Our toughest composing challenge yet?

*** NB ENTRIES FOR THIS CHALLENGE HAVE NOW CLOSED ***

Composing Challenge 

About the challenge…

What is the current composer challenge?
Continuing the fun and games from the podcast audio branding competition, we have a new challenge for the network:Rescore the trailer for our recent product Venom entirely using sounds you create yourself.

I’m sorry, what?!?!
Ok, here’s the hypothetical scenario:You’ve been asked to score a trailer.. but you’re on holiday, away for your usual music making set up. You’ve got your laptop, your Daw, some free fx plugins but no sounds…… but you do have your phone.

Ok, so what are we doing exactly?
Ideally, we would like you to record your own sounds but we are providing some (see below)Turn your recorded sounds into sample instruments using free fx plugins to rescore the trailer.

What do I get for participating?
The winning entry will receive everything we release for the next 12 months PLUS the opportunity of working with the Crow Hill team to create a bespoke, for your use only version of your favourite sample library sounds using the gear in the Crow Hill playroom.2 runner ups will win the next 2 Crow Hill product releases.

How do I participate?
• Download the Venom trailer below:
DOWNLOAD TRAILER
• Score the trailer using the sounds you have created. Here are the sounds we have provided if you aren’t making your own:
DOWNLOAD SOUNDS

We have created a thread on our Network Forum for sharing further resources and tips to help with sound design, sample instrument creation etc.CLICK HERE
As a guide, check out how Christian approached the challenge in the video below.

How do I submit my entry?
Share your video files with us via a download link (DropBox, We Tranfer etc.) sent to demos@thecrowhillcompany.com

Don’t forget to include your name in the file name eg. My Name.mp4

What happens after I submit?
You have until 11:59pm BST 15th June to create and send us your entries. ALL will be listened to.The winner will be announced on the Crow Hill livestream on 18th June.

  • Don’t Forget…
    • Only use instruments you have created
    • You can use FX plugins but NO instrument plugins
    • Include your name in the audio file name
    • One entry per person