$10 if i choose your song

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

im looking for a song to use on my demo reel. anyone have any ideas? willing to give you 10$ if i choose the song you post! lol

conte · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrGzdJEEAJs"]M.I.A. - 10 Dollar - YouTube[/ame]

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

LOL

nice

respawnrt · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbnmHDuDbio&list=LLn1QxJfWLScw55UCNUvnAog"]Music AIRPLANE (Call Of Duty 4) - YouTube[/ame]

TDub · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTqlWhwTILw"]Three 6 Mafia - Ass & Titties - YouTube[/ame]

If you want to stand out from the rest.

Will Faucher · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91_5YxmJ9Ic"]Vikings Theme Music ~ If I had a heart by Fever Ray - YouTube[/ame]

ZacD · Apr 2013

The most interesting demo reel song I've ever heard was Rancid - The Brothels, it actually kinda worked for the reel, but I cannot find it right now $:\$

ysalex · Apr 2013

I always wanted to make a demo reel with this song(hint, edit out the big fuck you at the beginning):

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiGiSAiR7Uc"]Forest Crunk - Aesop Rock[/ame]

before I learned/realized that nobody uses demo-reels for the kind of positions I'm applying for.

Stormie · Apr 2013

youtu.be/bWyGtoXWHO0

XD
I'm just kidding.

cholden · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8UqkGZGYzw"]Yaotl Mictlan - Dentro Del Manto Gris de Chaac - YouTube[/ame]

Ghostscape · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C5qfMfhjZk"]John Cage 4'33" - YouTube[/ame]

CordellC · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPX44xvUmFA"]Shawty Wanna Fuck - YouTube[/ame]

Muzzoid · Apr 2013

Vagina vangi, this would destroy as a showreel song.

http://vaginavangi.bandcamp.com/track/my-doom

arrangemonk · Apr 2013

those should be good because they're pretty long and still sound decent
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbb4Vvi5dVY"]Gramatik - Fist Up (HQ) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS-3u3JHOhU"]Gramatik - Illusion Of Choice (HQ) - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM6z9YzAT1Q"]Gramatik - Born Ready (HQ) - YouTube[/ame]

3DFM · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgWgEoaAYDY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgWgEoaAYDY[/ame]

Lazerus Reborn · Apr 2013

http://www.youtube.com/user/makkon06

http://youtu.be/wKmNRPDy5Vo

Give the money to makkon

4evra · Apr 2013

A bit more lively music,to keep the folio/workflow material interesting,not sleepy

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWapX12pHPQ"]DJ ASSASS1N - Frag Out - YouTube[/ame]

Ruz · Apr 2013

don't put music on it? most people viewing demo reels turn the sound down.
what if the viewer hates the track.If you are going down that route perhaps opt for some very quite generalised ambient sounds and not 'the birdy song'
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thuuik8z978&feature=player_detailpage"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thuuik8z978&feature=player_detailpage[/ame]

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

wow did not expect to wake up to all of these lol thanx guys. ill listen to them ASAP

thank you so much

:D:D

artstream · Apr 2013

Echoing what Ruz said, music is such a touchy thing. If the viewer hates your song, instant dislike/bias towards what they're watching. Better to go with subtle ambiance rather than any particular song (sometimes they just mute it as soon as it starts, maybe they're listening to their own music).

Joao Sapiro · Apr 2013

yeah , unless its a demoreel with animations that go hand in hand with the music i dont see much point in putting music on demoreels , its simply annoying and can be pretentious sometimes.

Xoliul · Apr 2013

Err dude, looking at your site I can tell you are focusing WAY too much on non relevant things like a fancy website or the music for your reel.
Forget about that stuff, spend the energy on the work that actually matters.

Shiniku · Apr 2013

I agree with Xoliul. However, he is probably putting so much work into presentation and such because of school. I see he attends AI Fort Lauderdale... I visited that school once, looked nice. But based on my experience with AI, they tend to put a little too much emphasis on irrelevant details of presentation, music choice and things like that, over a student's actual work.

You may have to do some things to appease your teachers and graduate, but always remember what's most important!

This may be a little off-topic, but for modelers is a demo reel even fully relevant? I know it doesn't hurt to have one, but it seems like quite a time sink with rendering and editing if the people reviewing the work would get the same info from just looking at stills. I'm just speculating here though.

MainManiac · Apr 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CJQU22Ttpwc#t=14s

artstream · Apr 2013

Shiniku wrote: »

I agree with Xoliul. However, he is probably putting so much work into presentation and such because of school. I see he attends AI Fort Lauderdale... I visited that school once, looked nice. But based on my experience with AI, they tend to put a little too much emphasis on irrelevant details of presentation, music choice and things like that, over a student's actual work.

You may have to do some things to appease your teachers and graduate, but always remember what's most important!

This may be a little off-topic, but for modelers is a demo reel even fully relevant? I know it doesn't hurt to have one, but it seems like quite a time sink with rendering and editing if the people reviewing the work would get the same info from just looking at stills. I'm just speculating here though.

Yea, seconding that: the AI's portfolio requirements are pretty outdated. Some of the faculty though are aware and will let you do what you need to do for your focus. Talk to your professor and explain that a reel is pretty useless for a modeler, unless you're actually doing some kind of idle animation for your characters. You'll hear both sides on the music argument, when in doubt, just don't use any.

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

its for a character demo reel and its required to have audio for my graduation

some of these are good, still havent decided.

ps: some of these are super bad LOL

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

artstream wrote: »

Yea, seconding that: the AI's portfolio requirements are pretty outdated. Some of the faculty though are aware and will let you do what you need to do for your focus. Talk to your professor and explain that a reel is pretty useless for a modeler, unless you're actually doing some kind of idle animation for your characters. You'll hear both sides on the music argument, when in doubt, just don't use any.

agree but they want what they want. i dont agree with 90% of the stuff they want but nothing i can do about it.

