Word-of-mouth references are a dominant force in the indie game community According to the respondents of a poll I created in a popular Facebook game dev group, the most common way developers find composers is through word-of-mouth reference. Here are some quotes from developers I spoke with (some have been slightly altered to fix grammatical … Read more
Everything you need to know about how game composers make money and strategies to boost your game audio career Gaming (and making music for games) is a very young industry. It’s been a serious career choice since the early 1980s, and only within the last 7-10 years has it been truly democratized for indies and … Read more
This episode is a little special, as we actually analyze a few video game pieces in real time (download the transcriptions below to follow along) and talk more about the value of transcription.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to transcribe music What you’ll have by the end of this post: The best music transcription software and tools A step-by-step guide to notating music by ear Techniques for analysis from Gordy Haab and 8-bit Music Theory A handy checklist for transcribing music In this blog post, we’ll go over … Read more
We talk through Emmanuel’s composing process, his personal experience networking with game developers, and he shares some practical tips for building your career as a video game music composer.
We talked about mastering the orchestra, breaking into the video game music industry, and he imparted valuable lessons about the difference between film and game composition.
Gordy Haab is a multi-award-winning film, video game and television composer who has written music for many well-known titles, including most recently: Microsoft’s “Halo Wars 2, and EA’s “Star Wars: Battlefront II”, and “Star Wars Battlefront I.”
We chatted about James’ current freelance journey, the intersection of game music and electronic music, and the power of being really good at one single thing. He shared his perspective on how to break into the industry and habits that hold beginners back from success.
12tone is one of the leading content creators in the music theory space, consistently delivering value with his signature top-down hand-written style of teaching.
Steven Melin is a multi-talented video game composer out of Atlanta. I discovered his YouTube channel through poking around for some video game music theory resources.