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March is a Free Month! This means that any song from any video game is acceptable as a source tune for this month. This month's banner art is by Pokerus Project! If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message a moderator/operations/evilsonic on the DoD Discord server! Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form! Dwelling of Duels entry rules: Main Entries Alternate Entries Listening Party Check out the entrees LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, March 29, 8:00 PM EST!

March's theme is Women's Month! Here are the following criteria for this month's theme, you can meet any one of these to have your song count in the contest: HOW TO ENTER Use this link to enter your song: https://forms.gle/APrQgsYR8cf8FFLg8 Other Rules: Cover must be uploaded in March 2025 to count. No exceptions. 1 Entry per person, but you are allowed to appear on multiple tracks as a guest. If you submit an entry and also appear on another track as a guest, you will only get points for your submission. If you don't submit an entry, but are featured as a guest on a track, you will get 50% of the points the submission gets. Tracks are subject to rejection if they fail to meet the theme.

This is a Chrono Trigger arrangement prompt. If we were to tally up which soundtracks get the most arrangements in our weeklies, Chrono Trigger would undoubtedly be near the top. And why wouldn’t it? It’s widely considered one of the greatest video game soundtracks of all time. Well, this week marks the 30th anniversary of its release, so let’s celebrate by arranging any piece from the Chrono Trigger soundtrack. You are free to reinterpret this iconic music however you like. Go big with an epic orchestral arrangement of “Frog’s Theme”, go small with a music box version of “Wings That Cross Time”, or meet somewhere in the middle with a wind quartet version of “Battle with Magus”. Transform a piece into a different genre - how about a jazzy take of “Guardia Castle”, a DnB remix of “Schala’s Theme”, or an acoustic folk version of “Yearnings of the Wind”. You could also reimagine the music as if it were in a different game – like a cheerful platformer-style “Black Omen” or an uptempo kart racer arrangement of “Corridors of Time”. And you will never let us down by making a mash-up featuring "Robo’s Theme". There are just so many great tracks to choose from and so many ways to arrange them. Just don’t let the choice paralysis stop you though! This might also be a good opportunity to revisit this great 8BMT video that looks at more awesome Chrono Trigger pieces! Entries will be due Thursday, 13 March, 2025 9:00 PM EST. - Please note the deadline. It might've changed due to daylight savings time! Entries will be rated by you, the people, on the following: Use of prompt Score Overall To submit your entry, please DM the message vote!submit to @8Bot via Discord. This will give you a special link that will take you to a page where you can upload your music (in discord-embeddable format like mp3 or link to streaming site like soundcloud or youtube) and score (in pdf format). If you have any trouble using this system, please don't hesitate to ask a staff member. Useful Resource

Calling all musicians! VGM CON is hosting a 72-hour charity album jam! Work together to arrange, record, and mix video game music tracks in just 3 days. All proceeds will benefit the PFund Foundation. Whether you’re an arranger, instrumentalist, or mixer, there’s a way to contribute. Join the VGM CON Discord server to pitch your ideas, collaborate with other creators, and be part of this unique musical event! Vol. 5 of the 72-Hour Charity Album Jam! March 6-9, 2025 What is it? We’re speedrunning a charity album! We have 72 hours to arrange, record, and mix all tracks for the album. Not mastering; that’ll be done by a GameGrooves mastering engineer after all the final mixes are submitted Charity: PFund Foundation When is it? Thursday March 6 9PM ET – Sunday March 9th 9PM ET Track pitching will technically start Wednesday March 5th 9PM ET to accommodate for time zone differences, but the main goal is that each track is made in 72 hours Track pitch meeting: Thursday March 6th at 9PM ET Live listening party: Announcement coming soon Details on hybrid availability for virtual listening party TBD Album release date: Friday April 11th How does it work? All communication and collaboration will take place in the VGM CON Discord server. Each track on the album will gets its own channel under the 72-HOUR CHARITY ALBUM JAM section of the server as it is approved by a staff member. We will have a meeting for pitching track ideas (run by staff members), as well as the option to pitch track ideas via Google Form (link in Discord when available). Here are some things you might consider before the meeting: Do you want to arrange a track and/or participate in someone else’s arrangement? What instruments and/or recording equipment do you have access to? What songs are licensable? See Rules for licensing information See the full details here.