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The Recovery Call - New OST Album

Discussion in 'Critique & Feedback' started by Dillon DeRosa, Sep 26, 2019.

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  1. #21 Dillon DeRosa, Nov 22, 2019
    Thanks for the find & share Martin! Great talk and I need to go to one of these gaming events. So much fun it seems.
     
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  2. #22 William Kersten, Nov 22, 2019
    Dillon, No actually I really like melody in film scores, and I admire how you are focusing on that. I often think the ability to write a great melody is the real definition of composing - though that statement will get me in trouble with a lot of people (who can't write melodies - ha-ha!) I was thinking of that repeated observation about Herrmann not using melody but I agree with you there are memorable melodic sections, especially that beautiful ending of Fahrenheit 451 with strings and harp and of course the Scene d'amour in Vertigo. So did you read Herrmann himself saying something about not approving of melody? Also I didn't mean to dis Steiner as he is a great composer, I was thinking of one score of his, Woman in White, that was really intrusive for being too developed and overcomplicated. But others of his are obviously among the greatest, especially the original King Kong.
     
  3. #23 Paul T McGraw, Nov 23, 2019
    @Dillon DeRosa I listened to all the tracks and I am hugely impressed. The use of the short motif throughout definitely is heard and unites all of the tracks into a whole. The sound is wonderful. If someone told me this was from a major motion picture horror film, I would find no reason to doubt.

    It is difficult for me to add much more, as I know so little about this style of music. But for me, it seemed perfect for a horror movie.
     
  4. #24 Martin Hoffmann, Nov 23, 2019
    If you do go and are looking to meet some people, maybe you should schedule that stuff beforehand. Once you already know a lot of people and a lot of people know you, it's likely easier to meet and chat with new people, but I went to GDC Europe once with the intention of "networking" and I found it very hard to get good conversations going. The most interesting people to talk to probably already have schedules of their own. Or maybe they're all hanging out in vip business lounges that normies don't get access to? Maybe try going to public meetups or parties that are being organized around such events? I don't know, I'm not very good at that IRL "networking" stuff. I "got introduced" by others to most people I know professionally (not music related), so maybe find someone you can tag along with for a while on such an event? It's probably more fun for them too, rather than going alone to a convention.
     
  5. #25 Dillon DeRosa, Dec 3, 2019
    @William Kersten
    I'm glad to hear you enjoy melodies too, William. I do enjoy the ending of Fahrenehit 451 and no one could argue the powerful and haunting melody Scene d'amour from Vertigo. In answer to your question, it was John Williams in one of those school interview/masterclasses on youtube I believe in which he was telling a story of his good friend Herrmann. There is where he talked about it.

    @Paul T McGraw

    Thank you so much Paul. You're always way to kind and I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my music. I'm really estatic you could recongize and hear my short motif and how I was trying to play with it throughout.

    Hope all is well and your writing great things Paul!

    @Martin Hoffmann

    I always thought the same Martin, of going to one of these events or a film festival with the intention of networking. However based on your advice and smiliarly to what Jason Graves said, you need to go just to have fun and talk to people about the love and joy of video games or film. I can definitely see the most interesting people are perhaps the most hidden or busiest. The only chance to getting in touch is to know a mutual friend and kind of connect the relationships until they can introduce you and perhaps invite you to the VIP room.

    I think if I go I'll definitely try to go with some other colleauges or a friend at least. Overall based on my track record I'd agree with you in my state that I'm not that good at the IRL networking. I don't have problems making conversation but I don't go to real life events much. I've gotten 90% of my work online and never met any of the people I've worked with. However, I'm not working on major hollywood films or AAA games just yet. So point being, I might have to start meeting these people IRL if I want to move up in the industry.

    Thanks for your advice as always Martin. There is huge value in going to these events, parties, and networking IRL.
     
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  6. #26 Nando Florestan, Dec 11, 2019
    I am glad I found this. I enjoyed the compositions immensely, and I wish I was able to sound like that. All the rest is needless perfectionism.
     
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  7. #27 Dillon DeRosa, Dec 12, 2019
    Your words are too kind. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

    I'm sure you could sound even better. ;)

    Cheers!
     
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