Feedback Request: Dramedy
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:21 am
He guys, I'm trying to get better at Dramedy Cues. Any feedback is helpful, thanks in advance.
Several DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful boutique Music Library that's distributed by Universal for placements in Promotions, Advertising, and other TV Programming.
This is a catalog you want to be in! Please listen to the following examples to get yourself in the general ballpark of what they want:
[BBvideo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JAQ587tE8[/BBvideo]"Quirky Stuffed Animals" by Eric Chevalier
Jane The Virgin (from 2:20 - 2:45)
[BBvideo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQyNOyO ... e=youtu.be[/BBvideo]"Dark Comedy Central" by Jim Ellis
"Un fino acechador" by Mauricio Yazigi
IMPORTANT: This Library is NOT looking for standard Dramedy tracks, so please think outside the box with this request!
Please submit well-produced Dramedy Instrumental Cues that utilize instrumentation other than pizzicato strings to convey a quirky, lightly dramatic vibe and feel. Your submissions should be crafted around one central motif and have top-notch arrangements with plenty of dynamics, forward motion, layers, and interest. This Library is looking for Cues that focus less on pizz strings and more on other instruments and elements – think replacing the pizz strings with alternative instruments like acoustic guitar, piano, woodwinds, xylophone, etc. Some strings can still be included in your pieces – just please avoid using pizz strings as a focal element. Please be sure your production is polished and any virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality and current-sounding – nothing dated-sounding will work.
All submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take. Good edit points and non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings are required. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture, and overall vibe. Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE LIBRARY: "Many composers throw in way too many ideas and are not focused on ONE CENTRAL MOTIF: they try to keep things interesting by adding new harmonic lines and elements (melodies, even improvisations, etc) instead of focusing on the production and textures. Put simply, keep it SIMPLE! We know that other Libraries like to receive music with complementary A and B sections, but this Library is NOT one of them – stick with ONE CENTRAL MOTIF per submission, please!
Several DRAMEDY INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a very successful boutique Music Library that's distributed by Universal for placements in Promotions, Advertising, and other TV Programming.
This is a catalog you want to be in! Please listen to the following examples to get yourself in the general ballpark of what they want:
[BBvideo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JAQ587tE8[/BBvideo]"Quirky Stuffed Animals" by Eric Chevalier
Jane The Virgin (from 2:20 - 2:45)
[BBvideo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQyNOyO ... e=youtu.be[/BBvideo]"Dark Comedy Central" by Jim Ellis
"Un fino acechador" by Mauricio Yazigi
IMPORTANT: This Library is NOT looking for standard Dramedy tracks, so please think outside the box with this request!
Please submit well-produced Dramedy Instrumental Cues that utilize instrumentation other than pizzicato strings to convey a quirky, lightly dramatic vibe and feel. Your submissions should be crafted around one central motif and have top-notch arrangements with plenty of dynamics, forward motion, layers, and interest. This Library is looking for Cues that focus less on pizz strings and more on other instruments and elements – think replacing the pizz strings with alternative instruments like acoustic guitar, piano, woodwinds, xylophone, etc. Some strings can still be included in your pieces – just please avoid using pizz strings as a focal element. Please be sure your production is polished and any virtual instruments or samples you use are high-quality and current-sounding – nothing dated-sounding will work.
All submissions should be about 2 minutes long, give or take. Good edit points and non-faded, buttoned/stinger endings are required. Do NOT copy the references in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a general guide for tempo, tone, texture, and overall vibe. Do NOT submit any material with unauthorized samples of any other artists’ music, sounds, or any other form of media. Broadcast Quality is needed.
IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE LIBRARY: "Many composers throw in way too many ideas and are not focused on ONE CENTRAL MOTIF: they try to keep things interesting by adding new harmonic lines and elements (melodies, even improvisations, etc) instead of focusing on the production and textures. Put simply, keep it SIMPLE! We know that other Libraries like to receive music with complementary A and B sections, but this Library is NOT one of them – stick with ONE CENTRAL MOTIF per submission, please!