Let's make some music

[JasonXV]

Hi! I'm JasonXV!

You may remember me from such polls as "Level themes" in the General Section, and "Mommy, why are those man's eyes so red?"

I'm designing some levels for Cheapo (and experimenting with making style files) and I wonder if anyone can suggest some really creepy songs!

ie The Cure - Lullaby!

OMG I can just imagine a version of that in the original Lemmings!

Can ya help?

Or can ya not? :O

Poo on you! >.<

hehe

JasonXV

[the guest]

I have absolutely no idea what exactly you're requesting.  Are you merely requesting for which music might be creepy and good for Lemmings use, or are you actually asking someone to provide MIDI files?

If you already know the exact music you're looking for and just need a MIDI for it, I'd suggest search the Internet by the title of the music.

Otherwise, if you don't even have any idea of what music you want, well, maybe someone here can suggest something, but "creepy" is fairly general and subjective.

I think the Lemmus styles (the style that has the MIDIs copied from the Windows version of Lemmings) does include a badly sequenced MIDI for the Fun Special level (BEAST...).  If that's the kind of creepy you're thinking of, I can direct you to a slightly better MIDI of that music.

Other than that, I'd suggest that you think of some video games you've played.  Many probably has something that suits your needs.  For example, Super Mario Brothers, the "castle" theme (you know, in levels like 1-4) conceivably counts as "creepy".  Then find a MIDI thru search, say look at www.vgmusic.com.

[JasonXV]

I said suggest creepy songs, I didn't ask for MIDI >.<

I often wonder if people use guest accounts so that no one knows that they are dyslexic and can not read a simple little request.

All I asked for was for some suggestions on creepy songs. JEEBUS! Is that so hard?

Ta
JasonXV

[tumble_weed]

I think the main reason that the guest didn't know what you're talking about is because your post was slightly ambiguous as the title suggests that you want people to make music, but you are asking for suggestions for music, as well as this you also mentioned the song Lullaby, which could be interpreted that you have already decided on a song.

Also guest did make a few suggestions if you read his entire post. He suggested the Beast of a level song as well as the castle music from Mario.

Maybe you could help people some more by actually telling us what exactly you mean by creepy. Maybe explain what the style file would look like and it would be easier for people to think of suggestions.

[JasonXV]

I'm sorry, I thought creepy meant spine-chilling and frightening. Pardon me for thinking that it may have meant the equivalent of the Barney the Dinosaur theme.

I did see the guest's suggestions, all I am saying is I wanted some suggestions and I'm getting more than I asked for.

And really good suggestions by the way, I'm going to use SMB Brothers' <Chateau Bowser> music in one of the levels!!! Cool idea!

By the way, never judge a book on its cover.
And so on the same token never judge a thread by its name.

This doesn't apply to the Lemmings SNES and NES game paks. They look so corny, but they're rather good games.

But yeh, creepy! Come on, if you don't know what creepy means, you must have been living under a rock or something. I'll let you define creepy!

And just cos I said "Lullaby" doesn't mean I have chosen, or I wouldn't have posted this thread, which may as well be deleted for what good it has proven to be.

I'm prolly going overboard, but seriously, don't read beyond what I said. If I asked you to build me a dinghy and I found you replicated the Titanic, of course I'm gonna sink you

It doesn't matter what the style is, I just asked for suggestions, not a complete dossier.

Sorry for my rudeness

Ta
JasonXV

[the guest]

I'm sorry, I thought creepy meant spine-chilling and frightening.

I only hope that you'd never become a parent, if you would equate the "Beast of a Level" music or the SMB's castle music to "Barney the Dinosaur".  O_o

They might not exactly be "spine-chilling and frightening", but "Barney the Dinosaur"?!?  Surely you must be joking.

By the way, never judge a book on its cover.
And so on the same token never judge a thread by its name.

I'm actually trying to help, but since I'm not sure if you appreciate it, oh well.  I might note that so far no one else has anything to say, quite possibly because they too were confused what you were asking for, until you cleared it up a little in your reply.

