Choray tries to make music

[AwesomeCool]

How about AN EPIC AND DEPRESSING BATTLE THEME!!!

You come across the person who took everything from you.  You clash with him as tears and memories of the past come back to you of all the atrocities he committed.  Even memories of the time you two spent as friends.  After all, he was your best friend before your opinions collided over different beliefs.  Your past self would of never foresaw the two of you fighting, but perhaps it was destined to happen all along.

In the end you strike him down, but realize he gave you the opportunity by hesitating himself.  He grasped for air and apologized for what he has done.  His life ended with the following words echoing in my mind, "At least I have saved you". You burst into tears, not know why or what else to do.

I hope it sounds a bit like this - 

 

[Choray]

I can give it a shot, but I have to say that neither grimdark nor orchestral music is my strong suit at all, so as long as you don't mind me doing something closer to my own thing with it. I'm more of a Wise/Kirkhope person in spirit.

Bernkastelwitch, still working on your thing, I just hit a few snags and also my day job is really demanding sometimes.

 

[The Mighty Palm]

If you're up to it, I'd love to hear a sad piece for a game-over. A dirge, to be specific. Meant to feel like your

death would cause grief to the other inhabitants of your village. Let me set up the scene.

He was very young, and very eager. Such a bright future, so many opportunities awaited him. He had just started

to make a life for himself here... some friends... maybe he even fell in love. We all were heartbroken when he

didn't return. Yes... the Labyrinth has claimed another victim. This time not an adventurer, but a member of our village.

What it was he was searching for we will never know. Fame? Gold? Answers? That information was took with him.

Did he die at the hands of a monster, or another adventurer? An ancient trap that he could not have seen? 
We can only hope that his final moments were not painful, and that he passed easily.

May you find peace.

 

[Choray]

Yeah, let's try that. I'm postponing your villain theme a bit, Bernkastelwitch, I have more or less a full piece put together but I just can't seem to get it right at all and I probably need to work on something different to get my creative juices flowing again. I'd rather give it some more time than post something I'm not personally happy with. Sorry.

Edit:

For jesse




Quick work, but didn't really feel like it had to be more. Tried for the simple small village funeral feel.

Great description by the way. Basically any time I feel like I need more inspiration I go read your descriptions over again to imagine the scene, that's why it's so important that they're good and get me in the right mindset.

 

[Legendary Gaming]

Could I get a track?

I was thinking something like this for the first of the few requests i will make here:

You just discovered a mysterious secret, within are disturbing clues to who somebody you thought you knew really is. 

My second and last request (for now) is a theme for the main antagonist of the game, allow me to describe him:

Hooded and shady, absorbing the power of Wedia the goddess of the natural world and her guardians, his powers allow him all the powers of a god. he plans to use Wedia's power to reshape the world and clean it of evils. In the end (based off your actions and how you defeat him) he ends up thrusting the world into an oblivion, causing the characters to be traped in the World of Darkness never to see each other again.

 

[The Mighty Palm]

100% grade-A. Perfectly captures the feeling of the setting. You ought to consider commissions for the $$$'s

 

[Choray]

Haha, thanks, I appreciate that. I think I'll stick with this thread for now since I don't really feel confident in taking commissions, and it's easier to approach me and give me ideas to work with like this. It's all good practice for me so it's not like I don't get anything out of it.

Looped and downloadable ogg is up.

Could I get a track?

I was thinking something like this for the first of the few requests i will make here:

You just discovered a mysterious secret, within are disturbing clues to who somebody you thought you knew really is. 

My second and last request (for now) is a theme for the main antagonist of the game, allow me to describe him:

Hooded and shady, absorbing the power of Wedia the goddess of the natural world and her guardians, his powers allow him all the powers of a god. he plans to use Wedia's power to reshape the world and clean it of evils. In the end (based off your actions and how you defeat him) he ends up thrusting the world into an oblivion, causing the characters to be traped in the World of Darkness never to see each other again.

I think I need some more context for these, especially the first one.

What kind of secret? About who? How did you think you knew this person and how did you feel about and relate to them previously?

What makes your antagonist tick? Is he a lone wolf or does he have followers? Is he already powerful or does he stumble into power? Any backstory I should know of?

Feel free to PM me if any of this is stuff you're trying not to spoil or whatever, I won't tattle.

