And the Winner Is…

…NOT ME!!

That’s right.  The results are in from the contest that I entered and I wasn’t one of the three finalists.  Turns out, there were over 6000 entries worldwide!  6000!!!  That’s amazing!  That’s also likely the reason  that they pushed the results day back by a week.  And trust me when I tell you, waiting for those results was the worst part about this whole experience!

In the end I’m glad that I entered.  I love a challenge!  And a great song came from it.  Of course I can’t use the song I did for any purpose other than the competition..(legal stuff) But still!

 

 

I got the chance to hear quite a few of the entries and let me tell you, some of these composers are AMAZING!  Just unbelievably talented!  Of course there were some entries that were “meh”..  But a lot of what I heard was pretty good.  Congrats to the guys that won!

 

Silver Lining

 

Although only three finalists were chosen, the judges stated that they were pretty amazed by all the talent.  So amazed in fact, that they’ll be contacting as many as possible for a chance at employment with the company!  Sounds great to me!  We’ll see what happens!

Well I just wanted to give you a quick update on that.  Also there’s some new music coming in the near future!

 

-Imaj

 

The Contest

Hey!

How is your year so far??  Mine is great..  Busy as usual!

I just wanted to write today to tell you about a contest that I entered.  A friend of mine sent me a link and the first thing I saw was “Hans Zimmer Wants You!”  Many of you know that I love soundtracks and scores.  Well one of my favorite composers is Hans Zimmer.  For anyone who doesn’t know who that is…he’s a genius.  That’s about all there is to it.

Anyway he created a contest where 3 finalists will get the opportunity the work at his company as a full time composer for film and TV!  Now, when I say “get the opportunity”, I mean the finalists will actually head out to LA to interview for the job.  Exciting, right?

 

 

How are the finalists chosen?  Starting February 19th, a panel of 4 judges, including Mr. Zimmer, will listen to all of the songs submitted (over 3000).  On or before March 20th, the finalists will be announced!

What about the song??

Hans created a short song and basically allowed each contestant to use ANY piece of it to create their own unique work.  I used his percussion and pieces of the female vocal line. (I changed the key of course.)  You can hear what I came up with below!  Please let me know what you think!  Enjoy!