composition for a game trailer (not official)

[toxu kim]

hi,
i took by random a gametrailer and added my own score to this, just as exercise.
how does it fit for you, how does it sounds.

video with own music
http://www.vimeo.com/1972141

video with own music and own sounddesign
http://www.vimeo.com/1941637

video only with sounddesign:
http://www.vimeo.com/1976119

the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8

i would be glad about an honest review even it is hard and tough.

regardly,
toxu

[Britt]

Hey toxu, I really enjoyed this!

I do, however, have a few critiques to give you. In my opinion, I think that game music should be written for real musicians, so classical techniques in orchestration and so on. This is just my opinion and I didn't regard this in the over all piece.

Im not sure what the stringed instrument you use in the begining is (maybe erew; sp?), but when you use it right before the choir it sounds out of place stylistically and diatonically (tonality is, of course, not a requirement).

Lastly, I really liked your piano idea when the guy picks up the broken statue piece. You would do well to continue that a little more.

Overall, a great little piece! If some game developer sees this maybe it will get you in! lol

All the best,
Britt

[toxu kim]

hi britt,

thanks for you feedback.
probably you're right. this trailer wasn t made for an action track.

the string in the beginning is a very distorted violine with much delay (played with experimental pitchbend).
the part before the choir should sounds strange like in a horrorfilm.
but maybe i will change a lot soon and make it a little bit more orchestral.

also i also will fix some sounddesign mistakes.

regardly,
toxu

[toxu kim]

now i had the time for an update (24.10.08):

music:
more dramatic melodic parts for several cuepoints.
also more dramatic for the final.

sounddesign:
more life in enviroment (wind, broken doors, standing up zombie, cloth etc.)
more volume and frequenz dynamic (for example: street explosion)

mix:
changing priority of music and sound (volume and frequency).
in the beginning the sound is more dominant, in the end more music.

i hope, its perfect now.

toxu