That's really cool. ^_^

Good job.

Didn't care for the instrument base of this piece so much, and I do not think the tempo fits the title of the piece quite as well as I expected.

I only listened to about 30 - 40 seconds, but the style to that point does not really appeal to me.

Out of curiosity, what about the instruments turned you off? Was it the guitars, the drums?
As for tempo, it does get faster as the piece progresses, was it to slow for what you were expecting?
I appreciate the honesty!

Appreciate it? You are a rare gem, then. A lot of skilled artists really do not like any, slightly critical/negative feedback...

Certain guitars and compositon styles thereof are not my cup of tea, but I think it was mostly the drums. Where I find a specific instrument uninteresting, I usually only like really interesting and creative arrangements for there usage. I guess it boils down to: I like "exotic" imstruments in any arrangements, and prefer that incorperation of the more "common" instruments features unsual melodies and runs or a less prominant part in a composition.

Does this make any sense to you?

And yes, it was a bit slower than I expected. It is a break from the norm, I guess, but I prefer originality in some aspects of musical composure, and traditional in many others. I usually imagine chase scene music being quite tense and of a high tempo, which is how I tend to prefer it. I might not mind the slower tempo so much if there were visual ques to factor in...

I will listen to the whole thing now...

Why do I ALWAYS give heed to my first impressions?

Forget everything else I said before. I LOVE it! Different and "busy", and definitely inspires mental pictures.

I just do not listen to music much. I hear pieces I like and just wish I could take them and put them to my stories... So...frustrating...

My brother listened to it with me and he placed the style of the first half. "Reminds me of Henry Mancini/Charades" he said matter-of-factly. I was forced to agree. I had actually mentioned North-by Northwest first, and he reminded me that Mancini scored it...

Please do not pay too much attention to me...

Hehe no apology needed, your feedback is all very thoughtful and I find it interesting to hear different perspectives so do not apologize. I am not familiar with the Mancini piece(s), though I do recognize his name, I will have to look that up.
And thanks for the fave. :)

I like this a lot. Good work, CF.

Thanks :)

It's great that your music's getting put out elsewhere in the school. Great stuff!

I know, sometimes the film and music schools sort of forget that other schools exist, I think there should be way more collaboration! But thanks :)

This has an exotic, somewhat "African" feel in the intro. If the previous piece used dissonance cleverly to create its effect, this one actually pushes the limits of the technique, making it sound almost avantgardistically. This is not really what one would describe as "enjoyable", but certainly shows off the composer's skills very favourably. A challenging piece that well deserves to be faved!

The drums in the back are cool, they emphasize very interesting parts. Although I expected a fast piece from the title, independent of my expectations it was very good.

You said this was written for some production... I very much want to know what visuals it was put with!

I sincerely hope you get the chance to write soundtracks for more commercial productions. You're good at this.

And when it comes to the situation of film and music schools, I am convinced that the home of the modern Classical Music composer is the film soundtrack.

John Williams
Elmer Bernstein
Hans Zimmer
Jerry Goldsmith

Just a few of the great modern composers. I mean, everyone knows such themes as Star Wars, Parade of the Charioteers, Gone With The Wind...this is where the great music is.

Thanks! I hope so too! There's a huge rift between the world of classical musicians and mainstream society, I think soundtracks really captivate people and pull them into the classical world, I'd love for the opportunity to work on one and try to bridge that gap, bring more people into what is so often seen as an 'elitist' musical world.

Personally, I could give a rat's rear end for a good portion of the world of classical musicians today. Most of them have their heads up their asses. I mean, when I listen to what passes as classical music today, a good portion of it could be surpassed by a dog chasing a cat through a junkyard. It's pure noise!

Oh I disagree! Though I can understand why you feel that way, alot of modern music is incredibly dense and unfriendly to first listens, and often requires and understanding of the composer's philosophy to appreciate. There are a few composers who feel content to write music only they understand to feel better about themselves (though they seem fine with people disliking their music and not listening so there's that). But for as many of those there are many great composers with a passion for creating new music who are never given a chance! I think in the 60's and 70's avant garde music became the most isolated and out of touch, but since then it's really doubled back and reached out to new audiences, taking avant garde innovations and putting them in the context of music that is much more accessible and understandable. You'd be impressed how many contemporary techniques get slipped into many soundtracks, because the music is supposed to be 'atmospheric' or a 'soundscape' during many parts rather than 'lyrical.' Check out composers like John Adams, Eric Whitacre, Arvo Part, Jennifer Higdon. All great composers that people love!
But be careful calling anything pure noise, just because you don't like it doesn't mean others shouldn't, imagine how you'd feel if someone said the music you liked was pure noise! :)