brianLED's Third Original Composition (Mario Paint)

[selvut998]

Someone needs to make an orchestrated version of this song!

[Jaggedsky17]

The triplets are just epic. How did you do that on Mario paint?

[New023]

@Jaggedsky17 you have to multiply your tempo by x3 to get perfect triplets :)

[ManOfStars9000]

this would make a perfect battle theme for an RPG

[desseler4]

I recently had a recraving for this song...

[HatmasterM]

This would make a great final boss theme to like an 8-bit retraux RPG or something. Spectacular!

[JohtajaSokeille]

@qwackfartz Why do people give him minus for stating his opinion? Although I only somewhat agree, I still don't give him a thumbs down. Can't condemn someone for being honest.

[SuperiorLarxene]

You must be stupid.

[Matmax14]

I really love that part at 45 seconds^^

Especially the Hearts. 5/5 + fav.

[grovyle97]

I think Mario Paint Composer was made for this song, and AdolfoBaez's AstroChase...

[grovyle97]

I love the heart note thing you did in the middle

[LuigiFanatic]

This one would make purely epic RPG battle music. I_~

[BrawlFan181]

I agree :D

[selvut998]

This one is DEFINITELY my favorite!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kanaru92]

Out of curiosity, how long does it take you to make your original compositions?

I really love them, by the way.

[brianLED]

Kinda long actually. I was working on-off with this one for about 2-3 weeks. Glad you enjoy them!

[selvut998]

Glad u r glad i enjoy them.

[Clone394]

sounds like a battle song for a game 10/5

[59squares]

A Little Messy, but great.

[Starbirdy9999]

Well then I'd like to see your videos...

[Looped]

Very lovely though wish I could download it into my Ipod <3

[Shadow00000000000001]

Media Converter.

[HomocidalCanineK9]

Using Audacity or Goldwave would be quicker.

[Shadow00000000000001]

Media Converter turns these videos into MP3s or other files. Audacity alters those said files. As for Goldwave...never heard of it, so I can't say anything about it.

[pokerockmario123]

WOW, what inspired you to make this?!

[brianLED]

To be honest, my inspiration was mostly the fact that making and finishing it was a necessity. ^_^;;

[pokerockmario123]

okay ^.^

[BugStyleXX]

A Paladin's Doubt

[New023]

how do the ducks make a different noise? like at 0:23 - 0:25

[brianLED]

This doesn't use the original Mario Paint soundset. It's SatoshiLyish's Mario Paint Plus Extended. Thanks for asking; I'll put that in the description.

[New023]

Oh! Thanks:P

P.S. i like this song a lot

[Starbirdy9999]

[Rocket going up and exploding into fireworks.] Now you should promote this. This is so good it can go in the newspaper! Fantastic song! Kudos! Marvelous! Tremendous! Sounds like a 8-bit final boss theme!

[lapras509]

*head explodes*

[Starbirdy9999]

Lovely! Remids me of the Banjo-Kazooje final boss theme.

[Prplcheez]

The end of the song almost made my head explode.

[Unclevertitle]

I feel like I just leveled up.

[KingdomHeartsWT]

I think this is your best Original Song, out of the 4.

I can't stop watching!

[TFinn04]

Definitly sounds like a recurring boss theme.

[Starbirdy9999]

I can't believe someone can say this song is actually bad! X(

[TFinn04]

Waht? All I said is that it sounded like a recurring boss theme.

[Starbirdy9999]

Well, I kind of agree with that. :)

[FreshHareUSA]

really cool man! MagrogOfMoria is my cousin.

hes really good too...Pulse is definetly my fav.

[brianLED]

The results are now out! Check out the video as soon as possible to see how everyone did!

[Rusty8984]

It was tough narrowing down to 5. So many good entries. However, I fonally got my vote ready. XP

1. (insert name here)'s theme by Thepillows93

2. 2nd Symphony in B Minor by GuruXander6060

3. Tojso09

4. Pulse by MagrogOfMoria

5. Buckyboy2009

[KingdomHeartsWT]

1. スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険

2. Thepillows93

3. buckyboy2009

4. magrogofmoria

5. Deep Caverns

BTW, can I have 50 percent of a text file for this song xD

[brianLED]

Thanks *much* for the vote, but no dice on the text file :P

[brianLED]

However, If you would like the real .WMV file, PM me and I'll give it to you.

