The Vodoú Queen

Sure, I'm in.

No problem, thanks for getting back to me. ♥ Just saw the e-mail! No problems, and much appreciated.

I did actually. xD Like...on March 26th, this year, LOL. But thanks. Can always hit me back up via the message if you find it. ?

Hey, I don't know if posting here is going to resolve the issue, but I do need help and I've contacted 3 different judges on the Panel about it via message on here, but to no avail and no reply. I had sent an e-mail way back in early October 2021 for a submission, and the only thing I have received is the automated receipt notice e-mail, and nothing else. Unfortunately, I haven't had any correspondence since, and I have checked the Judging page several times as well... It's a bit bewildering and frustrating at this stage, as I've tried several times in private messaging to see what's up, and have waited. I am aware there's possiblilities of back log and it can take a month or two to even get to a submission, but it's going on half a year now. Can I get some kind of update or reply to my messages? Cheers.

Listened to the whole thing just now... Truly is super lovely. ♡ I'm honoured to have been able to donate some songs onto the album and look forward to next year! Excellent work, guys. Proud of all of you. :3

I might try something... Guardian Legend is tempting me more than the Granstream, Tactics Advance and Seymour rounds have done, combined... So, maybe...but I'd want to do the sources an utmost justice. Dunno if I can pull it off, TBH.

Yeah I noticed a remix of it had finally appeared on here, but I hadn't forgotten your request, just FYI. It's going to be the first thing I try to remix on Reaper, FWIW. Fun times ahead.

@Argle...I don't mean to sound stupid myself, or mean, but no way you can find another track to use or do? ?

Totally doable, just depends on how polished. I've admittedly never done this before, so I'm unsure of the usual standards. Some people asking to include songs on their album want the composition mixed but not mastered. Some want neither, and just it bare bones and in pieces... I'm assuming this just warrants a full, completely mastered song, which I can do in 5 weeks. Both are practically done, I'm just looking for advice or critique on them to make them better (within my power, anyways, ATM.) FWIW, I sent them in a DM because unsure if Coop wants them on the thread, ya know, spoilers and such. XD

I've got two I can supply as well, as WIPs. I'll drop them in the DMs in a second.

Vote is in. ♥

@HarlemHeat360 Super glad you managed to make it! @HoboKa Sorry you can't turn in anything, hun. Like Weeks said, just take time for yourself and enjoy whatever everyone else cooked up, I suppose. ♥ I am defo feeling similarly, and burned out to hell, but sometimes I guess we just have to push ourselves through the bad storm. But sometimes as well, you just need to hunker down and drink a hot cuppa cocoa instead. xD ♥ ♥

I managed as well, FOR ONCE not being dead last or turning it in 3 minutes before it's due! I'm also currently partially deaf in my right ear because of a pretty bad inner canal infection, so...mixing / mastering was fucking glorious to deal with the last several days, and I could barely focus for shit to compose it. xD Like Dr. Frankenstein, I had 0 clue how to cobble the stitched-together beast, but it's there. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Pretty chuffed with the result, anyways... ♥ Hope people enjoy it.

Welp, in realizing / considering the time restraints I've got now, I'll (unfortunately) have to backstep and go back to using BandLab for this one. I'll make sure it's an absolute banger, however. Sorry for being so quiet over this venture. I had the past weeks be extremely busy. Between trying to fully memorize lines and lyrics for a show I'm in in December, and having to non-stop make song after song after song for Newgrounds' NGUAC and NGADM 2021--I had 0 time to learn Reaper or download plugins (was partially my fault as well, due to some forms of burn out.) Will be very busy this month too, but I do want to try and put something into this seeing as I was graciously allowed to pick a source with everyone else, etc. I do have a question tho, seeing how some of the entries have been sounding thus far: how MnP are we being on this round? @TheVideoGamer - you said the rules were going to be lax for the most part, (cause of the sources and stuff). I'm just making sure before I go absolutely ape-shit with Concrete Cave, lol.

Dewprism is what ToF is called in Japan. It's a very, very obscure Squaresoft game from back when PSOne was first released... I regret to this day never buying the game when I had the chance to... It was super fun and had a great storyline. Check out the song from it called "Through the Forest"... It brings back so much nostalgia for me. I'll probably do a remix of it someday TBH. Some more really obscure games I own are Eternal Eyes (PS1), Mischief Makers (N64), Quest 64, 8 Eyes (NES), Grandia (PS1), Lunar (PS1), Legend of Dragoon (PS1), Battle Hunter (PS1) and Kartia (PS1)...and they all have great music to them, if it inspires ppl to check them out.

