The winning tune
Building great brands requires thinking beyond the visual. Sound is the trigger that invites you to interact and informs you of something important happening. Hearing the brand directs you to see the brand.
Over the years, Nokia has built one of the most recognizable audio brands in the world - from the phone switching on to calls and messages coming in, you'll know it's a Nokia. Our sound designers have worked relentlessly to ensure that the first sound your Nokia N9 makes in the morning - most often the alarm clock - is incredibly pleasant. It's the best, most pleasing alarm we have ever done.
We believe branding is changing. No longer is a brand something that is created by the company and delivered to the consumer. Today, we have an idea of what we think is great, yet consumers will craft their brand experience in the moment of interacting with our product. Crowdsourcing is simply a way to acknowledge this shift in branding. Taking off the shackles of our global, wildly creative fan base, we might find a much better expression of our brand than we might have ever done ourselves.
We love creative people. Four weeks ago we invited our fans to create the Nokia brand of the future with us in the form of the Nokia Tune contest. 6238 entries from 70 countries and 166,674 votes later, here is Valerio Alessandro Sizzi's winning tune:
Runners up:
Nokiorchestra • Progressive Nokia • Nokia Capella • Nokya In The Sky • Nokia New Generation
Congratulations on your win, it is a tremendous achievement. How do you feel about winning?
Valerio Alessandro Sizzi: Thank you very much! Well... i actually never expected my version to be so popular and to be highly rated by Nokia, but hey! Nice surprise :D
Tell us a bit about your background.
Sizzi: I'm a 22 y.o. guy from a small town near Milan, Italy. I attended a Sound Design course at IED (Instituto Europeo di Design) in Milan. During my 3-years course i've learn a lot of things about what being a sound designer means and how this professional figure can relate with lots of many different others in so many different creative situations. I'm also a dj, spinning records every Thursday nights in Milan at the event "PopStarz - ...in the end, everything is a gag" by Gasoline Crew since last year, but this event started in 1997 (!). During this nights i usually select tunes from the 80s, 90s, 00s mixed with more indie-rock and electro stuff (so yes! it's a veeery fun night!) in a very magical situation with freaks, drag queens, drag kings and many other "characters".
I'm also a producer and A&R of an indipendent digitally-distributed record label called Head2Toes as a division of Fun.Ch Records. As a producer i like to experiment in many different ways. I mostly produce Electro/Fidget House but i'm not one of those that can stand at genres subdivision.
If you would have asked me "when did the passion begin"...well... i think since i got able to understand, more or less :D. Music has always been part of my life but my music production started "DIY" back in 2003. I've changed so much, musically talking, since that period but this doesn't mean i stopped changing. I think is still have a lot to learn and to handle :D
What made you participate in the competition?
Sizzi: I've found out this competition on one of my teachers' blog, Sergio Messina (a man definetly as competent as quite known in the sound design and music production's italian enviroment). His blog post just tickled my curiosity and then i said "why not? let's try".
You got over thousand likes for your tune and it was rated very highly by Nokia - What inspired you to compose your particular tune?
Sizzi: Well... i made a dubstep version of the Nokia Tune. Dubstep has become massivly popular during the last two years (even if its roots are definetly older) between the "hipsters" from all over the world and the production of a dubstep track is something really challenging, as a producer. I just thought as a sound designer that a sparkling, up-to-date and with a certain coolness version of the Nokia Tune would have been perfect to attract young and "cool-hunting" customers. I just thought: if you want to give the fresHest product to a costumer, you better make it "sound" as freshest as you can, also!
What are your thoughts on the original Nokia tune?
Sizzi: I think it's he most representative "symbol" of Nokia's brand identity. The Nokia Tune is not just a ringtone, it's a sound-logo, something that in the last few years has reached a massive importance. Whenever you hear the Nokia Tune, you obviosly know that it's about a Nokia's product!
Tell us about your experience with Nokia and the competition?
Sizzi: After submitting my entry to the AudioDraft's web-portal i shared the link to a few Facebook friends. But as i checked the contest day by day i just kept on seeing that my entry received many "likes" and many shares. With all those entries, who ever thought about becoming one of the finalists! :D
By Rodrigo Cañass, Argentin on Oct 10, 2011 3:49 PM
Noooooooopppppp, sorry folks but that's just.... Ugly. It's like a cheap rap version of the old ringtone, something that a 12 year old would mix in his PC. I would recommend you listen to the default Windows Phine 7 Series ringtone, that's very pretty and classy. I think that the old Nokia ringtone was the identity of all Nokia phones and you really shouldn't change it. Cool features, great UI, hardware design and quality is what makes a really good phone, not the sound that makes when it rings. Come on Nokia! You can do better than that!
By Ko on Oct 10, 2011 3:55 PM
pure junk! :X Nokia is really goin' down.
By anonymous on Oct 10, 2011 4:01 PM
I loved the great marvellous' one. Made me laugh aloud. But guess Nokia could not let that one win... :-( http://nokiatune.audiodraft.com/
By WT on Oct 10, 2011 4:05 PM
wt hell??????
By Icareifyoulisten on Oct 10, 2011 4:06 PM
All notions of "style" aside, a noticeable difference is that Sizzi decided to harmonize the melody on the relative minor (here F# minor)... Interesting.
By AndriuX on Oct 10, 2011 4:17 PM
this melody is totaly shit
By anonymous on Oct 10, 2011 4:22 PM
Some specific group might like it. I do not like this. Also, think about regional or cultural reflection and do not go for one Nokia tune fits all. Think about music styles for regions like India, China, Brazil, Europe, Russia, USA
By Sloeber on Oct 10, 2011 4:22 PM
This melody is awesome! :P
By PS on Oct 10, 2011 4:25 PM
it somehow sounds very simmilar to "Mord fustang - a new world" song. some parts are allmost the same so watch out for copy rigt laws :) .
By wtf? on Oct 10, 2011 4:27 PM
what the fock was this?
By M.S on Oct 10, 2011 4:30 PM
I dont understand what is this?! I think NOKIA needs something more simple....
By anonymous on Oct 10, 2011 4:31 PM
first 6 secounds - good, but another - shit
By nokia lover on Oct 10, 2011 4:34 PM
how he won???????? ??? ???? ???? ???? Dubstep tune? Nokia and dubstep? crazy really bad youj should change this tune really i think you got much better then this ..... :((( everybody knows what phone is best, but nobody says this tune is best in Nokia phone. shame
By delicious on Oct 10, 2011 4:36 PM
so stupid melody, i hate it! Were was such great melodies, but this one is really super ugly
By ... on Oct 10, 2011 4:41 PM
dislike..
By Nokia man on Oct 10, 2011 4:47 PM
looks like free downloadable ringtone...
By Mika, Finland on Oct 10, 2011 4:53 PM
This new tune is just horrible. absolutely horrible.
By ED on Oct 10, 2011 5:04 PM
nokia, whats wrong with you? whyt hat shit? you use to be great but now, also cause of things like that: apple>nokia
By Alexander on Oct 10, 2011 5:06 PM
The winning tune is alright, but I do not see it having the demographic crossing and broad appeal required in an "Official" phone provider melody. While I do believe that there are niches where this would definitely be popular, I do not think that having this as the default ringtone on Nokia devices is necessarily a good idea (if the majority of the comments above are anything to go off of).
By Geoff Rodgers - singer & songwriter on Oct 10, 2011 5:10 PM
I think this is terrible, a complete mess of a lovely and recognizable melody
Attached link: http://webfolk.net
By Stefan on Oct 10, 2011 5:11 PM
I wonder how dubstep bass will sound on a tiny phone speaker, you won't be able to hear half the frequencies when ringing...
