Scratch theme song. (Please find some good examples)

MagentaDude1359

I could maybe make a theme song, I'm a good composer… What would it be for though?

leogames2016

AHypnoman wrote:
doolerzerz wrote:
Why does it have to have lyrics? It should be a quick 5-second tune when you log in or sign up. Adding lyrics would make it more of a song, not a theme song.
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.

The 90s website design beg to differ

Websites in the 90s used to play audio unsolicited,in order to make their website more lively,but that doesn't work on mozilla-based browsers like Netscape and only worked on IE…..

1THEKINGBOB3

leogames2016 wrote:
AHypnoman wrote:
doolerzerz wrote:
Why does it have to have lyrics? It should be a quick 5-second tune when you log in or sign up. Adding lyrics would make it more of a song, not a theme song.
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.

The 90s website design beg to differ

Websites in the 90s used to play audio unsolicited,in order to make their website more lively,but that doesn't work on mozilla-based browsers like Netscape and only worked on IE…..

2.8% of people use Firefox… and even less for other moxilla owned company's, and IE isn't supported anymore…

skibidi.

AHypnoman

leogames2016 wrote:
AHypnoman wrote:
doolerzerz wrote:
Why does it have to have lyrics? It should be a quick 5-second tune when you log in or sign up. Adding lyrics would make it more of a song, not a theme song.
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.

The 90s website design beg to differ

Websites in the 90s used to play audio unsolicited,in order to make their website more lively,but that doesn't work on mozilla-based browsers like Netscape and only worked on IE…..

The fact that websites from 30 years ago used to do something doesn't make that thing good. Imo, the inverse is usually true.

And modern Mozilla browsers do support audio.

Last edited by AHypnoman (Jan. 5, 2025 21:28:47)

leogames2016

AHypnoman wrote:
leogames2016 wrote:
AHypnoman wrote:
doolerzerz wrote:
Why does it have to have lyrics? It should be a quick 5-second tune when you log in or sign up. Adding lyrics would make it more of a song, not a theme song.
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.

The 90s website design beg to differ

Websites in the 90s used to play audio unsolicited,in order to make their website more lively,but that doesn't work on mozilla-based browsers like Netscape and only worked on IE…..
The fact that websites from 30 years ago used to do something doesn't make that thing good. Imo, the inverse is usually true.

And modern Mozilla browsers do support audio.

I'm referring to bgsound,not the audio element. Mozilla browsers never supported bgsound.

1THEKINGBOB3

Why cant we do a four second jingle?

leogames2016

1THEKINGBOB3 wrote:
leogames2016 wrote:
AHypnoman wrote:
doolerzerz wrote:
Why does it have to have lyrics? It should be a quick 5-second tune when you log in or sign up. Adding lyrics would make it more of a song, not a theme song.
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.

The 90s website design beg to differ

Websites in the 90s used to play audio unsolicited,in order to make their website more lively,but that doesn't work on mozilla-based browsers like Netscape and only worked on IE…..
2.8% of people use Firefox… and even less for other moxilla owned company's, and IE isn't supported anymore…

skibidi.

If you mean the lifecycle for the edition that everyone uses then yep,It is end of life,but if you meant the LTSC editions,then no,it's not end of life till 2029….same as IE Mode.

Also,i'm referring to bgsound,not audio.

AHypnoman

1THEKINGBOB3 wrote:
Why cant we do a four second jingle?

From an earlier post,

AHypnoman wrote:
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.

leogames2016

AHypnoman wrote:
1THEKINGBOB3 wrote:
Why cant we do a four second jingle?
From an earlier post,
AHypnoman wrote:
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.

Scratch can just autoplay by default,but users can disable it.

SidewaysCoder

I honestly think a Scratch theme song would be kinda cringe - much like those edutainment like stuff that you see in school. There is just something uncanny about a Scratch theme song - it feels like I'm listening to a song but then also being pushed to learn or do something - and it makes for a really weird vibe that I feel like would actually deter people from the Scratch platform altogether. No offense for the songs people have made here - I'm not saying they're bad! - but the idea is just… unsettling.

One okay execution that I've seen of anything remotely resembling a Scratch theme song (which this is not) that actually was created by the ST, is I'd like to teach the world to code by the Scratch Team and various Scratchers, from 2015. I'd bet that after mentioning this, I'm probably going to summon @medians :P

leogames2016

SidewaysCoder wrote:
I honestly think a Scratch theme song would be kinda cringe - much like those edutainment like stuff that you see in school. There is just something uncanny about a Scratch theme song - it feels like I'm listening to a song but then also being pushed to learn or do something - and it makes for a really weird vibe that I feel like would actually deter people from the Scratch platform altogether. No offense for the songs people have made here - I'm not saying they're bad! - but the idea is just… unsettling.

One okay execution that I've seen of anything remotely resembling a Scratch theme song (which this is not) that actually was created by the ST, is I'd like to teach the world to code by the Scratch Team and various Scratchers, from 2015. I'd bet that after mentioning this, I'm probably going to summon @medians :P

Reader Rabbit had a theme song and their songs were good. Here comes reader rabbit!

Bestdragon234

SidewaysCoder wrote:
I honestly think a Scratch theme song would be kinda cringe - much like those edutainment like stuff that you see in school. There is just something uncanny about a Scratch theme song - it feels like I'm listening to a song but then also being pushed to learn or do something - and it makes for a really weird vibe that I feel like would actually deter people from the Scratch platform altogether. No offense for the songs people have made here - I'm not saying they're bad! - but the idea is just… unsettling.

One okay execution that I've seen of anything remotely resembling a Scratch theme song (which this is not) that actually was created by the ST, is I'd like to teach the world to code by the Scratch Team and various Scratchers, from 2015. I'd bet that after mentioning this, I'm probably going to summon @medians :P

not all school edutainment songs are cringe tho

mingo-gag

Bringing this topic back up

AHypnoman

leogames2016 wrote:
AHypnoman wrote:
1THEKINGBOB3 wrote:
Why cant we do a four second jingle?
From an earlier post,
AHypnoman wrote:
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.
Scratch can just autoplay by default,but users can disable it.

that does not solve the issue, that creates a new one - everyone now has to find the setting to turn it off because very few people really want this

leogames2016

AHypnoman wrote:
leogames2016 wrote:
AHypnoman wrote:
1THEKINGBOB3 wrote:
Why cant we do a four second jingle?
From an earlier post,
AHypnoman wrote:
Websites playing audio unsolicited is a bad design idea - no-one wants (or at least very few people want) it, it has no benefit. If it were a good idea I'm sure other websites would already be doing this.
Scratch can just autoplay by default,but users can disable it.
that does not solve the issue, that creates a new one - everyone now has to find the setting to turn it off because very few people really want this

Then how about disable by default but users can enable it?

AHypnoman

leogames2016 wrote:
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Then how about disable by default but users can enable it?

Then it's at least not harmful, but does remain completely pointless.

mrgame2012

IMO a theme song would only really make sense if scratch ran an ad campaign, but i seriously doubt they'd ever do that
it would really only make sense for advertising purposes, and when was the last time you saw a scratch ad on TV? never.
and as for the front page video, it does its job pretty well and doesn't really need to be updated (unless the ST wanted to make it comply with the new purple site)

michaeljackson1365

I might actually make one, however I would have to convince Scratch Team to put it into the sound library. (Other than that, song that is complete I made: It's Dementoborms)

Crispydogs101

seriouslyscratchy1 wrote:
ChatGPT's songs are so… idk

Unnatural?

mingo-gag

bringing this topic up again

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