The Wing Commander Orchestral Project Volume 2, Phase 1!
A project in Austin, TX by George Oldziey000days
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Phase one in a multi-phased campaign to record classic music from the video game series Wing Commander with an orchestra.
Backers: 275
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $16,552 of $15,000
Dates: Jul 27th -> Aug 26th (30 days)
Project By: George Oldziey
Backers: 275
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $16,552 of $15,000
Dates: Jul 27th -> Aug 26th (30 days)
Project By: George Oldziey
$16,552
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 26 @ 16:01 -0400 GMT
110%
of goal
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Latest News
Contest Over! 
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Since 3 people got the right answer within minutes of each other I'll go ahead send each a CD. Grant James, James Carthew, and Wedge 009. Please send me your mailing addresses to george@oldzieymusic.com Congrats! (Read More)
One Last Guessing Contest!
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I had a request for another music guessing contest. SO, the first person who can identify which game this piece is from AND what which cut scene it was used for gets a free autographed Volume 1 CD. Here ya go! (Read More)
Less than 24 hours to go!
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all! With a little less than 24 hours left of the campaign we are comfortably over the goal, with some extra funds available towards the next phase, which would include paying for the musicians, recording engineer and conductor. I'm am... (Read More)
16K, 42 Hours, and perhaps a hired conductor in the near future?
August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all! With great joy and gratitude we have passed the $16K mark for the campaign! I am so extremely thankful to all, and proud to know you! As I mentioned before, if we can reach $18K before this campaign is over, we can eliminate the... (Read More)
More WC Bar Music Analysis
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all! First of all, I'm elated that we've already made the goal of $15K for phase one of the campaign. Thank you all SO much for your incredible support! I'll be announcing some more short term goals for the next 5 days to help cover... (Read More)
We Did IT!!! YOU Did IT!!!
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
My friends, I can't tell you how happy I am right now. You have made it possible for us to embark on volume 2 of this amazing legacy you have granted me. I am humbled, ecstatic, inspired and energized all at the same time! SO! We have 5 days... (Read More)
Donor match met!
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just concluded the matching pledge drive. Thank you to our anonymous donor for his matching $1000 pledge, and to all those that rose to the occasion during the recent matching pledge campaign! We are now JUST a little over $3K from our goal... (Read More)
Matching Dollar Pledge Ends Soon!
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all. Just a short reminder that there is just a little over 2 hours left of the dollar for dollar matching pledge campaign. It ends at 12 noon CDT today, so spread the word! Thanks again for all your wonderful support. See you on the... (Read More)
Matching Dollar Pledge Ends Tomorrow!
August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you again to everyone who has pledged so generously! I just wanted to send out a reminder that a very generous, and anonymous WC fan is anxious to match all new pledges, and pledge increases dollar for dollar up to $1000! But this only... (Read More)
We passed the $10K Threshold! Matching Pledge Challenge Still On!
August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings WC fans! We blew past the $10K just a few hours ago. Thank you so VERY much to EVERYONE! It puts us in a very good position for the final 10 days. With that in mind, there is still about $850 left on the dollar for dollar $1K... (Read More)
WC3 Bar Music Process Explained!
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all! Here is a little video in which I describe the process of both the original composition of the bar music from Wing Commander 3 as well as the eventual process of recording the music with live musicians. (Read More)
$1000 Matching Pledge Challenge Starts Today!
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Wonderful news! A VERY generous Wing Commander fan (who prefers to remain anonymous) has offered to match all pledges DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR up to a total of $1000 between now and 12 noon CDT this Friday, August 18th! That means each dollar you pledge... (Read More)
Approaching the $10K mark!
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all! We are VERY close to the $10K mark! Perhaps we can reach that today or tomorrow! That would be a GREAT milestone on which to build and head into the final 2 weeks. If I could humbly ask you all to send out some posts on your... (Read More)
Contest not won yet!
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I've had a few people guess the correct game that the piece was from, and other guessed the correct function of the music, but no one yet has put the two together, so keep trying! (Read More)
Identify this WC Piece, win an autographed Vol. 1 CD!
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all! I just finished orchestrating another Wing Commander piece. I know from which game it came, and I know how it was used, but that's about it. I found the original MIDI file and played it, and it sort of rang a bell, but the... (Read More)
Another WC orchestration finished!
August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a video of a score for some combat music from Wing Commander 4 that I just finished orchestrating. This is what the PDF will look like for you that will be getting those rewards. The MIDI version will be tweaked quite a bit before it ends... (Read More)
$8500 and counting!
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings my friends! With just over 3 weeks to go we are at a very nice level of $8500! Thank you SO much to all of you! Let's not get too confident or complacent! If you haven't already done so could you please share this campaign with... (Read More)
Halfway to Our Goal Celebratory Rewards!
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I am absolutely thrilled that we are now more than halfway to the goal after less than a week! To celebrate, I've offering two new rewards. For the first TEN current backers of any level who increase their pledge by $40 I'll send you a Volume 1... (Read More)
Almost Half Way There!
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
If we get another $600 we'll be half way to our goal! Let's see if we can do that today!! (Read More)
Fresh off the presses! One orchestration finished!
July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
In anticipation of a successful campaign I'm going ahead with as much orchestration as time permits. Here is a video of playback of a finished score from some combat music from WC3. The sounds in my notation software don't quite do it justice... (Read More)
New Reward!
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I've created a new reward of composing original music for anyone who pledges at that level! It's a little steep, but whoever pledges at that level gets brand new, original music that you can use to listen to as you play other games where you'd like... (Read More)
You all are AMAZING!
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
You all are TRULY the most amazing video game music fans in the world! We have reached more than 1/3 of the initial goal in less than 24 hours! I feel truly blessed! I promise to deliver you all an AMAZING musical experience! Musically yours,... (Read More)
Bar Music Band!
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I thought I'd introduce you to the band that will be recording the bar music for this project. The wonderful musicians who play in my Latin Jazz Band GATO 6 are amazing players, and will give you some pretty incredible results when we record the... (Read More)
No worries!
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Congrats to the first 5 who pledged for the autographed scores. There will be OTHER opportunities along the way for bonus awards, so if you are #6 or higher, first of all THANK YOU, and keep tuned for other prizes! (Read More)
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