Hi, I am the chief of production and founder of Free Eagle Productions and I am looking for someone who can do many different types of music styles for my upcoming machinima webseries, "The Delta Spartans", a war saga set during the storyline of Halo 2. This first season of the series was written as a personal little piece yet grew into a deep piece of space opera (as it is a drama comedy, yet with no corny dialogue!)

For more info and to see a trailer (meant to build hype, not to show anything), please visit our production website at http://www.fepfilms.com.

Thanks.

I'm interested. I haven't had the opportunity in finishing much lately because nobody needs music it seems, but here is what I HAVE done...

http://zackparrish.com/samp/trailer.mp3
http://zackparrish.com/dead/CirqueDuMort.mp3
http://zackparrish.avalanchestudios.net/dead/DVDMenu.mp3
http://zackparrish.avalanchestudios.net/dead/TheKnife.mp3
http://zackparrish.avalanchestudios.net/dead/Track%2001%20-%20Abide%20Me.mp3
http://zackparrish.avalanchestudios.net/dead/Track%2006%20-%20Redemption.mp3

Email - dihmmm@hotmail.com
AIM - CBlockDis

Contact me if you are interested.

Peace,
Zack

Hi i'm dannymes3 ''composer'' really interested in work with you.Recently i composed music for videogames.
For listen my music go to my webpage:
http://www.dannymes3.com
And i have a new themes don't upload in my webpage, you can download in:
http://www.dannymes3.com/mp3/TheLongestJourney.mp3
http://www.dannymes3.com/mp3/Tucoride.mp3
http://www.dannymes3.com/mp3/Hidebabyhide.mp3 ''it's a horror theme''
http://www.dannymes3.com/mp3/comedy.mp3
http://www.dannymes3.com/mp3/mistic.mp3
http://www.dannymes3.com/mp3/swordfighters.mp3

and my mails:
i_am@dannymes3.com
or
danielmestres@hotmail.com

Thanks for all
Dannymes3

what style of music would you like?

Hello. This project sounds interesting. If you are still in need of a composer, you can check out some samples of my work at:
http://www.ryanepaul.com

I hope to hear from you soon.

-Ryan Eston Paul

Hello like most of the other composers here i am looking for work. My services are free. Please check out http://www.ryanbenoist.com for details. I do rock and classical. Frozen Symphony is a good example of that. Thanks.

Honestly, I couldn't tell Danny and Zach's music apart....synthesized symphonic scores composed with Garageband or Easy Beat are ruining the world of composition as we know it....but then again it might fit this project perfectly...

Ben,

I don't know about Danny but Zack is a quality composer. His work does not consist of 'loops' or 'beats' and his written by notation.

There is nothing wrong with an electronically produced score, most independant films (and hollywood) make use of it - because it's hard to find money to record a score with an orchestra.
Same thing applies for video games.

I do agree that people claiming to have 'written' music in garage band and loop programs are ruining what we call 'composition', but I would like to make it clear that that is not what Zack (and maybe danny) are doing.

-Chris

This is a revision of what I originally said, upon talking to Chris.

My comment was not intended to belittle the talents and abilities of people like Danny or Zack who MUST use midi files to display their original compositions. However, most music you do find people offering for free use on studentfilms.com and the likes will be trash made with Garageband, Acid or Easy Beat, and I find this tragic as a musician and aspiring composer. I believe that unless a film can fund a conventional score, filmmakers should approach alternative methods to scoring their films. For instance, if you know a composer at your school and a few solid musicians, try chamber music. If you know a good synth composer, try that. Or if you know a virtuoso pianist or violinist, give them a shot. I just really feel like filmmakers and composers should shy away from being conquered by the computer as much as possible, because music and filmmaking as we know it will disappear before our eyes.

Who cares as long as it sounds good. If people on these forums want to do simple exchanges of looped beats, that's fine--it's on par with the student nature of this website.

Hey,

This sounds like a cool project! I do all sorts of styles of music, but always HQ and original.

Please check out my website at: http://www.arjanraatgever.nl

I'm offering my services for free.

Regards,

Arjan

info@arjanraatgever.nl
http://www.arjanraatgever.nl

BTW: I too am no fan of the whole 'Garageband/Acid users calling themselves composers'-thing that's going on in media composition right now. I just hope that producers, directors all over the world keep appreciating real music over badly produced loopbased MIDIcrap. But this is just MHO guys ;-)

I am very interested in this project, if you have not yet filled the position. I have extensive experience, am willing to work for credit and a copy, and can supply excellent references from all over the world. I work with electronic as well as orchestral symphonic music regularly. Please visit my website, http://www.rsp3.com, and let me know if you are interested. Thanks!

