Film Noir / Jazz

[squidlips]

Chuck, that's really nifty.......you've got lots of nice touches in there (the sax was especially lovely). Very film noir...uh.....ish? I can see you both gettin' forwarded for this. Let us know.

[mazz]

Yeah Chuck,I like the vibes and the sax particularly. The piece creates an atmosphere that is just right for the listing, IMO.Lets both get this one!Mazz

[crs7string]

Thanks Mazz for your comments. The vibes are from an old Kurzweil PX1000 expander module. Those guys squeezed alot of sounds into not a lot of ROM. I have yet to hear vibes anywhere that sound as good as these. They are stereo and move across the stereo field.The sax is from the OASYS. An interesting blend of an old module and a modern powerhouse keyboard. Chuck

[twilsbach]

both tracks sound greatMazz-That would totally be at home in a film noir flick. I'm hearing it in a James Bond movie too though. Cool.

[dgolding]

Great stuff you two. Mazz, top notch as usual.I missed the boat on this one, I was hoping to finish this one to throw in, but there's not enough time. http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... tream=true

[bmete]

Awesome tracks Mazz & Chuck....... Listening to your two songs made me appreciate just how high the bar is on this listing.David, loved your tune... It's a shame you didn't get to finish it.I submitted ( just under the wire) this tune.......Dead Man Walkinghttp://www.reddproductions.net/reynovia/deadmanwalking.mp3Good Luck to all!Bob

[bombaycharlie1]

Hey Everybody,First of all Happy Thanksgiving.Below I;m posting an old tracjk from an Independent Film that I scored a while ago...I just didn't have time to re-visit it and update it before the deadline. I'm a little embarrassed to even be submitting this, but I've learned that you never really know exactly what they're looking for...who knows, maybe my sparse instrumentation and pedestrian snare drumming ( soup stirring)are just what they're in the mood for New Contemplation:http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... ream=1Good luck to everybody,Charlie

[matto]

Some great stuff here guys.Mazz, I agree the strings should come down, and also breathe more to sound even more realistic, sound wise they're great. Chuck's suggestion about walking bass in the second a section is good too. And the drums could come up a bit.Otherwise the piece is great!Chuck yours is great, the strings are a bit too pad like for my taste. The sax figure was a bit repetitive. Mood is excellent.David, too bad you weren't able to finish this one, I really like it. It gets maybe a bit busy in places, but I think if cleaned up a bit this would've been a contender.Bob, I wasn't crazy about the into on yours, it sounded a bit synth-ish, and that drummachine loop could be a deal breaker if they're looking for more old fashined stuff. It gets a lot better once the sax melody kicks in. I think in general the strings are quite synthy sounding. Some of the piano licks stuck out too much for me. Compositionally this is great and fits the target, it's only a sound/arrangement issue.Charlie, I don't know what the heck you're embarrassed about, this is *very* nice. The Flugel is great. It's simple but sets a killer mood. Great variety of quality material here, no wonder these companies love Taxi . Best of luck to all of you!

[bmete]

Charlie,Absolutely gorgeous!Bob

[mazz]

Really enjoyed everyone's work on this listing, very good stuff!I finally got around to incorporating some of the suggestions put forth by our esteemed colleagues and thought I'd post the results:http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... oy!!MazzPS: Thought I'd post what I did in case anyone's interested:1. Modified bass line in second A section to include more walking notes2. New piano part with more fills/interest3. Narrowed the stereo spread on the drums, thus giving them more of their own space in the mix. Brought the drums up in level overall and pushed them up a bit more in the B section.4. Narrowed the stereo spread on the piano and darkened the EQ. Put the piano in a bit of reverb . Also switched from Player to Audience perspective in Ivory.5. Brought the strings down in the background sections. Pushed them up slightly more in the B section.