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Critique Please – Galaxies Apart – Toy Spaceship

From member “Jordain Wallace”:

My intention for the cues was to show these as a demo to write a whole album of sci fi orchestral cues.

The first cue “My Toy Spaceship” is a grad theme with a bit of playfulness in it something that either Galaxy Quest or Buzz Lightyear of star command would have for it’s opening titles.

Toy Spaceship

Sounds like: Galaxy Quest theme, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Theme, Star Wars theme, Superman Theme.

Keywords: Theme, Sci-fi, Galaxy Quest, Epic, Orchestral, Cinematic

The second cue is called Galaxies Apart and is also a theme for a romantic interest, a little more serious than Toy Spaceship.

Galaxies Apart

Sounds like: Princess Leia’s theme, Ilia’s theme,

Keywords: Theme, Romance, Star Wars, Cinematic, Orchestral

Thank you!

8 thoughts on “Critique Please – Galaxies Apart – Toy Spaceship”

  1. I think it is really good. I didn’t have a problem with the opening rhythm like EastVanRick. I thought it made for some interesting complexity.

    I am not offended by the “peaks” but I think the way the music moves, it lends itself closer to a Hallmark or National Geographic video major scene rather than a classic sci-fi.

    My .02. Great job!!

  2. My Toy Spaceship has a great Superman quality to the main motif. I also like the Potter-esque middle eight. If I can offer a couple suggestions: I had trouble finding the rhythm in the first few bars, possibly because the horns had a fairly slow attack. Sharpening up the articulation might make the beat clearer. I also kept waiting for the big crescendos. The dynamics opportunities were there, but they never quite reached the peaks. One last point about the mix: I found it a little unbalanced toward the low mids, getting a little muddy around the low horns and percussion.
    Overall, a good quality demo and a solid arrangement.

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