{"id":7591,"date":"2019-11-15T16:51:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T21:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:15:41","slug":"foley-songwriting-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/foley-songwriting-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Write a song that incorporates foley | Songwriting Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>It&#8217;s November &#8211; how many people have made a pun around fall foley-age?<\/h2>\n<p>Just me? Cool.<\/p>\n<p>I love the sound of foley, from crunching leaves to footsteps to glass shattering to paper crumpling. In music, foley can offer a unique substitution to traditional sounds like kicks and snares, or provide amazing supplemental textures to your tracks.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, let&#8217;s dive into this week&#8217;s Songwriting Club prompt:<strong> add some foley sounds to the track you&#8217;re working on.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I came up with:<\/p>\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly9zcGxpY2UuY29tL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMTEvY2F1Z2h0LWhvcGUtMi5tcDM=\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n<p>I wanted to participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/repeated-notes-songwriting-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last week&#8217;s prompt<\/a>, so you&#8217;ll notice that the melody in the verse hovers around one note!<\/p>\n<p>Digging these sounds? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/collections\/katiethegreatie\/8Mx6oiDvy7BITMIoSSNRhfjubW8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Collection<\/a> to get your hands on some of the samples that were used in the track. Although it\u2019s not a requirement, if you used <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/search?instrument=FX&amp;genre=cinematic&amp;tag=foley&amp;sort=relevance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some foley you found on Splice Sounds<\/a>, let us know! If you want to use Splice Sounds in your song but don\u2019t have an account, get your first month free with the code <strong>songwriting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling proud of your tune or you\u2019re looking for some feedback, upload it to <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Splice community<\/a>, SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandcamp, etc., and toss the link in the comments below. Before you share, just make sure you\u2019re following these guidelines:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Make sure your track aligns with the prompt<\/strong> \u2013 it should be something that you\u2019ve specifically written in response to this blog post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No promotional posts<\/strong> \u2013 no links to contests, social media pages, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comment on at least one other person\u2019s song before you go<\/strong> \u2013 even if it seems small to you, your praise or critique can make a transformative impact on someone else\u2019s craft.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give a quick summary of your goals for your song<\/strong> \u2013 asking for feedback on specific aspects (ex. the lyrics, chord progression, etc.) is also recommended!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Check back in for <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/bells-songwriting-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your next prompt<\/a> on December 13th. 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