Forumer Theme Song Station X-12 (queue closed, all factories running at 100%)

[Almost Human]

I haven't really done anything yet but for my part, I'm going to pull up a bunch of Disgaea/Kirby/Earthbound/Zelda/racing game/whatever else I can pull out of a hat songs, and listening to them for a while.
Then I will go to bed and dream of pumpkins.
I should get an idea at some point. =3

That's cool, it's a lot more like drawing than I expected then, since I usually pull up a ton of similar work in a quest for inspiration.
That's kind of awesome.

[Traikan]

I actually wanted to ask about this.
When you guys (not you Es, I just quoted you because it reminded me that I wanted to ask) are writing theme songs, what inspires you? Especially if you don't really know the person past a username, picture and small list of likes and dislikes in a post? Or can you work with just that?
I guess I'm just drunk and curious about the process.

I usually pick one aspect of a person (if I don't know anything about them, I just pick one of their posts or even their name) then I focus on that and hold it in my mind while I mess around with instruments and scales until something sticks. Then I run with it, and once I've put a track or two down I can usually figure out how to extend it deliberately. It's definitely not the best method because it depends on me stumbling upon good ideas instead of just knowing what instruments and scales I need to fit the mood I want, but it gets the job done.

Aaw, I just noticed that my name isn't one the list. Sad.

But you have so much to do, durr. Maybe Kon could take mine?

Oh what the balls, how did I miss you and Blueberry? I've put you (and everyone else who posted) in the queue. I think. If I left you out, please call it to my attention because it's more likely due to my complete inability to read than a seething personal hatred of you.

[Traikan]

cesiumTea's theme is finished!



I have had the opening bass line stuck in my head for years and I'm not sure where it's from, but now I have used it in a song and it can go on its merry way and bother someone else.

I'll start on Qiam's theme tomorrow.

[Cucurbita]

Kickass job as usual Traikan

I have media all day long tomorrow, so I'll have time to crank out some simple covers. I have some plans, but we'll see what I end up with

[Varkarrus]

I am downloading every theme song in this thread so that I can add them to my playlist and then when I'm listening and one pops up I can be all like SQUEE I KNOW THIS PERSON.

[lucidSeraph]

OH CAN I HAVE ONE!?

[Crowbotic]

I wish in real life whenever you get a theme song it would actually play. Like if you are about to do/or in the middle of doing something awesome, it plays in the background where everyone can hear.

[basicParadox]

If only, oh if only. Then again, it would be kind of obnoxious if you were AWESOME 24/7.

[Crowbotic]

There'd be a mute button.

[Almost Human]

I usually pick one aspect of a person ...(cut for space)

That is pretty awesome.
I am impressed.

If I left you out, please call it to my attention because it's more likely due to my complete inability to read than a seething personal hatred of you.

I was missed too.
But I'll put that one up to the seething hatred :P

[Traikan]

I am so bad at reading.

Okay, I updated the queue again and in theory everyone who has requested a theme is accounted for.

[lucidSeraph]

I am so bad at reading.

Okay, I updated the queue again and in theory everyone who has requested a theme is accounted for.

AW YES

I can link some stuff that I like / that other people have said are themesongs for me, maybe?

[-Benedict]

Holy freaking baseballs this is great. I am going to have to pile even more of things on top of that queue by making a REQUEST of some kind. Something LOUD and INTENSE, with loud drums and dramatic stings and obnoxious instrumentation. Intimidating and villainous and telling the listener "I am going to KICK YOUR ASS with MUSIC" and then proceeding to kick their ass with music.

Which is what I am hella gonna request right now in the form of a polite question: "Will you please compose a theme tune for me that is loud and intense and full of loud drums and dramatic stings and obnoxious instrumentation, which is intimidating and villainous and telling the listener that I am going to kick their ass with music and then proceeding to kick their ass with music?"

holy shit this thread is too good to be true

EDIT: also sixsided varktheme is even more amazing than the concept of a d6 hamster maybe

[Qiam]

cesiumTea's theme is finished!



