its clearly outlined in the presentation (between the lines) that there is no possible way that this guy is going to be able to do it. the words say a lot there and i would think anybody with a brain in their head would know better than to support such a thing and if they felt strongly enough about it, would go and do it on their own, for themselves, without any desire of making it a commercial venture. i dont understand why people try and even do this kind of thing anymore and dont just do it for the love of what it is that they choose to represent. you cant have it both ways and say that you're doing it for the fans or some crap and then expect or assume or even hope for as large of a number as ten thousand dollars. i have certainly put ten thousand of my own dollars into making video game music in the past ten years and i damn sure have not gotten that out of it, so to see this kind of fast tracking bullshit is quite pitiful.
do they do it because they think they are doing something new that hasnt been done before, or because they want to be successful and/or use it as a springboard to do bigger things? its hard to find any evidence that 'having a successful kickstarter under your belt' isnt another one of those key phrases that lures aloof people into supporting something that isnt conveyed in a way thats worth its weight in text, much less money. just the same as that 'you'll never believe what happens next!' crap you read on webpages sucks dumb people into clicking on an article. this kickstarter model of 'well, its good enough on paper, so lets throw some money at it and see how many nickels and dimes stick' has seriously ruined the potential of much better ideas both on paper and in reality. all it would take is kotaku or destructoid running a stupid article about this crappy kickstarter for it to go lolzomg fully funded and then we've got one more pile of fully overdone video game covers in a lukewarm pastiche that serves no purpose other than to act as something on someone's resume.
make music because you feel the music. if you need ten thousand dollars which if i had, i would become bigger than the beatles and van halen combined, then you dont need to bother writing out the sheetmusic or order catering for your session musicians or pay for 'ambassadeurs' to throw their name on your bastardized concoction of art. just pretend that you never played a video game before in your life, and assume that the fandom is going to inherently hate you for being so presumptuous that you felt a need to burden others financially before you have even a lick of anything to show for your effort. im done, with everything.
