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Sounds of Sandbox - Singing Contest

JohnMiller
over 5 years

Round 4: Rock

Accepting votes and critiques.

Theme schedule:

  1. ROUND 1, Feb 17-27: Musicals and Theme Songs
  2. ROUND 2, Mar 4-13: Pop
  3. ROUND 3, Mar 18-27: Songs with Names/Places in the Title
  4. ROUND 4, April 1-10: Rock
  5. ROUND 5, April 15-24: Meme Songs

Did you enjoy Time to Shine and EM Idol? Well, here's a brand new singing competition with a twist: this time, YOU are on our panel of judges.

In this contest, players will sing their way through five themed rounds, earning points for performing well and for giving feedback to their fellow competitors. At the end of the season, 12 outstanding tracks from throughout the season will be selected for inclusion on the "Soundtrack of Sandbox” compilation mixtape showcasing the absolute best of our community.

The comp will be five rounds long. Each round will take approximately two weeks.

Anyone Can Enter; Anyone Can Win

Missed the pregame? No big deal. Players in Sounds of Sandbox can jump into the competition in any of the five rounds of competition. Don't normally hang in Sandbox? Now's your chance to make an impression.

Wildcards

Feel like a theme isn't letting you show your stuff? Submit a wildcard entry! Twice in a game, a player may submit a second entry in any genre of the player's choice. Perfect for those trickier rounds, or for when you want to REALLY show off.

A Brand-new Judging and Feedback System

In Sounds of Sandbox, YOU are the judge. YOU are giving that sweet, glorious feedback that your co-competitors so crave. And YOU help determine the winners.

Players earn points not only for submitting entries and winning rounds--they also earn points for giving each other feedback.

At the end of the game the three players with the most points win the right to curate the SOUNDTRACK OF SANDBOX.

The Soundtrack of Sandbox

At the end of the game, 12 entries from throughout the season will be selected. These 12 tracks will be immortalized in Sandbox history with praise and eternal glory. Will YOUR track make the cut?

Complete rules can be seen HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTD3KAUXBzMcC1m6rFud8lMj6BPKOTgZMujF4wA51QU/edit?usp=sharing

nightmarePhantom
about 5 years
im in what do I do now
Musume
about 5 years
Hua Xin from Hua Pi

https://vocaroo.com/i/s1tNFxehyV57

pardon the toaster quality, voice cracks and terrible chinese lol
luis4rod
about 5 years

Reamix says

I haven't sung in so long... but idk if i wanna commit


No commitment! You can drop in and out as you please, no one gets eliminated. We would love to have you again reamix!
Reamix
about 5 years
I haven't sung in so long... but idk if i wanna commit
SteelixMega
about 5 years

JohnMiller says

Yeah, no reason to exclude anime specifically


catch me singing the beyblade metal saga intro song
JohnMiller
about 5 years
Yeah, no reason to exclude anime specifically
luis4rod
about 5 years

banime says

Do anime themes count? They shouldn't.


They are TV shows so I would say yes unless john says otherwise lol
banime
about 5 years
Do anime themes count? They shouldn't.
luis4rod
about 5 years

GyroGearloose says

Hmm, I think I might do this. One question though. As far as musicals go, would self-duetting be considered okay (As in, you sing one part and then another and cut it together in audacity?)


Yup that's fine!
GyroGearloose
about 5 years
Hmm, I think I might do this. One question though. As far as musicals go, would self-duetting be considered okay (As in, you sing one part and then another and cut it together in audacity?)
LeChuck
about 5 years

luis4rod says


Musume says

what counts as a movie theme btw? like if the song is in the credits does it count?


yes it counts!


oooh this is a game changer :D
luis4rod
about 5 years

Jobe says


JohnMiller says

So the way wildcards work is that you submit an entry in addition to the regular entry for the round

The goal is at the end of the season, to submit one of the 12 best tracks

If you don't feel like "Musicals/Theme Songs" will be one of your best tracks, you can submit a second entry this round IN ADDITION to a musical or theme song

Like, if I really wanted to do a rap song but the theme didn't allow for it, I could submit a song from a musical early and then I could also submit a rap song as a wildcard

I'd only be graded on the song from the musical, but the extra rap song would be eligible to be one of the season's 12 best tracks if it were especially good

But I can gain more points if I can manage to make the rap song work as one of the five themes, and players with the most points have the most sway in picking the 12 best tracks


and I can do this twice?


The information can be found in the document containing the rules etc.
Jobe
about 5 years

JohnMiller says

So the way wildcards work is that you submit an entry in addition to the regular entry for the round

The goal is at the end of the season, to submit one of the 12 best tracks

If you don't feel like "Musicals/Theme Songs" will be one of your best tracks, you can submit a second entry this round IN ADDITION to a musical or theme song

Like, if I really wanted to do a rap song but the theme didn't allow for it, I could submit a song from a musical early and then I could also submit a rap song as a wildcard

I'd only be graded on the song from the musical, but the extra rap song would be eligible to be one of the season's 12 best tracks if it were especially good

But I can gain more points if I can manage to make the rap song work as one of the five themes, and players with the most points have the most sway in picking the 12 best tracks


and I can do this twice?
luis4rod
about 5 years

Musume says

what counts as a movie theme btw? like if the song is in the credits does it count?


yes it counts!
Musume
about 5 years
what counts as a movie theme btw? like if the song is in the credits does it count?
JohnMiller
about 5 years
So the way wildcards work is that you submit an entry in addition to the regular entry for the round

The goal is at the end of the season, to submit one of the 12 best tracks

If you don't feel like "Musicals/Theme Songs" will be one of your best tracks, you can submit a second entry this round IN ADDITION to a musical or theme song

Like, if I really wanted to do a rap song but the theme didn't allow for it, I could submit a song from a musical early and then I could also submit a rap song as a wildcard

I'd only be graded on the song from the musical, but the extra rap song would be eligible to be one of the season's 12 best tracks if it were especially good

But I can gain more points if I can manage to make the rap song work as one of the five themes, and players with the most points have the most sway in picking the 12 best tracks
Jobe
about 5 years
Wait so I can do "Not Musicals/Themes?"
JohnMiller
about 5 years
Yeah, the theme is already pretty expansive as it is

If you absolutely are dying to do it, you can use one of your two wildcard entries on it
luis4rod
about 5 years

rigby says

ok wait one more question. could theme songs for videogames work.,


We will keep it only to tv shows and movies! Sorry!
Jobe
about 5 years
Never ever sang before, but this sounds fun and I'm going to go all out.

#pray4jobe
rigby
about 5 years
ok wait one more question. could theme songs for videogames work.,
JohnMiller
about 5 years
Essentially, yes—if you’re in doubt as to specific examples, it never hurts to clear it with me or Luis.

Remember that many tv theme songs are under 1:30, and if your entry’s short it will get dinged on time.
LeChuck
about 5 years
So does the opening music of any show count as theme?
JohnMiller
about 5 years

rigby says

if i want to submit a cover of an anime opening for the first round is that ok. particularly if i sing non-official english lyrics. thanks


Yeah, that's ok


rigby says

Not to be like a weeb


I hate to be the one that breaks it to you but...
rigby
about 5 years
Not to be like a weeb or anything but if i want to submit a cover of an anime opening for the first round is that ok. particularly if i sing non-official english lyrics. thanks