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EDIT: 11/12/11- Made some changes to the pacing and the end, just to give it a little more push.
Ok, I've been on a real Star Trek kick lately. Playing ST games, watching the movies, borrowing NextGen episodes from the library... I was in the mood to write some Trekkie music, I've never tried writing in the style so here goes!
I'd actually like to send some music in to a nearby video game developer as a 'fan-made' soundtrack to one of their Trek games, so I'm writing several tracks, this being the first one.
The scene opens in empty space, where a stormy nebula becomes visible in the distance... it grows bigger as we go through it, and on the other side we suddenly see...
a starship!! :) (happy music plays)
After a bit the music calms down as we enter the bridge, where the crew is going about their business, when a signal starts bleeping...
"Captain... detecting a signal emerging from the nebula..."
(Hint: the next track is a battle track)
Stay tuned!
Feedback always appreciated!
EDIT: 11/12/11- Made some changes to the pacing and the end, just to give it a little more push.
Ok, I've been on a real Star Trek kick lately. Playing ST games, watching the movies, borrowing NextGen episodes from the library... I was in the mood to write some Trekkie music, I've never tried writing in the style so here goes!
I'd actually like to send some music in to a nearby video game developer as a 'fan-made' soundtrack to one of their Trek games, so I'm writing several tracks, this being the first one.
The scene opens in empty space, where a stormy nebula becomes visible in the distance... it grows bigger as we go through it, and on the other side we suddenly see...
a starship!! :) (happy music plays)
After a bit the music calms down as we enter the bridge, where the crew is going about their business, when a signal starts bleeping...
"Captain... detecting a signal emerging from the nebula..."
(Hint: the next track is a battle track)
Stay tuned!
Feedback always appreciated!
Category Music / Game Music
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 120 x 98px
File Size 3.7 MB
It's still weird to me. Starting at 1:23, when it sounds like the main theme is finally being stated in its completion for the first time, I can't find any sense of tonic upon which to center myself. It's really jarring to listen to, because whenever I think I know where tonic is, it shifts mid-measure or something.
Ok I think I know what you're getting at. That much I don't plan on changing, if I wrote 'safe' music where I pounded out a clear tonic, I don't really think it would be all that interesting to listen to. I find when I get too centered in a key, I stop paying attention. Sorry you find that jarring!
Malcolm hit it on the head. You need a melodic line that people end up humming or whistling as they leave the movie theatre.
While you have a melodic line started, as it goes on, it becomes difficult to remember, because it keeps changing.
The MOOD of the piece, however, is SPOT ON!!!
While you have a melodic line started, as it goes on, it becomes difficult to remember, because it keeps changing.
The MOOD of the piece, however, is SPOT ON!!!
Thanks for listening! It's true no two statements of the theme are the same, I'm thinking since the theme will span several tracks I will probably keep the theme continually developing throughout, however toward the last track/"end credits" it will have solidified into something that won't change. I think you're right that, when it reaches that point, I should indeed try for a theme that is more 'compact.' My themes tend to be longer since it gives me a little more time to ease them into less common harmonies/add some complexity, but once I have some fun developing the theme I think I really should give it a 'hummable' form and see how that goes over. Sometimes I forget that, while it's fun to develop a theme, it's also good to give listeners the "sound bite" version so they have something to take away from it. ;)
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