[KingdomHeartsWT]

Sure, i'd love the WMV file :)

[brianLED]

Today is Monday, Dec. 8th. This truly marks the end of the voting stage.

HOWEVER, due to both the need to find time to make the results video and the scarcity of votes, I will be allowing late votes until the video is made. Let me say that again, more concise and all majuscules:

YOU CAN STILL VOTE! PLEASE DO!

My reason for this is that I recorded and tallied everything using an Excel spreadsheet. It's extremely easy and accurate to record. I'll be releasing this doc. with the results video.

[SuperiorLarxene]

So the excel you made... there will be a download link for the doc.

?

[brianLED]

Yes, of course. Ironically, though the only time I wasn't ranked first in Computer Lit. was during the Excel Unit, I'm the only one in the class who actually puts the program to use. (And it was a big help, too!)

[SuperiorLarxene]

Voting is over now right?

[Tojso09]

Whew, listened to them all. Oddly enough, i placed myself 8th.

Anyway, here're my votes

magrogofmoria- awesome rhythm and use of sliding notes, music to dance to!

buckyboy- felt like a real song, lyrics probably would have pushed it up, but the jazz beats it

thepillows- really liked it, but the mario heads seemed too loud in some places, i blame original soundset

waluijay- good use of dynamics and repeated notes, sounds awesome

Rusty- typical boss theme music, but still fresh and new

[brianLED]

I'm assuming that's in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 order, yes?

[Tojso09]

Whoops! yes it is.

[brianLED]

Jolly good. There's still time to do the specialty voting, if you'd like.

[Tojso09]

nah, i think i actually have a shot at one of those

[IAmJeffWest]

I think more people entered than voted...

[brianLED]

A truth be told. However, there are a LOT of entries, which is the most likely reason for the shortage of votes.

[KomaniaXente]

Buckyboy2009

[Rusty8984]

I'm still trying to decide my vote. XD I didn't think you were to allowed to vote as a contestant, so I haven't really had the time to decide yet.

[brianLED]

Today's the last day. o.o;

[GuruXander6060]

Hmmhmmmhmmm. When does it end?

[Rusty8984]

Ohh... well I guess I found out too late then. Hopefully plenty of people voted.

[brianLED]

If you'd still like to, I'd still let you. See my above post.

[desseler4]

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!

[GuruXander6060]

RAWR! I have found the will in myself to get my darned act together and vote:

-WEIGHTED VOTER-

5) Rusty8984 A nice choice of instruments that compliment each other well. It is a well rounded composition with an interesting development towards the end.

4) Pulse, MagrogOfMoria Love it, man, just love it. The cars and game boys work well for the main melody and the hearts provide an equally interesting underlying melody. A worthy entry.

[GuruXander6060]

3) buckyboy2009 An excellent composition! It has a nice pace, and the percussion is used very well. I especially love the part with the swans, and the planes and hearts simply won me over.

2) WaluiJay Fantastic work in terms of development throughout the piece, this was without a doubt one of my favourites from this contest. The hearts, planes and cars (and later, game boys) are used in an interesting way to maintain the theme of the song.

[GuruXander6060]

1) Unnamed Original, Tojso09 This just sounds truly brilliant. The shy guys give the piece an interesting melody, and the boos, coins and hearts lay down a well-developed backing to the profound effect of the shy guys. Job well done, Ill say!

Again, thanks for hosting the contest! And sorry for the proportionally long vote... Clearly, someone had a lot to say XD

[brianLED]

Long vote = Good!

(Any vote = Good, really)

[brianLED]

Interested in doing the specialty voting?

[GuruXander6060]

HECK yeah! I'm right on it lol.

It's hard choosing though. They're all so good in their own way...

[GuruXander6060]

Lol ok I'ma gonna post it now. I think I'm done...

