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Well stated Edx--I couldn't agree more :) Although in all the debate my point did get somewhat misconstrued, that's sortof, basically, what I've been trying to say.

Oh LeHah... it's not THAT bad :p But speaking of topic shift, this started out as discussion of music software, and look where it ended up. Anyway, a question asking about other members of the national music fraternity I belong to isn't so terrible in a music thread... Besides, there was...

Sorry for the double post but I just realized this thread is the perfect place to ask this--I can't believe I didn't ask before now. Although I doubt it, is there anyone out there who's a Sinfonian? I'm Lambda Mu #348!

Sorry, I didn't get it.

??? I'm sorry... I don't see the point of that comment. Care to explain? Was there something wrong with me asking a fellow composer to look at some writing of mine, or am I just missing something?

What I'm saying is the music was inspired, not derived. He didn't do it because it was the thing to do, and he didn't consciously say he was going to do it, he did it because that's what inspiration led him to do, not because that's what theory led him to do. His writing wasn't a theory...

I strongly disagree about Beethoveen ace. I do not think Beethoven or any great composer really conciously thinks thinks like "I'm going to use a Neopolitan 6th chord to extend the candence to 5 and create tension." I believe it's more of this is what I'm hearing, this is what I want to write...

You misunderstand me. Everyone can equally appreciate and love music, and there is no one authority. Just because I have musical knowledge greater than someone who's never studied music does not mean my opinion of a certain work is any better or lesser than anyone else's. Music is designed as...

Absolutely--music can be enjoyed, created, and loved by everyone, and there is no one who has any authority over anyone else. Music is about art, expression, and communication, just because I know the inner workings of it and someone else may not does not make my opinion any more valid. Music...

You're welcome--we had fun making it, but the best part is hearing people enjoyed it :) And yes... make sure you catch Standoff as well

I was not vilifying music theory--quite the contrary, while I feel that adhearing to and writing entirely based on music theory produces predictable, mathmatical, uninspired results, the knowledge of it while writing inspired music helps create a better final product. As I said, I started...

The whole music theory conversation is very interesting. Everything I learned about music theory until two years ago I learned from many many years of piano lessons, studying scores, an essential dictionary of music, jazz improvisation, and paying close attention. I started writing about 6-7...

Band-in-a-Box is ok. I use it for a lot of jazz things and to get a rough demo of some more of the pop things that I write, but I find it falls short in terms of classical music, but that's not what it's really designed to do. There really is no program that does it all. Everything has its...

In order to do the actual notation, if you plan on writing stuff out, I HIGHLY recommend Sibelius. In my opinion, there is nothing that can do as much, and is so easy to use. The two major notation programs in the industry are Finale and Sibelius, and although Sibelius is a little more (I...

I think I kinda like the bomber wing... you know... Popsicle and Saxman... what are your feelings on this Pete? :p In all serious, one of the great things about Standoff I think is that the characters are well developed and, as opposed to UE, there are really a lot of chances for some drama...

I will say, whatever the engine, I will be more than happy to work on game/storyline development, and write the music for a UE2--it's a project I've wanted to see happen since we finished the first one.

I've uh.... been busy... and uh... not online other than to check my e-mail :o

I didn't know it was your guy's birthday. Happy Birthday!

I'm glad you like the choice - I thought it was appropriate as well. I've become somewhat fond of this soundtrack - it's very comprehensive. We've got official Wing Commander music, jazz standards, techno, and original orchestral. We were all worried at first that all the styles would make it...

Fair enough, everyone's entitled to their opinion. Personally, I love the musical ideas in WC1 and WC2 - I really feel like they set the stage for the rest of the series musically. I'm very glad you like the original soundtrack though - that's where the hard, creative stuff comes in :)