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Message:	[quote author=carty239 board=general thread=16 post=219 time=1317140100]Anyone have any thoughts on music for IS opening titles? Community doesn't give us enough of an opening to know what it would sound like. The theme of 'The Other Show' is quite iconic. IS deserves one too. If I had the skills, I'd create one myself. Unfortunately, I have no musical talent. However, having heard Lily and her Associates, I see that some have. Anyone fancy giving it a go? Alternatively, are there any existing tunes out there that conjure up IS for you? I imagine something more stayed and possibly militaristic for IS, but it would be cool to hear others thoughts! [/quote] Expand
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Posted by carty239 on Sept 27, 2011, 11:15am

Anyone have any thoughts on music for IS opening titles? Community doesn't give us enough of an opening to know what it would sound like.

The theme of 'The Other Show' is quite iconic. IS deserves one too. If I had the skills, I'd create one myself. Unfortunately, I have no musical talent.

However, having heard Lily and her Associates, I see that some have. Anyone fancy giving it a go?

Alternatively, are there any existing tunes out there that conjure up IS for you?

I imagine something more stayed and possibly militaristic for IS, but it would be cool to hear others thoughts!

Posted by georgiathekiwi on Sept 27, 2011, 5:46pm

http://thedarsits.bandcamp.com/track/inspector-spacetime-theme

Thoughts? I tried to make it more militaristic, and also spacey.

Posted by leitzankatan on Sept 27, 2011, 8:43pm

I like it! the drum is very who, could you do a different rhythm maybe? i get that we're staying close to DW on a lot of things so I'm not sure it's a bad thing.

Posted by constable on Sept 27, 2011, 9:00pm

I really like the tune georgiathekiwi posted. I found a song from the late 50's, maybe it could provide additional inspiration? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSoAzONw-a4

Posted by iaminspectorspacetime on Sept 28, 2011, 12:26am

Sept 27, 2011, 5:46pm, georgiathekiwi wrote:

http://thedarsits.bandcamp.com/track/inspector-spacetime-theme

Thoughts? I tried to make it more militaristic, and also spacey.

I think this is very good! But the pace and the drums makes it sounds like an in-show theme. Perhaps a "it's time to get serious/battle" theme?

For the opening title maybe you could play around with something faster? Or you could go the "mystery" route and make it sound like Space-Holmes? Take a look at some masterpiece mystery theater themes for inspiration, as well as old detective shows.

Posted by iaminspectorspacetime on Sept 28, 2011, 12:28am

Sept 27, 2011, 9:00pm, constable wrote:

I really like the tune georgiathekiwi posted. I found a song from the late 50's, maybe it could provide additional inspiration? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSoAzONw-a4

That's really cool, if a bit jazzy.

Also I forgot to mention! You could look into old cheesy scifi movies and pay attention to their themes. Remember the Who theme we know now is an update of a scifi theme from the 60s! Maybe building the song up from retro to modern will help you get the sound you're looking for.

Posted by solus on Sept 28, 2011, 3:46am

Nah, as everyone knows, the IS theme became iconic because of its bombastic arrangement and the completly lack of any electronic sound...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6UHZN1JM

and it is written in the mysterios Aeolian mode - a musical mode that makes you feeling guilty and inconvenient.

Posted by georgiathekiwi on Sept 28, 2011, 3:53am

Sept 28, 2011, 3:46am, solus wrote:

That's very, very cool.

Posted by carty239 on Sept 28, 2011, 5:08am

Sept 28, 2011, 3:46am, solus wrote:

Awesome. I love how there's a hint of 60s cops show in it!

Posted by solus on Sept 28, 2011, 5:15am

Thanks. And...

Sept 28, 2011, 3:53am, georgiathekiwi wrote:

That's very, very cool.

Thank you.
Found your song quite interesting btw, because it remembers me of an old computer game tune I really like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IBdE689QDA

Posted by carty239 on Sept 28, 2011, 5:18am

Sept 28, 2011, 3:46am, solus wrote:

Nah, as everyone knows, the IS theme became iconic because of its bombastic arrangement and the completly lack of any electronic sound...

That is except for the awful 80s remix they made for Fry's Inspector!

Posted by carty239 on Sept 28, 2011, 8:01am

Here we go, courtesy of solus's theme, a quick and dirty opening sequence for the earliest Inspector:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITrZCWs0oj4

And a few years later in colour:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwyorxmsY5Y

Posted by iaminspectorspacetime on Sept 28, 2011, 8:55am

Sept 28, 2011, 8:01am, carty239 wrote:

I love it. <3

Posted by kenjindomini on Sept 28, 2011, 3:43pm

Sept 28, 2011, 8:01am, carty239 wrote:

YES! I think this is it. Its still got the drums, I like it.

Posted by constable on Sept 28, 2011, 4:46pm

I like the other one, georgiathekiwi's, too. Perhaps it could be that IS strayed away from their original theme a few times, and eventually came back to the original theme & remixes of it?

Maybe in the 70's they could have something from Kraftwerk?

Just had a thought, georgiathekiwi's could be music used during the show? Like for some particular type of scene (like investigation montages).

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