Happy New Year Party Members!
I know I'm a tad early but since there will be no post tomorrow I wanted to go ahead and say it! :D
Like most people, I like to reflect on my year around this time and take note of victories and defeats. I've had a lot of success this year, but I've also had a lot of failures. Like, a lot of em.
Every composer call I've auditioned for I came up short, even one in particular that felt like it was in the bag. ( I ...
2021-12-31 15:54:59 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Hope you all are doing well. With the year coming to an end, I thought it would be appropriate to close things out with a sentimental/epic/main theme type of song. There is still one more tune going up on Friday of course, but this is the last Patreon Exclusive tune of 2021!
It's really hard to believe that I've already been on Patreon for one year. It's even harder to believe that I've had so many people offer their support for my weird little corner ...
2021-12-28 15:13:32 +0000 UTC
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Happy Holidays Party Members!
Well, this is it! Tons of little plot points I've hinted and teased through the year have all led to this. I worked extra hard on this one, and I'm super happy with how it turned out. What do you think, did it pay off?
I did something extra cool with the song. Besides it just being a banger, there is an intro that plays once, and then is cut from the loop afterwards. This is tied into the metadata of the song so it should work without any extra progra...
2021-12-24 15:19:19 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Whelp. The sickness is upon me. I felt like I was fending something off over the weekend, but it's starting to feel like I lost that battle. Don't worry, I'll win the war, but right now I feel like crap. Is this info necessary for this post? Definitely not, but I just wanted to be real with you guys.
So as I slowly slipped into illness yesterday, I managed to put this song together. Definitely has some DKC vibes, which to me is never a bad thing....
2021-12-21 16:04:46 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
So first thing I gotta say, is sorry for the late post! I got like, zero sleep last night and so I totally spaced out this morning. Heck I even scheduled the video to drop at the wrong time. So really I screwed up even before the lack of sleep happened! I know most of you will say it's no big deal, but I like to be consistent with this stuff so I don't leave anyone hanging!
That was the bad news. The good news is, today's tune is a battle theme! Can't g...
2021-12-17 23:02:31 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members! Hope you are having a great week so far.
Hard to believe we are already about halfway through December. Even stranger, it took me this long into the month to write my first "seasonal" track. I'm slacking! :D
Even though I wrote it with a snowy village in mind, the song is upbeat enough to be used in spots where snow doesn't fall. Still, there's no denying that the sleigh bells, church bells, and harps give this a wintery sound. Funnily enough, the accordio...
2021-12-14 15:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
Whelp, there's only 3 episodes left this year (after this video of course). While the music I've been putting out on Youtube hasn't exactly been in the spirit of the Holiday Season, I thought it would be a nice gift to any regular viewers I have to wrap up some story arcs.
However, with it being the holiday season, I thought I would try and go for a "Nightmare Before Christmas" type of approach here with the music. That was easier said th...
2021-12-10 15:19:57 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Today I have a bright, fun and upbeat tune with a bass line that sounds like it could be the opening for a sitcom from the 70s! (That sentence really rolls of the tongue Bert...)
I experimented a bit yesterday with my writing process, mainly with the drum and bass line, just to keep things fresh. The process went pretty well, and I'm happy with the resuls! Will definitely be trying that approach more in the future.
I didn't intend for this to be ...
2021-12-07 15:08:34 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
This week, I took the ambience up to 11. While most of my dungeon tracks still have a strong melody and structure, with this track I took things down to the bare bones. This created an atmosphere that just sits with the listener, only sparsly venturing out from it. Honestly, this track could have made the cut with my Halloween tracks!
NOVEMBER RECAP
And now for the recap! November was one of those 5 week months, and my Warriors ...
2021-12-03 15:01:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
Happy Tuesday! Got a peaceful tune for ya today. I think I mentioned it last week, but the music in the upcoming videos is going to be kind of dark, so I'll be counter acting it with my Tuesday songs.
There are a couple of structural choices I made in this song that I normally wouldn't do, but it turned out nicely! I've been trying to do that a bit more recently, break some writing habits to grow and change things up a bit. Let me know whatchu think about ...
