MJR's submissions for Bleeding Fingers Composer Competition

[UnholyCrusada]

Looks like Romeo's entered into a composition contest of sorts. Fresh off the SX Facebook page:

Academy Award® winning, world renowned composer Hans Zimmer is looking for the next composer to mentor and join the Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop, a joint venture between Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions, Extreme Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing."

"Winners will ultimately be chosen by a panel of judges who have composed music for such films as Inception, 300 and The Dark Knight Rises, including Hans Zimmer himself (composer of award-winning film scores such as The Lion King, Gladiator, and Inception)."

Hans Zimmer created an original theme called “Destiny’s Door” exclusively for this competition, and entrants had to recompose the track using any of the stems and their own inspiration, creativity and original work, while keeping the track length to 90-120 seconds. Mike submitted three tracks:

Destiny's Triumph with Vocal Stem
http://www.hanszimmerwantsyou.com/tracks/6647

Destiny's Battle with Perc Stem
http://www.hanszimmerwantsyou.com/tracks/6653

Destiny's Dream with Synth Stem
http://www.hanszimmerwantsyou.com/tracks/6655

Thoughts on the tracks?

 

[donKyle]

the shape of the third link....hahaha

the second one sounds the best imo

 

[Baroque]

These are all great. I think it's 1 > 3 > 2.

 

[uhhhhmmmm4]

I like 2>1>3

 

[Wander]

I like them all quite well.

Will this re-ignite the "Could MJR make film scores" discussion that was going on some time ago?

 

[symphonyXjapan]

These are all great. I think it's 1 > 3 > 2.

this

 

[Xiphos68]

Very pleased to see him entering. I hope he wins!

Everybody needs to vote!

 

[Kenneth R.]

I like them all quite well.

Will this re-ignite the "Could MJR make film scores" discussion that was going on some time ago?

I don't think so.

Editing stems and tracking original ideas are very different.

 

[uhhhhmmmm4]

Good luck, Mike! We're rooting for you!

 

[Kenneth R.]

I entered a couple contests like that for stems of two bands. One was Peter Gabriel. I wouldn't dream of claiming I can do what he does.

It's really not the same thing to come up with something with pre-made blocks, even if you build around it, than to start with nothing.

I still contend he wouldn't make a great composer given what I've heard so far.

 

[Sauna]

Third one might be my favourite, not too big on the second one. And I agree with Kenneth, there isn't really anything here that would make him seem like a good movie composer. He could be, but it's hard to tell based on this.