CLEAN WATER:
POLLUTED WATER:
REFLECTION:
CLEAN
I gave the song a really slow tempo so it would be calm. For the loops, I began with the overlying sound. It gave it a calm feeling. Then I added some calm piano loops overlapping each other. This gave the song a mellow feeling, while keeping it changing. This basically continues throughout the composition with some sound effects and guitar, but since the loops are overlapping, it is never the same. For the pictures, I chose to do clean pristine water, since my other video was on polluted water. The song as a whole has a kind of sad mellow feel to it, as it is showing the awesomeness of the water that is disappearing with pollution.
POLLUTED
I set the tempo of the polluted composition a little faster than 120 bpm to give it a little more edge. I began the loops with the feedback effect at the beginning to add tension. I kept the tension going with a lot of special effects loops. The guitar and synth loops add the groove, while other synth loops add more tension. I broke the song down a couple of times and built it up, but not all of it is on the video. Its got a sort of whacked out feel to it to represent the pollution.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Wyatt V's Nature Compositions
The pollution part of my composition made me want to make something angry. I put more aggressive loops and a little slower than the nature one. the pictures were of a oil spill. the nature song was more relaxed but a little faster. The loops were more exiting than the pollution part. The pictures were to emphasize how cool nature is.
Caitlin M's Nature Compositions
Pristine Video:
When making this piece i used pictures from online; Google and Photobucket. At first I was just looking for beautiful nature pictures, but when I found this picture I knew it was what I wanted to use and that was what gave me the idea for the theme of the sun overpowering the clouds. I chose the loops based on this theme, the beginning representing clouds, the middle representing sun, and the end representing the sun slowly fading. When I was done with the composition, I played with the tempo until it felt "right" to me.
Pristine Nature Reflection
When I made this composition I based it mostly off of this picture. I liked that it showed two people, just watching the sky, being awed by the beauty of nature. It reminded me of being a kid again. I think that the beginning of my piece represents clouds, and the darkness of nature...and then when the melody starts and the pitch of the music gets higher that represents the sun coming out, slowly but surely, awing the people watching. As the end slowly fades, that to me is the sun fading again. The piece gives off a slightly mysterious feel, but I like that because I feel like it shows the "bigness" of nature. Nature IS mysterious, because it is something bigger than us. The two people just watching the sun and clouds hopefully realize that nature is an amazing thing.When making this piece i used pictures from online; Google and Photobucket. At first I was just looking for beautiful nature pictures, but when I found this picture I knew it was what I wanted to use and that was what gave me the idea for the theme of the sun overpowering the clouds. I chose the loops based on this theme, the beginning representing clouds, the middle representing sun, and the end representing the sun slowly fading. When I was done with the composition, I played with the tempo until it felt "right" to me.
Polluted Nature Reflection
When I made this composition I based it mostly off of this picture. For one thing, the picture creeped me out! It reminded me of heavy machinery, junk metal, and smoke. So those are the pictures I used for the rest of the composition. When choosing my loops I wanted something that gave me a junky, metallic feel as well as creepy/sci-fi-ish because that's what the main picture reminded me of. I wanted the tempo to be fairly fast, and remind me of a factory "pumping" out it's product, as well as "pumping" out pollution. I feel that the final result does produce a "factory"-esque feel as well as give off a junky/metallic/creepy feel.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Austin C's Nature Compositions
Polluted
The First thing I did was find a loop with a good polluted sound. Then I found a couple good synthesized loops that became my introduction, outro and the thing I based the rest of my loops around. The first loop I found I then put in the middle of my song and I made two tracks of it. One was distorted and low pitched, and the other was more clean and higher pitched to represent a clash between pollution and nature. I did the same thing with the two basses, threw in the drum loop to throw off the beat, and increased the tempo. The pictures were pictures of pollution in the world that I found on the internet.
Nature
The first thing I did was find the flute loop which I based the rest of the song around. Then I found some tropical and relaxing pictures on the internet that matched the relaxed, tropical sound of the bongos and other kinds tropical instruments like the cowbell. The final thing I did was find a good, close to matching bass line and slowed the tempo.
The First thing I did was find a loop with a good polluted sound. Then I found a couple good synthesized loops that became my introduction, outro and the thing I based the rest of my loops around. The first loop I found I then put in the middle of my song and I made two tracks of it. One was distorted and low pitched, and the other was more clean and higher pitched to represent a clash between pollution and nature. I did the same thing with the two basses, threw in the drum loop to throw off the beat, and increased the tempo. The pictures were pictures of pollution in the world that I found on the internet.
Nature
The first thing I did was find the flute loop which I based the rest of the song around. Then I found some tropical and relaxing pictures on the internet that matched the relaxed, tropical sound of the bongos and other kinds tropical instruments like the cowbell. The final thing I did was find a good, close to matching bass line and slowed the tempo.
Colin M's Composition
Reflection
-I chose these loops because I wanted something that sounded cool and not sound bad
-I chose that tempo because that tempo was fast for the polluted and the slow tempo for the calm nature
-I chose those pictures because I always think that sunsets are always calm and polluted water is always like polluted
-I got my pictures from Google
-What I might do different to make it better is to go through the loops more
Curran D.'s Compositions
Reflection
Calm Video
I started the song with some base loops then added drums and sound effects, then i found some loops for a melody and out in an intro and an outro, i also slowed down the tempo . Then calm video since it turned out to be pretty eerie so i found some pictures for that, so then i evened out the sound and tried to span it through the headphones, then i tried putting in pictures at certain times and added finishing touches. Next time i could make it a bit more calm instead of eerie.