It's a brilliant idea, it really is. MORE PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE IN THE SPECIALITY AWARDS. *hint hint*. I think what's putting people off, and I know that I felt this slightly too, is that it's hard selecting from such a vast quantity of compositions...

Nay, I do hope that whoever wins continues speciality awards, should they choose to host the contest...

[brianLED]

Hey, thanks a whole lot! I'm really glad somebody appreciates it. ^_^

[weraslolreeee]

Lol no one voted for me :P

[desseler4]

Is it by any chance possible that I may have the text files for this song? Plz?

I will NEVER EVER take credit for this or show it to anyone without giving you credit BY NAME. (As in showing it to my friends)

[brianLED]

I'm glad you're interested, but, sorry, I never give text files away.

Two days left for voting...

[desseler4]

Um, what's the tempo for this song?

[brianLED]

1000, even.

[desseler4]

Yeah, I just figured that out!

I'm just trying to copy this down on my mario paint composer. I love this song soo much!

oh don't worry! I won't be giving out the text files!

[desseler4]

So, still no dice on the text files?

[orbofdestiny]

I implore you with the power of rhyme,

Vote for an entry now, there is still time!

Vote for a specialty award too,

their votes right now are only a few!

[GuruXander6060]

And till the hour of closure next day

You have to vote in this contest. May

The implication of my scarred tongue transpire

To get this contest more votes this hour.

Lest if we canst not scribe our votes here soon,

We find ourselves locked in the onslaught of doom.

Vote for one and vote for all!

'Tis not even 48 hours till these votings withdraw. :D

[brianLED]

Today is Thursday, Dec. 4th. That means there are THREE DAYS left in the voting! Get yours in as soon as possible! ^_^

[desseler4]

Yah, we seriously need to get more votes people.

Remember, every vote goes to a good cause! LOL!

[IAmJeffWest]

What soundset did you use for this piece?

[brianLED]

SatoshiLyish's Mario Paint Plus E.

[IAmJeffWest]

Thanks.

[brianLED]

So that means the last day of voting is now December 7th! Please take the time to vote in this epic contest! And thanks to everyone who did so far.

[brianLED]

Today would be the penultimate day of voting. However, I'm going to extend it another week in hopes to get more votes and because next week is inconvenient for me to make the response video.

[powerfulrecords]

How am I just now finding out about this vid!:

1] スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険

2] pulse

3] deep caverns

4] (insert name here)'s theme

5] giles 1st symphony

I wish i could vote for you brian!

[rocksacki]

1; スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険 - this had me humming the tune for a VERY long time!

2; (insert name here)'s theme - I loved the way she used the pianos, not even that the whole melody was jaw dropping!

3; pulse - i will groove all night to this! :D

4; giles 2nd symphony - I love classical music!

5; deep caverns - I love the bat sound in the beginning, it was the most REALISTIC entry in the contest.

[5DYugioh]

1st) スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険

2nd) Deep Caverns

3rd) pulse

4th) (insert name here)'s theme

5th) giles 2nd symphony

[kutturkuttur]

1.buckyboy2009- first one but really really catchy, couldn't get a better explanation than that. :D

2.Pulse by MagrogOfMoria - nice repeater with very nice syncopation and with techno thrown in for the heck of it :D

3.(insert name here)'s theme by Thepillows93- i like how the melody shifts around.

4.Yes This is my Fourth One by IAmJeffWest(oh the irony, fourth place and fourth song)- i like the percussion usage in this

5.Overworld Theme by alexemail - because it seems like something for a game

[orbofdestiny]

3.Deep Caverns-The bat sound was amazing, and like many others have said, it sounds like a real cave theme.

4.Pulse-A great jazzy song, refreshing after hearing so many boss themes and whatnot.

5.Giles, 2nd Symphony-Just slightly better than the 1st symphony, and also nice to hear something other than a battle song.

[orbofdestiny]

1.(insert name here)'s theme-This song is a finely woven tapestry of musical awesomeness.

2.Darthan's Theme-This piece would make a great song for a villain. The calmer half is a nice addition as well.

[brianLED]

As promised, I'm putting my vote in after a week. I'm also doing specialties, which you will be able to see in the Community thread. After much consideration...

