Crime Drama submission

[remmet]

CRIME DRAMA INSTRUMENTALS in the style of the underscore for such dramas as CSI and 24, are needed by an East Coast Music Publisher who has secured dozens of Film/TV placements for TAXI writers over the years. He is looking for mysterious and suspenseful styles that "must have a contemporary rhythm section". He'll be looking for shifts in tone, instrumentation and dynamics throughout each piece. He definitely does not want it as hyper-tempo as requested in listing # Y090512ID . He's open to any arrangement or instrumentation, as long as the tone is right. Excellent performances are absolutely necessary. He specifically said he wants to hear tracks that are :60 seconds in length. He doesn't want fadeouts, just clear endings. Broadcast quality is required [excellent-sounding home recordings are OK]. Please submit one to three compositions online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received no later than Monday, May 4, 2009. TAXI #Y090504CDHere's a piece I finished last night for this listing. If I hadn't run out of time, I might have added a bass line and some mystery guitar parts, and I may still do that at some point.Criminal Pursuitwww.richardemmet.com/Criminal_Pursuit.mp3Richard

[ideascapes]

Richard,Good mix, nice composition...fairly low key and I didn't hear lots of dynamics/shifts, but I think it's well done and seems to fit crime drama.Vince

[remmet]

I had a chance to make some improvements and additions to the piece. Here's the link:http://www.richardemmet.com/CriminalPursuit.mp3Richard

[k o star]

hey Richard,I hope U submitted in on time cos this is a good suitable piece IMHO with lots of shift in texture that I really like especially the climatical ending... nice!-Kel

[orest]

Really cool tune and well produced! I liked the building at the end! That's a big yes!!

[remmet]

Thanks guys. I was able to upload the new version, but I don't know if the screener already listened to the old version. Hope not.R

[hummingbird]

I like it. Sounds well produced, very nice build, nice use of different sounds to grow to a climax.

[gburgess]

R.Excellent! I too hope the reviewer caught this version.I like the way the sound is distributed across the sound horizon. It has a nice big feel to it.I've been using the Waves S1 Stereo Imager to help create a broader sound horizon on my instrumentals. Do you have any favorites you prefer for this sort of instrumental?GB

[remmet]

May 7, 2009, 8:47pm, gburgess wrote:R.Excellent! I too hope the reviewer caught this version.I like the way the sound is distributed across the sound horizon. It has a nice big feel to it.I've been using the Waves S1 Stereo Imager to help create a broader sound horizon on my instrumentals. Do you have any favorites you prefer for this sort of instrumental?GBI don't think I have a plug-in specifically for enhancing the spacial spread. It would be useful if I did. For this piece, I used delays quite a bit which bounced the sounds around, and programmed a lot of panning movement into the mix for certain instruments. The orchestra sounds come from EastWest (EWQLSO Platinum xp-pro) and they have a lot of built-in spacial characteristics. And I used a couple of different reverbs for certain instruments. I have to work on music late at night, so the whole thing was tracked and mixed using headphones. I haven't yet heard the piece through room monitors. I always hope for the best when doing it this way, but it involves a lot of guessing.Richard

[tinozigzag]

A very good job!