2021-11-30 15:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
The saga continues as Frizbee and the gang catch up to our heroes in this massive city. At this point, these guys are like Team Rocket. No matter what gets thrown at them, they just keep on showing up! ...Kinda admirable in a way, isn't it?
If you've been following my work for a while you'll know that I love writing songs like this, especially when it comes to derpy villains. Particularly happy with some elements of this track, as I managed to squeeze l...
2021-11-26 15:08:32 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
So I was working on a tune over the weekend, with the intention of having it release today. But by lunchtime yesterday, I knew that it really needed more time in the oven in order to do it justice. So I loaded up a scratch idea I had floating around, and built it all out. The track may be super peaceful, but it was a bit chaotic getting it together haha!
The past couple of weeks or so, I've been working extra hard to get a head start on things, because...
2021-11-23 15:00:44 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
Today's song almost didn't make it. And what I mean by that is, I almost scrapped the idea and started on a new track.
So like I mentioned last week, I have a vision of how I want the rest of the videos to play out for this year. Knowing the situation for this weeks video, I almost felt like the track wasn't working. Fortunately though, a composer friend of mine (who I sometimes bounce ideas off of) praised the song, and convinced me to stick with...
2021-11-19 15:04:59 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
It feels like it's been a while since I wrote a nice, serene tune like this one. It turned out good though! The sections blended together nicely in this, so it feels almost like walking along a forest path, with different foliage and scenery popping up as you go...(Is that a good description???...I don't know, made sense in my head!)
My Friday tunes are basically mapped out for the rest of the year (still gotta write em, but I know generally what they...
2021-11-16 15:01:45 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
This week, Lukas and Garai are doing some detective work, so I had to go with a sneaky/sleuthy song for their scene. I also managed to sneak in a reference to one of my favorite movies of all time. Those who know me, know that I reference this a lot, so kudos if you catch it. :D
Things are about to heat up these videos! Last night, I did something I don't normally do. I brainstormed on the what the next 7 episodes should be. This will help me in a coupl...
2021-11-12 15:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Today's song is the kind of tune that starts off as one idea, then slowly morphs into another. I initially planned on something ideal for prologues, exposition dumps, or just text scrolls in general. But as the song came together it started to develop a very regal quality to it. Hence the title "Prologue of Kings!"
It should still apply well to these three scenarios, though I think if it were used in a prologue situation, the story would probably...
2021-11-09 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
I don't know about you guys, but this week just zipped by for me!
If you read my post on Tuesday, you'll remember I mentioned scrapping a song in the middle of the day and starting over. Well I managed to salvage that scrapped idea and turned it into this song. It sounds great now, but trust me, it was kind of a mess when I shifted gears on Monday!
I couldn't help but imagine a big bustiling city while writing this one, so that is the direction I ...
2021-11-05 14:13:11 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
So yesterday I was working on a tune for a while and I just wasn't feeling it. I walked away and came back in hopes that it would spark some new interest but I had no such luck. So I did what any sane person would do and scrapped that idea in the middle of the day and got to work on this tune.
I'm glad I did! This turned out a lot better than what I was working with before. It also feels applicable to a setting we haven't covered yet: a Mechanic or a J...
2021-11-02 14:27:23 +0000 UTC
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Happy Halloween Party Members!
Okay, I know I'm a couple of days early, but this will be my last post in October so I had to say it. :D
Well the spooky tune spree is coming to an end, and I hope you've enjoyed what I produced so far this month. But I knew I really had to deliver on this last one, so I took the spook-o-meter and turned it up to 11.
The video ended up being twice as long as I initially anticipated, but I'm ok with that. It's a special holiday video, had to put...
2021-10-29 14:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Happy Tuesday Party Members!
Today's song is probably in the same category as last weeks tune, being ominous yet mechanical at the same time. It's got it's own character though, so the two can stand on their own.
I started off with just a creepy ambience, which in a certain context would probably be enough. But I didn't want it to feel like I was shorting you guys in any way so I layered it up quite a bit. The song has a heavy buildup towards the end and then releases as it loops....