By skarbonke on Oct 10, 2011 5:12 PM
error
By disgusted on Oct 10, 2011 5:31 PM
That was just simply . .. bad. :/ Sorry, but... *eww* a random collection of sounds with a little wubwub. Bad. Scared to think what the rest of the tunes are if this one is the best. Did I mention 'bad'?
By Venkat on Oct 10, 2011 5:40 PM
total craaaaaaaaaap... i was searching for a 'like' button near some comments....i hate this tune... X(
By dislike on Oct 10, 2011 5:44 PM
dislike
By 4Tune on Oct 10, 2011 5:49 PM
Too heavy.. It isn't nokia tune
By ARRfan on Oct 10, 2011 5:49 PM
You should have asked A. R. Rahman!
By LT on Oct 10, 2011 5:59 PM
What a f ...? Can't understand NOKIA...
By sekar on Oct 10, 2011 6:12 PM
Nice...
By Russia on Oct 10, 2011 6:16 PM
Polnoje Gavno !!!
By Jones Almighty on Oct 10, 2011 6:17 PM
Progressive nokia is definitely better!
By me on Oct 10, 2011 6:19 PM
what a crap id say :\ i bet 99% of common nokia user doesnt like that.
By norway on Oct 10, 2011 6:20 PM
gavno
By salmander on Oct 10, 2011 6:24 PM
too harsh on my ears. hope it wont be forced upon us.
By myname on Oct 10, 2011 6:30 PM
absolutely horrible! nokia, waik up!
By Loki on Oct 10, 2011 6:35 PM
Awful. Surely there was something better than this trash?
By Alan Partridge on Oct 10, 2011 6:47 PM
utterly shithouse... I am aghast at this choice...
By a on Oct 10, 2011 6:51 PM
wtf???? nokia GAIDYS !!!!!!!! sudu dudas ir dar karta SUDAS !!!!!!!
By Martin the Martian on Oct 10, 2011 6:52 PM
I don't know what to say. This is irritating beyond belief. This is going to make people want to smash up someone else's phone when it rings in the train in the morning. Please, please, please Nokia, choose something else!
By Nokia user on Oct 10, 2011 6:52 PM
Trash. Ugly
By O0O on Oct 10, 2011 6:57 PM
Like it!
By Nokia Fan on Oct 10, 2011 7:00 PM
This could work for a commercial or promotion, but as a ringtone, it's just pure, stainless crap!!!
By Dudub on Oct 10, 2011 7:16 PM
I'm sure they chose it because there's interesting person behind it. Dubstep can sound good, but this is just horrible mess.
By Nokia goes down and down goes Nokia on Oct 10, 2011 7:20 PM
Okay, this is horrible. Please don't put this on 100 MILLION phones. Those phones will probably be around me. Also keep this out of the Belle update.
By Ratul Saha on Oct 10, 2011 7:38 PM
its worst than nokia new generation
By NPSSST on Oct 10, 2011 7:39 PM
This ringtone is a collection of all the horrible sounds available on earth, total noise, judges being so experienced did not think how a small speaker would sound with something like that, the greal marvelous sounds ear-candy after this, no way to choose a winner who looks madly gothic. THUMBS DOWN!
By Giedrius on Oct 10, 2011 7:44 PM
EPIC FAIL
By asd on Oct 10, 2011 7:48 PM
What is this shit? I don't imagine who would want THAT as their ringtone.
By Sameer on Oct 10, 2011 7:55 PM
Dislike. Strongly Dislike. Awful... :-( An integral part of a great brand has been completely botched up!
By dharmo naorem on Oct 10, 2011 7:57 PM
totally bull shit.the compost dosent seem to be adjustile with all age.its not global and common at all.still hoping for a better one
By RestOfTheWorld on Oct 10, 2011 7:58 PM
I appreciate heavy work done by that lad. Tune - is not worth listening. Not for ordinary folks.
By aseempratapsubedi on Oct 10, 2011 8:06 PM
OMG.... OMG..... TOTAL RUBBISH.... SHITTY THING... AND I CANT BELIEVE THE JUDGES CHOSE THIS...!!?? DIDNT EVER THOUGHT NOKIA WOULD TORTURD US WITH THIS TRASH.... . . SWITCHING TO APPLE - - - - - - - - - !!
By One word: on Oct 10, 2011 8:16 PM
#FAIL
By Franklyn on Oct 10, 2011 8:17 PM
Utter, utter rubbish. An embarrassingly inappropriate new ring tone, unless your target market consists entirely of chavs (UK slang: underclass). Just confirms that Nokia no longer have any taste or class, and you now make the perfect partner for Microsoft. The transformation is complete. Even American youths will think this is shit, not to mention the rest of the worlds population. Seriously Nokia, WTF are you thinking?
By Craptastic on Oct 10, 2011 8:20 PM
Serious crap. I'm going to buy myself an iPhone now.
By anonymous on Oct 10, 2011 8:24 PM
I've always bought Nokia phones since my first telephone, atm I have N8 and was planning to buy the new N9, but as from this moment, after hearing that awful noise, I wont EVER! thing about buying another single product from Nokia. This has completely destroyed my faith in Nokia, I'll be switching over to Android or god forbid Apple, and spend the rest of my days speaking ill about Nokia and certainly not recommend it to anyone , I'll do my very best to change peoples mind about buying a product from them.
By fabi matei on Oct 10, 2011 8:37 PM
One word: HORRIBLE.
By Jro on Oct 10, 2011 8:46 PM
Uhmm...I think this is a joke, right???...come on, Nokia can do it better, don´t forget your famous "Connecting People" ..don´t Disconnect them..
By Light, Nokia user for a 6 years on Oct 10, 2011 8:46 PM
a piece of shit.. never gonna use it for ringtone. maybe you'll choose something more style-tolerant, huh?
By diordna on Oct 10, 2011 8:50 PM
this is nokia tune? go die nokia..
By Ruka on Oct 10, 2011 8:57 PM
Horrible
By heather on Oct 10, 2011 9:04 PM
Not for me, I'm afraid! :-(
By ? on Oct 10, 2011 9:15 PM
Seriously?
By alex kaunas on Oct 10, 2011 9:34 PM
Gavno ble
By M3154M on Oct 10, 2011 9:41 PM
It could be a good piece of mix but not for a ringtone, it just messes. Even the composer himself can't believe his tune has been selected!
By Karla K on Oct 10, 2011 10:01 PM
you are kidding right?? FA PROPIO CAGARE! .... this is a joke right??? just a bad dream right??? please??? ...
By sutt359 on Oct 10, 2011 10:04 PM
Nokia please..... What were you thinking, I am using a HTC Titan glad HTC didn't come up with this painful sound to my ears.
By ??? on Oct 10, 2011 10:05 PM
If you have to put this on a phone just because you selected him as winner, please put the song at the back of the list and never select it as default
By YourRingtoneSucks on Oct 10, 2011 10:23 PM
Gee Nokia. Judging by the comments I am seeing everywhere, maybe letting music industry nitwits pick the winner was kinda dumb. You think?
