/r/ICanComposeThat

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Need a song or a jingle for your project? Looking to get over composers' block? This is the space for you! Request specific music, or offer your skills for an adoring community.

Welcome to /r/ICanComposeThat, /r/ICanDrawThat but for music! Feel free to post requests for music you need, or post offers if you're looking to write for someone else.

We have a wiki containing a full list of our rules, links to external resources to help you get started making your own music, and suggestions for music hosting if you'd like to link your responses to community requests in this sub.

Our banner was designed by /u/crazychickenart. Our snoo was designed by /u/AnduRoman.

Please observe a few rules:

  1. No racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia, or anything else that can be loosely described as "hate". Not tolerated. Respect each other please :)

  2. All posts must be a request for a piece of music or an offer to write a piece of music, and must be flaired as such. No spam, posts that are exclusively links to your soundcloud, etc. Meta posts will be allowed on a case-by-case basis. We also request that, when possible, requests are discussed and filled in the comments, i.e. please refrain from moving discussion somewhere private whenever feasible.

  3. No paid requests/offers. This includes reddit awards; i.e. money/awards cannot be promised in exchange for music. This sub is strictly for volunteers!

  4. Requests for music that will be used for profit are not allowed. Requests cannot be made for music that will find its way into things like promotional materials, or for projects that the request-er will be paid for.

  5. Thank and be kind to the composers! If you do not like the piece someone wrote for you, please be kind and thank the composer anyway; writing music takes a lot of time and effort! Please refrain from offering critiques unless feedback is specifically requested.

  6. Arrangements are allowed, but respect copyright law. Requests/offers for arrangements of copyrighted music are allowed, but understand that you do not own the rights to the arrangement, unless you seek specific approval from the copyright owner. As such, arrangements should be for personal use only.

Related subs:

/r/ICanDrawThat

/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers

/r/freemusic

/r/ineedasong

/r/independentmusic

/r/NeedVocals

/r/RoyaltyFreeMusic

/r/SongwritingPrompts

/r/MusicCritique

/r/ICanComposeThat

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Can you put music to my lyrics

I’m doing an EP and I’ve got a few songs that I need music for. Here is the main song, The World is Your Stage, the track I’d like to be acoustic and upbeat. Hope you can help.

Carry your mic everywhere

Admiration brings you there

The world is your stage

Sing your way to stardom

That’s what they always say

They say

The world is your stage

Everybody knows your name

Posters of you in the square

Don’t go blind to this, I swear

Do what’s good

Don’t be a fool

Just wait for the door to open for you

They aren’t doing it for you

They are doing it for them

They aren’t doing it for you

They are doing it for them

I swear

They say

The world is your stage

Everybody knows your name

Posters of you in the square

Don’t go blind to this, I swear

Success is never everlasting

It’s a trance that leaves you hanging

Do your best at what you do

And just hope for the best

They say

The world is your stage

Everybody knows your name

Posters of you in the square

Don’t go blind to this, I swear

They say

The world is your stage

Everybody knows your name

Posters of you in the square

Don’t go blind to this, I swear

Success is never everlasting

It’s a trance that leaves you hanging

Do your best at what you do

And just hope for the best

Just hope for the best

2 Comments
2022/08/10
18:08 UTC

1

Rush B, but is the harry potter theme

That. Out of fun, they blended in my head and now I want to hear them.

0 Comments
2022/04/11
21:20 UTC

3

Beats/loops offer

I have a bunch of old beats similar to what’s on here, for any use really. Let me know and I’ll send something over.

0 Comments
2022/03/24
04:29 UTC

6

Can you make a song for my lyrics?

Hi, I wrote this song but I've don't have any musical expertise. I don't mind any genre as long as you think it works thematically with the lyrics. I'll probably post the lyrics in the r/NeedVocals after getting the song. If you have any questions or critiques please feel free to tell me. I look forward to your rendition of my lyrics!

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

you believe in fated things

and I know I’d make a mess of things

I wish I could keep up with that

but I don't think magic really tracks

[Chorus  1]

Fated lovers more like faded friends

they said they’d be together till the end and

my love gets in the way

so why did I try to stay in the first place

[Verse 2]

I just need to hold my tongue

from saying stupid thoughts like I’ll be the one

my position never held a need for that

so why am I even here in this format

[Break]

[Verse 3]

when I imagine getting kicked to the curb

all those dirty looks never hurt

all I need to do is stay in bounds

and hope my feelings never reach the foreground

[Bridge]

your remarkable prince from a previous life

his fated tie unlike mine

I’ll always just be a random encounter

I need to shut up and stop being a downer

[Chorus 2]

Fated lovers more like faded friends

they said they’d be together till the end and

my love will always get in the way,

I really hope I just rot and decay

[Outro]

3 Comments
2022/01/23
14:52 UTC

1

Can anyone make music for a confession scene?

The song will be called "Stupid Confession" and it's a fairly romantic scene. I need it for a VN I'm working on

2 Comments
2021/12/05
15:03 UTC

2

Hoping to find someone that can create an extremely weird mashup for me, simply because I just want to hear how it would sound.

