"Please submit original instrumentals that authentically reflect the profound and elegant heritage of traditional Japanese music. Your submissions can have a range of moods, from serene and meditative to celebratory, melancholic, and mystical. Japanese instrumentation like the koto, shamisen, shakuhachi, biwa, and taiko drums, combined with distinctive textures from instruments like the hichiriki, ryuteki, and sho, will work best here. Your tracks should utilize traditional Japanese scales (such as the pentatonic In and Yo scales), dynamic layering, and expressive techniques like glides, vibrato, and subtle ornamentation to capture the depth and refinement of Japanese music. These tracks should evoke the beauty of Japanese landscapes, traditions, and storytelling, with a focus on acoustic authenticity. Subtle modern influences can be integrated to enhance the music, but please make sure the overall aesthetic and sound is very tradtional in nature. Live instrumentation is highly recommended! If you do decide to use any virtual instruments or samples, they need to be extremely realistic and have performances that sound like the real deal. Original compositions only, please!"