By arvi on Oct 10, 2011 10:37 PM
nokia New Generation is way way much BETTER
By anonymous on Oct 10, 2011 10:45 PM
I'm commenting on the assumption that the information I've been given is correct, which says that the winner was selected by a panel whilst other entries received more votes. This. Is. Awful. It's simply amazing how many times desperate companies can, in an attempt to be relevant, try and choose something as subjective as music on the basis of a particular audience liking it, and do so not by asking for the opinions of that audience, but by hiring 'experts' or judging on what they perceive their audience to like, not what their audience actually tells them they like. It's like a dad trying to make his kids think he's cool when he has no idea what their culture is about, only what TV tells him it's about. It smacks of desperation and is, quite frankly, embarrassing. The choice of winner is embarrassing.
By anonymous on Oct 10, 2011 10:48 PM
nu nx koks siaubas
By Drazen on Oct 10, 2011 10:53 PM
AWFUL !!!
By Erik on Oct 10, 2011 11:06 PM
Nokia should be fined $1 billion dollars for choosing this ringtone.
By CharlieBenSaid on Oct 10, 2011 11:11 PM
Nokia, you already shot yourself in the foot when you stuck with Symbian for so long after every one abandoned it. You dug yourself an early grave when you decided to scrap the N9 MeeGo handset, now you're just preparing yourself for a hanging by selecting a Dubstep mix as the official Nokia tone. you hear that silence Nokia? That's millions of users not selecting that as their default ringtone
By Stan Yau, UK on Oct 10, 2011 11:17 PM
Hmm... Definitely not to my taste. I'm sure it appeals to some market segment somewhere, but I can't quite think who'd appreciate it outside of a very small niche! :(
By Nokiabiggestfan on Oct 10, 2011 11:21 PM
the fuuu?
By Noimaginationformakingupnicknames on Oct 10, 2011 11:40 PM
Absolutely love the pathetic and gentle response ;-)
By Nokia 3310 on Oct 10, 2011 11:50 PM
Fuuuuuuuuuuuu!! WT Hek is this? T_T
By Filipe on Oct 11, 2011 12:07 AM
What a piece of cr*p
By Papman on Oct 11, 2011 12:27 AM
How can one company do so many things wrong. R.I.P. Nokia
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 12:30 AM
It's TERRIBLE!!!! No demographic or segment will ever download or select it as their ringtone. What were the judges thinking?!
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 12:47 AM
Wow, I was in complete disbelief when I heard that. What an awful, wretched piece of... I don't even know what to call it. There's not a single person I can think of that I know who would EVER use that as their ringtone. People are going to be pissed and embarrassed beyond belief (not to mention think their phone is broken) when they get a new Nokia phone and get a ring for the first time. Nokia, take a long hard look at the responses you've received here after picking the "winner". Maybe this ringtone appeals to a very tiny underground niche group hiding out there somewhere in Europe, but please don't make the rest of our ears bleed on their behalf...
By MAtt on Oct 11, 2011 12:47 AM
Hmm, no.
By contemporary voice on Oct 11, 2011 12:47 AM
hatersss
By napple on Oct 11, 2011 12:56 AM
wtf - no way, sorry !
By dean william on Oct 11, 2011 1:35 AM
Hot..... Think they put crack in it because it's all I can think about. Ok, I'm just going to play it one more time.... Like ten more time.....
By Felix from Germany on Oct 11, 2011 1:38 AM
Great Comments ! I absolutely agree ! This Ringtone is horribleand embarissing. Nobody (even in europe) would like to have the "winner" as his default ringtone. Hope Nokia will rethink its desition.
By Bill on Oct 11, 2011 1:43 AM
Nokia, listen to your customers - they are speaking to you here and elsewhere. This tune is awful, really, really, awful. Think again. Your customers have spoken. It was a bold move to allow the public to create the new tune, but this is certainly not the best they came up with and even if it was you should have had a clause in the "rules" that allowed you to select an internal tune instead. Maybe you're being hoisted on your own petard here, but if you can't hear how horrible this new tune is then I'm afraid it just ranks right up there with all your other recent decisions.
By Frostie on Oct 11, 2011 1:48 AM
Woah! No Way Jose. I've heard better personalised original versions of the Nokia ringtone from people on YouTube.
By Valerio Alessandro Sizzi on Oct 11, 2011 1:50 AM
*********************************** Hi to everyone! At my own risk, i answer to all of you. First of all, my tune WON'T BE REPLACED by the original Nokia Tune, so do not freak out! It's gonna be in the ringtones list, JUST AFTER the original Nokia Tune, so you're gonna be COMPLETELY FREE to CHOOSE the version YOU LIKE as your ringtone. Lot of people are kinda mad/disgusted/delusional about Nokia's choice. I can understand that this tune is not an "easy listening" product but when it comes to tastes, every idea is acceptable so all the hating comments do not affects me :). I've just made the entry to the competition as my personal interpretation of the Nokia Tune thinkin' about what the freshest sound is according to the rules and the brief of the contest. As i said, feel free to like or dislike my work, my mission was not to change people's musical tastes or being a pioneer of a genre, it was just about creating a ringtone. ;) In any case, this experience is giving me lot of attention with radio and newspapers interviews in Italy. I think i'm gonna live all this as a point where to start my career in a different way, not as the ultimate goal! Enjoy life Valerio Alessandro Sizzi **********************************************
By Dong Jian on Oct 11, 2011 2:33 AM
So sorry to heard those!! Nokia New Generation is the best of the above, the rest sucks!!!!
By Felix from Germany on Oct 11, 2011 2:44 AM
Hey Valerio. Its not a personal offence. Your Ringtone just isn't Mainstream and as you said its not easily to listen at. Specialy on a mobile phone which usualy doesnt provide good quality speakers. Competitors have received way more likes and as you can read in comments, people would like nokia to respekt peoples choise. Anyway good luck for your carreer. :-)
By Daniel on Oct 11, 2011 2:49 AM
I thought it was sick..
By Sads McKenzie on Oct 11, 2011 2:51 AM
Gahd... horrifying... they should have just remixed the Windows opening theme and been done with it.
By vakey on Oct 11, 2011 3:07 AM
y change the nokia tune?? Its the identity of a nokia fone.
By eloped on Oct 11, 2011 3:14 AM
this ring-tone is awful i cant believe why Nokia selected this as winner......may be some of judges are working for google than nokia
By abjbhat on Oct 11, 2011 3:16 AM
Hate it. Absolutely hate it. The N9's "Nokia Tune" is far better.
By Aussiebrah on Oct 11, 2011 3:25 AM
Progressive nokia should have won. I love dubstep, but it isn't for mobile phone's, let alone a nokia ring tone. Absolutely trash.
By @ricoscott on Oct 11, 2011 3:36 AM
This won't be the official ringtone, folks. Having said that, I seriously love it. I'm making this my ringtone on my Windows Phone. :)
By sudhakar on Oct 11, 2011 4:03 AM
Worst tune and too unmusical...nokia you are soo tasteless
By NOKIAFAIL on Oct 11, 2011 5:10 AM
EPIC FAIL
By Android on Oct 11, 2011 5:29 AM
Wat STUPID decision nokiaa... If u people wer goin to pick the one u like then y did u put it for votin??????????? its like the tones i used to hear in those cheap crappy chinese sets... no wondor y nokia is losing market.... Foolish decisions.......
By uihuihiuhih on Oct 11, 2011 5:35 AM
listen to all of you. You dont know crap thats why you are unemployed commenting on a blog. This tune signifies how different wp7 is from other Operating systems. gone are the days of bells ringing for a ringtone. wp7 needs to be different to shine. this is part of it
By lol on Oct 11, 2011 6:03 AM
this is crap, what the hell.