Polluted Video
I started the project bye keeping it a fast speed and then finding extremely abrasive beats and synths and eventually had some loops that sounded good together. Then
i found pictures that mixed with the loops and next time i think to make it better I could make the middle a little more abrasive
Dylan L.'s Composition
Reflection:
- I chose my loops because they sounded cool.
- I got my pictures from Google.
- I used clean water pictures because thats what the loops made me think of.
Emily M's Composition
* I chose the loops in the video because they reminded me of New York City
* I made the tempo a little fast because it explains how fast people and cars move in NYC.
* I chose pictures of New York City because they matched the piece
* I got the pictures off of google (:
* I think I would have made it a bit better by adding more loops, and changing the vocals.
Jakob T.'s Nature Composition
Reflection.
Clean: I chose the loops I chose in the chill piece because they made the previous one(s). The strings worked with the flutes The organ, sax, and orchestra worked with the strings and flutes.I chose the pictures because they looked good and they fit with the music at the time. I got them at Google. If I could do anything to make this better I would ad more loops and more pictures.
Polluted:The loops I chose the drums, horns and guitars because the fit together. The electric percussion for a base beat. I chose the pictures because the piece sounded and fit with water so i made the pictures polluted water. I got the pictures from Google. If i could do anything to make it better I would add more pictures.
Nathan S's Nature Composition
Reflection
Polluted Nature Song
For my exciting polluted composition I started with a fast bass line, which leads you into the feel of the song. Next I had the drums build up. I had a distorted techno lop and a distorted guitar loop playing. I also had extremely abrasive beats playing. This really gives you a grunge feel. Then at one point the techno and abrasive loops stop and another heavy guitar loop comes in. Then the bass ends the song. I chose a fast tempo because an faster song is usually more exciting to me. I chose really polluted pictures. I chose pictures that if people were in that place they'd want to leave. This fulfills the mood of the polluted song. I got the pictures of of Google Images. Next time I want to try to put in special effects to my song.
Serene Nature Song
For my calm nature song I got a relaxing bass line to start it off. Next bongos come in for calm drumbeat. I also got some special effects. Next I put in a piano loop, that then leads back into the rest of the loops. I picked a slow tempo because it makes a more calm mood. I picked pictures of places that are really relaxing. Places where you would be able to sit, listen to the music, and still feel calm. I got the pictures from Google Images. Next time i want to put in guitar loops into any clam song. I couldn't find any that fit.
Mike Z's Composition
Graffiti: i wanted to make something that i like. rap or hip hop beat was the first thing i needed. i found an urban beat and added several different turntable tracks to give it the spice. then beat boxing vocals to male it more hip hop.
John G's Nature Compositions
Clean
For my clean project I started with a country theme because i like country music. I used a guitar loop for the opening part working in drums, fills, and other loops.
Pollution
First i found a cool guitar loop that i thought was cool and i could use. Then I used a drum loop and other loops that i thought went together.I chose a smoke theme because most of the photos showed truthful images of air pollution.
For my clean project I started with a country theme because i like country music. I used a guitar loop for the opening part working in drums, fills, and other loops.
Pollution
First i found a cool guitar loop that i thought was cool and i could use. Then I used a drum loop and other loops that i thought went together.I chose a smoke theme because most of the photos showed truthful images of air pollution.
Divya M's Nature Compositions
Pristine Nature
My first step in writing this piece was finding a melody. Once I had the melody I found a drum line that was not too overpowering. The came the bass. Once I had the main stuff I just added little accents and found a good tempo. The first picture i picked was a boardwalk on the ocean. I immediately knew i wanted it to have an ocean theme. So the rest of my pictures had something Oceany about it. To make it better, I could include actual sounds from a beach.
Polluted Nature
The first thing I did with this piece, was finding a loop that was tools or something that sounded like a factory. Then I found a good bass and drum line. The I added accents and leveled the volume. The pictures are all sorts of pollution. To make it better,I could add more pollution sounds, like junkyard or a dump.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Dana, Emily and Suzie's Nature Compositions
Pollution
My friends and i chose the loops by coming up with a specific song in which this is Mexican theme. We came up with the tempo to be a medium but kind of fast because it's a fast theme.we come up with the pictures by looking up pictures that were polluted and looked nasty to me. I got the pictures form Google images by looking up pollution in the search bar. What i might do next time to make it better is chose more loops to make it longer and better.
Nature
I chose the loop same as the polluted on my friends and i chose a Mexican theme and made the loops fell like your there.i chose the tempo by making it fast because Mexican music is fast or like medium.i chose the pictures becasue i wanted it to be pictures of Mexico so it would feel like your there.i got them from google images by typing in Mexico in the search box. i would add more and more loops to the song that i did.
My friends and i chose the loops by coming up with a specific song in which this is Mexican theme. We came up with the tempo to be a medium but kind of fast because it's a fast theme.we come up with the pictures by looking up pictures that were polluted and looked nasty to me. I got the pictures form Google images by looking up pollution in the search bar. What i might do next time to make it better is chose more loops to make it longer and better.
Nature
I chose the loop same as the polluted on my friends and i chose a Mexican theme and made the loops fell like your there.i chose the tempo by making it fast because Mexican music is fast or like medium.i chose the pictures becasue i wanted it to be pictures of Mexico so it would feel like your there.i got them from google images by typing in Mexico in the search box. i would add more and more loops to the song that i did.