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Old 8th January 2004, 13:44     #1
Jonas Undrawing
 
NZGames does the Summer Soundtrack

You know that Telecom ad with Che Fu? Where he emails that song around and all them musicians add a little something and pass it on? Well, Simon and I were chatting a coupla nights ago, and together we came up with a similar idea for all of us musicians here at NZGames. The idea is that we pick a theme, then all of us write a song that fits the theme, and at the end of it we'll have a hugely diverse compilation of songs that kinda fit together. In addition, a few suggestions for song titles will be supplied to help the creative process.

One song from each person / band. Doesn't have to be a masterpiece. Hell, it could be good for some of us to compose a song about something we normally wouldn't write about.

So without further adu, the theme is:



Here's some suggested song titles:
- The Summer That Died
- Sand Gets In Your Butt-Crack
- I Butt-Banged A Drunken Slut At Piha On New Year's Eve
- My Dandruff Helped Make This A White Christmas
- Hayfever Blues
- Law Breakin' n' a'Whinin' (for that nzgames connection)
- I Once Knew A Boy Named Summer, He Was Weird.
- Summer Is To Blame For Everything (from Googlism =)

There it is, have fun, and I look forward to hearing what all of you come up with.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 13:52     #2
Zag0r
C8H10N4O2
 
Devil grin

die irl.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 13:57     #3
pluck
CCS's number one fan
 
Why don't for the music you do what che fu does in the ad and get all the musicians to do a 20 - 30 sec piece of music and post the results here?
 
Old 8th January 2004, 13:57     #4
DevilWTKC
 
Do you think it would be helpful to set a tempo, then write around that? Just for integrations sake...
 
Old 8th January 2004, 14:02     #5
Jonas Undrawing
 
Nonono, we're all writing individual songs, to a similar theme. It's the composer's freedom to make whatever they want. But with Summer in mind, it might turn out that we all put the songs together and come up with an album of songs that fit well together.

Last edited by Jonas Undrawing : 8th January 2004 at 14:12.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 14:07     #6
cEvin
Love In Vein
 
i'm working on it
 
Old 8th January 2004, 14:10     #7
DevilWTKC
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Jonas Undrawing
Nonono, we're all writing individual songs, to a similar theme. It's the composer's freedom to make whatever they want. But with Summer in mind, it might turn out that we all put the songs together and come up with an album of songs that fit well together.
ahhh righto, gotcha now...

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Old 8th January 2004, 14:14     #8
Simon
SHG
 
Already working on mine

At first I tended towards one-word suggestions for song titles, because I figured that gave each contributor the maximum possible range of possibilities -- I was thinking of stuff like "Sand", "Sunburn", "Cold Ones" -- but you know, the more we threw ideas around, the later it got, the sillier the ideas got

Seriously though, to everyone who wants to contribute, just come up with something musical with a theme of "Summer". It'll be cool.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 14:48     #9
wizardofOz
 
achoooooo

I'll start on mine tonight. I'm thinking something like "5 day drinking binge ends badly", although I do like the "hayfever blues" suggestion.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 14:53     #10
Zag0r
C8H10N4O2
 
Devil grin

aha this is serious? *suicides*
 
Old 8th January 2004, 15:05     #11
Jonas Undrawing
 
Good, now that you're suicidal, write a song about it. You can call it "Self-pwned"

Last edited by Jonas Undrawing : 8th January 2004 at 15:06.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 16:03     #12
wizardofOz
 
This was my xmas/ny's break song:

http://www.nzgames.com/forums/showth...threadid=55131

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/pro...s%20where3.mp3
 
Old 8th January 2004, 16:17     #13
Jonas Undrawing
 
Well, yes wizardofOz, that's fine... But that isnt exactly the purpose of this thing we are embarking on. The challenge is to try and make something that suites a theme. To compose outside your comfort zone.

Give it a go, play around with something with this theme in mind. You liked Hayfever Blues... think about a way to soundtrack hayfever. It's a worthy challenge, no? What kind of rhythm suits hayfever? Does the melody flow like your snot, or jump around like your random sneezing?

Last edited by Jonas Undrawing : 8th January 2004 at 16:18.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 17:01     #14
Jonas Undrawing
 
Here's cEvin's wonderful contribution. Dig it. No prizes for being the fastest songwriter, I'm afraid.
cEvin - nzgames ruined my summer.mp3
 
Old 8th January 2004, 17:15     #15
Ashley
Fuck up Ashley
 
For the love of sweet virgin mary, what the fuck is this shit
 
Old 8th January 2004, 17:23     #16
Jonas Undrawing
 
It's a thread with a purpose. Don't be alarmed.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 17:40     #17
tarzan007
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Ashley
For the love of sweet virgin mary, what the fuck is this shit
you suck at music
 
Old 8th January 2004, 17:52     #18
Jonas Undrawing
 
Welcome Tarzan... we look forward to a little something from you too Mr Jazzman.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 19:25     #19
cEvin
Love In Vein
 
if you listen closely at 1:45 the lyrics are "lol @ ashley".

