[Flik]

If that's the case, someone's interpretation may sound like porno music from a donkey show during one section and then cut to a dainty piano tune with the sounds of a janitor mopping up vomit from an elementary school hallway. I mean, you've got the essence of good and evil with both sides of that, right?

Anyway I didn't exactly help matters much there, but I will stand by how I feel about the theme not really giving anyone a proper idea to work off of. I hope I'm proved wrong though and a few brave souls take on the challenge.

[Argitoth]

I'm going to have to bash the theme a little more. As far as I know, the only visual cue we have to go on is that there's a guy who has the gates of heaven and hell on each side of him and he must go to one of them.

The problem I see with this is that hell is bad. No one *wants* to go to hell, so what kind of choice is that? The description of the theme would need something in there to tell us why the sinner might choose hell over heaven.

It says something about attoning sins or craving greed. Now, is it greedy to go to heaven or is it greedy to go to hell? Do you attone yoru sins in heaven or do you attone sins in hell? But HOLD ON! WAIT A MINUTE HERE! If atoning sins means going to hell, then how can you instead choose to go to heaven if you're still greedy? If it's greedy to go to hell, then how do you attone sins in heaven? That's why this theme makes no sense to me.

[Johnny Burt]

I think the problem with the theme is that we are actually presented with 3 possible themes to choose from, because the description is pretty vague. Either heaven or hell or the anxiety of having to choose. Given that, if each person interprets the theme differently by that large of a margin, then how are we really supposed to compare and contrast how effectively each person expresses what is supposed to be one central idea? I see where it was going, but I think it missed the mark or wasn't a wholly realized idea before it was submitted.

[Argitoth]

Originally Posted by Johnny Burt

I think the problem with the theme is that we are actually presented with 3 possible themes to choose from.

Mr. Burt, that was a brilliant statement! Seriously, I'm not trying to be sarcastic. You hit the mark.

[Abadoss]

To clarify the situation - while trying to limit my own interpretation - the guy/girl/person is already headed for the crapper, but has a chance to make up and fly straight, but the process of doing so means he/she/it/they has (have) to do something he/she/it/they doesn't (don't) really want to do. So, basically it goes like this; aimed for hell, could go to heaven, but it would come at a price. Does that help?

[prophetik music]

lord...of...ellipses...i can't believe that entire post had everything BUT ellipses in it.

[Abadoss]

I am lord over them, not they over me...

[Argitoth]

Originally Posted by Abadoss

aimed for hell, could go to heaven, but it would come at a price. Does that help?

I feel like your description went in a circle and ended up at the same point it started. Thus I can say that I really still can't feel musical inspiration. Your description just doesn't have emotion or character that tells me what the music should express....sorry.

[Abadoss]

This is what I told members of the Young Composer's Forum: You have a lot of freedom in this. Your only limitation is believability. You have to be able to get your audience to buy into the concept, just by listening to your music (and maybe with a little help from reading the description).

You are to find the inspiration in yourself. The theme just gives you the context.

[Abadoss]

We have a couple options here. I have received no entries for this round. What that measn is that I can either extend the deadline for another week or two or I can change out the theme itself, which would ultimately lead to pushed back deadline. I need to hear from everyone on this.