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 6:09 AM
Sorry, i can't describe it's ugliness...
By Vytas on Oct 11, 2011 6:14 AM
even tho i love dubstep, but this one is crap
By SDfokok on Oct 11, 2011 7:23 AM
It's not going to be the default ringtone. Just one more in the default ringtone list. I bet there's a new competition every year. This sounds horrible but is also different, which is good.
By Nokia Sans on Oct 11, 2011 7:31 AM
Nokia N9, sublime purity embodied in a revered-but-forsaken flagship smartphone. How do ye, Nokia lords defile it and dare to maculate such a noble creation of yours with this oh-so-impure, blasphemy of a so-called "fresh" ringtone. Keep it away from our ears, far, far away where it cant pollute our public spaces. Hear our crowdsourced cry, Nokia, and stop this dubstep shame of yours. Only then may still be hope to redeem "Nokia Pure". -- Nokia Sans
By Nokia wtf? on Oct 11, 2011 7:33 AM
My grandma's old phone rings better than those ringtones... ;/
By Bikas on Oct 11, 2011 7:47 AM
Super crap this.
By EvenAndroidIsBetter on Oct 11, 2011 7:51 AM
Nokia has now totally lost it. :( This song can be played in Nokia's funerals. Viva Apple!!!
By Taap on Oct 11, 2011 7:51 AM
This fits nicely to the ramp down plan. Whit this tune one can nicely compete about the title of the smallest phone maker in the world.
By EvenMy1yearOldCanDoBetter on Oct 11, 2011 7:57 AM
Laughin on the rolling floor .. that's what it sounded. Even this sounds better, at least it's funny, this wasn't. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUm8wtDQgTU
By felix on Oct 11, 2011 8:02 AM
Dislike.well,I think that Chinese style is better than this.
By Jonny on Oct 11, 2011 8:25 AM
Whoever made this the winner, should be fired. Seriously, its like some people want Nokia to fail and sabotage things like this. :(
By wow on Oct 11, 2011 8:26 AM
Well obviously nokia didnt think it over if they selected this awefull ringtone... i mean dubstep... realy_ ... Horrible
By J.Zedillo on Oct 11, 2011 8:48 AM
Ohh my god, cant believe this piece of shit won, Progressive Nokia sounds waaaaaaaaay better. No wonder why nokia is going downhill
By MorbidRn on Oct 11, 2011 8:52 AM
God why !! how can i sleep now !!
By Nokia J on Oct 11, 2011 8:59 AM
Cool track! Gonna test it with the Play 360°
By Dharmendra on Oct 11, 2011 9:02 AM
I have listened this and most of other top entries. Definitely it is the best of them all, but it doesn't worth one million Nokia phones. Nokia, i am a great fan of your brand since last eight years. You should take it seriously and try some professional musician to create a better Nokia tune. You can think of Indian musician A.R.Rehman. He created a tune for Airtel, which is a great hit. Seriously, this tune doesn't impress. All the best.
By Himanshu on Oct 11, 2011 9:09 AM
Genuine crap!
By Eija on Oct 11, 2011 9:17 AM
There's no melody and it's not easy to remember, it just does not stay in mind (like it should). I started to feel a bit bad when I listened to this.
By Säätäjä on Oct 11, 2011 9:26 AM
Woe are times, woe are manners. Sometime not too far away in the past, there came the day when music just said 'I give up' and stopped existing. This 'tune' is a living proof.
By Ville jokinen on Oct 11, 2011 9:27 AM
Sorry to say, but the winning tune is just pure brown matter extracting from you know where... It's dubstep. Problem = Nothing wrong with dubstep as genre, but if you have a competition for new DEFAULT tune, then you definitely do not pick a winner from genre that some (= very large percentage of) people doesn't like! Nokia, You tried to be hip and trendy wrong time...again. Solution = Don't make it default tune for your phones. It's horrible. It rapes dubstep and it rapes our ears. Pick a new winner or make a new competition where people will decide the winner. Anyways. Best of luck with the new phones. I'll be getting one, but my tone will not be yours'.
By Ville jokinen on Oct 11, 2011 9:29 AM
...Correction: I guess the people were judging this anyways. Seriously what's wrong with everybody...
By cyruz on Oct 11, 2011 9:30 AM
not that good..cant even understand why nokia pick this crap
By Ahmed Anwar on Oct 11, 2011 9:33 AM
Unbelievable...another reason to hate democratic voting system. Grande Valse must be turning in his grave. What a rape of a fantastic tune. Please Nokia ....just please get rid of this, and please stay conservative. Being cool just doesn't go well with you guys. We love and trust your design team enough...don't make us participate in competitions that creates such ridiculous results. Do some versions yourselves and let us pick the best...thats the best way
By David on Oct 11, 2011 9:35 AM
hmm ... well, maybe it's just me - but that ringtone is the first thing I'll delete if I buy a Nokia phone again ...
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 9:35 AM
bad choice :(
By adamk on Oct 11, 2011 9:49 AM
"something that a 12 year old would mix in his PC" So...why the 12 year old didn't do this then?
By AdMan on Oct 11, 2011 10:18 AM
Mygod!!! what the hell it is???? and Who selected this tune as winner?????
By frankn8 on Oct 11, 2011 10:19 AM
DISLIKE!!!!! This Sound is Shit!!!
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 10:23 AM
Truly truly awful. You have to seriously wonder what is going on at Nokia when someone actually though this shit was a good idea. I can only assume its the same person (or people) who have been deciding their handset strategy.
By someone on Oct 11, 2011 10:27 AM
this has no resemblance to Nokia's tune... pointless crap
By Alaba on Oct 11, 2011 10:36 AM
I thought all the negative comments were from people who were just sad that they didn't win. I listned to the tune and.... I don't just see it on any business person's phone. There is NO WAY my parents would have that on their phone and they are seriously avid Nokia buyers(multiple phones a year, not smartphones) . I didn't enter the competion and I still don't really like it. It is pretty O.K for a standalone tune, but as Nokia's official tune? Not everyone likes Dubstep! (although I do). I expect Nokia would stilll leave their classic tune and probably include this as an addition. I agree that to some people it would sound cheap because Dupstep is not exactly seen as 'classy'. The way the old Nokia tune was. Much love for the winner though! Congrats :)
By zagsenoj (Gaz) on Oct 11, 2011 10:36 AM
to everyone above . . . Get a life!!! Its a ringtone you don't have to use it do you!!!
By HaplessHorseMan on Oct 11, 2011 10:37 AM
Wow....so instead of picking a timeless simple signature piece, your banking your brand on what is at best a flash in the pan music movement. If this is played on an advert you will loose your business market. Apple will win on association with style, android by association to open source and flexibility....Nokia will now be associated with ketamin.... Marketing Win!!!
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 10:45 AM
awesomeeeeeee
By Nobal on Oct 11, 2011 10:45 AM
Vous êtes cinglés ou quoi d'avoir retenu une telle horreur?
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 10:57 AM
Hope there are clear instructions how to change.
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 10:58 AM
This is what happens when you let consumers design your brand...though the brand team are letting it happen. Hoping for an explanation of how it reflects the new brand essence.
By morpheus on Oct 11, 2011 11:04 AM
Oh my god.... dislike...
