So, I made a piece that I think is good enough as a homework. I will list some parts of the song.

First it is the “mandatory real-life record”. I had recorded myself swallowing nothing. I think it is fun, it is a good sound as long as it goes into the theme of the song. What is bad is, this is the only sound I recorded.

Then I put lots of the preset loops. I find sounds that matches in the loop shop. I did not think of any style before I
started, or I can say that the style of the song is pretty much automatically created because I always pick some random pieces
that may be good together. If you ask me how I find loops that matches, and how I know if loops match. I just know. 

Between those loops, I mostly used some quiet beat, or drums. As you can see, the song is kind of mysterious. With those hard-core beat, it would just not fit. However, I put one drums loop that is kind of louder and more exciting because that is almost the end, and some modifications to the direction should be changed.

Other things I am not sure what they are, because I am not a pro, but I am pretty sure that they suit the theme of the song. There is also a track called fonk classic I believe. Everything with that sound, I created with myself, with my little midi keyboard. I believe if you pay attention, you can surely tell that that track is the one that leads and goes through the whole song.

After talking about these parts, I will talk about the theme/style in general. I did not think of a style as I said, but I continue with it once I found one. Some say it sounds like Crime/drugs, some say it is like nightclub, and also people say that it suits the theme of spy. Let’s say this is just the style of 50% of Hollywood movies. 

About this Culminating Task, I feel fun. I just love these, even when we are not given this task. The most fun part is to show off to everyone. Your family is not from Italy, French or places like that so they will just give you compliment. For me it is just sticking others’ loops together, but for others who does not have that much music skills, I am “Mozart ing” the music. Overall, it is fun. I am not saying “It’s fun” to get a better impression. I am just saying that it is actually fun. Yea.

Logan Zhuang - Vice City

Mentor College