It's been a tough week for me, mainly because I had to prepare for various gigs. Still, the effort put in these projects is highly rewarding for a musician - and I really had a great time altogether.
All these band projects are demanding a lot of time and thus leaving not much room for my non-band music.
Still, since this is my first entry to this blog, I want to show you what I'm currently working on.
The Other Side Original Soundtrack
The soundtrack for The Other Side, a sci-fi RPG Maker Game, is quite back-to-the-roots for me. It's a pretty much straightforward RPG, thus in no way experimental. Since the soundtrack has to be in MIDI, the composing work is all that matters. It can be a challenge to compose various tracks without the benefits of sampling and mixing. Still, 12 songs are already completed, five of them have already been rendered to waveform and uploaded to Last.fm. Click the image to play them. I am quite satisfied with the work, some of my best songs have been written for that project. I'm really looking forward to the release of the next demo, where people can see the game and the soundtrack in unison.
Havoc Zone Original Soundtrack
A totally different approach is the soundtrack for Havoc Zone, which basically is an old-school space shooter like Raiden or R-Type. I mainly use retro synthesizers (most prominently emulated NES, C64 and GameBoy soundchips) with modern electronic drums and electric guitars. The combination is quite experimental and although the description sounds a bit like Machinae Supremacy's Jets 'n' Guns Soundtrack, I found the results to be quite different. It's still a big task for me and a pretty interesting one, seeing as I like challenges and love retro video game music. Up to this day, two tracks have been completed. I've uploaded them to Last.fm. To get there, click the link.
C:/Fantasy-Online Original Soundtrack
Another sci-fi RPG is C:/Fantasy-Online (not to be confused with Phantasy Star Online) for which I sadly don't have much time to compose music for. It's a freeware project and looking at the other projects, I'm lacking a bit motivation to put more effort in it. Yet, one song is already finished, it features live guitar, sounds a bit jazzy but still contributes well to the semifuturistic setting. The song is called Golly! Greens! and you can find it, as always, on Last.fm (click the link, you know the procedure).
All these band projects are demanding a lot of time and thus leaving not much room for my non-band music.
Still, since this is my first entry to this blog, I want to show you what I'm currently working on.
The Other Side Original Soundtrack
The soundtrack for The Other Side, a sci-fi RPG Maker Game, is quite back-to-the-roots for me. It's a pretty much straightforward RPG, thus in no way experimental. Since the soundtrack has to be in MIDI, the composing work is all that matters. It can be a challenge to compose various tracks without the benefits of sampling and mixing. Still, 12 songs are already completed, five of them have already been rendered to waveform and uploaded to Last.fm. Click the image to play them. I am quite satisfied with the work, some of my best songs have been written for that project. I'm really looking forward to the release of the next demo, where people can see the game and the soundtrack in unison.Havoc Zone Original Soundtrack
A totally different approach is the soundtrack for Havoc Zone, which basically is an old-school space shooter like Raiden or R-Type. I mainly use retro synthesizers (most prominently emulated NES, C64 and GameBoy soundchips) with modern electronic drums and electric guitars. The combination is quite experimental and although the description sounds a bit like Machinae Supremacy's Jets 'n' Guns Soundtrack, I found the results to be quite different. It's still a big task for me and a pretty interesting one, seeing as I like challenges and love retro video game music. Up to this day, two tracks have been completed. I've uploaded them to Last.fm. To get there, click the link.C:/Fantasy-Online Original Soundtrack
Another sci-fi RPG is C:/Fantasy-Online (not to be confused with Phantasy Star Online) for which I sadly don't have much time to compose music for. It's a freeware project and looking at the other projects, I'm lacking a bit motivation to put more effort in it. Yet, one song is already finished, it features live guitar, sounds a bit jazzy but still contributes well to the semifuturistic setting. The song is called Golly! Greens! and you can find it, as always, on Last.fm (click the link, you know the procedure).
