Original Composition - Uncharted Lifeforms

2008-02-10 05:22:24 pm

Uncharted Lifeforms

This song tied for first place at OVGM #3. As always, the story to the song is in the description of the video and the download link is also in the description so you don't have to listen to the crappy quality that YouTube pours out. I think I did fairly well with this song. Enjoy!!!

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SABERinBLUE

2008-02-10 09:58:08 pm

Cook of the Sea

Bad form to list accolades in a thread like this.

Nario

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Nario: 2008-02-11 11:57:31 pm

2008-02-11 11:52:35 pm

Quote from SABERinBLUE:

Bad form to list accolades in a thread like this.

I'm sorry, but it's just a fact? I wasn't trying to be prideful or anything and it just came out. Are you making me out to be someone who's arrogant that I tied for first place? How would you have reacted if I said I came in last place?

I suppose I come off as annoying when I mention such a simple fact, but that's probably because you hardly know me. Please, understand that I was not trying to show off in any way, but rather state that it tied for first place because people liked it, not because I'm slightly decent at making music. An extended version of this song will be playing at a dance club in a couple of weeks and I'm excited to hear if people enjoyed it or not. I like for all of my fans to be satisfied with what I make and it doesn't help that I like my music too, so if I they like it then I'll definitely like it even though it should be the other way around.

Basically, my focus is making music for people so they can enjoy it, not so I can be praised. I hope this clears up the misunderstanding.

[quote="SABERinBLUE"]
Bad form to list accolades in a thread like this.  
[/quote]
I'm sorry, but it's just a fact? I wasn't trying to be prideful or anything and it just came out. Are you making me out to be someone who's arrogant that I tied for first place? How would you have reacted if I said I came in last place?

I suppose I come off as annoying when I mention such a simple fact, but that's probably because you hardly know me. Please, understand that I was not trying to show off in any way, but rather state that it tied for first place because people liked it, not because I'm slightly decent at making music. An extended version of this song will be playing at a dance club in a couple of weeks and I'm excited to hear if people enjoyed it or not. I like for all of my fans to be satisfied with what I make and it doesn't help that I like my music too, so if I they like it then I'll definitely like it even though it should be the other way around.

Basically, my focus is making music for people so they can enjoy it, not so I can be praised. I hope this clears up the misunderstanding.

SABERinBLUE

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SABERinBLUE: 2008-02-15 10:59:24 am

2008-02-15 10:55:40 am

Cook of the Sea

Bad form to list accolades and then follow it up by adding that it'll be playing at a dance club, and then continue to say you're not being prideful. Don't do it. Post the link to your song and say what it's about or something and leave it at that. If people like it, they'll say so.

EDIT: To elaborate, it isn't a question of intention, it's a question of how you come off. In most contexts it's safe to assume that if something requires a clarification that it's NOT prideful, then that something shouldn't be said in the first place.

moozooh

2008-02-15 03:34:29 pm

While I didn't have a slightest problem with the description here (assuming it wasn't edited before I got to read it, of course), I wasn't particularly impressed with the music itself, either. It wasn't bad, and wasn't too repetitive, but there was something it it that stroke me as being generic and predictable despite the progression. Not enough detail and micro scale progression, maybe?

Nario

2008-02-20 10:21:09 pm

Quote from SABERinBLUE:

Bad form to list accolades and then follow it up by adding that it'll be playing at a dance club, and then continue to say you're not being prideful. Don't do it. Post the link to your song and say what it's about or something and leave it at that. If people like it, they'll say so.

EDIT: To elaborate, it isn't a question of intention, it's a question of how you come off. In most contexts it's safe to assume that if something requires a clarification that it's NOT prideful, then that something shouldn't be said in the first place.

That's just the thing, SABERinBLUE: I wrote everything in my description without even thinking of myself as being prideful, nor did I expect to explain that I wasn't prideful. How am I supposed to write something if I don't think it requires clarification that it's not prideful and yet it does? At least by you? If I don't think what I said is bad then why don't I post it? Of course, that's why I did: I never found my description as prideful and so I didn't defend myself from being attacked. Please, I can assure you that I am 100% innocent, I feel that my unedited description is justified, and that I need no reason to even defend myself.

moozooh: This song is supposed to follow a hypothetical cut scene, thus making it hard to write melodies in such a limited amount of time. Thank you for your comments!

[quote="SABERinBLUE"]
Bad form to list accolades and then follow it up by adding that it'll be playing at a dance club, and then continue to say you're not being prideful. Don't do it. Post the link to your song and say what it's about or something and leave it at that.  If people like it, they'll say so.

EDIT: To elaborate, it isn't a question of intention, it's a question of how you come off.  In most contexts it's safe to assume that if something requires a clarification that it's NOT prideful, then that something shouldn't be said in the first place.  
[/quote]
That's just the thing, SABERinBLUE: I wrote everything in my description without even thinking of myself as being prideful, nor did I expect to explain that I wasn't prideful. How am I supposed to write something if I don't think it requires clarification that it's not prideful and yet it does? At least by you? If I don't think what I said is bad then why don't I post it? Of course, that's why I did: I never found my description as prideful and so I didn't defend myself from being attacked. Please, I can assure you that I am 100% innocent, I feel that my unedited description is justified, and that I need no reason to even defend myself.

moozooh: This song is supposed to follow a hypothetical cut scene, thus making it hard to write melodies in such a limited amount of time. Thank you for your comments!

