So all may learn - minimal piano cue
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:36 am
Had this piece returned for following reason:
https://soundcloud.com/davidhollandswor ... l-effect-1
"Nice writing on this piece. The sparseness and tempo are nice, but this is really just a slow piano piece - the introspective thing is nailed for sure, and the reverb on the piano is great - but the arpeggiated left hand gives a motion to the piece that we don't see in the referenced piano tracks. For the most part what we need is simple slow right hand lines with pads underneath instead of left hand work giving the harmonic content."
Not sure how I would have known about the non-arpeggiated left hand... but I guess every detail matters when listening to the alas.
MINIMAL INTROSPECTIVE PIANO INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a fast-growing, NON-Exclusive Music Library for specific placements in documentary-style TV shows. They’re looking for Down-To-Mid-Tempo Cues in the stylistic range of the references below: “At The Air’s Edges” by Mattia Cupelli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dKDrBwMSxE "301210" by Antonymes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3hmthyFVbo "The Way Home" by Bytheway May (avoid the SFX in this piece): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyuO7jXCJq8 Please send the type of Cues you’d expect to hear in documentary scenes showing poverty-stricken neighborhoods, life on the mean streets, heartbreaking family-based issues, etc., etc., etc. What would play when you see a 12 year-old kid walking alone down a dimly lit, rain-soaked street by because he’s got nowhere else to go? Minimalistic melody and arrangement in minor keys? Check! Down-to-Mid-Tempo? Check! Ethereal sounds and plenty of reverb? Check! Your instrumentation should be pretty sparse and so should your melodies. Solo piano or accompaniment using minimal strings or haunting synth pads or drones could all work under the piano, which should be the featured instrument. Organic instruments should sound like the real deal, with no hint of poor sounding samples or anything that sounds stiff and MIDI-driven. Submissions can range from 60 seconds to 2 minutes in length. Short intros, or no intro at all, good edit points, and non-faded, natural decaying/ring out endings will work best. Do NOT copy or rip off the referenced artists or songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a guide for texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (Great sounding home recordings are fine). This Library offers a NON-EXCLUSIVE deal with a 50/50 split. You’ll get 50% of any applicable sync fees and 100% of the Writer’s share. The Publisher will get 50% of the sync fee and 100% of the Publisher’s share. You must own or control your Master and Copyright. Please submit 1-3 Cues online or per CD no later than 11:59 PM, (PDT), on Saturday, September 24th, 2016. TAXI #D160924IP
https://soundcloud.com/davidhollandswor ... l-effect-1
"Nice writing on this piece. The sparseness and tempo are nice, but this is really just a slow piano piece - the introspective thing is nailed for sure, and the reverb on the piano is great - but the arpeggiated left hand gives a motion to the piece that we don't see in the referenced piano tracks. For the most part what we need is simple slow right hand lines with pads underneath instead of left hand work giving the harmonic content."
Not sure how I would have known about the non-arpeggiated left hand... but I guess every detail matters when listening to the alas.
MINIMAL INTROSPECTIVE PIANO INSTRUMENTAL CUES are needed by a fast-growing, NON-Exclusive Music Library for specific placements in documentary-style TV shows. They’re looking for Down-To-Mid-Tempo Cues in the stylistic range of the references below: “At The Air’s Edges” by Mattia Cupelli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dKDrBwMSxE "301210" by Antonymes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3hmthyFVbo "The Way Home" by Bytheway May (avoid the SFX in this piece): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyuO7jXCJq8 Please send the type of Cues you’d expect to hear in documentary scenes showing poverty-stricken neighborhoods, life on the mean streets, heartbreaking family-based issues, etc., etc., etc. What would play when you see a 12 year-old kid walking alone down a dimly lit, rain-soaked street by because he’s got nowhere else to go? Minimalistic melody and arrangement in minor keys? Check! Down-to-Mid-Tempo? Check! Ethereal sounds and plenty of reverb? Check! Your instrumentation should be pretty sparse and so should your melodies. Solo piano or accompaniment using minimal strings or haunting synth pads or drones could all work under the piano, which should be the featured instrument. Organic instruments should sound like the real deal, with no hint of poor sounding samples or anything that sounds stiff and MIDI-driven. Submissions can range from 60 seconds to 2 minutes in length. Short intros, or no intro at all, good edit points, and non-faded, natural decaying/ring out endings will work best. Do NOT copy or rip off the referenced artists or songs in any way, shape, or form. Use them only as a guide for texture, tone, and vibe. Broadcast Quality is needed (Great sounding home recordings are fine). This Library offers a NON-EXCLUSIVE deal with a 50/50 split. You’ll get 50% of any applicable sync fees and 100% of the Writer’s share. The Publisher will get 50% of the sync fee and 100% of the Publisher’s share. You must own or control your Master and Copyright. Please submit 1-3 Cues online or per CD no later than 11:59 PM, (PDT), on Saturday, September 24th, 2016. TAXI #D160924IP