PeterthePapercomPoser Posted January 28, 2023 Posted January 28, 2023 I will be posting the anonymous entries to the "From Bits to Bangers" Young Composers Music Composition Competition here! The entries will be hidden to regular users until the competition closes on Sunday, March 26th (EDIT: the competition has now been extended until Sunday, April 2nd, 2023). To check out the results and awards go here: Please take our "From Bits to Bangers" Competition Satisfaction Survey: Competition announcement thread: To vote for your favorite submission go to the popular voting polls thread: Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted March 3, 2023 Author Posted March 3, 2023 Entry A - "Blast Off!" by @Eickso Based on track 2 - Treasure Master World 2 - "The Moon" Full description provided in the attached pdf. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Blast Off! - Audio Mockup > next PDF Blast Off! - Full score (No Name) Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 Entry B - "Caprice for Solo Violin No.1" by @luderart This is my first Caprice for Solo violin. It is my submission to the "From Bits to Bangers" Young Composers music competition. I chose the first of the five 8-bit video game music tracks available to be chosen from, the "Dragon's Lair". The beginning of my piece starts off from my perception of the starting part of the track. Then I proceed to build on it what becomes my caprice. Later that initial part returns in various different forms. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Caprice for Solo Violin No. 1 > next PDF Caprice for Solo Violin No. 1 (Anonymous) Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 Entry C by @MrMule96 Hi, I am 13 years old and here is my submission for this competition. (Based on track 2 - "Treasure Master World 2") MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Treasure Master World 2 > next PDF Treasure Master World 2 Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted March 26, 2023 Author Posted March 26, 2023 Entry D - "Grape Garden" by @telliur Based on track 4 - Kirby's Adventure - Grape Garden. Further explanation in the comment pdf. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Grape Garden > next PDF Grape Garden CommentGrape Garden 1 Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted March 26, 2023 Author Posted March 26, 2023 Entry E - "Fantasy on a Theme from Castlevania 2" by @bkho "Castlevania 2 was one of my favorite games from the Nintendo era and in particular, I always found the town theme featured here particularly catchy with the interesting rhythms within a simple looping harmonic progression. Scored for string orchestra, my piece opens with a slow introduction, starting with a reharmonization of the opening motive followed by an almost canonic treatment of the descending chromatic motive before moving on to a straightforward presentation of the entire theme. This is then followed by a treatment of the thematic material in the relative major key before recapitulating back to the original theme and ending on a quiet pizzicato." MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu fantasy on a theme from castlevania 2 - YC contest (updated) > next PDF fantasy on a theme from castlevania 2 - YC contest submission (newer) 1 Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted March 27, 2023 Author Posted March 27, 2023 Entry F by @ComposaBoi Based on track 1 - "Dragon's Lair" - further explanation provided in the pdf. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu From bits to bangers submission2 > next PDF From bits to bangers submission 1 Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted April 2, 2023 Author Posted April 2, 2023 Entry G - "Revisiting Kirby" by @Setthavat Based on track 4 - Kirby's Adventure "Grape Garden" MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Revisiting Kirby > next PDF Revisiting Kirby 1 Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted April 2, 2023 Author Posted April 2, 2023 Entry H - "Adventure" by @Ferrum Based on track 2 - Treasure Master World 2 - "The Moon" Adventure. is a large and energetic orchestral piece that takes you through the eye of passionate searchers, who wander deep in a forest in search of something that they believe are essential to their community. Through many obstacles and difficult paths, these passionate searchers scramble and traverse the extreme conditions of the woods. In the end, their work pay off as what they had found is beyond what they had expected. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Adventure > next PDF Adventure Quote
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted April 2, 2023 Author Posted April 2, 2023 Entry I - "Dungeon Variations" by @AlexeySavelyev Based on track 1 - "Dragon's Lair" So I took Dragon's Lair track here. This is free variational form with developement in different fields. I went from studying the soundtrack and noticing it's medieval feel, so I went for this too at first with my work and it goes sort of from just typical folk Dorian scale to a sort of modern polytonic harmony in the end. This track played at a dungeon level, so I wanted to represent that too, going with some nocturnal feeling, developing into some conflict in the end which resolves and goes back to Dorian scale in the end, referencing the 'peaceful' beginning. MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu dungeon_variations > next PDF dragonslair - Full Score Quote
Eickso Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said: Entry H - "Adventure" Based on track 2 - Treasure Master World 2 - "The Moon" Adventure. is a large and energetic orchestral piece that takes you through the eye of passionate searchers, who wander deep in a forest in search of something that they believe are essential to their community. Through many obstacles and difficult paths, these passionate searchers scramble and traverse the extreme conditions of the woods. In the end, their work pay off as what they had found is beyond what they had expected. MP3 Play / pause Adventure 0:00 0:00 volume < previous > next menu Adventure < previous > next PDF Adventure MP3 Play / pause Adventure 0:00 0:00 volume < previous > next menu Adventure < previous > next PDF Adventure This is pretty rad stuff. I really enjoyed it. Some sections feel like cliche film score stuff, but there were some really woldly interesting rhythmic grooves going on. First half was extremely solid, and then the second half was a bit more generic (imo). I loved the listen, though. Some of these things would be really hard if done by a real orchestra, at least with how you have some things engraved and notated. Edited April 3, 2023 by Eickso Quote
ComposaBoi Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 Wow, the caliber of this competition is way higher than the tortoise and the hare one. Bravo everyone. Quote
telliur Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Eickso said: MP3 Play / pause Adventure 0:00 0:00 volume < previous > next menu Adventure < previous > next PDF Adventure This is pretty rad stuff. I really enjoyed it. Some sections feel like cliche film score stuff, but there were some really woldly interesting rhythmic grooves going on. First half was extremely solid, and then the second half was a bit more generic (imo). I loved the listen, though. Some of these things would be really hard if done by a real orchestra, at least with how you have some things engraved and notated. Since I'm new here, I was thinking whether to post a reply or not. Luckily, someone threw up a comment that I agree with haha. When I listened to the H entry, although some of the textures sounded a bit odd and unbalanced to me, I also realized that there were some good ideas and intentions, especially in some rhythm sections. However, as already said, several things that are written in the score will be really difficult, unreadable or simply impossible to play for an orchestra D: (at least humanly). Edited April 4, 2023 by telliur Quote
Henry Ng Tsz Kiu Posted April 4, 2023 Posted April 4, 2023 13 minutes ago, telliur said: Since I'm new here, I was thinking whether to post a reply or not. Luckily, someone threw up a comment that I agree with haha. You should take this as a good attempt and start reviewing pieces in this forum too! We are welcome more replies to our members' works here and don't be shy! Henry Quote
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