CMC 32: Odysseus & the Sirens

CMC: Conceptual Music Competition

This competition is based on the rules of the classic TOMC (Thematic Original Music Competition).

The CMC (Conceptual Music Competition) is designed so that each participant enters a piece of music based on a set theme. The participants take the theme and interpret it as they will to come up with something that fits. Any style can work, as long as it portrays a sense of what the theme is.

Feel free to be imaginative!

Each successive theme will be chosen by the winner of the previous competition. For example, say the theme of the last competition, CMC 39, was "Faceplant" and the winner, Nicole, submitted a piece that knocked the socks off of everyone, so she won. Nicole then gets to decide the theme for CMC 40.

This competition is open to registered members of the forums of
OverClocked ReMix, VGMix, VGMusic, Gaming World, Young Composers, and GameDev.

CMC 32: Odysseus & the Sirens
"'A curse and a hindrance is the open sea, a curse and a hindrance is the wind!
I long to venture where there's no return, for a place of such seduction -
is one I shall not light-mindedly leave!
Oh blasted bonds and a prison of air, oh forbidden love of terrible beauty...
I pledge to follow you to the edges of sanity, and unto the breaking of the world.'

In Greek legend, Odysseus had his crew tie him to the mast so that he'd be able to hear the tempting song of the Sirens, and not be able to follow it. For this round, you'll have to compose both the song of the Sirens - that is so beautiful no man can resist it - and the termoil and rage inside Odysseus. The two themes must play at the same time at least once during the piece."
-Omri Lahav

Voting Rules!:
Voters will be allowed to pick one first place (3 points) and any number of honorary mentions (1 point). Only one set of votes from any one voter will be accepted and a person cannot vote for any one piece more than once. Corrections to votes, from the original voter only, will be accepted, but corrections will void the previous votes. Basically, a voter can vote and correct the vote, but only the final form of that vote will be counted. Send all votes to Abadoss by e-mail or PM. Please include any and all constructive critiques (not to be confused with bashing) about them with your votes as well, so that there's always a sense of growth in the artform. If you wish to remain anonymous, just state so in your message.

To be eligible to vote, you must be a registered member of at least one of the participating forums, prior to the beginning of the voting period. In your PM or e-mail, please indicate which forum you are a member of and your username.

The voting period will last from the moment the entries are posted in the thread to the Saturday of that week. The voting period for this round ends February 20, so be sure to spend some time really listening to the pieces.

Any participant in the competition can vote, but not for their own pieces. However, in an effort to encourage voting among participants, any participant who votes will have 2 points added to their voting score.

Official Rules!:
1. Each piece must be originally composed for this competition. Arrangements and remixes will not be accepted. (Pieces composed by the participant prior to the competition will not be accepted.)
2. Each piece must be 2:00 or longer and match the competition theme.
3. Only one entry per person. Collaborations will be allowed, but each collaborator may not submit any other pieces. (This also means that a person cannot collaborate on two or more different pieces at the same time.)
4. A link to the entry piece must be e-mailed or PMed to Abadoss prior to the deadline set for each competition. DO NOT POST THE LINK IN THE THREAD!
5. Important: Each file must be labeled accordingly: Composer_Name_-_Composition_Title_CMC#.mp3
(For example, if Jennifer Tesla submits a piece called "Up on the Down" to CMC 34, then her filename would be: Jennifer_Tesla_-_Up_on_the_Down_CMC34.mp3)
6. MP3 file format is required. Know that even OGG will need to be converted into MP3. (If someone is unable to do so themselves, Abadoss would be willing and able to do it for them.)
7. Entries should be accompanied by a description and/or story to help listeners understand what the piece is about. (Not required, though.)
8. All entries must be submitted by Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 11:59 PM - PST, GMT-8.

You can find the competition threads for each forum listed below:

OverClocked ReMix: http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27312
VGMix: http://www.vgmix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2320
VGMusic: http://www.vgmusic.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12999
Gaming World: http://www.gamingw.net/forums/index.php?topic=80891.0
Young Composers: http://forum.youngcomposers.com/t22963/conceptual-music-competition-32-odysseus-the-sirens/
GameDev: http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=559641

Good luck and have fun!

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