Ideally, I want to hear what the vocals of Fuck the Pain Away by Peaches would sound if edited to fit over the track for Orinoco Flow by Enya. I feel like I can hear how this would sound in my head, but I am dying to hear how it would sound in reality.

0 Comments
2021/11/11
01:55 UTC

3

help I need a midi file

hi

I am working on a personal project and I need a midi of this song, but I do not how to use Garageband of fl studio

can someone pls help me?

thank you in advance

1 Comment
2021/04/16
20:57 UTC

2

[Challenge/Request] Would you take these notes and recreate/isolate them for me?

Hello and thank you in advance for considering the challenge :)

I have recently started an animated series project (sci-fi/space related) with a group of 10.

I can't share much yet but we just finished producing a pilot and we are using a royalty free YouTube Library tune by Jeremy Blake as our theme song.

The song does an amazing job at describing our characters and I am looking to isolate a small individual instrument/jingle/sting from the song to use during transition moments.

The specific instrument and tune is played by the organ at the start of the song as well as exactly how I mean at 2:54.

You hear the tune here with the last key decaying over a longer period of time.

I have asked Jeremy Blake himself if he was willing to share with me the clip straight from Ableton. Unfortunately he responded that he no longer owns the song anymore.

With full respect, I am hoping someone is up for the challenge and willing to recreate

  1. The organ instrument
  2. The tune/notes?

I imagine only the organ is audible doing the "simple" notes in the tune (only one repetition) with the final key being held down much longer and slowly decaying over time/ringing out.

Here is a google drive link that has 3 files:

  1. The part from the audio clip I mean
  2. The same part with only the keys audible (cutting out the other audio in between the keys)
  3. The original song in full

Thank you so much for giving this a try!

P.S. I also have screenshots from a transcribe tool that shows guessed notes for each key in case that helps!

7 Comments
2021/04/05
09:01 UTC

8

I wish there was a country song about how much it sucks to live in the American south in the current day.

My friend who lives in Alabama keeps getting floods and tornadoes. My friend in South Carolina’s son was told having Covid was no excuse for missing an in person exam. My friend in Georgia has been teaching in person the whole pandemic- not to mention the ridiculous voter suppression in the state. My friend in Texas got one of those super high energy bills after not having power for days in the storm. My friend originally from somewhere rural in Louisiana can’t travel through certain towns at night when he visits his parents because he feels unsafe because he’s black.

I was just bullshitting w my friend in Alabama trying to distract her while she chills in her basement bathroom for the second time this week, trying to distract her, and we just thought this was such a funny idea.

0 Comments
2021/03/25
22:24 UTC

2

[Request]

Hi there,

I'm getting married this summer and for the opening of the bal we would like to dance to "Epilogue of Justin Hruwitz" better known in La la Land. But we would like the "balade" at the beginning to be longer, maybe 30 seconds longer, I tried on Premiere Pro but ... I need help, Thanks for advice or the time you can spend on it!

0 Comments
2021/03/12
09:28 UTC

5

a fictitious anthem

In world of conquest where theres no anthems (many countries play the drums at war but no much more) a person, the "last drop in the glass" (sorry for bad english) says something before being hanged, and due to the rope, the words end up with a sort of a rythmn that slowly mutates into the whistle of the revolutiones which during their civil war turns into a full fledged anthem. The anthem itself has that zig zag, that going back an forth, the bait, the "we are strong" (kind of like what they tried to portray in pirattes of the caribbean) message but never really exploding into a cry, going back to a "we are better, and we want peace" kind of sound. Solemn, like the russian anthem, BUT, not as somber, more friendly with a march and singing whhile you walk, more catchy. The two anthems getting the closest being the polish and french anthem

Can someone do that? Be creative andput your own inprint and interpretation on that. Thank you!

1 Comment
2021/02/01
15:21 UTC

5

Music for a ship scene

The scene is for a book i am writing called meaty insides (post apocalypic after the end biopunk thing where it's after the world is ended by astray bioengenring creating many flesh monsters and diseases) the scene in question is this

https://pastebin.com/vXb1gtdq

To summarize i want a kinda electronic feel to it to add to the ship in the high waves and rain scene

3 Comments
2020/12/11
01:06 UTC

5

Chase music with romanian aspects

So , Basically make a chase song (example1 , example2) that sounds like romanian (example1 , example 2 (yea , its a metalica remake of the song "ciulandra" but it sill has some romanian aspects like the violin)

i guess this is the closest i have to a "chase music with romanian aspects" and its not much of a chase music

I guess this wikipedia page could provide more information than my "idk i know it when i see it"

2 Comments
2020/10/19
22:13 UTC

2

[Request] Victory Fanfare and Game Over jingles

Hey all! I was recommended this subreddit so I'd like to give it a try

I'm working on this visual novel game, which is available for free and I was looking to have two sound effects to play for when the player gets a good ending, and one for when they get a bad ending

For the victory fanfare, I was looking for a similar vibe as the one in this video (Time stamped btw)

https://youtu.be/A_6b3puwf7s?t=1145

As for the game over one, I don't have a clear idea, but whatever a more negative version of the victory one would sound like, maybe with this mocking comedic vibe to it?

