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Guess the Score VIII - Come gather 'round Bob's Piano*
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- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008 edited
Come, children. Let’s gather around the piano, in front of the fire, and I shall play some of the most well known showtunes from Hollywood, along with some of the lesser known tunes from yesteryears. Let's get indulged in the familair, or yet unfamilair themes...
Alright, here are the rules: all samples are piano solo's, and they're not always the original pieces! Sometimes they contain piano transcriptions from famous themes, which means you cannot rely on orchestrations, a familair composer sound, or such! In other words: here lies a whole new challenge!
Hopefully I haven't made it too hard - there are pretty obvious ones as well and, to make it easier, they are once again sorted chronologically (though they're not chronological within the same year!). There are 20 clips + a bonus! Whoever gets the bonus, will be offered an additional 5 points! Mind you - the bonus-music is not directly from a filmscore, yet it's from a well known composer within our community.
Clips can all be downloaded in a .rar file over here:
www.maintitles.net/music/gts/bob/2/piano.rar
NEWLY ADDED CLUES
The average year is 1997. However, there are 4 years that are featured more than once and three composers that are featured twice!
Furthermore, of the 20 clips, only half of them (exactly 10) are presented the way they appear within the film. The other half of the clips are new transcriptions, done either by the original composer, a close collaborator of the composer, professional pianists or, in a few cases, transcripted and played by a very gifted (and surprisingly young) amateur. And no, that is not me you can hear playing. Even though I do play the piano, I'd whish I could play that well!
More specific clues for those who need 'em: yes, the Obvious Composer for Such A Theme is present! However, the score with which he is represented is a tricky one! And yes, the even more obvious filmscore is somewhere in there as well! I also made the game a bit 'round'; somewhere near the end you can hear the clip of a score that's heavily influenced by the composer that's featured early on in the game.
Good luck, and may the best man/woman/both win!
* Not actually my piano -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
Great idea for a game, and some great playing! I look forward to the clues! -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008 edited
Aargh, what is 13?! I know it...! I have it somewhere!
Edit: I remember now. Where is that version of it from? -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
Anthony wrote
Aargh, what is 13?! I know it...! I have it somewhere!
Edit: I remember now. Where is that version of it from?
Ha! I firmly believe that clip 13 is somethiing which sounds very much like what I (and possibly you) think it is. I remember not that long ago, a new score came out and I said "This sounds just like XYZ's theme from ABC" - but of course I can remember XYZ's theme from ABC just fine, and I can't remember what it was that it sounded exactly like. -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
Well the composer I think it's by isn't exactly the most ''original'' one out there, so I could be wrong. -
- CommentAuthorchriss_co
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
are these recordings of you playing?
sadly i dont know the older stuff
do you have the sheet music to 13? the actual book that the sold didnt have that piece in it -
- CommentAuthorchriss_co
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
lol.. now that i hear the more recent clips, i hear orchestrations so i guess its not you performing
tho i would like to know where you got the piano clips for the transcriptions cuz they are well performed -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
Great game!Kazoo -
- CommentAuthorchriss_co
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
lol after doing a little searching for some of the piano transcriptions (ie #13 and 20 to name as examples) i found the answer to my own question about transcriptions
i wont name the site tho cuz i dont want to spoil the fun...
i'll wait for some clues to clips pre-#9 before i submit my guesses (i honestly have never heard of the first few clips (except #4)) -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
My favorite instrument.
Peter -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
Good game, indeed!!
I toyed with doing a piano-based game at one point so hopefully my "research" will put me in good stead!The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
I'm definately going to give it a try!Piano is my instrument since I was 8!Whatever you gaze rests on,do not use your vision, but the eyes of your soul...She knows better... -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008 edited
Aaargh...mucho difficult. I need hints! But piano is my favourite instrument too.I am extremely serious. -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008
Good idea for a game. I look forward to playing it!A butterfly thinks therefore I am -
- CommentTimeFeb 25th 2008 edited
Difficult for me as well. Only recognized about 5 of the clips.
Peter -
- CommentAuthorfranz_conrad
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008
Is this stuff definitely chronological?A butterfly thinks therefore I am -
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008 edited
franz_conrad wrote
Is this stuff definitely chronological?
Jep, it is. Yet it isn't as strictly chronological as other games have been; the years are chronological, but when two scores are from the same year, I didn't look up in what month they were released
I'm glad everybody likes the theme so much - now let's hope y'all score big time! Bregt already showed it's do-able with a whopping 19 points in his first guess, while also Anthony and Falkirk have put in their 2 cents! Especially Falkirk might prove a strong contender for Bregt... so watch out, and keep the guesses coming, 'cause you'll never know!
Bregt - 19 points
FalkirkBairn - 16 points
Anthony - 6 points
Of course, there are 45 points to be gotten in total, so there's plenty of room for improvement! I also added new clues in the first post, so you're welcome to have another guess based on those! (though it's not recommended changing correct guesses). -
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008
BobdH wrote
Bregt - 19 points
FalkirkBairn - 16 points
Anthony - 6 pointsThe views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn -
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008 edited
Corrected I'm still editing my posts over here... In the middle of the night, you don't think you got a lot of people watching -
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008
BobdH wrote
Corrected I'm still editing my posts over here... In the middle of the night, you don't think you got a lot of people watching
I'm certainly not hanging around now that I have posted my initial thoughts on Atonement over on Dario's thread!The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn -
- CommentAuthorchriss_co
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008
quick question, 1 pt for correct composer and 1 pt for correct movie? no need for correct track right? -
- CommentTimeFeb 26th 2008 edited
chriss_co wrote
quick question, 1 pt for correct composer and 1 pt for correct movie? no need for correct track right?
Ah, yes, indeed! Two points to be had per sample; no need for naming the correct tracktitle, indeed. It seems that remains an impopular option -
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008 edited
New players, new results! Franz-conrad not only comes in with a whopping amount of points, he also pointed out a glitch: there are no more and no less than 3 composers that are featured more than once! Fact fans: he also now goes by the name of Monkey's Uncle.
Thor, on the other hand, struggled a bit with the pieces, but as you can see, it's do-able I might add new clues later this week if this proves to be really hard, but then again, those new clues might lead to a perfect score from franz, so the question is: do you really want that?
franz_conrad: 29 points
Bregt: 19 points
FalkirkBairn: 16 points
Thor: 8 points
Anthony: 6 points -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
Again, are there any that I should be getting? -
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
Anthony wrote
Again, are there any that I should be getting?
Defenitely!
If you don't get some of these, your reputation is screwed.Kazoo -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008 edited
Tell me which ones!
P.S., I don't have much of a reputation to lose anyway.
But don't worry, I've got the three I should get. -
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
Bregt wrote
Anthony wrote
Again, are there any that I should be getting?
Defenitely!
If you don't get some of these, your reputation is screwed.
I'd say 1, 2, 9, 13, 15, 17 and 20 are 'the easy ones' So, if you don't have any of those... I'd refer to Bregts quote -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
Ok, I'll have another listen when I get home. I can't even remember which ones I got before hand now anyway! -
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
I'd say 4 is the easy one!? -
- CommentAuthorAnthony
- CommentTimeFeb 27th 2008
I can't remember the numbers, but I think the easiest were near the end. Some of you can probably guess which ones I got.