What's The Score?

SoundtrackTreasury · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:16 am Post subject: What's The Score?

Here's a new game for all you film music enthusiasts out there...

The name of the game:
"What's The Score?"

How it works:
A short audio-clip is provided. The players have to name the soundtrack and the composer that this audio-clip is from. An extra-bonus-point is awarded if you can even give the name of the track Wink

Please abide by the following rules and keep the Fair Use Policy in mind (e.g. see here: http://www.bridgew.edu/library/ipr/guidelines.cfm):

the audio-clips must not be longer than 10 seconds
the audio-clips must be in MP3 or WAV format only
the audio-clips should be listenable online (without the need to download them first)
the audio-clips should contain something significant that makes it possible to at least get close to the right soundtrack (e.g. a part of one of the movie's main themes, a typical synthesizer-sample etc.)
while instrumental tracks are preferred, an exception may be made from time to time if a song is chosen that was specifically composed and performed for the particular movie (e.g. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds for the movie "The Breakfast Club")

Here are three examples to make clear how this game works. The player who names the correct soundtrack/composer for each of these tracks, may provide the next clip (one clip per round)...

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3

Have fun! Smile

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Four easy steps to create a mystery-track:

1. extract a CD track with Exact Audio Copy (write the track as a WAV to your hard drive)

2. install Lame MP3 for Audacity

3. cut out the part you need from the WAV file with Audacity and then save that sample in MP3 format

4. upload the MP3 sample to some provider like (kiwi6.com)

(all of the mentioned software is available for free)

Birhar · Captain Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 1040

nice new game, Stt *thumbs up*.

Unfortunately, I think I recognized only two so far:

1. John Williams: Main Title from "Star Wars"
2. Huey Lewis & The News: The Power of Love from "Back to the Future"

Is this right so far?

SoundtrackTreasury · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:19 pm Post subject:

Absolutely correct so far Smile

SoundtrackTreasury · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:06 pm Post subject:

It would seem that I started too difficult Confused

Here's another clip from the same soundtrack as Track3: Track3a

Birhar · Captain Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 1040

sorry, still don't know it.

SoundtrackTreasury · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:32 pm Post subject:

Aww... come on... that's impossible! Crying or Very sad

molossus · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:53 pm Post subject:

I don't know either...
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Alchemist · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:13 am Post subject:

Sounds a lot like the original TRON from Wendy Carlos!
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SoundtrackTreasury · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 3:26 am Post subject:

Finally! Yes, indeed. It's "TRON" by Wendy Carlos. Well done! Smile

Now either Birhar or Alchemist shall provide a new track. Just don't start a fight because of this, please Wink

Birhar · Captain Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 1040

Well done alchi! You may go ahead with a new track!! The first two were easy, but the 3rd made you the winner really!!

Cinder · Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:31 pm Post subject:

Looks good, but out of my listening league! Good luck.
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SoundtrackTreasury · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:25 am Post subject:

Birhar · Captain Joined: Apr 01, 2009 Posts: 1040

Sorry, I don't really have the time at the moment to look for a track and provide it for the game, so if anyone else has one, feel free to put it here. Thanks Very Happy

SoundtrackTreasury · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:28 am Post subject:

Well... we don't want this to get boring, do we? Wink

Here's another mystery-track: Track

masked_platypus · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:10 am Post subject:

The cowboys from Williams?
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