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Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by Peterg » Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:03 am

Not sure what’s wrong with this one, I thought the melody was strong and I’m not sure where the production should be more creative.
Is this not broadcast quality ?
There are no references for this one, just has to sound 80s. ‘ Emotionally upbeat tracks with a sense of happy nostalgia will probably work best for this pitch. We think it'd be a good idea to avoid submitting anything dark, sad, or melancholy.’

https://www.taxi.com/members/KuKo-0SmTc ... es-tonight


https://www.taxi.com/members/KuKo-0SmTc ... ksHgzR609w

Any advise welcome!

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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by cosmicdolphin » Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:40 am

It's certainly got the 80s sound...

Not sure about the thunderclap, I know it was used back then but I would try to not use sound FX in your cues as it might make your track not work to picture ( i.e they wanted to put it in a scene where it's a sunny day but you've got claps of thunder going on in the background )

The main " hook " you use ..I can understand them saying it's not engaging enough for this...it's not very hooky/upbeat....actually what I notice is emotionally it's quite a sad tune, the B section is a bit happier and the very last section has more of an " up " feel to it but it's too late by then

I think the biggest issue here is it's asking for " Emotionally upbeat tracks with a sense of happy nostalgia " and you seem to have written a cue in a minor key which typically sound sad.

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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by Peterg » Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:24 am

cosmicdolphin wrote:
Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:40 am
It's certainly got the 80s sound...

Not sure about the thunderclap, I know it was used back then but I would try to not use sound FX in your cues as it might make your track not work to picture ( i.e they wanted to put it in a scene where it's a sunny day but you've got claps of thunder going on in the background )

The main " hook " you use ..I can understand them saying it's not engaging enough for this...it's not very hooky/upbeat....actually what I notice is emotionally it's quite a sad tune, the B section is a bit happier and the very last section has more of an " up " feel to it but it's too late by then

I think the biggest issue here is it's asking for " Emotionally upbeat tracks with a sense of happy nostalgia " and you seem to have written a cue in a minor key which typically sound sad.

Mark
Thanks Mark, maybe that’s it. The screener seemed to think it’s not broadcast quality and the production wasn’t up to scratch as well as melody not working. (Not much else left to criticise !)
I’ll wait until the forwards blog comes out to see what they were looking for.
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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by JohnV » Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:06 pm

Hi Peter and everyone,

I curious your thoughts after hearing the tracks that were forwarded. I had a few 80's tracks returned with the same comments as yours and after hearing the forwards, I'm left scratching my head....

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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by Peterg » Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:35 pm

JohnV wrote:
Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:06 pm
Hi Peter and everyone,

I curious your thoughts after hearing the tracks that were forwarded. I had a few 80's tracks returned with the same comments as yours and after hearing the forwards, I'm left scratching my head....

John
I can accept that the screener didn’t like my track (we can’t all have good taste :D ),there are some great tracks there, but I’m not sure how some of the others got through. I don’t remember the 80s sounding like that :P

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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by MBantle » Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm

I wrote one for that listing and it got forwarded... I am not saying that it is perfect but apparently it worked. Hope this helps.
https://www.taxi.com/my/artist/songs/3p ... lightyears
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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by Peterg » Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:03 pm

MBantle wrote:
Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm
I wrote one for that listing and it got forwarded... I am not saying that it is perfect but apparently it worked. Hope this helps.
https://www.taxi.com/my/artist/songs/3p ... lightyears
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Hi Matt, I don’t think you’ve made it public as the link doesn’t work and it’s not on the forwards blog.
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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by gitanosoy » Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:07 pm

MBantle wrote:
Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm
I wrote one for that listing and it got forwarded... I am not saying that it is perfect but apparently it worked. Hope this helps.
https://www.taxi.com/my/artist/songs/3p ... lightyears
Cheers,
Matt
Link didn't work.

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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by MBantle » Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:08 pm

Peterg wrote:
Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:03 pm
MBantle wrote:
Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:57 pm
I wrote one for that listing and it got forwarded... I am not saying that it is perfect but apparently it worked. Hope this helps.
https://www.taxi.com/my/artist/songs/3p ... lightyears
Cheers,
Matt
Hi Matt, I don’t think you’ve made it public as the link doesn’t work and it’s not on the forwards blog.
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Peter
Hi Peter,
Thanks for flagging it. I just made it public (I don't make all submissions public - which means they do not appear on the forwards blog even if they were forwarded if that makes sense).
I just copied the link one more time. Hope it works this time!
https://www.taxi.com/members/yd99JVe5TM ... lightyears
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Re: Not sure about this 80s return...

Post by Peterg » Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:21 pm

Thanks Matt,
It’s a really nice track.
It’s like a pastiche of 80s AOR, and I guess that’s what sync is all about.

Thanks Peter

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