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Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:35 pm
by suzdoyle
Hey gang;
Just got my song, "First Kiss," forwarded direct to a Film music supervisor. The listing asked for a soft, sparse, sentimental, thoughtful, innocent, romantic, melodic, contemporary sounding SOLO PIANO piece that can play in the background of a scene where two people are about to share a very special first kiss.
Screener #347 said it captured both the innocence and the romance requested. Woo-HOO!
,
Suz
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:40 pm
by funsongs
Seems to be a popular theme here lately...
and that's a good thing.
Congrats to you, too.
Santa's being generous with the Taxi members, eh?
That oughta bring you some holiday cheers!
Peter R.
www.soundcloud.com/funsongs-1
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:00 pm
by daveydad
Very nice! Congrats!
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:33 pm
by davedwards
Good job, Suz! Very nice. That title was popular with a lot of us on this one
Congrats.
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:58 pm
by cp504
Congratulations on your forward!
I've been getting a little discouraged lately and was told that members often listen to each others music and offer suggestions so I thought I'd give it a try.
I submitted to the same listing and didn't get a forward. I would appreciate any input/suggestions on the song 'Subtle Joy' on my homepage.
Thanks, much appreciated!
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:48 pm
by daveydad
cp504, what is your taxi homepage url?
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:36 am
by cp504
Sorry, new to the forums, I thought the link showed up automatically at the bottom of the message.
My page is
www.taxi.com/caloop and the song is 'Subtle Joy.'
Thanks!
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:17 pm
by jonnybutter
Hi CP
Your song has a nice elegiac quality, but I can sort of see why it wasn't forwarded. As is usually the case, it's *not* about the quality of your music but rather about how much it really fit the listing. Your piece was probably too busy for this listing - the examples given (the 'a las') were more sparse and/or regular. And our piano sounded a little 'programmed' to me. For example, the damper pedal is held over several bars in one recurring section and made that section sound a little blurry. Piano samples also sounded a little dated. Obviously I'm not a screener, so I can only guess, but fresh ears are really helpful to us all!
Good luck and welcome to these forums and to Taxi.
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:49 pm
by shellsings
Congrats!! It's beautiful!
Re: Got forwarded for sparse, sentimental solo piano piece
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 6:27 pm
by daveydad
I agree with jonnybutter.... nice piece, chords, well played... but it's a bit too methodically played and not sparse enough with the room it needs to breathe. From one pianist to another.... keep at it!