eletronic Static Electricity

I would like feed back based on how my music:
A. Stands out from others
B. What impression it gives off (emotion, what context does it sound like its in, etc)
C. My structure/arrangement  

Hi @Bacon Danger,

Welcome to the forum and thanks for joining us as well as the competition!

Regarding the three questions:

A: I feel like it's more like normal BGM of some 8 bit games. It's playful but for me it doesn't stand out, sorry to say this.

B: I think it's very funny and sometimes exciting to be put into some fighting 8 bit games. I really enjoy this as this is what I never achieve lol.

😄 The structure here is ternary. The first and last section is playful with that 8 bit sound, while the middle section you're invinting piano chords.

Thanks for sharing! Mak sure to visit other members' posts as well as reviewing them!

Henry

On 6/18/2023 at 10:34 PM, Bacon Danger said:

I would like feed back based on how my music:
A. Stands out from others
B. What impression it gives off (emotion, what context does it sound like its in, etc)
C. My structure/arrangement 

Ah, well since you're telling me what to write....

A. Doesn't really imo

B. dancey fight scene in a game

C. ABA I guess? The mix is nice

The music is cool, I especially like the drums

I have to go along with what others have said. It works as a games piece or backing a documentary in the moments when someone isn't talking, especially if showing someone working at something manual. And it would pass as electro

- but the simple fact is it's already been done. 

You get away with the lack of any modulation because it's short. But it's also tied to a key, not even the chromatic scale. So it's more 'soft-synth' music to me than "electronic" in any traditional style (of which I'm an occasional fan, working on circuitry to exploit this genre with guitar).

As such, the arrangement and balance are ok. Take encouragement in expanding harmonic progression and extended melody or development of motifs as you seem to know your way around a DAW or multi-track recorder.

@Bacon Danger I love it! I'm using this as my intro and ending for my next video. I'll tell you why when I answer your question in B.

A. Stands out from others:

This sounds like video game music to me, maybe 8 bit style? How I would say it stands out is that you have a pretty nice beat, rhythm, and I love your theme. The theme reminds me a little of the Shark Tank theme, but that's ok. It still has a unique twist to it.
 

B. What impression it gives off (emotion, what context does it sound like its in, etc)

Now this is the core reason why I decided to use this as an intro and ending for my next video. Since I am talking about a "speed update" in Music Jotter (notation application program that I am developing), this is a great way to introduce the video. The music I choose to use in my videos revolve around "mood and feeling". So I have to choose very carefully. A fast paced eletronica piece is a perfect way to introduce and conclude my video for this reason.

C. My structure/arrangement

The intro is awesome, and I love how you slowly introduce more instruments into the mix. The body of the piece exhibits drama and intensity. The sawtooth towards the later part is too loud so you should lower that a little. The rest of your instruments seem pretty well balanced though. Structure seems like this:

Intro -> Body -> Conclusion (ABA) as Vince says.

Stay tuned for my next video!