By Muri on Oct 11, 2011 11:06 AM
Epic Fail
By Mikko on Oct 11, 2011 11:08 AM
Horrible
By Saveen on Oct 11, 2011 11:14 AM
The winning tune might not appeal to everyone's tastes (as is apparent from the number of negative comments on this page), but in keeping with the times, it does offer a modern and fresh twist to the the traditional Nokia ringtone and I like it. And that is precisely the beauty of taste; everyone likes something different. So, Congratulations Valerio, for winning and for your positive attitude and response to all the haters! My questions is what happens to the runnerup tunes? They're all really good too and appeal to several different music tastes, i.e. classical, progressive, jazz. Will these tunes also be made available on future Nokia devices or offered as a downloadable option. I certainly hope so!
By simakas on Oct 11, 2011 11:17 AM
total crap.. nokia fails again, would throw it away if it rings like that
By Pablo on Oct 11, 2011 11:18 AM
Horrible, please look for another one asap, this one can cause ear damage.
By ;) on Oct 11, 2011 11:26 AM
Nice, I like dubstep. ;)
By WTF!!! on Oct 11, 2011 11:32 AM
WTF!!!
By nokia, you did it again on Oct 11, 2011 11:41 AM
Nokia is gooooooooooooing down ... the tune is ok... for a kids who like dubstep.
By 123 on Oct 11, 2011 11:44 AM
You think this melody will sound good on mobile phones , and people will like it ? answer is noooo , . it should be a short simple melody , not a Dj's mix .It’s nothing personal , but its a jumble
By LePo on Oct 11, 2011 11:46 AM
No good
By matti heikkilä on Oct 11, 2011 11:51 AM
Totally horrible. Does Nokia want any users over 13 years of age?? Or any in the business world??
By sbur on Oct 11, 2011 11:54 AM
Yes, it is subjective, but this is not a ringtone, this is an obtrusive advertising jingle. Imagine you are on a train or subway (yes we have coverage in subways in Berlin), is this what you want to hear from mobile phones ringing? I would go crazy. Why do we have to make the environment louder as it already is? And, is this how the Nokia brand is going to be changed? Louder, broader, bolder?
By qwerty on Oct 11, 2011 11:57 AM
Absolute, utter, horrible crap. Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, would have been better. If I have to hear that again, I'll have to rip the phone it's playing on out of the moron's hands and shove it somewhere no one can hear it.
By n8 on Oct 11, 2011 12:00 AM
bad .....
By Juha on Oct 11, 2011 12:01 AM
just added to my phone and I look forward to the first call... we'll see what the faces seem
By Chrissi on Oct 11, 2011 12:01 AM
do we get the choice of the other versions as well ? I'm not keen on Dubstep reminds me too much of the Ibiza sound, which I never liked, no good having a ringtone you want to dance to that only goes for about a minute if you're lucky
By Harri on Oct 11, 2011 12:06 AM
this must be a joke...?
By Laura on Oct 11, 2011 12:29 AM
First 6 seconds is ok, after - it sounds awfully.
By Laimius Kavaliauskas on Oct 11, 2011 12:31 AM
Oh, man. This is the shit. The melody is so anarchic, not a melody, jus a noise. Realy realy a big peace of a shit.
By Domas on Oct 11, 2011 12:52 AM
well i like dubstep, so 4 my ears it isnt so awful like to others ppl, but also it isnt so good dubstep to be the winner from 6k ringtones.. Of course i didint lisen to all of them :)
By Stelta on Oct 11, 2011 12:53 AM
I really don't believe it!!! It's horrible :(
By Gintaras on Oct 11, 2011 12:55 AM
Sorry, but it's a noise only.
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 1:02 PM
Nokia Please ! Stop beeing fool ! dump this tune !
By Nokia customer on Oct 11, 2011 1:04 PM
I assume I am not the target audience for such noise/"sound". Said that I believe I am part of the potential Nokia customer and do not understand such choice. This selection seems to be done by music freeks who are using iPhone, iPad & iMac . The Sissi "composer" could at least wear a Nokia headset... NO COMPRENDO ?????????????????????
By Marty on Oct 11, 2011 1:22 PM
This must be a joke! ..or all the judges have been payed by Nokia competiors.
By Algimantas on Oct 11, 2011 1:52 PM
OMG that sucks!!!
By JOSE RAMON ESCARPA PEREZ on Oct 11, 2011 1:53 PM
Horrible. Más de los mismo.
By noMatter on Oct 11, 2011 1:53 PM
I remember when we looked for remixed nokia ringtones... now it's gonna be all backwards...
By go nokia! on Oct 11, 2011 1:56 PM
hahaha ! this is just soooo funny! imagine the nokia ringtone is this simple little song that is easily recognizable and unobtrusive, but now when your phone will ring it will just sound like someone is farting in your bag!! Wai to go Nokia!
By Martin on Oct 11, 2011 2:07 PM
I didn't like. Completely dis-characterized the classic Nokia Tune
By how is it possible.... on Oct 11, 2011 2:09 PM
#FAIL
By å†ä¹Ÿä¸ç›¸ä¿¡çˆ±æƒ…了 on Oct 11, 2011 2:32 PM
居然ä¸æ˜¯The Great Marvelous
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 2:49 PM
From the previous post: "The winning entry will be made available on some 100 million devices where it will be placed next to the new default ringtone."
By nokia worker on Oct 11, 2011 2:56 PM
Are you serious about this? NEED TO REVIEW THEM ALL AGAIN.
By confused on Oct 11, 2011 3:04 PM
holy crap... nokia always did a fair job on the ringtones... all the second's in this contest are very good.. but the winning tune just plain hurts the ear. put this on at work or at home and someone will for sure kick my phone out of the window !!!!!
By your mum on Oct 11, 2011 3:24 PM
Lets face it, it's horrible and you could have picked a much better one than this bollocks.
By Bridget on Oct 11, 2011 3:29 PM
Oh man... people will die when this CRAP starts playing around on cellphones, at the bus, at the streets, at work... I'd rather choose a cow fart instead of this, at least the cow fart would sound natural.
By adnan on Oct 11, 2011 3:40 PM
i hate it!
By oh my goodness on Oct 11, 2011 3:41 PM
Just afful. I puke. Something seriously wrong in Nokia.
By Marius on Oct 11, 2011 3:47 PM
My opinion, progressive melody is the best :)
By Anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 4:06 PM
R.I.P. NOKIA
By Lolster on Oct 11, 2011 4:13 PM
I think it's pretty cool :D
By Den on Oct 11, 2011 4:17 PM
I make more melody with my fart. This ringtone is total garbage!
By huolestunut kansalainen on Oct 11, 2011 4:35 PM
Dubstep might be popular in some demographies but Nokia Tune that in its own way represents the entire brand needs to be simple and elegant - not unlike the design of some the more successful mobile devices. This just sounds like someone banged their head on a sampler for 24 seconds and put a version of the original tune in the background. Professional EDM producers and DJs will probably find interesting samples and sound structures in there but for an average listener this is just random annoying noise.
By MENA on Oct 11, 2011 4:39 PM
This one is even uglier than SE crappy ringtone... a sad day in nokia ringtone history
By MENA on Oct 11, 2011 4:43 PM
I just heard the runners ringtones and the best one is Nokia New Generation.. this I can let others hear and not feel ashamed.
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 4:51 PM
Noisy. I love it.
By toy story on Oct 11, 2011 5:01 PM
smells like pooh. and sounds like it too
By art on Oct 11, 2011 5:14 PM
no thanks.
By Eder on Oct 11, 2011 5:16 PM
A trash!
