Aurora Posted June 9, 2018 Author Posted June 9, 2018 Episode 6: "Shēngxiào" Congratulations to our Top 12 artists. You've all survived the first cut and will continue to release music under Platinum Records' watchful eye. While we saw some real highlights last episode, second chances will not be awarded to artists who disappoint twice in a row, so if you fail to impress this week, then it may be you packing your bags and searching for a new record label… After your impressive debuts, we need a follow-up single. Something that's going to connect with people the world over. For this episode, we want you to write songs inspired by the 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac and their associated personality traits and characteristics. Everyone falls into one of these categories, so you're automatically appealing to 1/12th of the population! How you are influenced by your assigned zodiac is completely up to you, and the subject matter of your song is also undefined, so long as it relates to the traits or characteristics of your zodiac. Our social media bloggers have also compiled a reference table to get you on the right track: Zodiac Animal Birth Years Personality Traits Rat ...1972, 1984, 1996, 2008... Quick-witted, resourceful, and versatile Ox ...1973, 1985, 1997, 2009... Decisive, honest, dependable, and hardworking Tiger ...1974, 1986, 1998, 2010... Brave, competitive, unpredictable, and self-confident Rabbit ...1975, 1987, 1999, 2011... Gentle, quiet, elegant, and alert; quick, skillful, kind, and patient Dragon ...1976, 1988, 2000, 2012... Confident, intelligent, ambitious, persevering, and hardworking Snake ...1977, 1989, 2001, 2013... Intelligent, courageous, confident, insightful, and communicative Horse ...1978, 1990, 2002, 2014... Animated, kind, straightforward, active, and energetic Goat ...1979, 1991, 2003, 2015... Gentle, shy, stable, sympathetic, and amicable Monkey ...1980, 1992, 2004, 2016... Witty, intelligent, ambitious, and adventurous Rooster ...1981, 1993, 2005, 2017... Observant, hardworking, resourceful, courageous, and talented Dog ...1970, 1982, 1994, 2006... Loyal, honest, amiable, kind, cautious, and prudent Pig ...1971, 1983, 1995, 2007... Diligent, compassionate, generous, easy-going, and gentle Star Challenges ✪ Set your song within one of the years that correspond with your assigned Chinese zodiac sign. ✪ Reference the animal associated with the Chinese zodiac sign you've been assigned in the lyrics of your song. Due to their success in the previous challenge, Temporal, Citrus & Kylie Jenner were allowed to select any of the 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac of their choice. Everyone else was randomly assigned one of the remaining nine signs to keep things fair for all in different time zones. If you are really struggling to find inspiration in any of the traits or characteristics of your assigned zodiac, you may swap with another artist, given both parties agree to the swap. Songs due (via PM to @Aurora) by Tue. Jun 12, 7:59PM EST @Temporal – Rabbit @Citrus – Goat @Kylie Jenner – Snake @UFO – Dragon @Gastrodonatella – Ox @ceremonials – Monkey @Kunst – Rooster @minho – Rat @Auburn – Dog @Speezy – Horse @Overprotected – Pig @Achilles. – Tiger Good luck!
Achilles. Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 46 minutes ago, Aurora said: Tiger ...1974, 1986, 1998, 2010... Brave, competitive, unpredictable, and self-confident Ugh. This basically demands that I write an empowerment anthem, and those are almost never good lyrically. And Katy already did the “tiger” themed empowerment anthem anyways. LOL at 1998 being one of the years, though. I guess I’ll write a song inspired by the bravery of the heroes who fought in the Battel of Hogwarts.
Aurora Posted June 9, 2018 Author Posted June 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, Achilles. said: Ugh. This basically demands that I write an empowerment anthem, and those are almost never good lyrically. And Katy already did the “tiger” themed empowerment anthem anyways. LOL at 1998 being one of the years, though. I guess I’ll write a song inspired by the bravery of the heroes who fought in the Battel of Hogwarts. I don't feel this is necessarily true, but if you were going to go down this angle, probably look to songs more like "Brave" than "Roar" lyrically. Never let fitting the challenge outweigh having great lyrics.
ultraviolence.xx Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Achilles. said: LOL at 1998 being one of the years, though. I guess I’ll write a song inspired by the bravery of the heroes who fought in the Battel of Hogwarts. here for this. jussayin
ceremonials Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 Breath of the Wild being my second lowest song, I can't. It was the second best of mine so far and a career highlight
ceremonials Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 1 minute ago, Corsola said: No shade but idk why TLOU is your highest jfdsbfs I think its the best probably but Breath of the Wild is a very close second
ceremonials Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 Just now, Corsola said: I prefer BOTW AND Symphony of the Night Then you should have given it a 10
ceremonials Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 You know what ive realized? We need the eye emoji here. Thats why its been so dead. We can call her :witness:
Aurora Posted June 9, 2018 Author Posted June 9, 2018 4 hours ago, ceremonials said: You know what ive realized? We need the eye emoji here. Thats why its been so dead. We can call her :witness: wait this is actually a concept make it happen @Hug ?
Auburn Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 me having exactly one song in the top 50 for the entire season yet somehow still being in this thing
Kunst Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 so a lot of good things happened: 1. my friend is fully recovered from last weekend’s accident 2. katy finally put DWTD and AMA on spotify 3. i made it to the next round 4. the sense8 season finale murdered me 5. i stumbled upon an idea that works great for my assigned chinese zodiac animal whew
Kunst Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Auburn said: me having exactly one song in the top 50 for the entire season yet somehow still being in this thing honey, you’re talent. and you know what talent always does...
