Heavensward Music Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[KaitlanKela]

I second the request for sheet music. I would love to participate, but the piece is to (beautifully) complex to figure out in its entirety, then arrange, rehearse and perform by the entry deadline.

[Kikoten]

So far I'be got a little bit of the song by ear, but I'm a beginner at piano and must spend a long time learning the song. I would love some sheet music, too! Sorry about spelling g, posting on phone.

[Kikoten]

Sorry to double-post, I can't find an edit button. The instructions talk about using game footage. Is that mandarory?

[Derby_Crash]

I too would like some sheet music. I'm quite new to arranging and having some "blueprints" would assist me greatly.

[Namou]

I have a submission I'd like to make, but I'm more an arranger than a performer so it's a digital piece. I don't have access to a good means of video recording and I've tried several screen recorders and all have failed my purposes. Is a video of the software playing back absolutely necessary? Would a still image work?

[Strifean]

Is Night in the Brume just a part of that sample video? or is it the entire track?
Reason I'm asking is I see a lot of contestants remixing mainly the first minute of the song, and not so much the parts that come after.

Thank you

[vcmusik]

I am also curious as to how rigid of a rule the 2:30 time limit is. I've been composing my arrangement to fit it but it would be nice to have more time develop the theme. I'm sure that's part of the challenge of the contest, if anything. It's probably put in place to save Soken's time as he has to judge every single entry from all regions this is being held in.

On a side note, I'd like to ask for clarification regarding some of the fine print: It says "
Square Enix shall not accept and may delete submissions that: (a) deviate from the established theme;"

Does this mean we're not allowed to also incorporate other Heavensward themes/melodies in the arrangement, or was it a more broad rule referring to non-FF themes?

[CHOKKOmimi]

I see the due date is Wednesday, April 11, 2016.
However the 11th is on a Monday, so I'm confused as to when submissions are due.
Could somebody please clarify this? Thank you.

[vcmusik]

I see the due date is Wednesday, April 11, 2016.
However the 11th is on a Monday, so I'm confused as to when submissions are due.
Could somebody please clarify this? Thank you.

Heh, I'm surprised no one else noticed sooner. This is just my guess but I'm more inclined to believe that the date is correct and the Wednesday is the typo. They released the sheet music on the 11th, and that's when they amended the date, so it would make sense that that give a month from that point.

[OniXia]

So, uh...how do we claim our prizes? Or have they not been sent out yet? I've checked in-game and on Mogstation, but I don't have anything - not sure if I'm doing it wrong, or checking in the wrong place.