By Are you trying to ruin Nokia completely?! on Oct 11, 2011 5:26 PM
Total crap. It's bad in every way. Annoying, messy and doesn't work as a ringtone at all. Horrible tune! Who on earth decided the winner? The person or persons who did that, must be tone deaf! Nokia New Generation was the one of those listed here, that should have won. It's pleasent, not annoying, clearly Nokia tune and it works well as a ringtone. It gives you good positive vibes.
By aspx on Oct 11, 2011 5:32 PM
FAIL
By Samer Berjawi on Oct 11, 2011 5:33 PM
Please Nokia, reconsider this... #FAIL
By Shy kind-a-guy on Oct 11, 2011 6:02 PM
I think this is a great tune - after the 20th listen, I love it. Does it work as a default tone for a broad range of phones for a broad range of users... No. Would I choose it as a ringtone... probably not, I'm a shy kind-a-guy. This could either be a genus move, or a total disaster... there's no 'in the middle' with this tune... good luck.
By masker on Oct 11, 2011 6:15 PM
dislike this shit
By Žaneta on Oct 11, 2011 6:35 PM
Maybe music is not bad, but... Nokia original tune was much better then this peace of s*
By Zanr Zij on Oct 11, 2011 6:37 PM
I can't image how they ( a team of seven judges ) select this ringtone for best/winning. You should choose the ringtone have a ringtonely, for almost people ... Oh no! They describe " Difficult to choose" so they chose this? I don't like it!
By Humberto Ferreira on Oct 11, 2011 6:52 PM
Shitton
By deaftone on Oct 11, 2011 6:55 PM
At least it'll make you pick up the call really quick ... to stop torture and embarrassment.
By Mr. X on Oct 11, 2011 7:20 PM
my ears are bleeding.....
By Thomas on Oct 11, 2011 7:24 PM
Can you imagine a bussines meeting and half a dozen of Nokias starts playing this horrible, horrible tune :( Sorry Nokia! That's just won't work for me :(
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 7:44 PM
seriously What the fuck?!?!? Nokia has definetly gone mad
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 7:52 PM
not good :(
By Janne on Oct 11, 2011 7:55 PM
The winning tune was selected by a team of seven judges, comprising some of the most respected names in the business. They include: Kai Bronner, one of the founders of Audio Branding Academy; Julian Treasure, known for his TED talks and author of ‘Sound Business’; and Mark Dewings, head of Brand & Marketing Communications at SoundCloud. Nokia’s own SVP of Design, Marko Ahtisaari, was also on the jury. Julian Treasure said: “All of us were very impressed by the number, variety and in many cases the outstanding quality of entries. It was inspiring to see how creative the participants were in adapting the world’s most-played tune in fresh and unexpected ways. “Picking a winner out of the final ten was extremely difficult because of the sheer range of genres, styles and treatments. “What made the ‘Nokia Tune Dubstep Edition’ stand out was its energy and unbridled exuberance. We were looking for a fresh, engaging, original yet distinctive Nokia Tune version, and the winner delivers all of that in a very interesting way.†Nokia Sound Design Manager Tapio Hakanen said: “The winner represents very much the sound of now with its energetic dubstep take on the Nokia Tune. It uses the 24-second running time cleverly having a clear intro, mid section and ending, all sitting nicely next to each other. This was one of the many examples of the Nokia Tune’s melodic flexibility.†The judging panel listened to 3000 minutes of ringtunes, the equivalent of 40 albums. It sounds like a tedious job, but he loved nearly every minute of the challenge to pick just 10 finalists. “The standard was really high,†he says. “We had a five-star rating system and I’d say 100 of our entries were good enough to be used as ring tones. Then another 400 were four-star, nearly good enough. “We had the odd random entry though. We’d be listening to some tracks for four minutes, wondering when the Nokia tune would kick in, then we’d realise someone had just sent us some song they’d written. They must have realised we’d never be able to use it.â€
Attached link: http://conversations.nokia.com/2011/10/10/sizzi-top-winning-djs-tune-set-to-ship-on-100mn-handsets/
By Anony-MOUSE on Oct 11, 2011 8:05 PM
Record sounds of a bully over eated man farting and a dog when kicked badly..it will be a masterpiece for you so called judges. As bad as hell. P.S. TheGreatMarvelous for president
By Jurgen on Oct 11, 2011 8:32 PM
Paskaa! (Shit! in finnish)
By Ndead on Oct 11, 2011 8:34 PM
Nokia thinks like a drunk...
By Vag on Oct 11, 2011 8:36 PM
Most respected names in the business choose this? if NOBODY like it maybe these respected names are being paid for nothing and they are fuckin FAKE experts. Sound design in general is overrated and going into the WRONG direction cause of these RESPECTED NAMES. Dear Tapio Hakanen in 5 years there will not be nokia anymore and youll be unemployed.
By anonymous on Oct 11, 2011 8:52 PM
What do you mean "if NOBODY like it"? 1394 people liked it.
Attached link: http://nokiatune.audiodraft.com/
By alexey on Oct 11, 2011 9:06 PM
говно / shit / merde / etc...
By Gerwazy on Oct 11, 2011 9:38 PM
1300 likes on facebook is not a good measure of quality. This tune is absolute garbage.
By JTB on Oct 11, 2011 9:46 PM
1300 likes on facebook is not a good measure of quality. This tune is absolute garbage.
By HAHHHAHAAAAA on Oct 11, 2011 9:50 PM
So what's a good measure of quality?
By kok on Oct 11, 2011 10:05 PM
really...
By OMGNewRingtoneSUX on Oct 11, 2011 10:05 PM
IMHO, the judging panel should all be forced to listen to this non-stop until they change this abominable decision. Forget that, just sack them.
By email@victorknust.com on Oct 11, 2011 11:04 PM
Plagio de skrillex? HAHA para. http://soundcloud.com/skrillex/sets/my-name/
Attached link: http://www.victorknust.com
By Felix from Germany on Oct 11, 2011 11:45 PM
@ anonymous Some numbers: "Winner": 1394 got likes Progressive Nokia: 13233 got likes The Great Marvelous: 39494 got likes source: http://nokiatune.audiodraft.com/
By have fun on Oct 11, 2011 11:59 PM
The Great Marvelous in action: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIpf4Gl9i9rs&v=Ipf4Gl9i9rs&gl=DE
By Darkhunter Hellsing on Oct 12, 2011 12:46 AM
Please Do Not Include This Ringtone. IT'S SO BAD!!!!!!!!!
By Thai nokia user on Oct 12, 2011 3:24 AM
Not suit for every one. Good to be song, but might not good to be ringtone. Think when u'd to listen this many times again and again along a day.
By blblTb (Norilsk, Russia) on Oct 12, 2011 5:12 AM
I've made a ringtone for my iPhone 4 (I have never been Nokia fun/user) — it's cool tune. Just listen it on mobile.
By Gonzalo. on Oct 12, 2011 6:30 AM
Sorry Valerio, I didn't like it either. Specially the vocals. So annoying!!
By Gonzalo. on Oct 12, 2011 6:30 AM
Sorry Valerio, I didn't like it either. Specially the vocals. So annoying!!
By anonymous on Oct 12, 2011 6:30 AM
lets not screw also this, no no no
By anonymous on Oct 12, 2011 6:33 AM
who are the people selecting this? i hope after this not working for Nokia any more. maybe better to have no ring tone then this
By George on Oct 12, 2011 7:19 AM
awful. Please re-vote.
By anonymous on Oct 12, 2011 9:11 AM
This tune is neither too slow or not too fast. It is striking and attractive. I feel originality and new styles mixed in it. So, i love to say: don't like - don't vote. I like it, definitely.
