I uploaded two mashups because I REALLY wanted to upload this track, but until Vampire Weekend acapella tracks become available, this sounds like an unfinished work.  Bruleé by Ratatat and Bryn by Vampire Weekend have similar chord changes and overall song structure (with some looping to make it work just right). However, the mood of Vampire Weekend changes due to the minor chords of Ratatat, giving it a more dynamic development, especially at the start of each verse. I enjoy this work because of how surprised I was to find that these two works really compliment each other. I like the sound of Vampire Weekend with more electronic instrumentals, and similarly enjoy the vocals over Ratatat. I can only hope I can make a second version using an acapella track in the near future. 

Ratatat vs. Vampire Weekend

Rusko vs. Soulja Boy

Benjamin Peipert
TA- Jordan Bartee
Brown University
MUSC0200: Computers in Music

Pie Fight is a house track with samples from a Three Stooges movie clip of the same name. The composition starts with a slow, ambient bass line that reemerges throughout the piece. The piano enters with echo, reverb, and stereo-delay to give it an ominous and other-worldly tone. The bells layered on top are designed to sound as if made from a petrified wood material (wood-glass combination) with a subtle attack and resonant tone.

The sound clips in the introduction are sampled from DJ Shadow's "Organ Donor." The sample before the slow beat drops is the first from the Three Stooges' "Pie Fight." This quote, along with the following one, commanding the audience to "love thy neighbor," use satire to lure in the audience before the beat drops. Similarly, the pitch adjusted "Somebody give me a pie!" causes a moment of suspense before the high pitched club synth. The bass line from the introduction returns throughout the composition, now with a Justice-style bass tone. Overall, my intention was to create a slow, ominous introduction, followed by a dance-oriented beat, interjected with humorous sound samples to contrast the growing intensity.

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