Mutilated the style with my attempt to add my "symphonic metal" template to a few synth sounds. Kind of a throwaway with the mixing and balancing, but there's a few touches I like in there.

My attempt at pure atmosphere, ambience, and mood. At least for a little while.

Only kinda know where this all came from. Was trying something along the lines of Lost in Lost Vegas again, then decided to use the same loops for about 2 minutes. And there's a sine whistle, because Metroid Dread comes out tomorrow.

Some times, I need to do rich orchestral strings. And some metal tuned perc and other things. The dynamics aren't what I'd like 'em to be, but the ideas are there.

My take on this is inspired by the main character of the game, Marche. Transported into a fantastic world where he is suddenly capable and important, he has the strength to see it for the fiction it is and desire to return home, even if it means dragging his friends and family back there too. But the lessons they all brought back with them made the real world so much more than the fantasy.

Very disappointed in how this one came out, and it's length, but I'll probably recycle the good parts in a future project.

Something totally out of my repertoire. Acoustics, more guitars than usual. No big orchestra, Asian strings, or metal. Dunno how to classify the thing, but I think it has some good bits.

Experimental tonight. Thought I'd try to do something like Two Steps From Hell's Lost in Los Vegas (Miracles album.) It uh... yeah.

Just don't vote for this one.

Life conspired against me this session, but putting even a short thing in is a victory.

Through moor and fen they followed the light, ever fleeting, ever beyond reach.

A tired trainer reclines on the park bench while poke buddies frolic. Ah, youth.

Ended up with a sort of rhythm between somewhat lively peace and energetic activity. And an entirely different instrument palette which I won't even try to place in a genre. Thought it was worth the experiment.

Wassup Thunder told me to use Uilleann Pipes in tonight's compo. I so jammed 'em in with stuff from my space ambience template. Mayhap it works?

What better way to celebrate us getting the midi fixed than to slow it down half speed? Used spacious, reverberating pads for some ambience, then goofed around with some electronics for a little middle section before ending on the same note it started on.

These walls and windows we loved, the paint was your favorite color. An abode, a dream, a cherished hope, now left to quietly rot and repose.

Some more quiet stuff this week, more strings and woodwinds.

(to the chorus) Why did you lock me away and throw away the key?

The guy thinks he can write lyrics. Heh. More symphonic rock or whatever it is. I had this melody idea a while go, finally got to use it.

Far beneath the soaring splendor, weary eyes gaze up in futile longing. Used some highland pipes for a nice drone. Long notes, quiet drums. Inspired by the song Moorland Sunrise.

Pension, wonder, and just a little thrill with the day's last light on an open sea. And I used a triangle for pretty much the first time.

Inspired by symphonic metal by bands like Within Temptation and Delain (but European sopranos are too expensive). I was trying some actual EQ work to blend the busy soundscape and let it boom out a bit better (you be the judge.)

Takes it's name from the U.S.A. army motto (This we'll defend). Straightforward, trying to be epic and courageous without breaking sound thresholds.

An amateur's string quartet telling a somber, sometimes freakish tale of mortality and the inevitable.

Employed some new vsts, including some "Tibetan singing bowls", new chimes, and glassy things. Something lonely and desolate for the departed who linger about a passageway to their realm, or something like that.

Ye olde bonus entry to not be voted on.

Nothing really fancy, but I was feeling something organic with subtle variations and some countermelodies. Featuring my plucked friends the koto and yangqin.

Wanted to hear how it sounded more sick and twisted, but ran out of ideas halfway through. The first part is pretty sloppy, but I guess the rest of it is alright.

It sounds latin, so it's cool, right? Naw. More "symphonic metal" stuff from Soup. Salvaged some musical ideas from an entry a few months ago.

Kinda went at a country/bluegrass ballad of sorts, perhaps a bit melancholy. Kinda like the artistic imagery of a clean, shiny lock over a rusty door, but I didn't feel like making lyrics. And definitely not singing.

Been listening to old Within Temptation stuff today. Why not start the song with a chorus?

Pads and reverb and stuff. Probably needs more bass. Kind of inspired by space ambiance, my current genre of interest.

Experimenting with my attempt at a sine-wave lead inspired by the Metroid Prime "whistle." So, most of my mastering time was spent making pitch bends.

More mishaps of mixing with rock/metal elements! Someday, I'll get those drums right.

Kinda sweet and snobby, went for a vaguely classical feel, since chocolate was rich folk's food long ago. And some warm strings, cuz I like strings.

Remix of a piece I did for that one eclipse kinda picture. More tinkering with metal elements to compliment(?) my favored orchestral and synth stuffs.

Don't vote for the bonus, etc.

I guess this is Lip's theme while on Yoshi's island. Buncha African drums, asian/middle east strings and woodwinds, and some plucky bits.

