Totallympics Open International Song Contest 2019

[heywoodu 15,174]

19 minutes ago, dcro said:

So... Time to reveal how Croatian song got selected (attention @heywoodu). As you may know, I am an avid fan of dressage. As such, I often hear background music being played at competitions. The main purpose of such background music is to muffle sudden sounds from the audience, but also to make a nicer viewing experience for the audience. That's why at big events there are always professional DJs who really do an amazing job in synchronizing music to the selected pattern of movements.

 

And here we come to Maksim Mrvica... Even though I have always known who he is, until recently I had no idea that he was the author of 'Wonderland', even though I have heard that piece of music countless times during dressage competitions.

 

After some search, I found an example of Maksim Mrvica's music being used. 'Wonderland' is being played during trot tour, but his originals are also used during walk ('Hana's Eyes') and canter ('Croatian Rhapsody'). I considered all three songs for TISC upon finding out that Maksim was the author, but eventually chose 'Wonderland'. Maybe I should have gone with 'Hana's Eyes'. There are some vocals there, so it's less of a novelty.

 

There is some commentary in the video, but background music should be clear enough.

 

 

 

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I like the background story  Also, I had no idea music in dressage had that purpose...I thought the riders selected it

 

Great you didn't choose Hana's Eyes, since that might indeed be less of a novelty. Wonderland is and that's partially why I like it so much.

[Bohemia 1,418]

22 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

 

So you were the one preventing us from going to the website these past 10 minutes? 

[Wumo 3,003]

Grand Final Scoreboard AFTER 26/37 JURIES
	CROATIA	58		SLOVAKIA	32
5	P.R. OF CHINA	13		BRAZIL	36
	NETHERLANDS	158	11	NORWAY	88
	LITHUANIA	31	9	ROMANIA	87
	HUNGARY	100		IRELAND	56
	ALGERIA	82	2	EGYPT	15
6	MALTA	54		SWEDEN	126
10	MOLDOVA	28		PORTUGAL	75
	ITALY	70		MEXICO	41
	GREECE	11		INDIA	24
	TUNISIA	41		FRANCE	76
3	DENMARK	43		INDONESIA	31
	UNITED STATES	82	4	FINLAND	42
	GREAT BRITAIN	31		ARGENTINA	21
	CHILE	30	7	POLAND	34
12	CANADA	70		AUSTRALIA	116
	SLOVENIA	41	1	NEW ZEALAND	15
	SPAIN	53	8	SERBIA	71
	KAZAKHSTAN	46
Canada scores the first 12 points of the third session. No points to any of the nations in the current top 3.  From Northern Europe we take a trip to the Southwestern part of the continent. Portugal, we cannot wait to see how you have voted.

 

 

Provisional Top 5

AFTER 26/37 JURIES

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Country and Place	Total Points
1.  Netherlands	158 Points
2.  Sweden	126 Points
3.  Australia	116 points
4.  Hungary	100 Points
5.  Norway	88 Points

 

[dcro 10,210]

Just now, heywoodu said:

 

I like the background story  Also, I had no idea music in dressage had that purpose...I thought the riders selected it

 

Great you didn't choose Hana's Eyes, since that might indeed be less of a novelty. Wonderland is and that's partially why I like it so much.

 

They select it for the Freestyles only. In technical tests, where team medals are decided, there is background music.

[dcro 10,210]

are not your winners either.

 

New Zealand opened each session with 1-point score.

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Hello fellow Totallympians, this is Portugal calling! These are the results of the votes of the Portuguese National Jury:
UNITED STATES	10
AUSTRALIA	9
ROMANIA	8
ALGERIA	7
SWEDEN	6
IRELAND	5
CANADA	4
LITHUANIA	3
ARGENTINA	2
GREECE	1

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Every nation in double figures now

 

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

Thanks for the 5 points Portugal  

[Wumo 3,003]

SPAIN	11
UNITED STATES	10
AUSTRALIA	9
ROMANIA	8
ALGERIA	7
SWEDEN	6
IRELAND	5
CANADA	4
LITHUANIA	3
ARGENTINA	2
GREECE	1

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HUNGARY	12
SPAIN	11
UNITED STATES	10
AUSTRALIA	9
ROMANIA	8
ALGERIA	7
SWEDEN	6
IRELAND	5
CANADA	4
LITHUANIA	3
ARGENTINA	2
GREECE	1
These were the votes of Portugal. Thank you all!