On that note about "not judging a thread by its name", your topic clearly says "let's make some music".  If I were to take your advice to not "read beyond what you said", I'd think that you are trying to get someone to create MIDIs for you.    Contradictions, anyone?

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I'd also add that most music that people listen to are generally not particularly "spine-chilling".  Hence you'd probably need to fall back to background music from horror movies and/or video games.  Hence my suggestions, which are by no means representative.

[the guest]

Ok, I just reread the thread and noticed that I missed the interlude with TumbleWeed, so I thought the 3rd post by JasonXV was directed entirely to me, and my replies assumed that.

Still, I do stand by everything I said above.

[Shvegait]

By the way, never judge a book on its cover.
And so on the same token never judge a thread by its name.

What? I think this is ridiculous. Your first step is getting people to click on your thread in the first place. It's true that this is a small forum, but if you've participated in larger forums, you're not going to click on a thread like "i hav a queston", or "help!!!!!". Thread titles should be clear and titled appropriately, if you want serious feedback. And if people are used to appropriately-named threads, they will make assumptions that your title is appropriately named...

And the *worst* is thread titles that have nothing to do with the thread. It can be such a let down, but usually it's just people looking for attention.

Anyway, "Creepy song suggestions?" would be a better title than "Let's make some music"...


I'd also like to point out that your analogy does not hold. If the saying were "Never just a book by its title", then perhaps your follow-up would make sense. But why would you buy a book called "American History" when the book actually talks about African history...?

[the guest]

Under normal circumstances, I probably wouldn't even bother to make this post here, but I figure it might be beneficial to other people besides JasonXV, so:

Here are some examples of music that JasonXV apparently thinks are like Barney the Dinosaur :

http://www.geocities.com/guestlevels/lemmings/creepy/creepy1.mid
http://www.geocities.com/guestlevels/lemmings/creepy/creepy2.mid
http://www.geocities.com/guestlevels/lemmings/creepy/creepy3.mid
http://www.geocities.com/guestlevels/lemmings/creepy/creepy4.mid
http://www.geocities.com/guestlevels/lemmings/creepy/creepy5.mid

No, I only made the first one.  The rest are downloaded or copied.  By the way, the last two are actually professionally made, since it was copied directly from an actual commercial game.

[Mindless]

I'm designing some levels for Cheapo (and experimenting with making style files) and I wonder if anyone can suggest some really creepy songs!

I said suggest creepy songs, I didn't ask for MIDI >.<

You may not have asked for MIDI, but if your making Cheapo styles... MIDI is what you'll get.

[JasonXV]

JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE! Just give it a ****ing rest!

I asked for ****ing creepy songs, not a ****ing lecture as to the wonders of the title-universe!

It's called creativity! Get used to it!

And sure the title is a tad ambiguous, but if you want to reply entirely based on the title, then I shall simply assume you all have need of better spectacles. Obviously the small print of the posts is too small for you to be bothered squinting for.

And yes, MIDI is what you get. But did I ask for people to post MIDI? Did I ask for people to talk about seinding them? NO I DID NOT!

Get it through your heads that ALL I ASKED FOR was SUGGESTIONS! Not a flipping lecture!

Now I will thank you to keep your philosophical theories to yourselves and just answer me freakin question :@

TA!
JasonXV

[Shvegait]

Take it easy... And remember that you'll only get help if people want to give it to you.

[JasonXV]

Oh don't get sarcky with me

And if people don't want to help, they best just say nothing at all don't they? Rather than get cheeky with me  

All said and done, everyone knows exactly what I mean. Perhaps I mistake you all. I misunderstand

Because you have to pay so much attention to every event that happens in Lemmings, its made you very pedantic hehe. The best detectives started out with Lemmings

Ta
JasonXV

[the guest]

Alright, forget it, I'm removing the files if you haven't already download them.

For someone who's asking for help, you have been rather ungrateful and a little rude.  You don't deserve anyone's help here.

[Mindless]

RAGE!
 =8O