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Zepsi
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Topics: 53
Replies: 1132
Registered: 30.Jan.03 |
How much effort do you put into naming your pieces?
Do you consider the title to be an integral part of the piece itself, or do you name your tunes more or less randomly for practical reasons only? |
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Espen
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Topics: 17
Replies: 1618
Registered: 10.Feb.04 |
it isnt really that important. Sure its nice if the title are somehow connected with the song, but its really not that important!
I wouldn't think less or more of a song just because of the title...
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PPH
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Topics: 48
Replies: 843
Registered: 13.Jul.03 |
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In general, I just name my pieces because I have too. A title is not part of the piece. We're talking about a musical piece. The title is not a musical element, and therefore, is not part of the piece. Whether a piece of music is good or bad, as nothing to do with the title.
On the other hand, I believe the title can have some influence on the listener. It can help the listener to listen to the piece from a certain perspective. However, that happens with some tracks and not with others. I happens with those tracks that have some inspiration in an image, or in real life, or something like that. It doesn't happen to tracks that are purely musical. In general, the former are easier to name than the latter.
For example: the track "Warriors of the Savannah" was really easier to name. I made it with the intention of making an "African" like track. It was inspired by movies that take place in Africa, and I was thinking more of places like Kenya, where there is a savannah. There are also warriors that run through the savannah. It wasn't difficult to come up with a title. The same happened with "Caravan of Camels": it was an oriental sounding track.
Then we have "Free Man's Tango". I made it with the sole intention of making a modern tango piece. I didn't think of an image or a scene. It wasn't inspired by anything extra-musical. So, I couldn't come up with a title. I just thought I'd name it something-Tango. I rememberd there's a tango by Piazzolla called "Libertango" (a mixture of the words "Libertad", which means freedom, and "Tango"). As I value freedom a lot, I thought it'd be nice to call it "Free Man's Tango". The title, though, sucks, and has nothing to do with the track.
I also think that if a listener who reviews a track discovers in the track the same elements that the title suggests, they will be more inclined to give a higher rating.
In conclusion, in my opinion, from a strictly musical point of view, the title means nothing, but in practice, it can help.
From Darkness To Light, my newest track.
"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine"
-John Galt, "Atlas Shrugged", by Ayn Rand |
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Nyocore
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Topics: 44
Replies: 431
Registered: 20.Jan.04 |
well i always find that very annoying that you have to name your own track lol!
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DDspeed
Artist
Topics: 24
Replies: 4892
Registered: 07.Jun.03 |
Sometimes (mostly) the title is important for me, because it's a way to show the listener what the song reminds me of. I personally think, that it's good to tell the listener about it.
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oldbrian
Artist
Topics: 11
Replies: 359
Registered: 09.Mar.04 |
For me, the title is part of the song so I always take my time to make it correct. Maybe it`s just the lack of my composing skills but I find creating a well-bordered, at least semi-obvious background for a song with only using musical approach many times impossible.
So giving a title is the end of my musical and technical work on a track.
simple words is my latest song |
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StOrM 3003
Artist
Topics: 33
Replies: 2079
Registered: 20.Mar.03 |
Title is the real "intro" of the song.
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Javier Sanchez
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Topics: 8
Replies: 970
Registered: 26.May.04 |
Sometimes the title jumps into my mind when i make it and sometimes i really have to think hard about finding a good title.
It also depends on what the song means to me.
But i have to say that the title mostly decides when i want to download that song or not , just like a book cover , horrible covers don't wanna make you read a book.
Tracks with titles like >this< sure get a lot more attention i think  |
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Void Pointer
Artist
Topics: 68
Replies: 5292
Registered: 08.Feb.03 |
Javier Sanchez wrote on 27 Aug. (14:51) :
Tracks with titles like >this< sure get a lot more attention i think |
Not really, only 11 downloads 
Fusion Records v2 (2187 hits) is online! |
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PPH
Member
Topics: 48
Replies: 843
Registered: 13.Jul.03 |
Yeah, titles can attract downloads. But can make people now want to download too. That's the case of the song Javier mentioned ("horny xhiq gets it on"). Why? It doens't sound like the track has been seriously composed. On the other hand, if it's not music what you're looking for...
From Darkness To Light, my newest track.
"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine"
-John Galt, "Atlas Shrugged", by Ayn Rand |
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