I would be honored to score your thing, and for free. If you would like to hear a sample, just email me at bertmueller@comcast.net

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Originally posted by Ben:
Honestly, I couldn't tell Danny and Zach's music apart....synthesized symphonic scores composed with Garageband or Easy Beat are ruining the world of composition as we know it....but then again it might fit this project perfectly...

Excuse me, prick, but I don't use any of those ****ty little programs you mentioned in your other post. I use Cakewalk and sequence the entire song from scratch. So kiss my ass if you think I'm not doing everything on my own and using somebody else's lame ass riffs. ****ing prick.

Hey Zack,

Clearly you don't know what Easy Beat is....it is in fact a program JUST like Cakewalk in which you can in fact compose from scratch (on a side note, you can compose with GarageBand from scratch too). The fact of the matter was that your music was just so lacking any true melodic or harmonic progression, change in dynamics, or creativity for that matter that I mistakenly confused it with an original looped composition. Don't worry, I'm not going to call you an ****ing prick.

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Guys, read the rules. No flaming.

I will lock this thread if it happens again.

Ben might have been a little unfair in his assumptions, but it certainly does not warrant insults and name calling.

FWIW...

I've listened to some of Zach's orchestral work, and it sounded fine to me. Yes, you can tell it's a sequence, but it's one of the better ones. I would never have mistaken it for a loop.

I have, however, yet to listen to Ben's work. But I would hope he's better at judging his own music than he is at judging his colleagues' work.

On a sidenote: loops -to me- are a pefectly acceptable tool for composition and sequencing. Sometimes they help establish the mood you want while you focus on the foreground material, and then you can replace those loops with something that fits what you worked on a little better.
And then there's the case (specially with some contemporary electronic and pop music, and particularly with drums and percussion) in which a loop will give you exactly what you want, sometimes produced with better equipment than what you have in your average home studio. And if so... why should one settle for less?

Maybe we could start a new topic so that we can critique each other's work in a constructive, civilized manner.
What do you guys think?

E.

Exactly, I don't understand this.

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just so lacking any true melodic or harmonic progression

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or creativity for that matter

Firstly, I'd like to hear your music, Ben. Just remind me how many game and film soundtracks you have composed for. My memory seems to be a bit off tonight.

Now I'm not sure which demos of Zack's you listened to, but I can't see where you get your thoughtless comments from. Let's quote this again.

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just so lacking any true melodic or harmonic progression

Hmm. Let's take a look at one of his demos:

http://zackparrish.com/dead/CirqueDuMort.mp3

Now, this is just for piano. But how could you even start to think Zack wasn't a true composer?
Relies on loops? Yeah, right.

This is a lovely piece. Not only does it sound convincing - it's got a melody, it's got something called MELODY and harmonic progression.

Hang on.

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change in dynamics

Hmm? Ben, you are loosing me.

In the three years or more I have known Zack and his music, I have never heard anything that could even be even CLOSE to a loop. The demos he has posted here, unfortunately do not showcase his real talent - he can pull some amazing stuff. When was the last time you scored a film or game, Ben? Did you ever stop to think that deadlines are INCREDIBLY tight?

You want to talk loops? and unoriginality? On AIM you couldn't stop telling me how Requiem for a dream had such a great soundtrack. How can you even begin to say anything to Zack? That soundtrack is awful. THAT is what you call unoriginal. It's what happens when you give hip hop a string quartet. Not good.

There's a real problem with teenage filmmakers now, and that is that we're brought up to like films like Requiem for a dream. I have so many student directors asking for music - who referr to that soundtrack. I know to stop reading the email when that happens. And it only happens with those damn wanna-be directors who want to make something "unique"

So goths are unique?

-Chris

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Wow, there are really alot of replies to this post. Lots of interest! Cool. Well, I'd like to help write the score but I'm too busy myself with other projects but I wish you the best of luck with your project and also the best of luck to the composer who'll get the job!

Cheers,

Hi, my name is Lee.

I am a composer/musician with many years of experience and am providing my services in exchange for name credit.

For samples of my work in over a half dozen genres, check out my website at The Cool Music Guy

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Lee