Complete Video Game Music Composition & Music Theory Secrets
Learn video game music composition techniques to compose music for any type of video game: Use psychological tricks!
What you’ll learn
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Psychological music theory secrets to manipulate players into feeling specific emotions
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The game composer’s job, mindset, and approach to composing for games
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How the orchestra works, and how to set up a virtual orchestra in your DAW
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Compositional guidelines for writing melodies, basslines, harmonies, chords, and rhythms
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How to score for emotion, setting, and mood/atmosphere
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Game-specific compositions like stingers, main titles, pause menus, multiplayer menus, character music, etc.
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How to ensure your music is immersive and doesn’t become distracting at any point
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How adaptive music works, and which audio-integration techniques game developers may ask you to compose for
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How to compose for various genres of video game, including Linear, Non-Linear, and Interactive
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Essential techniques to mix and master orchestral music, and get your music sounding balanced, wide, and professional
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Exporting the files, and what audio format game developers are looking for
Requirements
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Know how to use a DAW (FL Studio, Ableton, Logic, etc.)
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Understand basic music theory (note names, chords, major/minor, etc)
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An ability to create music from scratch (EDM, pop, film scores, traditional music, etc.)
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A desire to compose amazing music for games
Who this course is for:
- Beginner composers who want to know how to composer great music for games
- Intermediate composers who are looking to branch into game music, or further their skills
- Expert composers just looking to learn new tips and techniques