5. SonicFan113 - the most varied and progressive theme in the contest, which I feel is greatly underappreciated

4. WaluiJay - a unique desert/Egyptian sort of piece that progresses well and uses instruments in unique ways. I feel guilty for not putting this higher, since it's really one of my favorite submissions.

[brianLED]

3. Pulse - very catchy, jazzy, and creative. A little short, but the technique used was very well-thought out and masterful

2. 2nd Symph. B Minor - it takes a lot of talent to compose a classical piece since so much happens at the same time. B Minor is a dark key, which created a sinister mood.

1. Thepillows93 - the bass line and the harmonies of the cars and Mario Heads won me over. I loved the subtle variations of the main theme. Clear first for me.

[brianLED]

Honorable mentions: (These made it to my notepad document, but not my top 5.)

Rusty8984: a FIRST-VIDEO Composer with a dramatic boss theme. I loved the slowdown

buckyboy2009: First entry in the contest, which says a lot. A little repetitive, but very well-developed

JeffWest's 4th: galloping, though it didn't progress as well as I'd have liked

Airship Rock: very good use of arpeggios, but a little short

1st Symph. G Minor: the 2nd was better developed, but this is good in its own right

[desseler4]

Whenever I watch this, it seems like your song takes FOREVER! (not in a bad way) and It's 3 mins long.

[orbofdestiny]

I was also under the assumption that I could not vote. Am I allowed to vote and/or vote on variety awards?

[brianLED]

Yes, both. Sorry for the confusion! ^^;

[Thepillows93]

first question, am I allowed to vote? o.o

I'm confused.

second question, have I ever told you how well done your piece is? xD good use of soundset and all the instruments. Love the counter melodies and harmonics. Also, I like how you transitioned into the different parts, and how much difference you put between them ;)

[SuperiorLarxene]

I suppose you are able to vote, because every one else who entered vote... like sonicfan11 and magrogofmoria.

[orbofdestiny]

I suppose that makes sense. I was just confused because I remember a message of some sort by brianLED that said something like "I would like you to not vote". Or something like that.

[brianLED]

Sorry for the confusion. You all can vote if you want to; I just meant that if you don't, you'll actually be at better odds of winning because you won't be helping the competition. If you don't mind that, by all means go ahead.

[IAmJeffWest]

I hope the winner of this will host another. This was a fun competition.

[IAmJeffWest]

1 Pulse-This was very original and it sounded very real.

2 (Insert name here)'s Theme-Great Song. I really can't explain it very well, but it's good.

3 Barren Battlefield-I don't usually like the piranha plant, but I loved this. Sounds like it would be in a strategy game.

4 desert-Although there wasn't much to this song, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely sounded like a desert theme.

5 WaluiJ-Great boos song. I loved the use of very fast tempo. Some parts, however, seemed kind of random.

[IAmJeffWest]

Variety Award- WaluiJ. The fast tempo was creative idea.

Development Award- Giles, 2nd Symphony. This song was 2 minutes long and flowed well. Not much repetition.

Climactic Award- SonicFan113- The first 1.5 minutes were slow, but it heated up by the end.

Harmonic Award- desert- The car and planes went well together to make a good desert theme.

Concurrence Award- Pulse- The mario heads went well with the rest.

Percussive Award- tundra- The percussion was the best part of this song.

[AnimeNetworkSite]

1. スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険

2. 1st Symphony in G minor

3. 2nd Symphony in B minor

4. Barren Battlefield

5. (insert name here's) Theme

[kutturkuttur]

song is cool.

[IAmJeffWest]

When does voting end? I may have to place my vote soon. And don't worry, I'll do the specialty awards.

[brianLED]

As of now it's the end of the month.

[brianLED]

I'm a little disappointed that no one's tried doing specialty voting. So far I've only received one vote, and even it is incomplete. :(

With so many entries, I wanted to do something really neat and unique with this contest. I guess maybe having the awards just seems overwhelming. Even so, I thought there would at least be some people that would do it. Alas, not.

[brianLED]

Well, maybe people just didn't get around to it yet. You can vote on specialty awards by going to the link in the description. If I don't get some votes soon though, I'll have to scrap the idea.