2021-10-26 14:00:30 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members,
It's Friday, and you know what that means! Time for another chapter of "What is this?...Is this a Real Game??"
The song for today's video may not be super spooky or creepy, but it still has a haunting vibe to it. Like something you would hear in a ghost town or perhaps...a gloomy mountain! (See what I did there?)
I love doing videos like this, where the 2 parties just barely miss running into each other. They are a lot of fun to write, and usually ripe wit...
2021-10-22 14:03:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members, Happy Tuesday!
I took some time off last week, and now that I am back I'm feeling nice and recharged! That's one thing I've learned I have to do more often: take breaks. If I don't force myself to do that I will just end up working myself into a fine powder, or perhaps a delicious paste....
(...well that was a weird description....eh, just roll with it Bert!)
For today's creepy song, I thought I would go with something a bit more industrial...tapping into ...
2021-10-19 14:04:00 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
This week we have a cheeky continuation of last weeks video, therefore I gave it the very creative name of "Dark Caves II." I really enjoy bits like these, where we can see how Indigo and Frizbee's paths just barely cross. I'll have to do more like this in the future.
This track isn't quite as spooky as the last 2 I've released, but I felt the first half was dark and creepy enough to have it count for this month. I made a mental note that I w...
2021-10-15 14:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
Let the spooky music continue! This track is a bit different from what I usually post, in the sense as that it's more about the ambiance than the melody. There is still some melodic content to be had, it's just not the focal point of the piece.
I've been working on the OST for a horror game recently, and one of the things I've really enjoyed doing is having a bunch of weird clanks and bangs happening in the background. I implemented that technique here as...
2021-10-12 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
Got some contrast in todays video! The song is kind of menacing and dark, with a low piano droning throughout. The sad strings melody over top give a sense of despair and hopelessness. The track works great for a dungeon/cave situation. The wind effect in the background even suggests that it could work for some kind of a mountain climb (I'm picturing the Northern Crater from FF7).
The video, however, follows Frizbee and his crew this week. Already that...
2021-10-08 14:00:55 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members! Hope you are doing well.
It's been a while since I've done a good old fashioned World Map tune, so I thought I would throw one of them into the mix! The World Map was always one of my favorite parts of classic RPGs, especially when you first access them.
Suddenly you get a rough idea of just how big the game is, and a sense of curiosity of what is going to happen at each location. PLUS there is usually a killer song playing throughout it. One of the best e...
2021-10-05 14:13:26 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
If you had asked me last week what kind of song would be in the video today, I don't think I would've answered with Reggae/Island tune. But that's what happened, and here we are haha! It's a fun little tune though, something that could work for a village, or as I used it here, in a shop.
I'm still trying to figure out exactly how to progress the story, so I managed to come up with a scene that delayed any important story beats, while still alludi...
2021-10-01 14:08:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
I love this time of year. It's starting to get a little chilly outside, but it's not so cold that you have to close the windows and throw the heat on (at least where I live). The air is crisp like in spring, but there isn't a ton of pollen destroying my sinuses. All in all, great stuff.
I suppose the cool air put me in the a certain mindset, because yesterday I wrote this tune that I think would be perfect for snowy areas in your game. I scrapped 2 ideas on the...
2021-09-28 14:08:35 +0000 UTC
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Happy Friday Party Members!
This week we got Frizbee and his crew derping around again. At first I didn't know how I would tie this into any of the recent events of the story but I found a silly little connection that I managed to squeeze in at the end.
Villain tunes like this are so much fun to write. Especially if I lean into the quirky/silly aspect of things. And when tunes are fun to write, that makes them easier to write since I just want to keep going.
As always,...
2021-09-24 14:13:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey Party Members!
Today I've got a mystical/ethereal tune for ya. It's dubbed Misty Valley, but like always it can be used in a multitude of ways. There is a really haunting quality about it, at least in the first half, so I pictured a dungeon type section, but it could also work for flashbacks, character themes, title themes, you name it! Really the only limit is the imagination.
Okay, I've got a question for ya! Not sure if you have noticed, but a few weeks ago I got a new virt...
2021-09-21 14:01:52 +0000 UTC
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