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

Xoliul wrote: »

Err dude, looking at your site I can tell you are focusing WAY too much on non relevant things like a fancy website or the music for your reel.
Forget about that stuff, spend the energy on the work that actually matters.

yes on the website for sure. im looking for a good wordpress skin that lets me just have my work right up front. thank you for this comment

Oniram · Apr 2013

Xoliul wrote: »

Err dude, looking at your site I can tell you are focusing WAY too much on non relevant things like a fancy website or the music for your reel.
Forget about that stuff, spend the energy on the work that actually matters.

x2. Its what i told you dude. just show your work and make sure its super kickass. You dont need fancy flash pages and interesting web design elements.

Yea, seconding that: the AI's portfolio requirements are pretty outdated. Some of the faculty though are aware and will let you do what you need to do for your focus.

Yes they are, and no they wont.

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

Oniram wrote: »

x2. Its what i told you dude. just show your work and make sure its super kickass. You dont need fancy flash pages and interesting web design elements.

Yes they are, and no they wont.

i kno sean. i tried going back on the wordpress i have but it wont let me. i need some webdesigner help.

Nbah · Apr 2013

The right music can really make the other person feel that "extra" something when you're presenting your stuff. Here's a few ideas:

Mosaik - Rubik
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhYEWWMUK8Y"]Mosaik - Rubik - YouTube[/ame]
Comments: A great choice if you need a constant stream of attention.

Nutritious - Distortion HQ (UNATCO)
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emgsUQN_YhE"]Deus Ex: Sonic Augmentation - Distortion HQ (UNATCO) by Nutritious - YouTube[/ame]
Comments: Less of a safe choice but amazing potential. You could montage some of the parts you don't like, though it works pretty well as a whole. Definitely has that old school vibe to it, if that's what you're looking for. If you like what you hear try out the other soundtracks from the Sonic Augmentation release, which just came out.

Rasputina - Deep in the Sweetwater (Joseph Bishara Remix)
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzxAMrYu2h8"]Rasputina - Deep in the Sweetwater (Joseph Bishara Remix) - YouTube[/ame]
Comments: Could definitely work if you're into that style.

Whilest the others have made great points, I think there's a lot of fun in conveying your work with the right flow, and I also love sharing music.

Zwebbie · Apr 2013

You can't go wrong with Bach* [ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZmfgBoZytw"]BWV 1043 - Largo ma non tanto[/ame]

*You can totally go wrong with Bach. Do not use the Erbarme dich, or the cantate movements Es ist nichts gesundes and meinem Leibe, Ich steh mit einem Fu

richwderby · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvVyMuWbpM"]Tron Legacy - Soundtrack OST - 15 Solar Sailer - Daft Punk - YouTube[/ame]

Justin Meisse · Apr 2013

unless AiFL has suddenly put a lot of emphasis on the music, just use something ambient & inoffensive, you could probably just purchase a loop or whip something up yourself. I whipped something up in 20 minutes on Sony ACID for my reel and they loved it.

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

Justin Meisse wrote: »

unless AiFL has suddenly put a lot of emphasis on the music, just use something ambient & inoffensive, you could probably just purchase a loop or whip something up yourself. I whipped something up in 20 minutes on Sony ACID for my reel and they loved it.

mind sharing?

Justin Meisse · Apr 2013

Turista wrote: »

mind sharing?

It's on a zip disk in a box somewhere and I don't have a zip drive anymore, sorry.

blankslatejoe · Apr 2013

hah--that certainly dates it though, Justin...haven't seen a zip drive in over a decade now. :-)

As for music, I agree with Xoliul and the others, but if you're still on the hunt, just listen to streamingsoundtracks.com for a few days while you work on your portfolio. You're bound to find something interesting there pretty quick.

Justin Meisse · Apr 2013

Joe: the actual reel is on VHS

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

Justin Meisse wrote: »

Joe: the actual reel is on VHS

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL its a classic huh lol

leslievdb · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6xHMX1COuM"]The Muscle Song (LEARNING A&P!!) - YouTube[/ame]

ivanzu · Apr 2013

Obviously this!
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0"]RickRoll'D - YouTube[/ame]

JR · Apr 2013

[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQhqikWnQCU"]Yodelling - Franzl Lang - YouTube[/ame]

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

you guys are getting ridiculous lol but im so tempted to do the last 3 LOL specially the rickRoll'd

Steve Schulze · Apr 2013

Well, this was what was on the demo reel that got me my first game job.
[ame="

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSyaJc5fqvc"]Grandma - why the fuck did you eat my babies... - YouTube[/ame]
The interviewer specifically mentioned how much he liked the music, so I guess I lucked out there.

Michael Knubben · Apr 2013

Isn't Nine Inch Nails's Ghosts album free to use for non-profit media?
If I'm not remembering that wrong, it's a nice option as well. Otherwise, just get a generic ambient/soundscape and be done with it, I doubt your grades rely much on the choice of music as long as it isn't obnoxious.

DiegoTeran · Apr 2013

MightyPea wrote: »

Isn't Nine Inch Nails's Ghosts album free to use for non-profit media?
If I'm not remembering that wrong, it's a nice option as well. Otherwise, just get a generic ambient/soundscape and be done with it, I doubt your grades rely much on the choice of music as long as it isn't obnoxious.

yea u have a point. just dont wanna bore my judges

i think i have an idea of what i want tho. and dont worry, if you do hear anything u have mentioned i will keep my promise