Conceptual Music Competition 15: Love at First Sight

CMC: Conceptual Music Competition

This competition is based on the rules of the classic TOMC (Thematic Original Music Competition).

The CMC (Conceptual Music Competition) is designed so that each participant enters a piece of music based on a set theme. The participants take the theme and interpret it as they will to come up with something that fits. Any style can work, as long as it portrays a sense of what the theme is.

Feel free to be imaginative!

Each successive theme will be chosen by the winner of the previous competition. For example, say the theme of the last competition, CMC 18, was "The Great Fall" and the winner, Johnny, submitted a piece that knocked the socks off of everyone, so he won. Johnny then gets to decide the theme for CMC 19.

This competition is open to registered members of the forums of

OverClocked ReMix, VGMix, Ormgas, VGMusic, Gaming World, and Young Composers.

CMC 15: Love at First Sight

"You're really bored one day, in fact you've been bored for the longest time. It seems all the days are dull and something feels empty about your life. For some odd reason, you decide to go outside and walk around the neighborhood to pass the time. Despite how the sun shines and you see people having fun all around you, you are not happy yourself. You feel a little thirsty, so you decide to head into a nearby cafe. You order a drink and sit down. You glance to your right and you see a girl/guy sitting all alone. She/he seems to be like you, lonely and tired of life. Your eyes meet and some strange connection is made. At first, you thought she/he would be some ordinary person, but at that moment you know that she/he is the one.

You try to think of something to say, but before you can, your tongue stops. She/he seems to be having the same problem, and you can tell by his/her facial expressions. There is a brief moment of silence, but you finally decide to step it up and say hello. The both of you smile and it is love at first sight.

This story is just a guideline for those who want a specific rubric, but it does not necessarily have to be followed. It can be viewed as a source of inspiration or just as a point-by-point song guideline."

-Blue.Nocturne

Results!:

• Text results and critiques

There are 9 entries for this round...

SSC - "Tonal Love"

• "Love at first sight, wonderful, but unexpected and unpredictable. Will this one escape too? Will I have to pay for the hospital bill again?"

• "In a cafe in the year 3015, a man born of noble blood has all but burnt out his joy for life. As he waits in the line to order a latte, the man couldn't help but notice a particular woman sitting alone on a table, only several feet away from him. She appears absolutely depressed, yet her beauty still shone through the saddened expression on her face. The girl looks into our noble hero's eyes and practically gapes at him; blushing, she steels her gaze away from him and tries to appear as if she had never checking him out. Somehow, the man manages to summon the courage to approach her and asks her name. To his dismay, he discovers that the woman is of the family that his harsh father is engaged with in a long and harrowing feud. But our hero cares not, for he realizes that he loves this women - nay he craves for her amour - as much as he craves oxygen to live. To him, she is life. Uncaring of the consequences that may follow from their union - he asks her out on a date and the woman hesitates not to say yes. Forbidden love at first site."

Elan Hickler - "Exiles of Time"

• "Scientists predicted that in the future, toxic chemicals and war would destroy the world as we knew it. They were right. To ensure that humans could survive the future apocalypse, they froze many human subjects, set to unfreeze one thousand years later.

Let your imagination take you through the sequences of events as you listen to the music.

Scene #1: It is the year 3115. A man wakes up. He runs out of the laboratory to a dark city street. The people around him look like emotionless zombies. No one notices his frantic disposition.

Scene #2: He finds a cafe, grabs a cup of coffee from the dispenser and sits down at a table. At the corner of his eye he sees someone who looks distressed. Could it be? His fianc

Oh, wow! I never realized that CMC was on the front page of the site! That's pretty cool!

I might be in this one, seems like you can get away with anything, just like the last one.

I only just spotted this....I dont think with all the work I have to do over christmas I can get this out by the 29th. Will try the next one instead XD

Only one week to go!

So....like...are there any prizes, or is it just to win?

just to win & bragging rights

A little under 48 hours left.

So when I'm done, I just post the file here?

No. You send it to me, either by sending me a PM with a link of where to download it or as an attachment to my e-mail (Abadoss@yahoo.com).

Eh, I never read all the rules.

The entries are up and it's time to vote! Votes are due by January 5, 2008!

A little under 21 hours left to vote!

The results are in!

The next round has been posted! Here's the link:

http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/conceptual-music-competition-16-beyond-depths-12775.html