Some weird product of bluegrass, jig, maybe some country, and washboard. Fiddle, pan flute, and guitar strumming among others. For titular reference, Puffoon is the name of the planet Bena Rikashi is on.

Soup thinks he can guitars and such. Pfft. Maybe I'll salvage the melody for a future project.

More space ambiance experimentation. Still lacking in the stylistic effects and whatnot. And the title could refer to cosmic grandeur or just having snacks, I guess.

It's uh...got some Asian instruments in it.

Been wanting to try my hand at space ambiance music. So... I did. Mellow choirs, pads, reverb, delay, and a string ensemble heavily phaserd. Best viewed with a panning panorama of space objects.

Just something mellow for hiding from the cold. Its got triplets in it, too.

A bit of orchestral stuff, beginning at the fringes of the great empire and traveling along storied highways to the very heart of the sunless domain before quietly departing into subterranean depths.

Kinda turned into a jig-inspired thing at points. Guess folks will dance for laundry if they want to. Wasted maybe 15 minutes trying to find the sfx for this one.

At first, unresponsive. Then erratic, then completely haywire before ceasing all together.

Synths, drumkit, guitar, distorted stuff, and some strings. Guess it works.

Some mess of choirs, organs, and such in a vaguely hymnal/worshipful fashion. Huh.

For the paths made quiet by our friend COVID.

Trying some more rustic instrumentation and even that panning stuff I keep hearing about. Made me think of a buncha blokes gathered around the fire, kinda jamming.

Accidently created something in 5/4 time. Cool. Went for a mix of deep and high sounds to represent the blackness enrobed by light.

[Don't you vote for the bonus, now.] Made with Kirby Superstar and Kirby 64 soundfonts, horribly misused. Aw well, I had some fun with it.

Just Soup being soup. A pleasant little ditty for returning.

A multi-pronged title. For one thing, the arrangement and mechanics feel a bit sloppy. More relevant, the song went rather different than I expected. Set out to make an apprehensive, spacious piece to capture being lost in underground ruins full of monsters. The piece kept devolving, perhaps reminiscent of the darker elements of Undertale. Oh well, I had some fun with it.

This odd thing is what happens when I try to use mainly synth stuff.

Went with something a bit more campfire oriented, something to go with folks swapping stories while the fire dies down into a warm smolder. Much shorter a piece than I like, but sometimes it just tells you when it's done.

Wanted to try something more ominous and dire. Maybe it's because I've been playing Metroid Prime. The dynamics aren't where I want em, but hey.

For the cunning predators who hunt and worship by night. Or something poetic like that. Alt title: Yup, another song with violins.

Never thought I'd compose for dinosaurs. Hauled out some more exotic samples for this. Think I might have made the rhythm wonky in a few spots. Made in vision of the long-dead reptiles lumbering about the prehistoric world in it's fantasy-world-class scenery.

First song I've ever used multiple apostrophes in the title of! When I first heard this delightful song, my mind wandered to a sea shanty of sorts so I busted out the hurdy-gurdy samples, laid out some droning bass, and this happened. It's a bit slower than the source, but I tried to keep the melody and such faithful so I could focus on better mixing. Maybe it worked. At any rate, hopefully some of it sounds good.

Don't vote for the bonus. Started out wanting to make a sea-shanty of sorts, but got distracted, partway through. A little piece about leaving familiar things behind, nice as they are, to find new horizons, although you'll always miss what couldn't come with.

More inspired by resource #1. A little journey into the majestic cosmos to find things strange yet familiar before returning with just a little bit of what was found. Kinda wish I had time to flesh out the 2nd half more :P

A little piece for a fine sunrise on frozen landscapes.

Don't vote for the bonus. The sad thing is, this is me trying to stay conservative in my arrangement XD

Light and sound ringing off of icy walls with much tuned percussion. And I almost made it without violins.

Goofing around with my newish euro brass samples and those violins I just can't divorce myself from. Got a minute in before I realized the tempo was drastically slower than the originalsc I had some fun. Hope you do listening to it.

Something of a sister song to my piece from last week's contest, stole a number of melodies from it. Just a plucky little ditty for some cold flowers.

First time composing with a time limit. The thing is sloppy as spaghetti, but I kinda like the last couple minutes of it. Hope it doesn't hurt your ears too much.

Metroid Prime 3: Bryyo Cliffs. In a world brought low by petty strife, forever scarred, only the stones remember the lost glory of a once great people. Or something like that.

Kind of chill bumpsy plains, like a smooth stroll downhill.

Super Metroid Title Theme. A tribute to the lone hunter who stands between the galaxy and ruin.

A piece for the anxious dread of a dawning revelation.