Happy Friday Party Members!
Well it's finally happening. The next major story arc in these vids is about to start. I had the idea for this over 4 months ago, before we finished the "first season." Truth be told, I don't even know all that is going to happen, I just have a basic idea, so I'm just as excited as anyone else! :D
For the context of the vid, we needed a song to build some hype. So I did an epic march with some triumphant/regal brass sections. The melody went through a c...
2022-04-08 14:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
This weekend was no fun. I had a nasty cold and didn't feel like doing much of anything. So I rested up the best I could and just binged a lot of Youtube vids and pro wrestling content...yes, you read that correctly and yes, I know. :D
I started to come out of it yesterday morning fortunately. So in honor of that crappy bug that got me I thought I would write a dungeon tune. Something that could even contend for a Final Dungeon in a game, where there is a sense ...
2022-04-05 14:00:01 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: Ooops! I screwed up the schedule time again.
Happy Friday Party Members!
So our storyline continues to build up to this "Tournament of Champions," but first the party must pass through the legendary "Merchant's Alley" to get there! I tried some new things with today's video that I think will keep things more engaging. Let me know what you guys think of it!
For the song, I managed to come up with something that I haven't really done here before. I started thinking of ...
2022-04-01 16:03:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
How do you like that totally original character in the thumbnail, eh? Yup...definitely original. 👀
Yesterday I started off the writing session with some funky basslines and drums, but quickly realized that wasn't the direction I wanted to go in for todays post. After some experimenting, I laid down a very rigid drum beat with some beeps and boops like you hear in the opening and I was off.
I pulled some inspiration from a few sources, namely the Magitek...
2022-03-29 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
This is another one of those tunes that had me scratching my head and asking, "Why did it take me so long to write something like this??" The song has a very Celtic or Irish vibe (not sure which one is more accurate to say, but you'll know what I mean when you hear it). I know I've done a bar scene before, but that one came out more detective/sleuth/spy like than say, a jovial pub theme.
Before I started the editing process yesterday, I had some big ide...
2022-03-25 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
Yesterday's writing session got off to a slow start (I'm starting to see a pattern on Monday's). I tried a few ideas and nothing stuck, so I decided I needed to try something different.
I started messing around with "non-16-bit" sounds, and funnily enough came across something that sounded like it was straight out of Ocarina of Time. This turned out to be the catalyst I needed, so I started working on an ambient tune, like the one found in the Great Deku Tree. T...
2022-03-22 14:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
I thought I would lighten things up a notch with todays video by writing a fun and quirky tune. For those of you who have been around for a while, you may remember the first fun/quirky cutscene theme I did aaaaall the way back in October of 2020 (holy crap I can't believe it's been that long!)
That video is where I really started to catch my stride with the characters, and laid the groundwork for how I would begin approaching things in general on my cha...
2022-03-18 14:28:54 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday! Party Members!
This was a happy little accident song that popped out mostly finished for me over the weekend. I was just mindlessly playing around with some sounds and the main riff presented itself to me, followed by the bassline.
Not sure if you've ever heard of the 80/20 rule, but it essentially states that 80% of your results comes from 20% of the effort (or something like that). Well, the main riff and the bass were that 20% for this song, because everything el...
2022-03-15 14:28:08 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
I've mentioned this before, but occasionally I realize that my archives are totally lacking in songs that apply to "X" situation, or "Y" environment. I knew that I was going to be writing a castle like theme here soon, but as I finished I realized there are really only like 2 in the archives! And one is only vaguely castle like. :P
So I guess the time is here! I'm excited about where things are going with the storyline. I'm going to have some fun with t...
2022-03-11 15:01:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
So I gotta be real with you. Yesterday's writing session was a total bust. It happens occasionally, where I just don't have it in me that day. It's a big reason why I'd like to get ahead of my content, but uhhh still working on that. :P
Luckily though, I found this little gem hiding away in my songs folder. It was an idea I abandoned one week in favor of something else (can't remember what ended up replacing it). It's funny, because I know at the time I ...
