Welcome to the Tokyo Metro! This track is inspired on the announcements and jingles from riding on the Tokyo Metro Subway System. Hop on board, we'll be arriving at the next stop soon!

Assignment #3 - 電車 / Densha

For this assignment, we were instructed to create an instrumental using only one sample. Therefore, all of the sounds from this piece were taken from a single clip from the movie "Friday After Next".  When I first watched this movie, I was awestruck by the soul-style cover of "Silent Night" that plays at the beginning of the film. This is why I decided to sample this clip in the first place, only later deciding to utilize the audio clips of dialogue and other sound effects from the scene. The second section of this piece utilizes fast-paced percussion that was taken from the chase sequence directly after the "Silent Night" section ends in the movie. I then decided to layer warped audio of chords and vocal humming from the "Silent Night" section over this percussion to complete my outro. At the end, I added audio of dialogue from the movie to create a humorous angle to the song. The scene from the movie that I sampled features a man dressed up as Santa Claus robbing various houses in the main character's neighborhood, which is why I called the piece "bad santa".

Assignment 3 - bad santa

COM381 Soul Assignment 3 Resubmission - Cruel Sun (not a remix)

5th and final attempt to do assignment 3. Source audio is Clear Eyes by Aiden Swank

COM381Soup Assignment 3 - Stupid Party

Honestly I didn't know what to do witih this assignment, then this clip came to mind, and I edited it a bit. 

COM381soup - Assignment 4 - AceTUHminofen

Partially inspired by the OFF (game) soundtrack. Came out creepier than I initially intended, but i still like it :) Used the digicussion 1 drum pack to get a more "industrial" sound 

COM381Soup Assignment 4 - uh oh!

Kind of a weird drum kit. Went for a heart beating kinda vibe.

Assignment4-Com381Soup-Flatline

COM381 Soul Assignment 4 - what

I wanted to make something more upbeat sounding but my refusal to not use the sliced break drum kit and lack of time led me to going the entirely opposite tonal direction. Creepy song #2. Other drum kit used was raged kit 04 

COM381Soup Assignment 5 - Dead Of Night

This song feels like this guy just walked into new jersey 

(this one definitely may need more time in the oven, but I think you can see the ideas I was going for). 

COM381 SOUP - Assignment 5

I had a really hard time with the original assignment, so I took inspiration from some classmates and tried to make something scary / more of an experience rather than a song. It was cool to learn finer details about sampling and this assignment has made me further acknowledge how little I know.

COM381 SOUP - Assignment 3 *redo*

I don't think the sample I chose matches the beat very well. but I feel like the beat has a lot of potential!

COM381 SOUP - ASSIGNMENT 4

Not as polished as I wanted, noodled around with chords ended up with this, too slow

Autumn Strolling

The goal for this assignment was to create a piece that featured distinct percussion over other melodic elements. Because the drums were supposed to be the most prominent instrument in this piece, I decided to create a drill beat. This is because drill music is generally defined by its stuttering hi-hat and snare patterns, which carry instruments forward and give them their distinctive energy. For my beat, I decided to utilize a sample that repeats basically the entire song to allow the drum pattern to take the forefront. This sample was a loop from the song "Poacher's Pride" by Nicole Dollanganger, a somber folk song that features airy female vocals over sparse guitar playing. I got the idea to use this sample from the artist, XXXTentacion, who also sampled "Poacher's Pride" in his song "WingRiddenAngel". I decided to add a busy percussion line over the main drum pattern during the verse sections to provide rhythmic variation. To end the song, I layered multiple audio clips from "Poacher's Pride" over one another to make the beat more layered and cinematic.

Assignment 5 - Haloshot

Couldn't figure out what I wanted this piece to be and ended up with a piece that sounds like a rainy evening.

Assignment5-Com381Soup-Rain

For this assignment, we were instructed to create a collaborative piece with a single partner and combine each other's styles into a single piece. I worked with Denis S., as he and I share a common interest in hip-hop music, particularly the trap subgenre. Therefore, we decided to make an instrumental in this vein. My partner chose and chopped up the sample that we used in our beat, while I used my technical ability to flesh it out. I added extra instrumentation, such as synths and strings, to make the beat more layered and dramatic. Overall, this was an educational experience for both of us. At points where I wanted to take the beat in a more complicated direction, my partner reminded me to stay true to the genre of trap and keep things simple. Furthermore, I was able to show my partner many beat-making techniques that he had not yet been aware of or explored to their fullest potential.

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