Heavensward Music Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[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.

[Ehr]

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.

I thought they said there were extending the deadline by 2 weeks which was originally March 23rd iirc.

To accommodate this change, we will be extending the entry deadline by two weeks. We'll follow up with the new deadline date on the contest page, and through Lodestone topics, so please keep an eye out for it!

[Ehr]

I thought they said there were extending the deadline by 2 weeks which was originally March 23rd iirc.

derp, i can't math. also why can't we edit posts in here?

[LollyM]

Looks like despite the numerous concessions made the community team won't extend the time limit. Figured I'd post the full version of my entry here for all to enjoy. Trying to figure out how to cut down to 2:30 but not sure it's going to happen. My thanks to the C.Team and all people who submitted for putting everything they had into this excellent competition.

Night in the Brume - Last Stand Remix