[brianLED]

Well, 5 days in and I've got 9 votes. Thanks a lot to everyone who voted thus far; you keep this contest moving. My personal vote will be in at the end of this week.

[thelunadivider]

no.4 - desert; desert's are cool O.o

no.5 - deep caverns; sounds like an ACTUAL cave theme! sounds like a cave theme that could be used in Grandia 3!

[thelunadivider]

no.1 - スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険; I love the use of the piano, sounds like a theme song to a anime series.

no.2 - (insert name here's) Theme; [im donig a copypasta of this one] Something was missing... not that I didn't like it... I thought that something else could have been added.

no.3 - pulse; it's a very groovy theme!

[Mazcade]

5- desert: it was the best sounding desert theme out of every song in the competition xD

[Mazcade]

3- (insert name here's) Theme: I'm doing a copypasta on this one; Something was missing... not that I didn't like it... I thought that something else could have been added.

4- pulse: it gets you up a dancing, but it was really repetitive.

[Mazcade]

1- スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険: I love piano WAY to much for this not to get my first vote.

2- Barren Battlefield: Sounds like something that belongs in an Grandia game, which IMO is one of the best games on the ps2 and has an awesome soundtrack!

[davemarshall2]

1st: Deep Caverns, It shows the most creativity out out every composition in the contest... in my opinion.

2nd: スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険, Gotta love the piano!

3rd: Barren Battlefield, It was the most EPIC composition out of every song entered!

4th: (insert name here's) Theme, Something was missing... not that I didn't like it... I thought that something else could have been added.

5th: pulse, wasn't bad. it was actually epic, but it seemed repetitive.

[desseler4]

1st: Thepillows93: Excellent, I could see a "bad guy's" while this being played! Especially something like Metroid. This could also work as an Epic "Final Boss Battle"

2nd: Pulse: *Gets up and grooves*

3rd: スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒険: When I hear original Composition, I think Piano.

4th: Deep Caverns, Without title, I would have thought that I was in a cave nice one!

5th: Ending Theme: Repeative, but still sounded like a ending to a certain type of RPG game.

[IAmJeffWest]

Weighted voter means if they vote then their votes count as more... or people who vote for them count as more?

[brianLED]

If they vote, the number of points their vote is worth is multiplied by 1.2x. You can see exactly how much by looking at the table around 1:19 .

It doesn't matter whether or not the people they vote for have 15 or more videos, it's just that the vote itself is worth more.

[IAmJeffWest]

Ok thanks I thought so.

[Tehrizzle987]

1st. Pulse by MagrogOfMoria

2nd. Darthan's Theme by IAmJeffWest

3rd. スペリオルラルクシーンの大冒Ɓ by SuperiorLarxene

4th. (insert name here)'s theme by Thepillow93

5th. Barren Battlefield by desseler4

[onewaystreet28]

Are you sure we can't vote for yours?

[brianLED]

Thanks for the consideration, but no, mine is not a part.

[onewaystreet28]

You sure?

Darn.

[brianLED]

If you'd like to make me happy then vote in this contest instead! Voting for people in my contest is, in a way, like voting for me.

[desseler4]

Hey! I'm re-composing Airship Theme. Would it be ok if I post it in late? (You won't regret it!)

[brianLED]

Umm, well, it kinda is late. I would hate to defeat the concept of a deadline by allowing a late submission.

However, I would hate more to have the hard work of redoing it go to waste. Anyway, you did actually get it in on time; it was just in a bad soundset. Furthermore, who am I to turn down one more entry?

Okay, yup, I'll let you post it. That'll probably be it for late entries, though.

[desseler4]

ok, thank you soooo much! I wonder how many votes this will get... >.>

[desseler4]

Haha, If we could vote for you brian. Everyone would vote for you as 1st. You would also recieve all rewards. Nice job man!

[SuperiorLarxene]

I forgot that i'm also a weighted voter.

[SuperiorLarxene]

4th. orbofdestiny: desert - When watching this one particular piece, it made me feel like I was traveling in a real desert on an adventure. It felt lifelike!