2022-03-08 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
The streets are bustling in today's video! Our heroes have finally made it back to the castle after their long journey. I've got some fun ideas for what is coming, so I kind of sped up the process of them making it back here. :D
Today's tune is an energetic theme that works great for big city locations. Other possible uses could be a world map theme, or even a boat riding theme (I kinda like that idea!). It was a really fun song to write, so however you...
2022-03-04 15:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
So during yesterday's writing session, I felt like I was due for a sad cutscene theme. Don't know why, that's just what my gut was telling me. Initially I approached it like a "tensions rising" kind of idea, but once it was finished, it felt more like an "uncertain times" kind of vibe, which I suppose in the grand scheme of things, is kind of fitting.
That being said, I know many of you live in the U.S. like me, but there are a handful of you who are in Canada o...
2022-03-01 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
I don't know about you guys, but I miss the old world maps from classic JRPGs. That was one of my favorite parts of the games. When you first make it out of the village or city or school and you are greeted with a preview of just how big this world is, alongside a killer track to guide you through the whole thing. Man...it was just *chef's kiss* to me.
Soooo I figured I was long overdue for writing another one. I really like some of the chord and melody...
2022-02-25 15:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Yesterday I was trying to figure out what kind of song to write for you guys, when it started raining out. "Ah that's perfect!" I thought but definitely didn't say in real life. "I'll make a rainy village theme!"
Well, it looks like I added a bit too much water to the recipe because what it became was an underwater exploration theme!
I think I'm ok with this though, because there are some great underwater sections in some of those classic JRPGs (...
2022-02-22 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
Ok, so I don't say this lightly, but today's tune sounds like it could be in an old Final Fantasy to me. The opening chord progression is one that I accidentally stumbled upon, and it has Uematsu written all over it. I put my own twist on things of course, but as a big fan of his it was kind of awesome feeling like I unlocked something from his bag of tricks!
It fit well in the video too, because now that the heroes have finished their "first quest" of ...
2022-02-18 15:01:59 +0000 UTC
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EDIT: I updated the files for this one like immediately after posting so make sure you have the current version for a better loop! :D
Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Yesterday's writing sesh was a bit of a rough one. I tried a handful of ideas that just weren't working to me, so I ended up having to pull from the reserves. This was a tune that I started at the beginning of the month but didn't finish. All it needed was a little of this, and a little of that, and boom! New swampy dun...
2022-02-15 15:03:22 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
Today's tune has some serious VIBE happening in it. Initially, I really wasn't sure where I wanted the story to go, which made things a bit tougher. It's hard to write music for a scenario when you don't know what that scenario is!
Ultimately, I decided since we just had a boss fight, it's time for a post-battle discussion theme where pieces of the puzzle either start coming together, or unraveling completely. Well that...
2022-02-11 15:01:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, sorry for the impromptu post!
So uh, I think I just accidentally sent out a welcome email to each of you! I'm trying to streamline some delivery options, so when new patrons join they instantly get links to the archives and whatnot. Just to take any guess work out of things.
But uhhh...yeah I screwed up and sent it out to all of you active patrons so uhhh...sorry about that! :D
Hope you are having a great day, can't wait to share tomorrows tune with you! (pssss...
2022-02-10 20:18:59 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Another day, and another Patron request filled!
Recently, one of our newest Party Members Herbert (AKA Copywright) asked if I had any village tunes that had a medieval feel to them. We both looked through the archives and found something that could work but to my ear it wasn't the perfect fit.
So after some trial and error, I came up with this lovely little tune. This was a good reminder for me to use reference material. A lot of t...
2022-02-08 15:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
Today's post was...well it wasn't easy to make. Yesterday, my computer crapped out on me almost completely. It's basically on life support right now. Luckily it was still able to run RPG Maker and my video editing software, so I was able to get today's video together on time (phew)!
Unfortunately, it's now refusing to open up Studio One, the software I use to make all these lovely tunes. Luckily I had exported a version of todays tune on Wednesday night (before ...