By france on Oct 12, 2011 9:13 AM
I don't like, some other was better!
By anonymous on Oct 12, 2011 9:30 AM
Didn't think it's physically possible, but this tune sucks and blows.
By Hater on Oct 12, 2011 9:53 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
By Vojtech on Oct 12, 2011 11:10 AM
Hate it. I considered buy Nokia phone, but from now I do not. Because I would feel ashamed because of having Nokia. I fully agree people opinion above. Keep your suck default ring tone, I will keep my money which I would to spend for Nokia phone. Bye
By anonymous on Oct 12, 2011 11:59 AM
R.I.P. NOKIA
By B.D. on Oct 12, 2011 11:59 AM
I like it. Cool.
By Picasso on Oct 12, 2011 12:21 AM
Pizdec polnuy
By ex Nokia fan on Oct 12, 2011 12:43 AM
Man. That sucks.
By jazag on Oct 12, 2011 1:37 PM
drekapeka vsak mulc bi naredil boljše
By anonymous on Oct 12, 2011 1:45 PM
really bad! not expected from Nokia...
By The normal human on Oct 12, 2011 3:05 PM
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. My ears. I can't listen to this terrrrrrrrrrible thing anymore. The fucking monster from nokia that think this is good must be the most invalid thing in the universe. NOKIA SUCK.
By Maicon on Oct 12, 2011 3:53 PM
Nokia always thought of as synonymous with quality .... Not anymore!
By Matt Lee on Oct 12, 2011 4:01 PM
It would be good to know the judging criteria for this... had they considered how the winning track would sound coming from tinny mobile phone speakers? Could they handle such a bass heavy genre like Dubstep? Also, was public popularity a factor? I think we all know who would have won if it were down to how many likes they received!
By Carlo on Oct 12, 2011 4:15 PM
Sounds good!
By Rafael Z. on Oct 12, 2011 5:12 PM
I would never use the tune! And would hate whoever used it! This is horrible!!!
By okk on Oct 12, 2011 6:19 PM
Check out what the Helsinki Complaints Choir has to say on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATXV3DzKv68 Go to 2:12 into the song... "Ringtones are all so irritating...!" If this one will be shipped on 100 million handsets the irritation factor of Nokia phones will increase in magnitude.
By kft on Oct 12, 2011 7:34 PM
Great! Some old farts don´t get it, but who cares.
By int19h on Oct 12, 2011 9:50 PM
It's horrible. Just keep the old one, it's good enough and well recognized among those who value the Nokia brand.
By bodla23 on Oct 12, 2011 10:08 PM
shit sandwich.....without the bread
By FraggDieb on Oct 12, 2011 10:13 PM
Everyone who sad, this is shit, has no idea what is good. Dubstep is the only music in the world where your mind, your heat, everthing of you gonna listen to it. Loving it that Nokia included it. I think the MOST of you doesnt know that this ISNT the Main-Ringtone ... Only a additionale one!
By Shajan Jacob on Oct 12, 2011 10:31 PM
Really a bore one.. First 6 seconds are nice. but the remaining made it really shittttt.........
By dia8el on Oct 12, 2011 11:15 PM
first 6 seconds - TOTAL SHIT - - - - afther that - MASTERPIECE!
By Someone who loves nokia on Oct 13, 2011 12:01 AM
sorry guys, but this "new" ringtone is a little bit too heavy for normal customers. additionaly no cellphone speaker can playback this dynamic song properly. i don't know who decided to make this version the winner ringtone, but this one must be a punk or in the midlife crisis. i loved nokia! every phone i had was a nokia, but unfortunately nokia is going down. i love my first non-nokia mobile: it's a htc.
By anonymous on Oct 13, 2011 6:22 AM
as bad as hell you know!!!!!!! What a mad musician and even more mad judges. lol
By me on Oct 13, 2011 8:22 AM
c'mon...it's for a very small circle of people... Nokia needs something more global. It's not a bad work done here, but just not for what it was ment...
By anonymous on Oct 13, 2011 10:20 AM
This just doesn't work as a ringtone, especially a default one. Lately Nokia's decision are strange to say the least...
By Krissii on Oct 13, 2011 11:00 AM
ARE YOU SERIOUS??? That winning entry is total CRAP! All of the runners up are better than that! Speaking fo the runners up, can we download them somehow?? I'd quite like to use some of those, any BUT the winning crud!
By JR on Oct 13, 2011 12:10 AM
What did you spect? He's italian....
By Lee on Oct 13, 2011 12:30 AM
total disaster
By Dave H. on Oct 13, 2011 12:51 AM
That's HORRIBLE.
By jedrek on Oct 13, 2011 1:18 PM
That's why I won't buy Nokia anymore... Time for HTC.
By Martin M. (Czech) on Oct 13, 2011 1:31 PM
Wow! Super! Modern! Cool! I love it! Thank's.
By Lau on Oct 13, 2011 4:31 PM
Really, Nokia? REALLY? Even your own demo version in the contest video: http://bit.ly/oOZV3I (0:39) was better than this horrible, disasterous, destructive and very disappointing...sound.
By Totalshit on Oct 13, 2011 7:21 PM
Buttered Shit sandwich without bread but extra sauce
By ccoecontrol on Oct 13, 2011 8:22 PM
Yeah, I said 'horrible' when I heard it first time, but after I heard it on high quality equip I said 'awesome'
By Garymoncrieff on Oct 13, 2011 9:23 PM
Real bad choice guys will dive everyone nearby mad
By Akseli S. on Oct 13, 2011 9:27 PM
"Hey... what are the kids into today? Dub what? Dub... step? Hell, if it sells, we'll take it."
By Aurum on Oct 13, 2011 11:52 PM
More I listen, more I like it. Among others 5 it is best.
By anonymous on Oct 14, 2011 6:34 AM
Dislike
By Gene on Oct 14, 2011 8:23 AM
Are you kiddin' me?!
By Kasparas on Oct 14, 2011 10:29 AM
It's legen ....... wait for it.... NOT
By mee on Oct 14, 2011 5:11 PM
old better 100x times
By maestro on Oct 14, 2011 5:16 PM
I think it is bad
By Jason on Oct 14, 2011 8:30 PM
Number 12 was the best one it should have won. Progressive Nokia by ozzbozz
By jonathon on Oct 14, 2011 8:34 PM
^^^ I agree with Jason, it was in keeping with the original. the new one that won is just horrible, its like Nokia have chosen the worst and most annoying one just to p*ss people off.
By ChutiyaRingtone on Oct 14, 2011 9:53 PM
This is end of nokia
By Mohammad on Oct 14, 2011 11:43 PM
i love u nokia but what r u doing ??????????? is this a tune !!!!!!!! it is an ugly one old one is better
By Fifth Horseman on Oct 14, 2011 11:52 PM
Terrible mess! And you've dumped Meego too! What is happening to Nokia???
By Obi-Wan Kenobi on Oct 15, 2011 7:28 AM
Is this a joke?
By ygors on Oct 15, 2011 9:54 AM
Listen first time - awful as Monday, listen for fifth time - I love it! Same as my wife :D
By I was hoping for something good on Oct 15, 2011 10:41 AM
Oh boy, this is pretty sad.
By Allen on Oct 15, 2011 2:27 PM
Please, Nokia, consider other options.
By Bob on Oct 15, 2011 3:03 PM
Horrible!