SABERinBLUE

2008-02-21 09:55:11 pm

Cook of the Sea

Quote from Nario:

That's just the thing, SABERinBLUE: I wrote everything in my description without even thinking of myself as being prideful, nor did I expect to explain that I wasn't prideful. How am I supposed to write something if I don't think it requires clarification that it's not prideful and yet it does? At least by you? If I don't think what I said is bad then why don't I post it? Of course, that's why I did: I never found my description as prideful and so I didn't defend myself from being attacked. Please, I can assure you that I am 100% innocent, I feel that my unedited description is justified, and that I need no reason to even defend myself.

I'm willing to buy that, but the truth of your intentions isn't what's important. It's how it looks to people who aren't you that's important.

Nario

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Nario: 2008-02-22 03:54:55 am

2008-02-22 03:50:32 am

That's understandable, except for the fact that every person is different and that every person has a different perspective. Take you and moozooh, for example. moozooh didn't seem to notice anything wrong with my description but you made it a topic for this thread, despite it being for my music. Due to your perspective (or amount of experience in the world and knowledge of the world), you might've seen me as a prideful jerk. Of course, that is not the case and I'm glad you listened to me. I suppose what I'm getting down to is this: let everyone think what they want and until truth comes out, otherwise it's just as society claims it to be, even if society claims the truth. Then again, this has a possibility of leading into society making up lies and making truths out of them through self-fulfilling prophecy but that's unrelated territory that I won't travel on; I think I'll keep going straight on this road and not take a detour. ;)

I love how almost every thread I make ends up being about morality to some degree, mainly due to a misunderstanding that leads the thread off-topic. :D It's happened twice now since I've been here. Heh.

Oh, and I'll be posting another original song in a week or so. It's currently being voted on and I hope people like it. ^_^

That's understandable, except for the fact that every person is different and that every person has a different perspective. Take you and moozooh, for example. moozooh didn't seem to notice anything wrong with my description but you made it a topic for this thread, despite it being for my music. Due to your perspective (or amount of experience in the world and knowledge of the world), you might've seen me as a prideful jerk. Of course, that is not the case and I'm glad you listened to me. I suppose what I'm getting down to is this: let everyone think what they want and until truth comes out, otherwise it's just as society claims it to be, even if society claims the truth. Then again, this has a possibility of leading into society making up lies and making truths out of them through self-fulfilling prophecy but that's unrelated territory that I won't travel on; I think I'll keep going straight on this road and not take a detour. ;)

I love how almost every thread I make ends up being about morality to some degree, mainly due to a misunderstanding that leads the thread off-topic. :D It's happened twice now since I've been here. Heh.

Oh, and I'll be posting another original song in a week or so. It's currently being voted on and I hope people like it. ^_^

arkarian

2008-02-22 07:49:29 am

red chamber dream

Dude, it's not just saber. Listing accolades in a topic like this is bad form, regardless of what you or anyone else thinks. Just post your art and hush up until you get feedback.

Nario

2008-02-22 08:51:07 am

Quote from Arkarian:

Dude, it's not just saber. Listing accolades in a topic like this is bad form, regardless of what you or anyone else thinks. Just post your art and hush up until you get feedback.

So then, for future reference, suppose my next song comes in third out of fifth place, should I even mention that? Honestly, that is all I can imagine cutting out of my next description, even though third out of fifth place isn't the best place to come in.

The reason I ask this is because, once again, I don't find stating my position as a bad thing. Maybe that's just who and how I am deep inside, but I'm told that's wrong. Is stating the position of a song for a competition in the description a bad thing permanently? Or do only some find it bad? If it's permanently bad, how did such a fact arise and why? That's like saying that I'm bad inside for wanting to say what place I came in but shouldn't.

After putting it that way, I feel like I've been shot with an arrow.

Also, when you say "hush up" I am to safely assume you just meant not to say much in the description, for I would have to refuse not responding to SABERinBLUE's mentioning of bad form in the first place. I can't let my questions be unasked if I have them.

[quote="Arkarian"]
Dude, it's not just saber. Listing accolades in a topic like this [i]is[/i] bad form, [i]regardless[/i] of what you or anyone else thinks. Just post your art and hush up until you get feedback.
[/quote]
So then, for future reference, suppose my next song comes in third out of fifth place, should I even mention that? Honestly, that is all I can imagine cutting out of my next description, even though third out of fifth place isn't the best place to come in.

The reason I ask this is because, once again, I don't find stating my position as a bad thing. Maybe that's just who and how I am deep inside, but I'm told that's wrong. Is stating the position of a song for a competition in the description a bad thing permanently? Or do only some find it bad? If it's permanently bad, how did such a fact arise and why? That's like saying that I'm bad inside for wanting to say what place I came in but shouldn't.

After putting it that way, I feel like I've been shot with an arrow.

Also, when you say "hush up" I am to safely assume you just meant not to say much in the description, for I would have to refuse not responding to SABERinBLUE's mentioning of bad form in the first place. I can't let my questions be unasked if I have them.

arkarian

2008-02-22 11:28:45 am

red chamber dream

What "hush up" meant was just post your damn art, and quit it with the pseudo–philosophical crap you keep spewing. If you don't like what someone says about how you present your works, don't clog your own topic with it. PM them or something, so people who want to criticize can do so.

jihnsius

2008-02-28 04:46:42 pm

Great production quality, the goa intro was awesome, but the rest of the song was pretty bland.

Nario

2008-02-28 07:54:24 pm

Mods, thank you for informing me it was poor etiquette; I realize that now, though I honestly did not before. For future reference it might be good to add that to the Art Forum guidelines so another user doesn't go through the same thing we all just did. Thanks for being understanding and I shall refrain from posting accolades in the future.