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Judging criteria for best soundtrack isnt neccescarily if the track can stand on its own though, it's also how well the track supports the demo through its strcuture and composition.

and hey, we had sfx in zapdrumm :P

Well, if you look at the great soundtracks of the movie industry, they all can stand on their own too ("American Beauty", "Star Wars", "The Mummy" or "Pirates of Caribbean I"), to name a few. A soundtrack that only could work with the movie never gets that popular.

while i see your point, i still think its different for a demo (not all demos) ... the visuals are often so tightly linked to the music, often dependant on it, that just throwing a cool track that can stand alone along with some cool visuals would mean you could put any other track to those visuals aswell.

in a movie you have ~120min to offer great stand alone tracks in the soundtrack and plenty of time to use for tight linked atmospheric music... in a demo you have a few minutes.

Well, especially the soundtrack of "Daydreamer" (a track by Leaphion called "Warmer") just accomplishes that. It not only fits into the demo, it lifts it up. A soundtrack that just fits into the demo is mediocre and should only be used as a part of the demo to judge the demo itself. If it makes the demo better because it lifts it up (like in "Daydreamer") it's exceptional and should be nominated as such. That's why the "Field Trip" soundtrack is missing in that category too - it not only fits in, it makes it so much better (and rememberable).

:S

By ETA I thought you were refering to rgba :|
I didn't remember ETA was an actual group!

omg xernobyl, too much politics in your kellog's this morning?

once again, the awards jury proves themselves completely lacking of taste and style. good job again, jury.

this is an outrage!!

and i haven't even read a single post. goodnight

i'm glad shad3 is nominated as best soundtrack but nazca and retrofitting for mrs connor could/should have been nominated too :P


also there's something definitely wrong when nominees for best 2008 soundtrack don't include any latest Slyspy track...

also what Salinga said : at least one D-Fast gem should have been nominated...

I'm quite ok with the nominations... Dunno why everyone is bashing them so hard. The system is screwed anyway, but it's called the "scene.org awards" and not the "scene awards" after all, so real use complaining... :/

I think the work of the jury is not an easy one, and I would say they do a good job in general, since the results match the crowd's average taste (see the public's choice).

kusma, you can always think that at least is an opportunity to see our idols in tie and suit, stuttering in front of the drunken crowd :)

forgotten gems :

The last UK all star BP demo for best sound track
Our nazca demo for best sound track ( I really prefer this one compared to shad 3 )

"Uhm... Thank you and. Uhm... Kewlers suck!" ;)

iq: that doesn't excuse them for being blind to a dazzling rising prod type (you know which one).

All complaints about not getting nominated is rooted in the false belief that the winner is selected randomly from the list of nominees. Remember, US pharmaceutical and the CIA are heavily involved in the jury and they probably put in a few outrageous nominees just to create a fuzz :)

Ah yes! All nominees are hand picked by the masses!

*sips from Plomox mug*

next to that.. all these "why X and not Y?"-comments.. all categories started off with longer lists for each category (so yes, most Ys were taken into consideration, they just didnt make it to the end) ... i dont have to go into the meaning of "voting" i assume...

also.. easy to complain afterwards, if you want to be of REAL value to the jury, you couldve used the SUGGESTION FORM that was on pouet for about a whole month in january instead of all this whining later on.. hot tip for next year, quinsy! :)

i dont think suggestion forms work when theres corruption about!!!! :)

too much scandinavians on pouet, eh? ;)

Everything is going according to plan..

*takes another sip from Plomox mug*

1. The suggestion form was used.
2. Jury != scene.

So <beeeep> it up your <beep> or I <beeeeeeep> your <beeeeeeeeeeeeep> into your <beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep>! <beep> <beeeeeep> <beeep>!?

I bet some nominations would look different if actually the scene would decide them. I might suggest a way like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences takes for the Academy Awards nominations and later winners. Now there is democracy.

No Edge of Disgrace-nomination for Best demo. Noted.

salinga: and who are YOU again?