I don't know what the proper etiquette for the subreddit is, but I don't mind paying or tipping the composers if needed, though my budget is kind of low since it's a free game! Thank you for reading and let me know if this is doable!

3 Comments
2020/10/18
22:48 UTC

2

Podcast Theme/Intro help!

Hi there! I’m going to start a podcast called This F*cking Sucks. It’s me interviewing people about well things that fucking suck...ie losing their houses to the fires, not being able to have a wedding, etc etc. There will be some hard and light topics and will be a bit comedic. I’m open to all ideas! Just looking for a max of 30 seconds want to keep it short and simple. Initially I was thinking of a riot girl bikini kill intro but now I’m thinking maybe something more mellow. Really like My Favorite Murder theme and I’m open to ideas. Thanks!

3 Comments
2020/09/27
03:06 UTC

1

I would like to play this song but I need the tablature

https://youtu.be/OyYZbbFJyTA it’s a really pretty song

6 Comments
2020/09/23
17:31 UTC

3

[REQUEST] Custom Loop of Tomorrow from Made in Abyss

Can someone please make a custom loop of a section of this song? From 0:25 to 1:22ish. It's such a beautiful part and I wish it was longer. Thank you very much! The link is below.

https://youtu.be/BeSbmS06k1k

0 Comments
2020/09/22
17:15 UTC

5

[Request] Wake-up alarm

Can someone write a short piece of music that I can use as an alarm? Any instrumentation is fine, though it's best if it's shorter and can be looped!

3 Comments
2020/09/12
13:22 UTC

5

[Request] Lo-Fi study music

I know there's a lot of it, but can someone write some lo-fi study music? The mellower the better

4 Comments
2020/09/09
21:52 UTC

5

Opening and closing podcast music

Hey all! We have a small podcast about documentaries and we’ve been using a royalty free music bed for our opening and closing and would like to get something a little more unique and personalized to our show. Looking for something with lyrics possibly. Our show is called Three Dudes and a Doc and we watch a new documentary every week and discuss it, usually with some comedy thrown in there.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: wasn’t aware paid requests were against the rules

11 Comments
2020/09/08
15:31 UTC

2

Anyone interested in contributing to an online project, Virtual Jam Sessions?

Hey everyone,

I help run a music collective called The Rookery based in the UK and we’ve started an online project called Virtual Jam Sessions. We’re looking for musicians to make contributions to a piece of music and evolve it over the course of a month. We welcome submissions of any kind, go wild!

It’s a different starter track each month and each new contribution to the starter track spawns a new Jam Session that people can add to further. Last month we had 9 contributions across 6 tracks and we’d love to reach double figures this month!

All the info is on our website here: therookerycollective.com/virtualjams

2 Comments
2020/09/07
11:26 UTC

2

Inexperienced composer looking

Hey! I'm an inexperienced composer looking to improve my composing chops. Need a song or tune? Let me know what you're looking for, and I'll give it a try!

5 Comments
2020/09/07
03:09 UTC

5

[Offer] Podcast music, part II

I'll take 1-2 more requests to write music for your non-monetized podcast. Let me know what kind of style or mood you're looking for, and I'll write a ~1-minute track for you!

10 Comments
2020/09/05
12:41 UTC

2

Beginning slide

Hey, I’ve been trying to find chords/tablature for a song by the band Hippo Campus, the thing is, it’s a specific version of their song, “Why Even Try”, what I’m looking for is in their demo version of the song, at the beginning it opens with this slide, if you look up Why Even Try (Demo) it should pop up, thanks!

0 Comments
2020/09/03
20:36 UTC

6

[Offer] Text setting

If you have original lyrics or text that you want set to a melody, comment it below and I'll reply with some music for it!

0 Comments
2020/09/02
23:15 UTC

6

[Request] Ringtone, featuring piano

Could someone make a short ringtone that includes a piano sound? Thanks!

1 Comment
2020/08/31
15:51 UTC

4

Looking for a simple 15-20 second song for a podcast intro

Hello! I'm starting a podcast on the Premier League soon. The type of vibe I'm looking for is something similar to some old school Arctic Monkeys, sort of upbeat indie rock. The type of music that would be on in the pub before you head to a football/soccer match (it is a football podcast, after all). I can't imagine this podcast (from four 20 year old lads) will be much of a success so I can't offer you any payment, unfortunately. Even if somebody could suggest something similar to this that they've come across. Thank you!

3 Comments
2020/08/29
17:55 UTC

5

[offer] lyric writer

Hello! (: I am a songwriter and would love to help you get some lyrics down! Message me here or comment below!

3 Comments
2020/08/28
04:49 UTC

10

[Offer] Music based on characters

If you have an OC you have a picture or description of, leave it below and I can write some short theme music for them!

3 Comments
2020/08/27
19:53 UTC

6

[Request] A song or a verse that uses this line

Can someone write a verse or even a full song that incorporates the line "you have to raise your voice to ask for silence"?

5 Comments
2020/08/26
16:48 UTC

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