Composing Music, Even When You Don't Want To
A lot of my nights composing are spent trying to remember the epic song I came up with while sitting on the bus, or remembering a simple...
Skyrim Sample Complete!
Without the convenience of a live orchestra at my whim, I spent a while trying out different string sounds and coordinating the best MIDI...
Emotions Run High...
One of my best qualities as a composer is being able to connect with a character on an emotional level. It’s very easy for me to...
Off-Chord Notes
Most piano compositions (symphony and modern music too) tend to have a clearly defined chord structure. Classical has rhythm and great...
Fallout 3 Opener - New Sample!
This opening trailer took some time to hash out. It's not every day that you're thrown back into the 1950's, when it's actually 2277 and...
Suggested Reading: A Composer's Guide to Game Music by Winifred Phillips
I recently read Winifred Philips A Composer's Guide to Game Music and found it to be a huge help in developing music samples for video...
Too Much Repetition? Use Transitions!
If a piece of music is boring, it's probably because it repeats itself too much or in too many ways. If you look at modern piano music...
Finding the Rhythm
I've been fighting with the chord progression in my new piano composition, but I think I finally figured it out. It is still a working...
The Long Road of Composing...
My first day of composing was back in 7th grade, and man were things a lot simpler. Repetition, repetition, repetition. Every so often...
Inspiration and Composing
Music changes the way we perceive any given situation in media. We add emotion and layers to the message that is being conveyed. The most...