Neo-Classical Trailer (Revised)

[johndalenow]

I kinda got into the "canon thing." Any comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays!

https://soundcloud.com/john-dale-music/ ... aaeff7a1a5

EXCITING, NEO-CLASSICAL TRAILER-Style INSTRUMENTALS are needed by an extremely busy Music Library with a tremendously long list of killer placements in Hit TV Shows!

This Library is on the hunt for Instrumentals that are in the general stylistic ballpark of these references:

The Mysterious Benedict Society

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIzHT86dZ0

Knives Out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-9Khv7wa4

The Courier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbR1A95Ll8Q

The Little Things (from 0:58)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HZAnkxdYuA&t=58s

Please submit blockbuster-worthy Neo-Classical Trailer-Style Instrumentals with exciting Orchestral instrumentation, excellent musicianship, and three "acts" that build to a climactic ending. Please be sure that any virtual Orchestral instruments you use are high-quality and modern – authenticity is key for nailing this request. Your production should be top-notch and current-sounding, as well.

TAXI Tip: Incorporating well-articulated, arpeggiated string parts like the references could be a great way to capture that exciting sound that the references all have!

All submissions should be about 2 minutes and 30 seconds to 3 minutes long, give or take. Non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings are strongly recommended. Do NOT copy the referenced tracks in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.

IMPORTANT: This Library really wants to find top-notch Composers – not just people who combine different samples or loops without altering them at all. Cleared sample libraries are okay to use, but any samples or loops you include in your pieces should be altered enough that they're indistinguishable from the originals. Basically, if you Shazamed one of your tracks and another artist's song comes up, your music would definitely be disqualified by this Company.

ALSO IMPORTANT: Your Submissions can NOT be commercially released on Spotify, Apple Music, etc. OR be encumbered by ANY other publishing, licensing, administration, and/or exploitation deals (whether non-exclusive or exclusive) including publishing/licensing agreements with CD Baby, TuneCore, etc.

This company offers an EXCLUSIVE deal. You’ll split all upfront sync fees 50/50. You’ll keep 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. Since this is an EXCLUSIVE deal, please be sure the material you submit for this pitch is not already signed with other Libraries or Catalogs. Please submit as many Instrumentals as you’d like, online or per CD. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59 PM (PST) on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021. TAXI # S211215

[LachlanCross]

Hi John,

The strings are excellent. I can feel the drama and tension.

What do you think about a drum with more sustain and bottom end?

Also, the percussion in act II, could it be snappier? Ahead of the beat?

Cheers,

[johndalenow]

Hi John,

The strings are excellent. I can feel the drama and tension.

What do you think about a drum with more sustain and bottom end?

Also, the percussion in act II, could it be snappier? Ahead of the beat?

Cheers,

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I will review the percussion. Best! John

[johndalenow]

Hi John

The production of the strings does not work IMO. They sound very lo-fi (especially from 1:46 onward), or somehow over-compressed or oversaturated. Just very raspy and unclean, but not in a good way.

I would possibly start more sparsely, so the track can build more. I noticed the deeper strings in the 2nd part and the deep drone in the third, but still the sections - apart from getting louder - sounded very similar to me, not building enough with more layers. Or those layers disappear too much behind the strings.

Tom

Thanks, Tom. I will consider some changes to the strings.