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BG Music for iPhone game Ninja Dino Showdown!?

We need background music for our iPhone game, Ninja Dino Showdown!? It's an action game where you play as ninjas fighting dinosaurs.

1. I will be giving feedback at the bottom of the page. Feel free to post as well!
2. Here is a gameplay video, please try out your submissions in the background of the gameplay to get a feel for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIPNVJFdyjs

KEYWORDS:
ambient/slower/calmer/ponderous/ (because it is background music it should be biased to not overtake the game action)
percussion / war
non-electronic/instrumental
asian
adventurous
ethnic
non-serious
(it will continually loop in the game so the music will need some variety) We should be able to kick back and listen to it loop alot.

SIZE
For the filesize, the smaller the better, < 5mb (perhaps mono?), but each level is about 5+ minutes, so it's up to you if that affects the music.

INSPIRATION
However if you do need some inspiration, a good place to start off would be the Battlestar OST and the Shogun 2 OST, though I would recommend slowing the pace down.
Examples of background music (consider not the content, but how it fits well in the background):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9u0tA_4e0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLUA9XKyHz0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2evIg-aYw8

NOTE:
It's a given that the winning entry will also get music credits in the game.
I figure creating the music is an iterative process, so please submit a lot of samples.
If you submit a composition and it doesn't show up, wait a bit and try again.

wilson@binaryRebellion.com

Prize: $250.00 - The prize has been prepaid to Minimum Noise.

Owner: binaryRebellion
Category:Composition
Status: Closed
License Model: Non-exclusive
The project owner obtains a non-exclusive license to the audio material. Thus, producers can submit music that they have licensed elsewhere and they can license the audio elsewhere even if they win the project.

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Winning Submission

SatsumaAudio
Okay, here is the track at its full length, 3:19. It is 3mb as 128kbps mp3 and loopable. Hope you like it, this has been fun to make!

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Submissions

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gsalvadi
Variant of the other track, with ethnic percussion

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ForteSounds
3rd version; thanks again for considering.

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gsalvadi
Ambient, Asian, Adventurous. Feedback on draft much appreciated. Thanks.

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RKMusic
Adventure, fun, ethnic, war-like percussion. Loops.

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adhmusic
Hi BinaryWilson. A bit late to the party with my submission but I wanted to finish this off and who knows...maybe you'll consider suitable.

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SonicBoom
New version following the suggestions,hope you like it ! ! !

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markstothard
My Second Submission 'Forbidden Garden' A little slower than my first.

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gavin harrison
Here's my piece, anything can be changed to suit!

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hhmusik
Hi again! My 2nd submission, more adventurous! Hope you like it! Regards!

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markstothard
My first submission, Oriental sounding electro orchestral track.

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magalang
This is my 4th submission. Still the same piece as #19 with "war" section toned down. File size is only 3.87 MB.

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SonicBoom
My submission...loopable

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komuja
Hi there! I like the game, so here is my "Ninja vs Dino_1.0" :)) 4mb, 2:10 minutes long.
Please comment

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hhmusik
First submission to catch the idea - Not Mixed.
Regards!

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sbarnes7
sbarnes7@live.com, www.sambarnesofficial.com- i'd love to help further with this project

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magalang
This is my 3rd submission. Same piece as #14 except that I changed the entire last third for a better "war" feel. Hope that works.

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jpjcomps
Hope it's not too late to join in with submissions.

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ForteSounds
More tension as discussed but still mindful of leaving space for sound design. The end is made to work as lead for seamless looping

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magalang
My second submission for this particular project. Slower, not quirky at all, percussive, and minimalist.

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marcofrydshou
2nd Submission. Same composition, the battle piece is slowed down and I left the brass and strings out.

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ForteSounds
A very percussive version & first draft; I really hope you like but feedback is always a massive help with these things!!
All the best
Aj

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23i
Only thing I could relate to with "asian" was a slow paced song with oriental sounds, this is my submission.

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magalang
This is a short piece I wrote for this project. It is a quirky piece featuring shamisen that provides the main melody with background taiko.

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dingle
Rough idea. Kept it simple to allow game audio space. Need to tweak some sounds. hopefully catchy with a bit of developing tension!

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marcofrydshou
My first submission. Consisting 3 tracks. 1 epic Japanese Battle and 2 subtle/suspense moods. Stems and solo drums can also be provided

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Mihai_Sorohan
my first try, made yesterday in 5 minutes, just to see if I get the right direction

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Discussion

Mihai_Sorohan
6 months ago

Uploaded a track. Don't see it :(
???

LogicalDefiance
6 months ago

Same here. Uploaded a track. Maybe there's an approval system or something now before it displays.

binaryRebellion
6 months ago

Oh that would suck if it didn't work. Lets give a day and if not, I'm sure we can work something out.

sammy
6 months ago

Hi Guys i've checked the project and unfortunately i can't find any trace of you files. Could you please try to upload your files again. If the flash uploader does not work for you. Please try the alternative uploader. The alternative uploader does not have a progress bar so please be patient. I've tested upload in Chrome, IE 9 and Firefox and i can't find any bugs. So if you have any more information on why your uploads went wrong please contact me.

