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Well I usually do not confront the review but I have to on this one. First of all the song had a short intro then got into the body of the song The screener only said Needs stronger compositional unity. I believe the song had total unity. CHINESE INSTRUMENTALS (Traditional and/or Contemporary) are needed by a very successful Music Library with a really long track record of placements in Network TV, Cable TV, Films, and Commercials. Please submit Instrumentals in All-Tempos, Styles, Genres, and Moods, that are either distinctly Chinese, or have a Chinese influence. Please review the following references to get a general idea of the sound that could work for this pitch: Beautiful Relaxing Traditional Chinese & Instrumental Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whVxAlCgNIs "Oogway Ascends" by Hanz Zimmer and John Powell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdjnonJ ... 6&index=39 Chinese Festival Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5B4e79bmCs Quoting the source: “We’re pretty much open to ALL forms of Chinese music, either traditional or contemporary. Mood, style, and instrumentation can range from a solo instrumental artist to a big full ensemble and anything in between.” The quote from the Library pretty much says it all! “Mood, style, and instrumentation can range from a solo instrumental to a big full ensemble and anything in between.” All submissions should be at least 2 minutes in length, with easy edit points and buttoned/stinger endings. Do NOT copy or rip off the referenced music in any way, shape, or form. Use it only as a general guide for feel, texture, tone, and vibe. Please avoid sending them Tracks that sound stiff and obviously MIDI-generated. Broadcast quality is needed (great sounding home recordings are fine). Think of all the types of scenes that need Chinese Instrumentals: restaurant scenes, Chinese New Year celebration scenes, spy flick scenes, TONS of travel show scenes, etc., etc. BTW, this company was REALLY happy with a large batch of Instrumentals we recently sent them, and they signed a big chunk of the TAXI forwards! Yay, TAXI members!! This Library offers an EXCLUSIVE deal. Upfront sync fees will be negotiated on a Track-by-Track basis directly with Music Library. The Publisher will get 100% of the Publisher’s share, and you’ll get 100% of the Writer’s share. You must own or control your Master and Copyright to pitch for this opportunity. Since this is an EXCLUSIVE deal, please be sure the material you submit for this pitch is NOT already signed with any other Libraries or Catalogs. Please submit one to three Instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a Yes/No basis - No full critiques. Submissions must be received no later than 11:59PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 16th 2015. TAXI #U150616CH hers the song ITS CALLED FRIED RICE) http://picosong.com/m2ZB THANKs ,Ron I know this doesn't change anything but I believe the song rocks.

I like it.... but... I can see the screener's point. I think they wanted more of a "song." Something you can follow and sticks with you a little. At least, that's the way I looked at it.

Ron, the tempo is fairly quick and there seems to be a lot of gong sounds and pitch bends and sounds that come and go out of the blue. The drums and whistles with the fast tempo sounded more Native American than Chinese sometimes, once I was even reminded of the drum in that ancient vintage Hamm's beer commercial, https://youtu.be/1yHsoW6CTjM

So yes I think the combination of the quick pace and the relative short time of the piece and the concentrated amount of gongs and pitch bends does give it a hurried, disjointed, hybrid, stereotype cliche, not unified sound. Something to do with the ratios I think.

I do like the sounds. I like the hybridization also. I'd prefer a slower tempo and a longer time for the piece to develop and I think that would cause it to have more unity.

Dave and len thank youfor your honest opinions Some times we need an outside look I guess thats what the forum is here for

thanks guys.

Ron

Ronni I understand completely where you're coming fro I ha a retur for the same listin becaus I didn't have modern enough sound it says traditional in the listin als very confusing