Forward for Contemporary piano-based underscore

[daveydad]

"Flow" was forwarded, although screener had this to say. "I like this track. There may be too much movement but I'm forwarding it on for further review."

https://soundcloud.com/davidhollandsworth/flow

Nice to know some screeners will take a chance!

CONTEMPORARY PIANO-Based UNDERSCORE INSTRUMENTALS are needed for several $2,400, NON-Exclusive, Direct-to-Supervisor placements in a TV Series. They’re looking for emotional, intimate, and introspective Underscore that you might hear from artists like Michael Nyman, Lorne Balfe, Nils Frahm, Nick Urata, Dustin O’Halloran, Ludovico Einaudi, Agnes Obel, etc. Take a listen to the references the Music Supervisor gave us to get an idea of the emotional identity they need for this series: “The Heart Asks Pleasure First” by Michael Nyman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsQBKr_x-P4 “Spaceship Ride” by Lorne Balfe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDCKOTiKL4o “Ambre” by Nils Frahm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_WoJNWjUBk “What Mazie Knew” by Nick Urata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7apVUqOZIY “Summer Waltz” by Dustin O’Halloran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itAx5MLcp4M “Primavera” by Ludovico Einaudi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmxFAT581T4 “Tokka” by Agnes Obel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAR-7YatJxY Quoting the Supervisor: “Either solo piano, or piano with tasteful orchestration will work. They should have a contemplative and introspective quality, nothing too grand or overly dramatic. The music should support and play under very evocative scenes and montage sequences.” Please submit emotionally compelling instrumentals that can support intimate scenes with exceptional melodies, without getting too busy, overly complicated. Keep them simple enough that they don’t get in the way of dialog. Instrumentation should sound indistinguishable from the real thing, with no hint of poor sounding samples or anything that sounds stiff and MIDI-driven. Broadcast Quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine). The estimated license fee for this use is $2,400. This is a Direct-to-Music Supervisor placement, so you’ll keep 100% ownership of your Master and Composition rights, plus you’ll also get 100% of the sync fee and any applicable performance royalties. All submissions will be screened on a Yes/No basis by a TAXI A&R person handpicked by the Music Supervisor. No full critiques. Please submit 1-3 Songs online or per CD, no later than 11:59PM (PDT), on Wednesday, August 17th, 2016. TAXI #U160817PU

[SteinThorSoundtracks]

sent in loads for this listing, one got through, not sure if it was worth the money

congratz on getting one through

[Joseph]

Way to go, David! Great track.

-Joseph

[edmondredd]

Nice piece David, and congrats on the forward.
I got 3 pieces returned..it hurts!

[bkireeve]

I had 3 returned aswell...I'm still learning to read into a listing. Some of the reference material for this piece had quite a bit of movement so from the get-go my approach wasn't what the supervisor was looking for. Live and learn

Editing the post because I selfishly didn't congratulate you on your success! Apologies. As well as everyone here I wish you many more. And thank you for sharing your track... itll be great for someone as inexperienced as me to learn from someone as experienced as yourself!

[daveydad]

Thanks. I guess the returns help us go forward!

[SteveC]

Hi David,

congrats on the forward! Enjoyed listening, beautiful composition, production is solid. Just a solid track all the way thru.

cheers

st

[Paulie]

Great track. I agree that it has a lot of movement, but it's still a solid track. Sounds a little dramatic, which is what the sup wanted to avoid. My return was for not being dramatic enough. So far the forwards I've heard for this one have multiple instruments. Anyone get a solo forward for this listing?

Congrats David!

[daveydad]

BTW, there were 62 forwards for this listing! Slim chance to get picked....

[bmete]

Congrats! Nice piece.


Bob