Composers from all over the world and from all walks of life are eligible to participate in the Oticons Faculty Competition. There are no limitations or other parameters that may account for non-eligibility and inhibit anyone from entering it.
(a) The Competition is open to all participants regardless of professional status, age, education, and/or background.
(b) All participants must accept the Oticons Faculty Competition structure and content, mission statement, participant tasks and winner awards.
(c) All participants must accept and comply with the Competition’s legal and regulatory terms and conditions. For more information, please read the Official Rules page.
The steps that you need to complete successfully to participate are:
Early-bird Registration Deadline: January 1st at 12 p.m.(noon) UTC
Normal Registrations Deadline: February 29th at 12 p.m. (noon) UTC.
Online Submissions Platform Closing Deadline: February 29th, 12 pm noon CET.
ROUND ONE
You are requested to compose a great melody, a memorable tune, one that a filmmaker would consider a Main Theme. With this task you are called to prove your skill into composing a melody that might instantly get imprinted in the memory of the audience and even make them hum it after a single listening.
Specifications
You are requested to compose Epic, powerful, grandiose, heroic music, without the use of any percussions, brass, woodwinds or choir but ONLY with strings and any other acoustic instruments (recorded or sampled) that qualify as string instruments.
Specifications
IMPORTANT NOTE for Assignment 2
No non-acoustic and electronic or electric instruments of any kind (synths, pads, electric guitars etc.) are allowed to be used!
This does not include digital sample libraries of instruments that are naturally necessary for the production of all your cues.
For more clarifications on the matter please visit our F.A.Q. page.
You are requested to compose the original score of a script's key scene from a real in-development feature film production. For this task you shall be provided with only the script pages of that certain scene and with a brief from the director of the film.
Every year the film project linked with this Assignment is different. The participants, upon successful registration, are been sent automatically the SCRIPT Scene and the BRIEF with the Director's elaborate input.
Specifications
IMPORTANT NOTE for Assignment 3
This task isn't about scoring "on picture" but it is about getting inspired only by reading the scene on the script and the director's brief.
The Director's Brief provides a good overview of the entire story and clarifies what they seek to achieve emotionally, through music, in that scene.
For more clarifications on the matter please visit our F.A.Q. page.
ROUND ONE SUMMARY: ASSIGNMENTS REQUIREMENTS & TECHNICAL SPECS
About the files' names, formats, sizes and any other specs please
read carefully the "Complete Submission Process & Technical Specs" below.
Submissions platform will OPEN on January 1st at 12 p.m. (noon) UTC
and CLOSE on February 28th at 12 p.m. (noon) UTC.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The participants are only allowed to login at the given Login page
and upload the files of all completed Assignments just ONCE!
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Assignment 1
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FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
- COMPOSE A MEMORABLE THEME!
- 60 seconds duration
- 1 MP3 file 320kbps
- Filename: task1.mp3
- Register Here
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Assignment 2
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BATTLE OF THE BOWS
- COMPOSE EPIC MUSIC ONLY FOR STRINGS!
- 60 seconds duration
- 1 MP3 file 320kbps
- Filename: task2.mp3
- 1 PDF file A4 size
- Filename: task2.pdf
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Assignment 3
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ENVISION THE NOTES
- SCORE A SCENE BASED ON THE SCRIPT!
- 90 seconds duration
- 1 MP3 file 320kbps
- Filename: task3.mp3
- 1 PDF file A4 size
- Filename: task3.pdf
COMPOSERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING DETAILS
EXCEEDED DURATION
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE SUBMITTED COMPOSITIONS DO NOT EXCEED THE REQUESTED DURATION. THE MORE THEY EXCEED THE MORE THE FINAL RATING OF THE ENTRY WILL BE AFFECTED OR THEY MAY EVEN BE DISQUALIFIED.NAME ON SCORES
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE SUBMITTED SCORE SHEETS (CONDUCTORS' SCORE IN PDF FORMAT) DO NOT HAVE THEIR NAME ON IT. THE VOTING IS ANONYMOUS AND IT WILL BE DISRUPTED BY THIS ERROR. COMPOSERS SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED.ROUND TWO
It is advised to have the composition selected and the file prepared before the announcement of the 20 finalists!
Specifications
Submission Process & Technical Specifications Summary
task1.mp3, task2.mp3, task2.pdf, task3.mp3, task3.pdf
Important Note
The participants are only allowed to log in at the given Login page and upload all the materials of all completed Assignments #1, #2 and #3 only ONCE!!! You may log in multiple times, but you are only allowed to do only ONE batch upload of all files (3 mp3 files & 2 pdf files). In other words, the participants aren't allowed to upload the files separately, delete them or replace them! Once the upload of all materials of the completed first three assignments will be validated their login will be locked!