2022-02-04 15:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Today's tune was inspired by a song from the game Trauma Team, as requested by ReProjectSD.
I went through a couple of iterations of the tune, trying to capture the feeling of the original without straight up copying it. To achieve this, I had to dig into some of my own inspirations and influences, so I went and listened to some tracks from FF7. The tune "Infiltrating Shinra Tower" struck me as having that cool and mysterious vibe. After combinin...
2022-02-01 15:00:32 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
Ok, I know I'm a broken record at this point (even saying that has become repetitive haha!) but I really like how this one turned out! I was messing around on the keys one night and hit the opening chord for this track and I just loved the way it sounded.
So anyway I started blastin... I loaded up a project file and just kind of hammered out a few chords, and within a few minutes the foundation of the song was like 70% done. I added some ...
2022-01-28 15:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members! Hope you all are doing well. :)
I've got kind of a long post here, but I have some important announcements and questions for you all, so please take the time to read it whenever you have a chance. (I added a TL;DR at the end for anyone who is short on time.)
So it's been over a year now since I launched this Patreon. Things have honestly gone pretty well, and I'm super thankful for each and every one of you who have joined me on this journey.&nb...
2022-01-26 15:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members! Happy Tuesday!
I was messing around with some sounds from Front Mission the other day and it inspired me to write this little diddy. It's feels like it's been a while since I wrote something "Sci-Fi" so I got really into it! I definitely air drummed the little snare fill at the intro maaany times. :D
It made me think of some kind of cyberpunk shop, where there are a bunch of neon lights and broken gadgets everywhere, yet things are still super high tech. I could...
2022-01-25 19:28:04 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
The story continues today with our party finding themselves outside of the first dungeon...well, first dungeon of the new season at least. I know I say this a lot, but I really like how this track turned out! It's got an air of mystery around it that was just super satisfying. It's another one of those songs that almost just fell out fully written. That always makes for a great day!
Another aspect I am proud of, that I don't think anyone would'...
2022-01-21 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members! Hope you are having a great week so far!
So for many of you, depending on where you live, snow is probably no big deal. It's probably expected every year around the same time, and your city is well prepared on how to handle it.
Where I live, that's not really the case. Panic sets in at the mere mention of snow, and suddenly milk and bread are no where to be found on grocery store shelves.
I bring this up because, well, it snowed here on Sunday! Whoo!...
2022-01-18 15:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
The peaceful music continues today with a pleasant village tune! After all the heavy and ominous tracks from October-December, I figured it was time to lighten things up a bit with the story and music. Of course next week things will probably get a bit more ominous again! But I'll try and still keep it on the lighter side if that makes sense. :D
Sorry for the short post today, but I am actually away from my studio and out of my element haha! Hope you ...
2022-01-14 15:18:15 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
It dawned on me the other day that I had only really done one track for travelling by boat in this past year. And since that is often such a big part of JRPGs, I wanted to make another track just for that!
It's a nice and peaceful tune for the most part, with a little bit of buildup towards the end. It can always be used in other situations of course, this is just what I envisioned as I was writing it. :D
As always, thanks so much for your support! You all...
2022-01-11 15:39:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
Alrighty, our first video of the year is coming in with a (somewhat) fresh start. I thought it would be fun to pay homage to one of the greatest RPGs of all time with this one. Bonus points if you can guess which one it is! (It's pretty blatant, so I'm sure most of you will get it haha)
One thing to note about this weeks song, is that it has metadata embedded so that the strings intro only plays once, and then is omitted from the loop. I've included a c...
2022-01-07 15:00:36 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Alright, first post of the new year! As per usual, I really didn't know what kind of tune I was going to write going into this. As the song developed, it began to have some very "Holy" characteristics that I couldn't ignore.
Melody and structure wise, it's a bit more static than some of my other tunes, but it kind of felt right. Most of the B-Sections I tried to go into just weren't working to me, until I went into the section at 1:16 and gave th...
2022-01-04 15:34:09 +0000 UTC
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