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Title: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Geir on February 02, 2022, 12:11:23 PM
A friend of mine asked me to compose a piece for his new YouTube channel.

This is what I came up with.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Flp-V30L8

I might re-record it once my hand is healed (of yeah. I broke my left wrist just before Christmas :()
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: StephenM on February 02, 2022, 12:46:56 PM
I hope you do record this into a full length song...it's great.  I have the repeat button on...it reminds me a bit of the mellower side (if there is such a thing) of Ted Nugent....or a little of Eric Johnson.... beautiful guitar work here...all the rest is good too...
this is fun if you open two of these at the same time and set them at different volumes and times apart...amazing... yeah...I do that sometimes...ha :-* :D ;D
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Pete C on February 02, 2022, 01:20:19 PM
Nice jingle - fits the video perfectly ! 
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Zoltan on February 03, 2022, 11:34:44 AM
There's a touch of Stranglehold, but the way it plays it's more like Soft hold :)
I agree with Pete. It fits the video perfectly! And it's very jingle like. Memorable.
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Blooby on February 03, 2022, 12:07:10 PM

Perfect. Sounds like it a local morning show theme. The camera fades in, and a woman with big hair is blowing on her coffee whilst a Regis Philbin clone reads from blank papers in his hands.

Well done.

Blooby
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: cuthbert on February 03, 2022, 04:22:45 PM
Very nice, Geir!

When I used to work in broadcasting, a friend of mine used to produce what we called "stings" - little musical intros / outros to be played for special news segments or promotional features. He wrote and recorded these bits in his home studio, usually using electric guitar or synthesizer. He got a lot of side work this way!
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Ted on February 03, 2022, 09:17:58 PM
The lively and cheerful intro sounds exactly like what it was made for: an intro for a niche video series.

But then...

What the Fripp!?

I love that loopy stuff.
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Ray Brookes on February 03, 2022, 09:35:07 PM
Cool composition and well produced. The perfect intro music for a news segment or similar. Well done.
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Ferryman_1957 on February 04, 2022, 05:35:55 AM
Different, and very nicely done. The trippy part towards the end sounds great, you could develop that into an album!
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Farrell Jackson on February 04, 2022, 09:44:48 AM
Geir, this some fine jingle writing! It fits the video content perfectly!
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Hook on February 04, 2022, 11:04:40 AM
 :r2 #)
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Mike_S on February 06, 2022, 12:39:58 PM
Opens up like a Yes tune, then kicks on into something more trippy. But whatever the genre/sound, etc this is way cool. And yes a longer version would be most interesting!

Mike
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: AndyR on February 07, 2022, 01:52:53 AM
Woo, yeah, that's cool.
Excellent sounds, and fits the vid nicely.

Sorry to hear about the wrist, though!!! :(

(I guess that's covered/discussed elsewhere I've missed while lurking)
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Ted on February 07, 2022, 03:28:25 AM
My kid came in during the Frippy droning part – my favorite part. "Aaahh. Turn it off! It hurts my ears!" I wasn't even playing it loud.

Reminds me of science fiction plots where a person, creature, or robot can be activated or deactivated by code hidden in music.

Later on, when the music wasn't even playing, she said her ears still hurt. Now I know what to play when I want to work uninterrupted. I just need a much longer version.
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: DarrenG / The Devil's Toupee on February 07, 2022, 04:39:01 AM
This sounds perfect for a TV show jingle. I like it. Catchy melody too.
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Nelson on February 07, 2022, 09:35:48 PM
Well done indeed.
It has that movement to it, that says ... come check this out.
like the music for that show "how it's made".
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Geir on February 08, 2022, 09:56:46 AM
Thanx guys. much appreciated

A funny thing I discovered when I doubled the melody on the organ: it's just a major scale down and up. Not even repeating any of the notes.  Could I still get it copyrighted???

(https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=32087.0;attach=192930)
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: Ted on February 09, 2022, 12:44:39 AM
Quote from: Geir on February 08, 2022, 09:56:46 AMCould I still get it copyrighted???


If you pull this off, you'll be rich!
Title: Re: "Sailing Galapágo" a Geir original YouTube jingle
Post by: thetworegs on February 12, 2022, 09:24:52 AM
Jingliscious