Mihai_Sorohan
6 months ago

@marcofrydshou
Nice track :)

binaryRebellion
6 months ago

Hey all, I've updated the description with two updates.
I'll be posting a video of the game so that you can play your future samples to it-- it'll help you guys get a feel for the tone and speed.

@Mihai I like where #2 is going, can we keep with the drums or another instrument around 0:13?

@Koto That one's a little too silly, lol.

@Kromatic It's very aural and mellow, but it doesn't really have any asian themes going for it.

@marcofrydshou Could the epic battle part be slowed down a bit? I like the 2 calm tracks.

The submissions so far have been pretty good!

binaryRebellion
6 months ago

I've uploaded a gameplay video so try your music with the video running (at an appropriate volume). This will help you get a feel for the pacing and direction.

Also, I have updated the description about the music. One key thing I think we should note is that the music should not overtake the action on the screen (which you can see from the video link)

binaryRebellion
6 months ago

Hey guys, so far the submissions have been great!

Dingle definitely hit on the right direction with "game audio space" concept-- you guys need to account for the fact that it is *background music* and so there will be sound effects playing over it. I strongly suggest checking out the video and playing any future submissions with it.

With this in mind, I think there's a lot of space you can play with in the percussion department, where the sounds are lower.

binaryRebellion
6 months ago

#6 I like the beginning, but it needs an asian instrument in there
#7 I think you're definitely heading in the right direction, look forward to another submission with it leading into more tension/conflict, maybe slide into war drums
#8 I'd love to use yours somewhere but it doesn't fit episode 0
#9 Same comments as #7, like where it's going.

marcofrydshou
6 months ago

@binaryRebellion - New submission. Same composition, battle piece slowed down minus heavy brass n Strings.

@Mihai Sorohan - Thanks my friend, yours are very good too.

tkdman
6 months ago

@BinaryRebellion - New Submission from me as well - I wrote it to be easily extendable yet still stay interesting.

CHMusic

binaryRebellion
6 months ago

I feel we are definitely getting there. If the file sizes aren't too bad (< 5mb max), make longer 2-3 min versions, to add more variety / building up tension.

#11 I love the variety of it, works well with during the game. I don't know music language but in the beginning the leading sound/beat could be drums/ have more variety since currently the beat it's very strong and its repetition sticks out more.
#12 That's not really where we're headed, I recommend looking at the other tracks
#13 Same comments as #11, liking it a lot
#14 It's great! Maybe add a little more "war" somewhere but it sounds pretty good.
JonathanGjertsen: It doesn't really fit in with the game, it's kinda flat. I would like to say that if we were working on an espionage game, #6 fit up there with the Metal Gear series.

HA1RO
6 months ago

@binaryRebellion I have uploaded a longer version of the track with more verity and also enhanced quality. Let me know what you think.

houseofhits
6 months ago

idk why.. but I can't seem to get my track up on here?

sbarnes7
6 months ago

Can't see my track here. www.sambarnesofficial.com, sbarnes7@live.com. Give me an email, I'll upload the track I wrote on my site if you can't see it on here. I'll put (iphone app) next to it in portfolio. Cheers

binaryRebellion
6 months ago

Hey guys, great submissions so far.
I feel we have a great group of compositions, but since the deadline is two weeks away I am giving others the chance to submit as well.

#16 is a definite improvement on the previous-- I feel it builds tension for too long and it doesn't build up to a clear break into something else.
#17 I like it but perhaps swap the two halves of the music? Like start slow, calm, and build into it
#19 I think the war feel might have been overdone, I was hoping something more subtle, like maybe a prelude to war.
#20 It's pretty good.
#21 Around 0:41 it may get too up beat for the game
#22 Maybe riffing off of chinatown too much lol
#23 Sounds great, doesn't need any changing
#24 I like its minimalism, but couldn't hurt to add variety by leading into a different sound

markstothard
5 months ago

Some very talented musicians here. Well done to you all and good luck.

tkdman
5 months ago

no comment on my second submission? #15?

binaryRebellion
5 months ago

Sorry tkdman, the comment for gjertsen was meant for you: "It doesn't really fit in with the game, it's kinda flat. I would like to say that if we were working on an espionage game, #6 fit up there with the Metal Gear series."

SatsumaAudio
5 months ago

Hey man, can you let me know if I'm on the right track with #30, not sure whether to develop this one more or try a new one altogether, thanks! :)

gavin harrison
5 months ago

I've submitted my idea, let me know any feedback...thanks!

gsalvadi
5 months ago

BinaryRebellion,

Thanks.
Feedback would be highly appreciated.

gSalvadi

binaryRebellion
5 months ago

Thank you everyone for your great submissions!

Although we chose only one submission, we still may get in contact with you; if things go well with the game, we'll have the budget to cycle through different sound tracks on a regular basis. There were a number of artists that were only slightly edged out.

Thank you again for your help!

markstothard
5 months ago

Congratulations SatsumAudio. I thought your track was very fitting to the game. Well done.