I look forward to the spooky song goodness too. I better make this one count too, cause it's probably going to be my turn-in for NGs Spooktober Competition if they accept game remixes... Going to be real hard tho; I barely fiddled with Reaper since downloading it...

Also Revelations: The Demon Slayer, which funny enough is a prequel to the Shin Megami Tensei series...Lol.

Front Mission is a rare choice. Threads of Fate / Dewprism and Sword / Legend of Mana are quite rare as well. So is Illusion of Gaia, the red-headed true sequel step-child to SoulBlazer no one seems to talk about...

Kinda don't want to steal Hobo's thunder, but I've also got someone very close who has fond childhood memories of Snowboard Kids 1 and 2, and I really like the games too, so was considering doing "Ice Land" from 2. In a real Xmas jazzy / synth form... It was either that or "Snow in Summer" & "In a Snowbound Land" together, so NieR: Gestalt / Replicant + DKC2... ...Which should I do? ^^;

Trust me, it's not a forever goodbye, I just feel like I need to strengthen the things that are lacking and are pretty consistently said across the board. Some of the sentiments are critique I've gotten in the NG competitions as well. Can't BS oneself if there's common problems. ♡ I'm just taking time to dedicate to more learning and skill development, (cause for God's sake do I need to be able to hear tone and key differences better.) I'll be back. Matter of fact, I'm still doing Granstream and got something for Tactics Advance in my head. I just know if I'm doing all this musical self e-learning (and learning Reaper,) I won't be able to make the deadlines for the compos. Plus, I want to come at these things with a stronger game, so people can enjoy them even more. That's all I want, is for whatever I put out there to be super enjoyable and not a mess-fest to the ears. XD Doesn't matter win or lose, I just want to get better.

Right... I think (sadly) I'm just going to have to be frank and honest with myself and drop out of MnP & PRC for a bit... I'll continue to check in on occasion and maybe still use the sources to make remixes on the side with, but insofar as putting stuff out into the compos themselves--clearly whatever I am doing isn't cutting it, or cohesive enough to be viable for it. And FWIW--it's not really the points or the constant losing that bothers me--it's the fact it's the same issues over and over again--no matter how I try to rectify them currently, with each new song I compose, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better... And some of the critique I get I don't understand what is meant by it, musically wise, or I don't hear what's wrong--so it's doing me no good unless I get a breakdown of what exactly is dissonant, how and why, but that's a level of handholding no one would feasibly have time for, nor would I ask it of them. I don't put out material I don't think sounds good or right...but clearly my ears are shot to hell, lol. Good luck guys. I'll catch ya'll on the flip and either peek in to evaluate on occasion or to listen to the great stuff ya'll generally put out...way more so than my own. o/ **EDIT: (Also, FWIW, I appreciate people like my drumwork and percussion, but sadly most compositions need decent melody and harmony work, and clearly I just need to get better at doing it, and hearing it, period. But I am aware and do appreciate when people say the drums, mixing/mastering or composition framework is strong... I just also know that those alone don't make for a strong song, so I need to go off and work on the other things so it can stop sounding atonal and disproportionate.)

Well, I'm still down to try if others are. I may be new to the game (of remixing and composing music), but if one doesn't try, it ain't gonna go anywhere... So, why not?

Hi, uhm...since I see it's not taken as of yet, I'd like to try my hand with The Extreme, in the CRAZY category, but unsure how viable it is for me to stake the claim. I saw on the original posting that these OCR albums required someone who's already been published on here, and IDK how much considerable skill you're looking for. But I'd love to get my hands on a MIDI of the song and go ham on it, as it's my favourite of the series--but again--what's the skill ceiling or the need to know? Is knowing an instrument to actually be played required or can it all be electronic? Please let me know. I'd love to give it a try... ^_^;

*chuckles* I'm in danger... xD

BTW, @Wassup Thunder, you uploaded the wrong song, it seems. Sounds like a remix of Sonic to me. XD More aptly, Flying Battery Zone from S&K.