Masteria Through Music contest

http://forum2.nexon.net/showthread.php?1...ough-Music

Whaddup.

It's time for a contest! This is a bit of an extended contest because I would love to see some high quality, top percentage, 100 hundred emoji worthy songs come from you. All you have to do is record a cover of "An Eternal Breath" which is that beautiful almost hymnal aria-esque song from part 2 of Masteria Through Time.

You can do a vocal cover over the instrumental, arrange your own orchestration, play it on the recorder or use whatever other musical ability you may have. Here are the lyrics in Latin, a rough translation to English, and a link to the instrumental! Convert the Youtube video to an MP3 if you want, or you can even buy the song in the links below.

Original
[video=youtube;jkPE8LImRQE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPE8LImRQE[/video]

Latin
Abiit ad maiores
Abiit ad plures
Corpora lente augescent cito extinguuntur
Abiit ad maiores
Abiit ad plures
Corpora lente augescent cito extinguuntur
Mors tantum mē līberābit
Woo (x4)
amantes sunt amentes
tecum vivere amem, tecum obeam libens

English
S/he has gone to the ancestors
S/he has gone to the majority
Bodies grow slowly and die quickly.
S/he has gone to the ancestors
S/he has gone to the majority
Bodies grow slowly and die quickly.
Death will only set me free.
Woo (x4)
Lovers are lunatics
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die

Instrumental
[video=youtube;9jGdO3D_smU]https://youtube.com/watch?v=9jGdO3D_smU[/video]


How to Participate:

• Record a cover of "An Eternal Breath".
  
• Post a link to your recording in this thread.
  
• Entries can be instrumental arrangements, acapella, or sung over an instrumental(You can even sing over our official instrumental)
  
• If singing - Must be in Latin or English. The English is up to your interpretation as long as it means just about the same thing
  
• Include your in-game character name and world written legibly on a piece of paper next to your submission. If you uploaded it to SoundCloud, take a picture of a piece paper next to your account name in the top right like this: http://i.imgur.com/FAA8DKC.jpg
  
• All entries must be submitted by Tuesday May 15, 11:59 PM PST
  
• Entries will be "judged" on the following categories-
  o Creativity
  o Originality
  o Musicality
  o Energy
  o Emotion/Communication
  o Diction
  
• Winners will be announced on May 20th!
  

RULES:

• Multiple submissions, plagiarism, and any inappropriate content submitted (in the opinions of the judges) will be grounds for disqualification.
  
• Your entry MUST be submitted before the contest closes at 11:59pm PDT on 5/15/16.
  
• Your entry MUST include your Character Name and World in your post.
  
• If you record a video include your in-game character name and world written legibly on a piece of paper your submission. This will be proof that it is your creation.
  
• Entries must be uploaded to either Soundcloud or Youtube.
  
• Entries must be posted as a link or embedded video in this thread to be considered
  

REWARDS:

• 3 Grand Prize winners will receive 50,000 MaplePoints, a set of MapleStory stickers, a Yeti Plushie, and a MapleStory Mug of your choice. (Grand Prize winners chosen by decision of the judges)
  
• 5 runners-up will receive 25,000 MaplePoints, a set of MapleStory stickers, and a MapleStory Mug of your choice!
  

If you'd like to purchase the songs (you don't have to do it to participate) you can do so here:
[iTunes] http://apple.co/1PW7ZED
[Amazon] http://amzn.to/25MUt1B

So the winners aren't random this time, like that writing contest they had? Surprising.

So the winners aren't random this time, like that writing contest they had? Surprising.

He did say he wanted quality entries this time.
When a "contest" is more like a raffle, he gets swamped with garbage entries.

That said, the next one will probably be a raffle again. People seem to think it's unfair that they can't win a contest just because they lack talent...

That said, the next one will probably be a raffle again. People seem to think it's unfair that they can't win a contest just because they lack talent...

I think there was a whole book about this...

I think there was a whole book about this...

>ayn rand

um.

anyway there is already quite a happy medium. grand prize winners and randomly selected winners, with entries disqualified for "inappropriate content" (no effort garbage entries) as determined by the judges. as it was with the st patrick's day contest.

>ayn rand

um.

I don't want to divert because I know her philosophy is quite polarizing, but you can't claim that isn't exactly what the book is about.

He did say he wanted quality entries this time.
When a "contest" is more like a raffle, he gets swamped with garbage entries.

That said, the next one will probably be a raffle again. People seem to think it's unfair that they can't win a contest just because they lack talent...

I think I remember a contest which nexon had with only one participant, so the winner was some random girl with a blanket and a dragon plushie...

He did say he wanted quality entries this time.
When a "contest" is more like a raffle, he gets swamped with garbage entries.

That said, the next one will probably be a raffle again. People seem to think it's unfair that they can't win a contest just because they lack talent...

I still find it stupid that a writing contest would have random winners, honestly. Especially considering that you could write garbage and could still win.