"King of the hill" 20 sec.

[suzdoyle]

Hi Alexander --I liked # 1 best for the overall feel, and # 2 for the rhythm and beat.How might either or both of them sound with some brighter percussion (e.g. cymbals/ middle eastern percussion e.g. tablas/ goat hooves/ marimbas or kalimbas etc.) and doubling the melody with something a bit more exotic sounding, e.g. Chinese Ehru or sitar, Japanese Koto , or Irish fiddle? They could even do a bit of call and response or echoing each other.There's a wonderful documentary/ music production called "1 Giant leap," in which a filmmaker and composer traveled the world recording musicians from different countries. They would begin with an African Marimba band, then take that recording to some Greek Tabla/ percussion players, who would listen to it and layer a part above that; then on to a singer from India, who would sing above those recordings, etc. etc. The result was a wonderful merging of global styles of music, each unique to their culture, yet somehow blending together in a powerful new way.The listing you mention reminds me of this idea -- very specific instruments from different cultures come together in new ways. Who knows? Maybe even some yodeling might be called for. !!Anyway, nice tunes! Wishing you good results !!Suz

[orest]

Thanks for all your responses! I think this listing calls for songs that are somewhat spare in the arrangement. When I listen to the songs/artists mentioned they only use percussion, guitar, flute and bass.

[bobmaloney]

Is this a button ending at 20 seconds ? I have a very good 22.5 second instrumental that will suffer if I cut off that last 2 seconds.I have re-mixed to fit 20.00 seconds, but I miss the ringing reverb from the last ‘smybol’ hit that ends the song more artistically.Any ideas ?Bob

[earblast]

I would be out (and sounding perfect) at :20 - If the network is going to a break at :20, your ringing verb will be cut off -

[hummingbird]

Hey, these both sound good, I think #2 is closer to what the listing is looking for.

[ragani]

Hi orest,I liked both of your songs-- first I felt #2 was the top choice, but #1 also has its perks as a pitch for this series' main title. I think both of them are good forward material, and it will be interesting to see what the show finally selects for it's title track. Good luck to you!! Raags