Last edited by cEvin : 8th January 2004 at 19:34.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 19:45     #20
MadLep
 
Hmmm.

I might have to drag out the trusty of soft-synths and sequencers and through something together then.


Cover your ears ladies. This is gonna get unpleasant...
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Old 8th January 2004, 20:50     #21
Cyberbob
 
Upside down

Quote:
Originally posted by Ashley
For the love of sweet virgin mary, what the fuck is this shit
Ashley, Talent.
Talent, Ashley.

I don't believe you two have met?
 
Old 8th January 2004, 22:13     #22
Perfk
snakes & ladders
 
Quote:
Originally posted by cEvin
if you listen closely at 1:45 the lyrics are "lol @ ashley".
funniest thing ever!
all I could hear was "CCS" most of the way through

it's really nice though, a bit more 'sparkly' than the other 2 CDs I've got of your stuff.
 
Old 8th January 2004, 22:43     #23
circa
 
^^ what she said :>

pretty sure i heard "duckstab" somewhere along the line? ;p
 
Old 8th January 2004, 23:37     #24
SepulchraL
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Jonas Undrawing
Here's cEvin's wonderful contribution. Dig it. No prizes for being the fastest songwriter, I'm afraid.
cEvin - nzgames ruined my summer.mp3
any chance of seeing the lyrics?
 
Old 8th January 2004, 23:55     #25
OdditY
Bad Hacker, No Biscuit
 
aww, busted link! bshax!
 
Old 9th January 2004, 08:16     #26
wizardofOz
 
hehe nice cevin
 
Old 9th January 2004, 08:48     #27
ZoSo
 
o/~
Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach


cEvin:
 
Old 9th January 2004, 09:02     #28
RedeviL
 
I'm still trying to work out when the song starts...
 
Old 9th January 2004, 09:09     #29
FULLCYCLE
 
haha sweet i have two weeks of living alone so i will put something together.
tempo will be 174BPM
 
Old 9th January 2004, 10:47     #30
tarzan007
 
slothking - write me some lyrics buddy
 
Old 9th January 2004, 11:49     #31
cEvin
Love In Vein
 
it says:

"CCS, Bogan, Cyberbob, Simon, chiQ, Whiplash, Devil W T K C !, Cinclant, CCS, Simon, chiQ, mpx, Simon, Cinclant, CCS, Bogan, yeh... alright!, Jonas, Simon, CCS, lightspeed, duckstab, ashley, lol @ ashley"

Last edited by cEvin : 9th January 2004 at 11:52.
 
Old 9th January 2004, 17:51     #32
Ashley
Fuck up Ashley
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Jonas Undrawing
It's a thread with a purpose. Don't be alarmed.
My point!
 
Old 9th January 2004, 23:49     #33
tarzan007
 
Heres my song

I started off trying to do something with the nzg summer theme, but that theme gradually dissipated away and I just wanted to jam with the harp.
No words to this piece, it's very mellow with just guitar and the old harmonica, both of which I have taught myself to play and am still not very good at - only got my harp a week ago

[edit] oh yes a link would be helpful too
http://dteam.orcon.net.nz/harmonica.mp3 - 3.08mb and 3 mins 22 secs long

Last edited by tarzan007 : 9th January 2004 at 23:51.
 
Old 10th January 2004, 00:09     #34
Jonas Undrawing
 
aww, that's beautiful Tarzan.

That's exactly what I needed to hear at this time of day.
 
Old 10th January 2004, 00:15     #35
*seldom
 
Exclamation

can we get that promised Bogan rap?
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Old 10th January 2004, 10:14     #36
Bogan
 
Yeah yeah - I'm working on it.
 
Old 10th January 2004, 10:22     #37
fobski
 
Quote:
Originally posted by tarzan007
Heres my song


http://dteam.orcon.net.nz/harmonica.mp3 - 3.08mb and 3 mins 22 secs long

that

is pretty dam sweet my good sir

"adds that and cEvins song to his MD"
 
Old 10th January 2004, 10:27     #38
Slothking
 
Exclamation

What the hell? I'm not going to bespoil the purity of that beautiful track by inserting lyrics on how Nzgames ruined my summer.

I think you should leave it as it is, Allstar.
 
Old 10th January 2004, 11:51     #39
cEvin
Love In Vein
 
tarzan, your song is fantastic :>
 
Old 10th January 2004, 12:11     #40
tarzan007
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Slothking
What the hell? I'm not going to bespoil the purity of that beautiful track by inserting lyrics on how Nzgames ruined my summer.

I think you should leave it as it is, Allstar.
We will make another song then!! for old times sake, c'mon steve
 
 


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