck ...
I'd love to hear a finished track!

Tim

[mikehamm123]

I'll be happy to post it.

Something similar--this is a ringtone I wrote a while ago, a homage to Mr. Williams:

https://soundcloud.com/user-819745024/v ... in/s-eBwac

[ttully]

Excellent track !!!!

Tim

[mikehamm123]

Thanks I appreciate it!

Would love to hear some of your stuff.

[mikehamm123]

I got as far as I could with the piece and decided it wouldn't be hitting the mark for the listing. So, I won't be submitting it.

However, I'm linking what I ended up with, and would appreciate any comments or feedback.

It was an ambitious project and I'm chalking it up to several learning experiences:

1) don't spend too much time polishing one part when the rest of it needs to be laid out and you need to see if its feasible.

2) don't get so caught up in premature polishing that you lose sight of whether the section really fits the listing (I wanted 'mischievous' but ended up with 'comedic').

3) I was putting off really seeing if my choir samples were up to snuff. They aren't. Too much of the cue depended on pulling that rabbit out of the hat.

4) I need to spend money on my library, and just importantly, really learn to use what I have. (I bought a horn library for this project but barely used them... but at least I have them now).

Any feedback would be most welcome! Both on my cue, and the writing process in general.

Here's the cue:

https://soundcloud.com/user-819745024/m ... ft/s-Yzg38