Claado Shou
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Yep yep. 9/27/05.
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Materials to be available on the website:
-the torrent
-the individual files
-links to the interviews, thread, affiliates, etc.
-the album art
-the script and script outline
Info for each song will include Track #, Track name, remixer, synopsis of scene covered, lyrics for applicable songs, and that's all.
The album art will include the track listing (01-29) and a short introduction on the inside front cover. I didn't plan on any readme files (I don't know what we would put in it, honestly) so if you think they're necessary, please elaborate.
As for paragraphs from each remixer, several are unavailable for contact, so that will be impossible/not complete. I would personally just consider the interviews as the remixer input, and leave it at that.
And in regards to Slashdot...I'll let you do the Intarnet pimpage.
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Happy pandas, aye. Indeed, we are VERY happy pandas. Ecstatic even.
Well, with RoeTaKa's piece finally in, we are officially done with the music arrangement portion of the project. It's all good and we are very much happy with the results...even without mastering, the album sounds whole. At 1:38:48 (98 minutes and 48 seconds for you non-clock-liking types) it is MASSIVE.
However, with TWO WEEKS REMAINING, we still have a lot to do. So be on the watch, and make sure to show your enthusiasm to the whole Chrono Symphonic team. These next 14 days will be a blast!
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Good news, RoeTaKa. Good news as well, Jill. This is gonna be so awesome.
*puts Jill down as mirrorer*
*plays Donkey Konga 2*
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Russell Cox, by all the means that I have at my disposal, is not available for contact. But that may have changed, so try PMing him. I honestly have no idea.
HOWEVER, there IS something that I can be VERY sure of, and that is the official release date for this project. Considering how close we are to completion, and the significance of the date, I dub
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
the official date of release for this project. Further information will be announced later on, but this is the day it's happening, and I hope you all are there to see it.
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I guess I'll wait for a private message or other instruction to do any writing, but I wanted to post a suggestion...
Would it be acceptable to write at least one of my chapters in children-book poetry style, as opposed to prose? I think it would be a nice change of pace, and it would really fit the child-like theme of the project. Just tell me if it's at least a good idea.
Till then, cya.
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Nice. Very nice. I didn't know Jill was going to be hosting the show, but now that she is, I think it's really cool.
Excellent surprises, everyone.
BTW, what episode will Jill be hosting up until? If Episode 19 goes under her belt, then perhaps so will the Chrono Symphonic announcement. One of the remixers on the project hosting the interview with the creator? WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?!?!
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Hmm...I didn't intend for any other words to be there, but this begs the question: is the word "much" a noun?
Dictionary.com writes: "n.
A large quantity or amount: 'Much has been written.'
Something great or remarkable: 'The campus wasn't much to look at.'"
So no, there isn't a word missing. But whatever.
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Good news and bad news on the music side of things. Hemophiliac's project file got corrupted, so all of his work was lost. However, I went ahead and did the song myself (rush job, I know
) so Track 17, "The Third Guru", is done.I NEED people willing to mirror. I NEED album art. And Compyfox definitely NEEDS your raw files. I understand a lot of people are unavailable for whatever reasons, and there's nothing we can do about that...but every raw file helps, so send them in if you have them.
Also, Compy was right...the official split is 01-14 (Fire/Light) and 15-29 (Shadow\Ice). However, there are a few more nuances to it than that...you'll see in 16 days.
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*laughs quietly at the inappropriate joke*
Anyway...check out the site. Some long-desired changes have been made (updated info on all fronts, and some new intros!) and an impressive number of hits on the front page as well. Enjoy.
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Compyfox, see what you can do with both tracks. If the piano/vocals version sounds more fitting into the album than it does now, I will definitely put it into the release. But I have to remain flexible with both options...I can't make promises on one over the other until I hear remastered versions.
This will be very interesting...very interesting indeed...
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Yes...I had made it a point to bring this up...
In its own right, yes, I think the piano/vocals only version is more powerful. The words are much more striking, the piano more haunting, and the mix much harder to pick apart or dislike. HOWEVER...after being preceded by 24 songs of full orchestral music, very much not in the softer vein of the finale, it just seems very...empty.
I know it's hard to hear, as the non-orchestral version would be nicer, but we do have to think of the unity of the album. Unless the final piece can be mixed to sound fuller, and less sonically bare, then we may not be able to go ahead with that version. Yet again, sorry...submit the vocals/piano only version if you desire, but unless there's substantial/suggestive reason to alter the plan, we should use the more complex arrangement.
Of course...please, please, PLEASE don't be frightened to convince me otherwise.
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Hah, a Chrono site project coming to fruition is like Batman Begins coming out after all the other superhero movies. Roll out the red carpet; the king is stepping out.
True statement.
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Alright, yeah, I see what happened. Upload got screwed up at some point, but it's all better now. Full version is in the folder.
I'll send out PMs later today, and I'll redo my own song then as well.
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Frog's Intervention isn't a WIP...that's the whole song. If the version you have is 3:41, then that's all there is to it. Really.
Anyway, I'll PM mixers when I reawaken. Just got back from "The 40-Year Old Virgin" (funniest movie I think I've ever seen in a theatre) and now I really need to sleep. So see you all tomorrow.
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There are lots of other radio shows, I think. I've been meaning to get on one for the Compendium or something. Maybe I can hitch a ride with the Symphonic crew if an opportunity opens up.
VGDJ is probably the best place to announce it out loud to the community, and I think that'll be the only pre-release radio show we can do. It would be nice to do others afterwards, sort of a post-reveal advertising scheme (
) but it's all up in the air right now.And I don't know what Rayza and Aurora would think of having both of us on there, ZeaLitY, though you've been the only person here the entire time from the beginning, and the Compendium is our partner-in-crime...might be an appropriate pairing.