I have had the opening bass line stuck in my head for years and I'm not sure where it's from, but now I have used it in a song and it can go on its merry way and bother someone else.

I'll start on Qiam's theme tomorrow.

ugh i don't remember what the bass line opening is from

from a video game i think??? mario maybe? super mario sunshine? hmmmmmmmmm i dunno but it's definitely from something. anyways just chalk it up to a reference to whatever it is when someone figures it out

anyways i'm super excited eeeeeee

[Almost Human]

I am so bad at reading.

But really good at music and that's what counts!

[Crazy-8]

oh uh, for mine, can it be like....either...jazzy or techno-y...or some sort of bizzare frankenstieny techno-jazz if that even begins to make sense

[cesiumTea]

Aw yiss
My song is so. freaking. sweet.
Fuck yeah rainbows

I can't wait for this all to be an actual album (or more than that I guess, since there are so many of us)
This is going to be the most best thing

[Varkarrus]

oh man oh man I just had a great idea

we move this to the group arts project

and we have people draw Album Art.

[Cucurbita]

Getting more people to do album art isn't a bad idea since I'm pretty unreliable when it comes to producing stuff.

I did try to draw something for Capital Z today but it turned out wonky.

[orngjce223]

Okay for the LMMS thing if you want to do something interesting you probably want to grab:

* some LADSPA plugins (under the "optional" header - the audacity guys have a good compliation)
* there are a bunch of extra instruments on the LMMS share platform (download the .xpf files and stick them in the "presets" folder in your LMMS directory)
* If you're running on Windows, most VSTs should be fine. If you're not, like me, well... let's just say it's kind of a thing, 'k?
* Due to the above issue, I prefer soundfonts for "real instrument" purposes. Recommended soundfonts include Squidfont Orchestral and GeneralUser Synth (although the latter has a non-commercial-only license).
* Please don't use the Chorium soundfont's string samples or the GeneralUser soundfont's guitar sounds, they're kind of especially terrible.
* The same goes for LMMS's included samples, which are .ogg compressed - if you want decent drums you can download the drum kit samples (not the VST, the samples work fine on their own) from the SDFX site. Yeah, I know, they're provided for use in the VST, but just extract them into the Samples directory and they work perfectly fine when loaded into AudioFileProcessor.

[lucidSeraph]

OKAY SO... INSPIRATIONS FOR SERAPH'S THEME. You can pick and choose whatever you like here, this is just random stuff.

At various points in my life, people have suggested both Bittersweet Symphony and Staring at the Sun (I know, VASTLY DIFFERENT THINGS.)

Keep It In the Family is my current favorite song; I could listen to it pretty much all day. This one, too. I am also a fan of E.S. Posthumus and Apocalyptica.

My favorite Homestuck albums are Medium and The Felt.

Basically, I love big, epic orchestral stuff; violins and flutes are my favorite instruments.

About me, uh...

As a forumer I'm mostly that guy who hangs out and occasionally posts fanfic in the fanfic thread I guess...? I showed up to PAXEast? As a person uh... i'm a would-be professional writer and grad student...?

[Namboto]

I play the trumpet in case that helps with anything.

I like almost all kinds of music, from rock to metal to electronic. I don't really like hip-hop.

Current album I'm listening to

My favorite style right now would have to be chiptune though.

[Almost Human]

At various points in my life, people have suggested both Bittersweet Symphony and Staring at the Sun (I know, VASTLY DIFFERENT THINGS.)

Man, never let your friends pick your theme song.
Mine decided mine was Marianas Trench's "Shake Tramp"
...
Best if you never ask why -_-

[shatteredAcademic]

Aww, CT's theme is so happy and wonderful; it makes me want to dance!

Also, you play the trumpet, Namboto? Awesome! *trumpet buddies*

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My friends decided my theme song was Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle". I can only assume it was because of my insecurity in everything ever coupled with an inferiority complex the size of the moon.

And also because it's a catchy song I guess? :/

[Almost Human]

The Middle is indeed a damn catchy song.
I play it on guitar hero world tour pretty much all the time. Even when I'm sober.
And that is saying something.