Auburn Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 Just now, Kunst said: honey, you’re talent. and you know what talent always does... wins! thanks sis
OreGuy Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 thanks to the judges who had patience with my songs and reviewed them really well. Top 15 ain't bad at all, tbh. It has been a great season for me and thank you for that everyone! Good luck to those of you left!
ceremonials Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 2 hours ago, OreGuy said: thanks to the judges who had patience with my songs and reviewed them really well. Top 15 ain't bad at all, tbh. It has been a great season for me and thank you for that everyone! Good luck to those of you left!
UFO Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 3 hours ago, OreGuy said: thanks to the judges who had patience with my songs and reviewed them really well. Top 15 ain't bad at all, tbh. It has been a great season for me and thank you for that everyone! Good luck to those of you left! Thanks g0rl! Top 15 is an amazing achievement, n also "Thank God For Immune System" is ICONIC Hopefully you consider participating in 12.5 (if it happens) and 13!!!!!!
UFO Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Auburn said: me having exactly one song in the top 50 for the entire season yet somehow still being in this thing WHEW. a legend this is what we call: longevity
UFO Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) H U M M I N G B I R D Inspired by: ‘The Hum’ INTRO I’m falling deep in these high lows of mine Creeping up from behind, dark tones of my mind A restless sleep yet I still dare to dream Of that caged hummingbird breaking free in flight High, high, high VERSE Lifeless feelings, hollow shouts ricochet all around The storm engulfs all my thoughts every second in every crowd A predator of my psyche it follows every step A familiar friend ensnaring me in its web I’m paralysed by static I still try to outrun it As every heightened biting murmur trips me up again Everyone plays ignorant, they can’t hear the night roars These terrors I can’t fight I’m so confused, completely torn The endless drone drills away at my hope, my will to stay Yet I still dare to dream that I’ll outrun it someday PRE-CHORUS A flutter within in the darkest night It unravels in fear, I wait for a sign That you’re still here yearning for release Hummingbird - won’t you please return to me? CHORUS And then I heard you first, then I felt you second And when I saw you third, then I remembered The song of beauty your wings deliver It carries me higher than clouds of cinder In dreams of serenity my mind’s broken free I fly at quicker speed to higher frequencies I’m like that hummingbird, I still dare to dream But when I woke up you flew away from me BRIDGE Futile fantasies dreamt by fools in need I chase after you towards another dream From all the chaos, I run away from me I desert myself, escape reality Yet it brings me back it always brings me back The sound of disconnect rumbling in my head All of my senses are taken over I lose sight of myself, can’t hear myself think My sense of identity lost in the mix Where nothing makes sense and everything just is CHORUS And when I heard you first, when I felt you second And when I saw you third, then I remembered The song of beauty your wings delivered It carried me higher than clouds of cinder In dreams of serenity my mind broke free I flew at quicker speed to higher frequencies I was like that hummingbird, I dared to dream And when I woke up OUTRO Lifeless feelings, hollow shouts ricochet all around The storm engulfs all my thoughts every second in every crowd The endless drone drills away at my hope, my will to stay Yet I still dare to dream that I’ll outrun it someday Someday EXPLANATION My song this episode is inspired by the phenomenon and unsolved mystery known as ‘The Hum’ which is reported as being “a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.” Since it is “low-frequency” I used that as a metaphor for depression. The fact that the Hum is said to be “not audible to all people” was a perfect representation of depression for me and how complex it is. Also, the Hum is reported as being “persistent and invasive” which is very much like depression and how it is always there, creeping up on you in even the happiest of times. My song is called “Hummingbird” because, after doing some research, I found that hummingbirds flap their wings “at high frequencies audible to humans” which creates a humming sound. To me the hummingbird is therefore symbolic of hope due to it being on the opposite end of the sound frequency spectrum. This is why the person so desperately wants the hummingbird to return. Therefore, I decided to explore this concept: depression represented by the low-frequency Hum, with hope represented by the high-frequency flapping of hummingbirds. In addition, I decided to have the hummingbird only exist in the dreamworld in order to separate - and perhaps juxtapose - the fantastical utopia where the high-frequency hope (hummingbird) resides with the cold reality of the low-frequency depression (The Hum). This is why the hummingbird flies away when the person wakes up. With my song this week I hoped to illustrate what depression is like, and oftentimes how ruthless and relentless yet covert it can be. This is why I tried to make sure ‘Hummingbird’ was not overly uplifting since that would be an inaccurate truth of the nature of depression. Hopefully, you’ll be able to resonate in some way with the themes explored in my song! <3 - UFO Sources: 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum 2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird †Island - 5,836,000 [#14] †Rings of Saturn - 7,364,000 [#11] †The Renaissance - 7,078,000 [#11] †Eternities Apart - 8,280,000 [#2] †Eternities Apart (individual) - 8,209,000 [#3] †Hummingbird - 8,275,000 [#4] Edited June 9, 2018 by UFO
Auburn Posted June 10, 2018 Posted June 10, 2018 5 hours ago, UFO said: WHEW. a legend this is what we call: longevity hopefully I can perform when it really comes down to crunchtime
Achilles. Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 The deadline is in 8 hours, no exceptions or extensions.
Auburn Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 time eliminates the girlies so Aurora doesn't have to
UFO Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 Submitted (hopefully it went through) y'all ain't getting rid of me that easily I'm 5 hours ahead bitches, time ain't got NOTHING on me!!!!!!!!!!! your 7AM is my 1Pm. get into iT The gravity can't hold us, your hands are outer space I can't make sense of nothing, and words just get in the way This couch is getting smaller, but it's my favourite place Don't even ask the question, you know what I'm gonna say I'm INTO IT
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