MC6 Round 1 Results - Ghost Party '98

 
"Ghost Party '98"
(m6r-gp98.zip)

by

Per Einar Zepsi
(Zepsi)


This song competed in the rookie division of Music Contest 6, where it ranked in block 2.

Judge: Szmajda ,Joshua

This was quite good. If it weren't so repetitive and the leads weren't undermixed, this could have been a veteran. Technique, samples, originality all good. Alot of potential here.

Judge: Raitio ,Samuel

A semi-orchestral piece with some spooky touches. The first seven patterns are very good, then the song song declines to plain good. Solid songwriting, though a little square-ish. The samples are cheesy to go with the spirit of the song but of good quality.

Judge: Sipe ,Conor

I got the idea of what you were going for here, but there were a few problems. The title does a good job of setting the mood in the song and you do a great job sticking with it. I like the Commodore 64-ish sound of the piece. However, I think that the applause about a third of the way through really interrupted the transition and hurt the piece overall (also the applause at the end wasn't really necessary). The drums were boring throughout most of the song and the main melody was repetitive. Overall, not a bad song, but could use some improvements.

Judge: Lamy ,William

The theme idea is quite good. The parts chains very well. The flow is very controlled from order 9. The classical gothic style is well covered to evoke horror (and comic too) movies. The sound is not very personnal, except drums, but the song is very agreeable. Good work.

Judge: Rohrbach ,KarstenW

classical style tune - solid work - very lengthy - overall medium sample quality - repetitive voicings

Judge: Telgarsky ,Matus

The song has a very boring and standard sound to it. Try to be a little more creative. Try ti play around with volume more.

Judge: Bertilsson ,Henrik

I give this song 55 in overall as the idea is funny and the samples fit well for the occasion. There's nothing to complain about with the technical performances either, as they go along with the ambience quite well, simple but neat. The harmonies are simple but changes often, which gives this song a little plus, but I'm afraid it can't score much higher. The idea is funny, but doesn't convince me.

Judge: Pugh ,Matthew

Nice selection of instruments, they really compliment the theme of the song. A unique song idea, really well thought out. The song flows nicely. The only problem that I can speak of is the applause that appears twice in the song. It just does not fit as a transition. There should be more between segments of the song. A little background music behind the applause would make it flow smoother. Oops, going through the song again, I found a sample that I thought should not be in the song. Towards the end there is a "bloop" sound in the background (order 28 it begins). I would urge you to consider getting rid of that or replace it with something else. This problem did not effect my judgement, I just thought I should write it down to let you know. Overal, a well written song. Nice idea, and developed well.