5th. GuruXander6060: 1st Symphony in G minor - You this can actually be mistaken for Beethoven's!

[SuperiorLarxene]

1st. WaluiJay - He actually had the MOST EPIC piece out of all the entrants, so he gets my first place vote!

2nd. Thepillows93 - He was totally awesome! But, in my mind it felt like something was missing... I can't actually describe it but, her's was pretty awesome.

3rd. desseler4 - The beginning sounded pretty akward in a certain way, but overall it was pretty catchy.

[SonicFan113]

5th: alexemail1 (Ending Theme): It was good, catchy, but sounded a bit weird in some places and was a bit empty.

4th: Thepillows93: Sounded not bad, catchy but something was wrong in there...

3rd: WaluiJ: His song was also very catchy it does fit to a boss battle, that's right but some parts sounded a bit weird.

2nd:buckyboy - his song was very long, sounded great, but was a bit too repetitive.

1st:MagrogOfMoria (Pulse) - his song is very catchy, sounds great without the use of dickspeed.

[SonicFan113]

I forgot, I'm a weighted voter.

[MagrogOfMoria]

3rd: 2nd Symphony in B minor by GuruXander6060-very nicely done classical piece. Awesome buildup, and the piano at the end was awesome as well.

4th: Tojso09-very relaxing yet complex piece and wonderfully written. The creator capitalized on the quiet tones of the MPC V2 instruments and made them work together nicely.

5th: Rusty8984-loved the melody, and nice use of percussion. Intense.

[MagrogOfMoria]

2nd:buckyboy2009-Awesome song. I could see a band playing this. The use of counter-melodies was very nicely done. It's my favorite style of song.

[MagrogOfMoria]

Wow. It's hard to vote for just 5 with so many good compositions, but after listening (and relistening) to every piece I was finally able to list my five favorites.

1st:(insert name here)'s theme by Thepillows93-I can't even put into words how much I love this song. The transition into the piano was so smooth, so awesome. The bassline was superb--This is the level of composing I hope to someday achieve.

[HobocidalManiac]

I vote for Tojoso's entry.

[brianLED]

Well, you vote for your top five. Check out the videos and figure out your favorites, and arrange them in a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th format. Sound good?

[Tojso09]

don't do that just because you know me...

[GRonnoc]

I'll vote another day when I have more time, but HOLY CRAP THAT'S A GOOD SONG YOU WROTE!!!!

[picforlife]

Voting (continued)

4)"Giles 1st Symphony in G minor"-GuruXander6060. It was nice to see an entry in a classical style! It's unique in that way. I loved the opening part the most, with just the coins and the shy guys.

5)"Deep Caverns"-SuperiorLarxene. While the piece was a little repetitive, I liked the creative use of the Yoshi and the cat! I also liked the slightly evil feel- I can sort of see where the title came from.

By the way, brianLED... yout composition in the background is great!

[picforlife]

oops... I spelled "your" wrong

[brianLED]

Thanks. And yep, you're a weighted voter. That explanation's more than satisfactory; thanks for voting. ^_^

Also, WaluiJ's video is back on the 'tube and in the contest. I've included his name in the voting and specialty section.

[picforlife]

I think I'm a weighted voter?

1)"Pulse"-MagrogofMoria. Loved the slightly jazzy feel and the bassline. Also, it was so catchy that I found myself wanting to dance along with it.

2)"[insert name here's] theme"- Thepillows93. I love the bass, and it does feel like it cound be a character theme- a protagonist's? Anyway, it held my interest throughout.

3)Buckyboy2009- I liked how well-planned it was, with a chorus and a bridge, etc. It had a nice, consistant melody without too much repetition.

[weraslolreeee]

Thank the lord you didn't enter. You would've won!

[brianLED]

There's a lot to vote on. Feel free to take your time.

[Lihyahm]

If I could vote for this piece, I would. It's incredible.

I'll get around to voting eventually...

[GuruXander6060]

That's one heckuva damn good piece you've got playing in the background... XD

I'm going to vote at some other point. I think voting towards the end will give one the best opportunity to evaluate each piece in isolation of one another, and a larger space of time in which to do it.