By SPB_RU on Oct 15, 2011 11:56 PM
FAIL
By Majin on Oct 16, 2011 12:31 AM
HOLY S&#%! seriously? it's a joke, right? this is just... just... WRONG! Looks like anti-nokia_tune_dubstep_edition crusade is at hand, lol. Seriously Nokia, WHY?? Change this piece of s*** to a more user-friendly tune, would ya?
By anonymous on Oct 16, 2011 1:08 PM
WTF!? 4TO 3A DEPMO!?
By tommy on Oct 16, 2011 11:27 PM
Crap. Totally crap!
By T.Puukko on Oct 17, 2011 2:58 PM
Some README for Stephen Elop et. al.: Oh-hoo, great job. How about you keep on this hipster cr*p and put a damn hipster Holga plastic lens camera on the future phone models??!
By anonymous on Oct 17, 2011 5:34 PM
That's why everyone is changing their Nokia cell phones to Apple, HTC and Samsung
By Just486 on Oct 17, 2011 8:00 PM
Seriously, Nokia! Do you think that this thing can be the outstanding all-new ringtone for your future mobile phones? This sound can be great for a track on an album ..sponsored by Nokia. But a bass based dubstep, for a mobile phone ringtone? Are you planning to build high quality 12" subwoofers in you future modells? If not, you shouldn't let your users hear that struggling, empty voice would come out of the speaker. Please, pick another winner with a less complex melody bouild, because that van is ridiculous for a ringtone.
By matttm7 on Oct 18, 2011 5:56 AM
Hope you all realise that this will go on all new phones AS WELL as the original ringtone. This isn't replacing the original one, which is http://brandbook.nokia.com/servlet/file/2011a_NokiaTune.mp3?uploadfile=realm_1/user_407/2011a_NokiaTune.mp3&download=true . Also most people have custom ringtones. This isnt that big of a deal. JUST HURRY UP AND RELEASE THE WP7 NOKIA'S NOW!!!! :D
By Dick on Oct 18, 2011 12:32 AM
Nokia is going... down :-( What happened with my favourite mobile phone maker? Farewell Nokia...
By ken on Oct 18, 2011 6:06 PM
this is not an ideal tune for nokia... nokia tune is like simplicity and fun to hear... not this new tune... it just destroys the image of nokia tune...
By oscarperez on Oct 19, 2011 3:19 PM
i would not even buy it in $1 and nokia paid $10000 for this...it is height of foolishness and stupidity.
By anonymous on Oct 19, 2011 7:15 PM
I would kill my future children to prevent this "tune" from being picked.
By anonymous on Oct 20, 2011 9:30 AM
This is total crapppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
By EdKAy on Oct 20, 2011 1:09 PM
Nokia is going down. Shame. Pity. Idiotism. Your money anyways, who cares. Looosers. Oh and judges... leave your profession. Really.
By NOkia on Oct 23, 2011 3:02 AM
Utter shite, they chose this because of the edgy looking artist and the young demographic hoping to woo apple fanboys over.
By Kachi snimka on Oct 23, 2011 9:32 PM
It's very good
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By antje friedrich-engel on Oct 24, 2011 9:20 AM
I love the story of the contest and that young guy winning it! But the tune itself?!? Are you kidding us? As a Nokia employee I already feel the future embarrassment when hearing this in public. Fortunately chances are good I will not notice it at all as it's close to so much crap out there!
By anonymous on Oct 24, 2011 10:35 AM
This is crAp.
By Daniel on Oct 25, 2011 8:09 PM
To quote South Park, "It sounds like crap"
By MZK on Oct 27, 2011 4:33 AM
It's amazing , I picked this out earlier before it was declared a winner and managed to download/record for my iPhone via plugin for firefox. Quite amazed and yet not surprised at all that it is a winner. FOR ALL THOSE AGAINST: here are the facts. Dubstep is relevant even if you don't think so..let's not forget Nokia is trying hard to be relevant in this killer industry. The tone is true to Nokia and does not runaway with its own creation only peppering in the standard Nokia tune, it actually does promote the original identity. Lastly the most important reason IMHO, (esp as I listened to several top songs but only kept this one for myself) is that the tune is actually very well composed for its length. You can hate it for being dubstep or you can actually rid the label and analyze the timing for key sequences and its high fidelity and vibrant tones throughout that actually make a ringtone memorable, audible and cause to stir your attention. I can't believe I've had this on my iPhone for more than a month now nearly and just today find out its the winner! Congrats to the composer and Nokia..Great choice!
By DISAPPOINTED USER on Oct 30, 2011 3:37 PM
holy crap! it's that a ringtone?
By DISAPPOINTED USER on Oct 30, 2011 3:44 PM
it's so creepy, definitely creepy!
By anonymous on Nov 07, 2011 2:49 PM
extremely bad
By bomberman on Nov 07, 2011 2:50 PM
worst ringtone in the history of mobile phones
By Chris on Nov 10, 2011 11:38 PM
totally shit, no wonder why Nokia is going down year after year, they simply can't understand what people want and are so stubborn to stick to those shit that no one cares.
By Tony on Nov 14, 2011 4:39 AM
It seems I'm too old for Nokia already.
By anonymous on Nov 15, 2011 2:50 AM
I never owned a Nokia cell, yet I always liked the old tunes. But, seriously, this is totally SHIT!!! WTF NOKIA WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING!!!!
By Toby on Nov 15, 2011 2:59 AM
R.I.P. NOKIA.
By lietuva on Nov 25, 2011 12:23 AM
on my nokia, i made sound who realy like me, only, this sound not bad, but not my style, so my phone and my love sound forever with me, i dont care what you thinking, i know what i like....
By rkr on Dec 08, 2011 6:48 PM
I love it
By LOVENOKIA on Dec 14, 2011 10:34 AM
I like it!!!
By AYOUB COSMAS on Dec 20, 2011 2:48 PM
hello! my names are; ayoub cosmas, living MWANZA TANZANIA, I won on nokia end of year promo, you told me the money is ready, bt till now i found nothing and wasting alot of money traveling for this case, please contct us through my cellphone nos, +255769962005, +255786590995. i need your help.
By Indonesian Nokia Freak on Jan 01, 2012 7:33 AM
I love this tune. This very much matches with the young souls of cellphone user, especially me. Really love this tune. But i think Ozzbozz's "Progressive Nokia" should be better to replace the original Nokia Tune.
By anonymous on Jan 06, 2012 11:22 PM
Nokia sucks. That's all there is to it.
By sidharth on Jan 16, 2012 7:26 AM
the ring tone in the human form video is far better than this.
By Lucas, changed to iPhone :( on Jan 24, 2012 2:25 AM
Nokiorchestra is WAYYY BETTER!
By Topo on Jan 31, 2012 2:10 PM
N96 tone is the best, followed by the Nokia_New_generation. This dubstep tone is not bad but former are better. Nevertheless, original is original.
By anonymous on Feb 11, 2012 7:44 PM
just a damn piece of shit.....just cant think its nokia doing all this shitty bogus things....if this was the best tune wat were the other tunes....nokia are seriously going backward with every thing they doing....i was a die hard fan for nokia but since last year have made me change my path to android which just have only one prb of battery rest is all perfect....i dont know wat mr elop and the guys are going to do....i mean the speaker in the lumia series are so awful dat u cant hold on to the ringtone on road in a country like india....they are doing evrythng the reverse way they were known to do....even the ringtone symbolises nokia in india and they are going to change it....i mean its just damn disgusting tune to play.....how could they spoil their so good reputation in india where few years back mobile was termed as nokia.....are they being paid by anyone to murder themselves....???
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