SSC8: Benelux Submissions

alternative metal, hard rock, powerful male vocals

laid back male British voice with strong British accent, slow-paced grunge, art punk, glich hop, bright and clear lead guitar, distorted guitar in chorus, working up to a climax in the chorus, reverse reverb, reverse reverb guitar sounds, gritty, warm heavy bass, tight indie drums lay a snappy rhythm merged with subtle glitch-hop percussion, trap hi-hats, glitch and pitch warps accentuate breakdowns, sound samples, sound sample of reverse reverb sounds

theatrical, piano-driven with dramatic crescendos and playful undertones, dramatic

Vintage vinyl intro, 1950s big band brass swing, bright male vocal, dubstep half-time drops, wobble sub, playful genre fusion

k-pop, electronic dance music, dance-pop, confident female lead, harmonies, orchestra, focused, high-energy, euphoric, powerful

Small singer-song writer pop song, piano, Warm bassy elderly gravelly voice, using vocal fry and raspy sounds, hard time breathing, old voice, lived a rough life, vocal chords are damaged from drinking too much, Sung slightly nonchalantly, Melancholic and nostalgic, Top billboard, top of the charts, beautiful melody, positivity, Beat is a sampled and syncopated breakbeat, Song stays small, and intimate, no need to convince, keep it small, emotional and intimate, music stays a bit lower in volume to give the voice all the room without the need to raise the voice louder, ‑country, ‑ukulele, ‑guitar, ‑modulation, ‑falsetto, ‑jazz, ‑dynamic, ‑choir, ‑gospel

folk, acoustic

Muziekstijl: Ambient Trance Pop, William Orbit production style, Layered Electronica, Dreamy New Age Beschrijving: Driving 128 BPM 4/4 dance beat, lush pads, sweeping synth arpeggios that modulate, deep bassline, complex, hypnotic percussion, long atmospheric synth swells, futuristic yet spiritual sound, Er is sprake van het inzetten van een ruim stereobeeld met effecten om het ruimtelijke te laten ervaren als een trance-trip Lead Female Vocalist met een **rijke, soulvolle Alt-stem**, een Pop/Gospel klank, De zang moet **krachtig** en **expressief** zijn met een **warme klankkleur** en een **gecontroleerd vibrato**, Hoge kwaliteit HIFI, met een stereobeeld, wat gaat van links naar rechts, waar het past in het lied, De productie is uiterst perfect, ‑rap, ‑praten

SebastiaanVW, bedroom indie alternative, atmos, raw, stereo effects, EQ, art pop, experimental electronic, ambient rock, alternative art rock, folktronica, glitch electronica, IDM influence, chamber pop, orchestral electronic, minimalist piano, felt piano, atmospheric guitar, reverb-soaked guitar, delay textures, tremolo guitar, bowed cello, lyrical cello lines, droning cello, string ensemble, chamber strings, orchestral swells, granular synthesis, chopped samples, microbeats, fractured rhythms, off-grid timing, polyrhythms, syncopated pulses, distorted drum machines, organic percussion, brushed drums, deep sub bass, textural basslines, analog synths, modular synth tones, cold digital pads, warm analog pads, ambient soundscapes, field recordings, environmental textures, noise layers, static hiss, tape saturation, subtle distortion, dynamic builds, quiet-loud contrast, emotional crescendo, gradual tension, sudden collapse, cathartic release, melancholic, existential dread, fragile hope

Fast cinematic orchestral epic, overwhelming grandeur & awe, driving strings, heroic brass swells, thunderous percussion & taiko, layered powerful choir, colossal unstoppable scale, key of D minor, 105 BPM, wide cinematic mix, deep reverb, explosive dynamics

Combine uptempo and upbeat military metallic percussion loops with instruments: acoustic violin and electric guitars and drums accompanied by classic country instruments like acoustic violin and piano accompanied by classic instruments like a piano and violin, military like beat, Add deep, gritty synth basslines and chopped vocal samples, Gritty dark Lead vocals can alternate between, Use sudden drops into quiet, almost unsettling verses before launching into full-on, chaotic choruses with shifting tempos, Sprinkle in distorted field recordings (factory sounds, crowd murmurs) to create an experimental, immersive soundscape, female vocals, female vocals

Female alto, violin and cello playing same theme as before, acoustic cinematic ballad, neo-classical, piano, violin, cello

loop, space atmosphere, the sound of a space rocket's engines starting

[Genre: Dream Pop | Sub-Genre: Dreamy Prog Pop + Indie] [Style: Hazy shimmer with evolving motifs; time felt as a repeating figure that shifts harmony/placement, not tempo | Dynamics: misty verses → chorus bloom → bridge strips raw → final chorus wider/warmer (no huge swell)] [Vocals: Female, close-mic; restrained; lift only on realization lines; harmonies final chorus only] [Instrumentation: Soft punchy drums (steady kick = time), airy hats; warm bass; clean chorus guitars + Rhodes, Subtle prog: occasional 2-bar phrase in 7/8 or a single dropped beat before chorus, Cello anchor: verse low sustains/harmonics, pre rising line, chorus long bowed countermelody, bridge voice+cello only with slight dissonant turn + tremolo] [Structure: V1 → Pre → Ch → V2 (variation) → Ch2 → Bridge (bare) → Final Ch → Outro] [Mood: Tender grief, luminous | 100–112 BPM], ‑us vocal inflection, ‑los angeles mix, ‑nashville production, ‑hollywood tone, ‑west coast mastering, ‑american english diction, ‑nasally vowels, ‑american rock phrasing, ‑southern twang, ‑country tone, ‑blues inflection, ‑yankee drawl, ‑american radio compression, ‑american indie vocal, ‑california accent, ‑mainstream us pop polish, ‑midwestern intonation, ‑overbright eq, ‑american snare tone, ‑clap-heavy mix, ‑usa mastering curve, ‑american studio tone, ‑american-style autotune, ‑american session vocalist