I'm an Animation student, requiring a soundtrack for my final project next year. The piece will be around 2 or 3 minutes in length, most likely in traditional, 2D style. I don't want to give everything away here, but it's a simple story about a small child and their toys, set in a typical English family home in the mid to late 1950s. What I will say is that for the most part, it has a happy, light tone - it begins with some exciting news, but towards the end there is a moment of deep disappointment and quiet sadness, followed by a surprising twist and a happy ending.

Here are a couple of tracks that have a vaguely similar sound to what I'm looking for...

UP - Married Life
The Magic Riddle - Music Box

And a short Christmas cartoon, to demonstrate the kind of general style I have in mind...

On Christmas Eve

If you're interested, I'd really appreciate it if you could put together something rough for me to listen to, ideally covering the different emotions I outlined. And if you're some kind of genius, maybe you could give it a subtle 1950s quality? It might be worth looking at some cartoons or animated commercials (British if possible) from that time, to see if there's any kind of definite musical style to speak of.

After hearing what you've come up with, I'll put together an animatic so we can figure out the timing for the final soundtrack. No immediate rush, but if I could have this pretty much sorted by about October, that would be great.

I hope somebody can help - I can't offer payment, only credit for your work and my eternal gratitude! I don't have much previous work I can show you right now, only a group project - I mainly worked on environmental stuff (background paintings, animated curtains, etc) and also character/costume design...

BACKSTAGE

Hopefully this final project will be just as much fun, and will have an equally great soundtrack!

Best wishes, Daniel

Hi Daniel,
my name is Ben Reason and I am interested in working with you on you project. The last animation I did sounded like this; Animation

If you would like to go ahead then let me know at ben_reason@hotmail.com

best wishes,

Ben

Hi Daniel,

I like the sound of your project, if you have a look at my youtube channel, (www.youtube.com/jammonk001) and look at the Junk Planet video you can see one of the cartoons i had to put some music to for a college assignment. Hope you like what you hear

Thanks
James Monk
jamesmonk@live.com
www.youtube.com/jammonk001

Hi Daniel!

I have sent you a PM but thought I'd give you a shout on here also in case you pop here first.

I'd love the opportunity to work on your project. I'll get some ideas down and see what you think!

Zeynep

Hello Daniel!

If you're still looking for a composer for your project, here's some of my music for you to listen to.

I'm currently scoring a short film called "Shifting Lives" In which Christmas plays an important part and so there are a few cues that sound quite "christmasy"

I recently posted a couple of short clips of the upcoming soundtrack I'm working on, you can listen to them here:
http://derlisgonzalez.bandcamp...oundtrack-sneak-peak

There's also another album with various pieces that I wrote a while ago, give them a listen if you can. Maybe you'll find something interesting: http://derlisgonzalez.bandcamp...of-derlis-a-gonz-lez

And, just for fun, here's the soundtrack to another short film I did a few months ago. Completely not the style that you might be looking for, but perhaps you'll hear something that might be of use to future projects of yours: http://derlisgonzalez.bandcamp...-original-soundtrack

If you hear anything you like, drop me a line at derlisariel@gmail.com

All the best with the completion of your project!

Derlis

sounds interesting, mail me at mauri.hall@gmail.com if u are still looking for someone

Hello,
If you are still looking for a composer try this one
http://www.danielsafro.com/sam...el-safro-foxtrot.mp3
You can find more samples at www.danielsafro.com

Hi,

You contacted me previously about scoring music for your project.

I had not had the chance to put a pitch together for you yet - I am just wondering if you have found a composer yet?

Regards

Alex ford
www.alexander-ford.com

I have a track called "Winter Empire" in my creative commons royalty free music library you may be able to use at danosongs.com

HI,

If you need any soundtrack stuff I am more than happy to get involved and have very cheap rates. or a lot of royaltry free music which is even cheaper. Yes there are people who will work for free but they are usually either inexperienced or rubbish, however I promise I will try to help out in any way I can and work within pretty much any budget
check out http://www.cameronmusic.co.uk for more info.

You can visit http://www.royaltyfreepianos.com http://www.royaltyfreepianos.com
There are nice piano music tracks that are great for cinematic, video, media projects.
Music for suspense, romantic, sensitive situations.

Manuel O.

Hello!

I would like to collaborate in your project. My name is Pablo Ansón and i study at the University of Music and Performig Arts of Vienna (Austria). I would like to send you via email some examples of music taht I wrote for other films in Spain and Austria. Please contact me at pablo.anson@gmail.com. i look truly forward to hearing from you,

Pablo

Dear Daniel,

My name is Nicholas Gati. I am a composer and would love to write music for your current and future projects. I have a Bachelors Degree in Music Composition and won the Music Composition Award from Five Towns College. Please feel free to check out my website where you will find some of my work.

www.NicholasGati.com

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,
Nicholas Gati

Hi!
I literally made an account just to reply to this post. I am a composer that is looking to score animated shorts just like the one you described. I have a song on my soundcloud that fits the exact song that you described that you wanted. Please check out this link and listen to the song titled "Life and Death": http://m.soundcloud.com/connor-rees

If you ever need a short composed, please email me at rees789@gmail.com or Connor_Rees@yahoo.com
Please get back to me. Thanks!