Tokyo Scoring Strings Contest - 2024
In October 2024, Tokyo Scoring Strings 2.0 was released: a total overhaul of our flagship string library including reprocessed and reengineered samples, new mixes, UI and feature additions, brand new legato and playback scripts, and more, making it easier than ever to get a natural, expressive performance.
In celebration, we invited users to take part in a musical challenge using the newly released Tokyo Scoring Strings Free to create an original composition no longer than 90 seconds in any style or genre, using any other libraries or sounds as long as TSS Free was the featured library and the only string library. We received over 100 submissions from around the world.
We are so pleased to share the winners of this competition! Our first-place winner received a free copy of Tokyo Scoring Strings Complete; two runners-up received a free copy of Tokyo Scoring Strings Essentials; two honorable mention winners received Loyalty Points.
Contest Winners
Grand Prize
"Connecting Distance" by Christoph Konietzny
Runners-Up
"Pool of Infinite Dreams" by Adonijah Mitchell
"Slice of Beach Life" by Michael Sutherland
Honorable Mention
"Lament of Passing Souls" by Jakub Stachura
"The Adventure Begins" by John "Tichat" Lange
Finalists
"A New Beginning" by Anders Boska
"Clearing the Fog" by Elijah Brown
"Dance of the Sea Sprites" by Pavel Sabacky
"Hero's Despair" by Andrew Smoot
"Highwing" by Daisuke Nakamura
"The Power of 'Free'" by Ryusei Umemura
"Tokyo Scoring Strings Contest" by KY-Yoshi
Listen to the winning entries and finalists here. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did! They cover a range of styles and genres, but each showcases Tokyo Scoring Strings Free in a compelling and engaging way.
Contest Overview and Rules
Contest opened Wednesday, October 9, 2024, and closed 11:59 pm EST on Tuesday, October 29.
- You must be at least 18 years old to enter.
- Submissions longer than 90 seconds will be disqualified.
- Only one entry per participant.
- Files must be shared via our submission form in a lossless format (WAV, AIF, AIFF), max size 100MB.
- By entering, you give us permission to share your name and final entry on our website and social media.
- Your entry should be 100% your own original work. No AI allowed. No arrangements of someone else's pieces allowed.
- Do not use any other strings libraries in your submission, only Tokyo Scoring Strings Free. You may use other non-string libraries.
- We reserve the right to offer additional prizes if we choose.
- No purchase necessary.
