Jayhan
08-06-2012, 03:41 AM
Hey everybody!
So, I figured as a "re-activated" member of the Technodrome forums, I'd share something I'm currently working on.
Being a musician, I have contributed lots of my time to making covers, whether it is simply a song I love or related to one of my geeky fandoms. While I don't have any professional music programs, I have been working on Garage Band, and for a basic music program, it's pretty good.
Right now, I'm working on the TMNT Opening Mash-Up cover. To explain what it looks like, it's basically the combination of the 80s theme and the 2012 theme. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: "Isn't the 2012 theme the EXACT same thing as the 80s theme?"
From my point of view, it's not. Besides rapping, the melodies between those two themes are entirely the same, as well as the emphasis on the harmony and the use of instruments.
Now, I'm not saying I hate the 2012 version. Quite on the contrary, I actually love it. It's a nice homage to the 80s theme, and I find the rapping actually quite catching. But I'd like to add some elements of the 80s theme. In other words, make a mash-up of the two. ;D
Having no professional musicians at my disposition, I have to unfortunately rely on computer-based instruments, midis, soundpools and such. So guitar-solo comes out of the question. I've already finished the instrumental to make this cover, and once I've done some vocal recording, I'll post a preview of it; you might actually see it in the following days.
Why post a preview? Well, being a perfectionist, I'd like to get great feedback so I can work harder on the cover and make it the better, if not the best work I've ever made.
Why not post the full version? I'm actually waiting till September 29th, when the first TMNT 2012 episode airs. This song is my way of celebrating that day. Other than that, I'll have enough time to work some things out and add additional stuff.
Speaking of additional stuff, would any of you be interested in lending your voices to shout out the turtles' name? It's for the rapping part, where the rapper does a roll call of the turtles' name, and I figured it would be nice to hear the voices of dedicated fans in it.
Oh, they should also shout "Turtle Power!"
... Um, yeah, so what do you guys think?
So, I figured as a "re-activated" member of the Technodrome forums, I'd share something I'm currently working on.
Being a musician, I have contributed lots of my time to making covers, whether it is simply a song I love or related to one of my geeky fandoms. While I don't have any professional music programs, I have been working on Garage Band, and for a basic music program, it's pretty good.
Right now, I'm working on the TMNT Opening Mash-Up cover. To explain what it looks like, it's basically the combination of the 80s theme and the 2012 theme. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: "Isn't the 2012 theme the EXACT same thing as the 80s theme?"
From my point of view, it's not. Besides rapping, the melodies between those two themes are entirely the same, as well as the emphasis on the harmony and the use of instruments.
Now, I'm not saying I hate the 2012 version. Quite on the contrary, I actually love it. It's a nice homage to the 80s theme, and I find the rapping actually quite catching. But I'd like to add some elements of the 80s theme. In other words, make a mash-up of the two. ;D
Having no professional musicians at my disposition, I have to unfortunately rely on computer-based instruments, midis, soundpools and such. So guitar-solo comes out of the question. I've already finished the instrumental to make this cover, and once I've done some vocal recording, I'll post a preview of it; you might actually see it in the following days.
Why post a preview? Well, being a perfectionist, I'd like to get great feedback so I can work harder on the cover and make it the better, if not the best work I've ever made.
Why not post the full version? I'm actually waiting till September 29th, when the first TMNT 2012 episode airs. This song is my way of celebrating that day. Other than that, I'll have enough time to work some things out and add additional stuff.
Speaking of additional stuff, would any of you be interested in lending your voices to shout out the turtles' name? It's for the rapping part, where the rapper does a roll call of the turtles' name, and I figured it would be nice to hear the voices of dedicated fans in it.
Oh, they should also shout "Turtle Power!"
... Um, yeah, so what do you guys think?