This thread is designed to launch the next songwriting challenge, one which has been knocked about on here as an idea for a couple of weeks. It is...
‘The TV Theme Challenge’
Most of us will have seen the entertaining thread
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17899.0- started by Rich
@cowparsleyman - where forum members shared their favourite TV theme tunes, many of them now golden oldies. I’m sure it inspired a few here to try YouTubing old episodes of the likes of ‘Stingray’, ‘Mission Impossible’, ‘X-Files’, ‘The Sweeney’ ...well the list just goes on. The thread certainly struck a nostalgic nerve and showed our fond memories of TV Shows from the past, much as we are all nostalgic about music from certain former eras.
So building on that little bubble of enthusiasm that temporarily lit up the forum, (amazing, yes it did!) the challenge is this:
‘Imagine that a favourite TV Show of yours from the past is being remade. You are commissioned to write and record the theme tune for it.
You can
a) write a completely original new track or
b) rework an existing theme tune however you want’
The deadline is end of Wednesday 9th December. This gives you six weeks to complete, but you are welcome to put out your song any time before then in the Finished Songs section.
Collaborations are welcome. You can comment here if you are looking for a buddy for this one.
To placate those of us who like the fun of a competition, there will be a vote for the best song. But to also encourage everyone to join in you can opt-out your song from the vote if competitions is not your thing. The main thing is to encourage songwriting and music creation, and to give a few of us who enter something in common to have a chat about.
Tell us here if you are in - and I will start a list of participants. Cheers and good luck with your creations.
EDIT: sorry I forgot some people had already said they’d do this when
@pompeyjazz was testing the water on this. So..
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS SO FAR
@pompeyjazz @PaulAds @kafla @MichaelA @adamfarr @PeteS (‘probably’)
@CaliaMoko collab with
@PaulAds Room for lots more, roll up, roll up!