We'll see what happens.
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Unfortunately VGF isn't on anymore as Larry's not in Atlanta either (for over 3 months now or so). So... sorry about that.
Hmm, that's too bad. Would've been nice to get some radio coverage from the Oji-man himself.
Hm... new Trailer? But please different cuts and stuff. That really didn't fit to the music in my opinion. heh. And I'm still not mentioned on the Page, Claado.
Well, those were honestly the only good scenes from the CT cutscenes, so there's nothing I can do about that. As for the website page, StarZander should have updated it by now...several days ago, in fact...
*e-mails StarZander*
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That is very cool, StarZander. I didn't realize somebody could watch the trailer and not have heard about the project elsewhere (has it spread that far?) but I still appreciate his enthusiasm.
That reminds me, I need to redo the trailer with the new website addresses and all for the official project page...I should get on that in a few days...
As for Red Omen's suggestion, it would be awesome if Liontamer would invite us to his radio show. I mean, I'm always free, especially Saturdays.
HINT HINT LARRY
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Holy crap, Liontamer. That's amazing. Really, that is AMAZING. I had no idea that people were so gung-ho about the project. I am VERY flattered.
I'll make edits as necessary, but that pretty much sums up what any reader needs to hear to get them interested. Thanks a LOT. This'll be freaking sweet.
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I forgot to mention that it was Tuesday the 27th...figuring everyone reading knew it was that date. My bad. I corrected myself though, so no worries.
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Oh, sorry. I meant September 27th, 2005 when I wrote that, but I forgot to write it down. Sorry again. Yeah, later this month, which gives us more time to work on something. Good stuff, good stuff.
Contact me on AIM this weekend or something, and we'll hook up.
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I voted.
Now, onto relevant topics...what can we set up in terms of an interview/special for Chrono Symphonic? It's about that time of year, and VGDJ should DEFINITELY be the place to announce its Tuesday release to the OCR community.
Agree? Disagree?
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Well, it's not like the music from this project is all of one style anyway, so what makes the artwork need to be any different? I personally think the "hodgepodge" effect would be an interesting way to go about the entire thing...I mean, it represents the album itself, right? My two cents, however...any good album art that can convince me will still get a fair shot, because if there's one thing that can be said about me, it's that I'm open to suggestions.
I see your point. People can still choose to go the "hodgepodge" route even if there are matching album arts offered, right? I just think that we'll get comments on professionalism if we don't at least offer some matching stuff, and there are probably more people out there who would prefer the coordinated look. No biggie.
i STRONGLY disagree with the "hodgepodge" route for the project's artwork. as professional as this production is sounding, it should have consistent graphic reprentation that reflects the theme of the project, as well as the level of quality. to accept a mish-mash of art with one piece looking photo-realistic, another done with pastels, and another with a completely different font-style, to me would denote the project consisting of country, classical, and techno. yes, it's easy to just take the submissions you get and combine them, but if there's any art direction to be given for this is that there should be ONE SINGLE THEME for all the art, just as there is one single theme for the music, and that is the Chrono Trigger movie.
i do very much like the work that eon blue has done, but i think the overall theme could be tightened up a bit between the few of them. this site produces some amazingly professional work, and the art chosen to represent it should not be taken lightly.
... especially now that we have a single audio technician handling production. That will make all of the tracks on the album feel a bit more consistent with each other. I personally think it would be good to reflect that consistency in the album art.
However, that's only one guy's opinion.
I agree with the consistency thing.
Yeah, in retrospect, a lot of these points make sense. As long as a single consistent high-quality album design is found, it'll be included.
ALSO...and this is important...the two CDS will have different names. They are:
-Disc the First: Fire/Light (Tracks 1-14)
-Disc the Second: Shadow\Ice (Tracks 15-25 [including the four special audition tracks])
I think the names and distributions of music work well with each other...the first CD is music of the past, present, and future, with the music more based on light and hope, more on the main characters. The second CD is based almost exclusively in Zeal, and is more based on ice and despair, appealing more towards the evil characters, the trip into darkness. So I think it'll work out.
Thoughts?
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About the mirroring... how many megabytes are we talking about here? 80? 100? More?
More or less 100 MB. The files will be 128 or 160 kbps, and there's going to be something like 85-90 minutes of music, so...something around 100. Can you mirror for the project?
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Grey Ninja, if all you can do is come in here and complain about your own stupid preferences in audio quality, then you might as well just stay away, because I'll keep deleting your posts. It's unwanted bantering and all you're doing is destroying any sort of unity the people that want to hear this project have. Start posting in this thread about relevant, non-quality-related stuff, or stop posting altogether.
Compyfox, no need to reply to his bickering arguments. We all know what's going on, and one troll shouldn't ruin it for everyone. If I see his immature posts, they get deleted. Don't even bother responding.
Also, about delaying the project...that is something I must declare publicly I WILL NOT DO. Everything for the past several months has been centered around getting this released on 9/27/05, and other events, besides the release, have been planned in accordance with that. What HASN'T been a part of the plan the whole time is the mastering, which means it comes secondary to the release. I can GUARANTEE that you won't have all the RAW files on time, and I can tell you right now that waiting for them will delay this project an unnecessarily, if not indecisively, long time. Which is why I have to give my ultimatum: the final songs will be uploaded Sunday the 25th. If I don't have the mastered files, they won't go up. So for the sake of the project, the mastering must meet deadline - if it doesn't, it's scrapped.
Sorry for the bluntness, but there is no compromise on this issue. The release will be the 27th, and that is official.
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