[Music] Pieces of X

[Silver Surfer]

After much deliberation I've decided to submit a few pieces of music for consideration into the X-Box. I have limited skill when it comes to this so don't be too harsh in the criticism

This is the link:

http://cid-aaa435adcc4adeb7.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Music

Be advised that on downloading and saving, it saves with the following title e.g. _(Escape from) Sector 347.mp3_ You need to rename it without the preceding and following underscores i.e. remove these _ _ and Windows will now recognise it as an mp3 and play it in MP or whatever you use. Why this happens I dunno.

Hopefully someone apart from my dogs will like it. (Actually they don't like it really, they just humour me).

BTW when is the closing date for submissions?

EDIT: I've added 3 more pieces for possible inclusion - 'March of the Xenon', 'Unknown Sector' and 'Shore of Infinity'. Be aware that there may be variations in volume as I'm still getting to grips with mixing/mastering.

Ps I've also put the correct link in. Nothing like being quick on the uptake and that was nothing like it

[gsheriston]

[Silver Surfer]

[Silver Surfer]

I've added another piece titled 'Colossus Rising'. Use link in the first post.

A peaceful sector disturbed by raiders brings the Colossus up from the depths to deal death and destruction and restore the peace.

Has anyone actually downloaded any of these? Could someone verify that everything works ok?

[Silver Surfer]

I've put a small piece of Sector music up, only 1m 25s long called 'Wretched Skies'. Due to a computer freeze I wasn't able to go back in and change the mixing so it is a bit loud in sections, be careful!

Link for it and the other pieces is now in my sig.

I've set up a blog to record Snarly's forays into music making for anyone that's interested.

[Silver Surfer]

I've added two more pieces titled, 'Dogfight Mamba' and 'Kha'ak Sector 841' for anyone that's interested.

The first is an attempt to re-create the feeling of dogfighting in a Mamba Raider (X3R) and the second is basically what it felt like when I entered the beautiful Kha'ak sector (X3TC) before being zapped by the insects!

[clevider]

Thank you for sharing these. I've already replaced the stock music for Shores of Infinity with your piece and will probably replace at least two more when I find the relevant sectors and music (it would seem wrong to disjoin them from their inspirations).

I thought the missile samples and explosions were slightly overused in "Colossus Rising," but it definitely fits the theme and I liked it overall. I would certainly use it to replace one of the tired Boron stock pieces, but as it is, the placidness of their sectors doesn't match.

All the downloads worked fine for me and none necessitated a filename change in order to play. Also, I haven't noticed any volume inconsistencies. Good job; I hope you produce more!

[Silver Surfer]

Thank you so much for taking the time to post and thank you for your kind words.

At least I know that the downloads work, which I've been concerned about ever since I put the first one up.

As to the music, it never occurred to me that anyone would actually use them in the game itself! I've always written them as expressions of my experiences and feelings when playing X. Hence why there are pieces with (approximations of) laser fire and explosions. It's what happened when I was there!

You may be correct about the 'laser' fire in Colossus Rising, it's difficult to know what is overdone and what is just right. Due to various limitations, I have to get each piece written/mixed and saved on the same day. At three o'clock in the morning I'm starting to get a bit frazzled so I go with something rather than refine it further. The first chord that indicates the Colossus is on its way up from the deep still gives me goosebumps and I've heard it a hundred times!

I've put another piece on the list which is called 'Loneliness of a Universe Trader'. It's my take on those poor souls travelling the dark nether regions of space on our behalf. I hope you like it.

Once again, thanks for your reply, it means a great deal that someone likes what I'm doing.

[Silver Surfer]

I've managed to complete the tenth piece of X inspired music and have put it with the others (link in Sig). It's titled 'X-Beyond The Frontier' and was made whilst musing about the origins of the X series. You could call it a theme, I guess. Hmmm, maybe I should have called it that, 'XBTF Theme' or 'Theme for XBTF'. Oh well.

As I no longer have access to a decent pc or Windows (I'm using an ancient rig running Linux for this) due to major hardware failure it may be a while before I get to upload any more music.

Is that groans or cheers I'm hearing?