DRAMEDY feedback!

[BrentI]

Hey everyone! I submitted this track earlier this year to a similar listing and got a forward! However, the references were a little different. So I'm curious if my track would still fit what this listing is looking for. I'm also a little concerned about the length. When something needs to be about two minutes, how much wiggle room is there? Thanks for taking the time to listen!



ORCHESTRAL DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a Music Licensing Company with a HUGE list of placements in Films, TV Commercials, and A-List TV Shows.

NOTE: This Company has signed lots of TAXI members over many years and nailed down lots of placements for them!

This Company is looking for Instrumental Cues that could be found on a playlist with the following references:

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (From 0:59 - 1:55) - https://youtu.be/x4XWN5cohTY?t=59

RHOSLC Highlights S1 Ep6 (From 1:35 - 2:00) - https://youtu.be/9vnwMR-VCKo?t=95

"Sneaky Snitch" by Kevin MacLeod - https://youtu.be/l3_Fh24AGBE

Please submit well-produced Instrumental Cues that set the tone for quirky, light, dramatic scenes in Reality TV shows. Your submissions should have solid motifs and high-quality Orchestral instrumentation. Please craft your Cues around a singular motif and mood, and create a sense of dynamics and forward momentum by layering instrumentation in and out as they progress. Be sure to avoid submitting anything that sounds too busy, as it could interfere with a scene’s dialog. Your production should be polished and any virtual instruments or samples you use need to be top-notch.

Submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take, and have non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, and overall vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed.

[OBlyde]

Heyy very well achieved your track but I think it does not look like references.
And out of curiosity, if this track already had a forward, why do you want to submit it again?

[BrentI]

Heyy very well achieved your track but I think it does not look like references.
And out of curiosity, if this track already had a forward, why do you want to submit it again?

Thanks for taking the time to listen. I think you're right. I might try to simplify what I have to see if I can make it fit a little better.

My understanding from others on the forum, as well as from what I've heard on TAXI TV is that often a forward does not end in a deal. So the more times a track is forwarded, the greater the possibility that a deal will be offered. I remember Michael saying on an episode of TAXI TV to submit the same track whenever you can. If it gets signed to one library, then later a different library contacts you offering a deal, it makes you look more in-demand as a composer. You can always offer to create something along the same lines for that library.

[melodea]

Heyy very well achieved your track but I think it does not look like references.
And out of curiosity, if this track already had a forward, why do you want to submit it again?

Hi there. Like it was said, submit a track as many times as possible as long as it hasn't been signed by a publisher. I just reported in the forward thread a 6th forward for a single track! I will submit it again and again unless it will be signed by someone. A forward is like a business card that has been given to a publisher, nothing more, nothing less. Plus, if your track will be signed still doesn't mean a thing unless it will be published in the catalog of the library. If the track finally ends up on an album of a publisher it's still like a business card this time given to potential clients like music supervisors etc. which is the final step before getting a placement, everything still without any guarantee though! it can't be emphasized enough: It's a marathon, and the more tracks participating for your team in that marathon the higher the chance of a win!

[OBlyde]

Wow, thanks. The best place to learn: this forum

[nicotina]

I think the listing is calling for orchestral dramedy, and yours sounds more like hip-hop, or "urban" dramedy. I would save it for a listing that wants that sound. They definitely ask for that sometimes.

best,

Vince

[irthlingz]

I'm also a little concerned about the length. When something needs to be about two minutes, how much wiggle room is there?

My understanding is that ten seconds would be the absolute maximum. So 1:50 to 2:10 - but even better if you can keep it between 1:55 and 2:05.

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Michael

[AlanHall]

I will offer that the ref tracks sound like they have much less dynamic contrast than your does. Significant? IDK

[myk247365]

To my ear the reference tracks are much more minimalistic than this track. And the three references are consistent, so the client knows what they are looking for. I took a "re-engineer the reference" approach for my submission, we'll have to see what happens.

Michael