 

[Choray]

AwesomeCool,




My first take on the tragic battle. I tried to do a bit of the sad strings thing but I also wanted it to have a bit of a beat and energy as a battle theme to get you pumped. I think the mash-up turned out kinda cool. Maybe a little messy and in need of volume variation, I might revise it a bit, but tell me if you like the general idea.

Edit:

Made a few revisions now.

 

[Marston]

I should have looked through the workshop before I opened a thread in the ressource section. Then again, I could use more than just one theme. xD

So, hello there! I am currently working on a game with the newly released RPG Maker 2003 (that... sounds so wrong somehow xD). The game takes place in a somewhat whacky world on one side, which is brutally difficult (and brutal in itself) on the other. And for that, I need accomodating music. Specifically I am looking for a theme when you fight various undeads (skeleton, spirits, ghosts etc). Since the 2k3 only supports MIDIs, WAVs and MP3s (and the latter can't loop) I am currently using midis, but would also use MP3s or WAVs or just change the format myself later. My undeads are somewhat eccentric (just look at this screen of the game), if they aren't just generic enemies. So I need something that sounds somewhat haunting, but not outright dark and gritty. Back in the day when the 2k/3 were still not legally available in english I heard midi versions of Dance of Illusion (Castlevania) and the Orc4 Theme (Warcraft 2). These two come pretty close to what I have in mind for a battle theme. I searched on Youtube and found versions of those songs that sound pretty similar to the midi version:

Castlevania Dance of Illusion

Warcraft II Orc 4

Just imagine fighting off hordes of skeletons and ghosts to this music. I think it's fitting. xD

As for the style, it's fast, even heroic, but still somewhat haunting (especially the first with the organ). Another track which is not exactly what I imagine, but still goes somewhat in the direction, would be the Doopliss Battle Theme from Paper Mario 2:

Doopliss Battle Theme

Here is an example of something which I definitly do not want. I am currently using this for another undead (a ghost, to be precise):

RPG Maker XP Boss 2

However, this sounds too dark and menacing. That is something I don't want.

So, I hope this is more then enough descripion. xD

 

[AceTheMad]

Could you try something like this: A music piece with the same FEEL as this: Engage the Enemy by Ace+.

There is a dramatic death scene in my game, and I think that piece describes it best. However, it is copyrighted by Nintendo, so I can't use it outside of demos (I just don't want to. It's for the sequal to another game that I am going to release...). I have tried on Musescore, but I can't get it right...

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAW4xlbyu28

 

[angelique]

Hiiii if you're available at the moment I have a few requests for my game's music o3o

Starting Screen

Instrument: Flute, harp, harpsichord

Style/Mood: Cute, airy, happy

Other: mmm....kinda gets you happy to play start the game as you have a warm feeling inside (I'm sorry I don't know how to describe the emotions of music)

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Shop Themes:

Instruments: piano, piccalo, crystals (assuming if you use anvil studio)

Mood: cute, upbeat

Type: Minimalist

Other: Similar to elevator music but won't nod you to sleep (I need four differing but keeping the same style)

 

[Choray]

Dang, that's a lot of requests! I've had a busy work week and have also been working on a little personal project that's more in my preferred style.

Marston, I don't really do MIDI anymore but I can see if I can't put together something else that'll loop reasonably in 2k3.

UltimateFiremaster7, that sounds interesting and I've been itching to try something with guitar for a while now. I look forward to it, though feel free to describe your scene in more detail.

angelique, I used to use Anvil Studio! But I don't anymore. I also have a ton of instruments at my disposal, we're not restricted to general MIDI.

I'd point to the OP, but I'll just repeat myself here for clarity's sake. When you request something, what you really want to do is plant the scene/area/general idea in my head. Describe it like you're introducing a new thing in a book, assume I know nothing about it (because I really don't). Make it alive to me, so I can get my gears running. Showing me pictures is fine, too. I find it extremely difficult to make music out of just an instruments list and a couple of adjectives. If you do it right I can work fast and personalize your tune to fit whatever it is you need it for, but without that I end up struggling, unsure if I'm getting the request right and having to force something that should come naturally. I don't like the results and you shouldn't either.

Have a look at ksjp17, AwesomeCool and thejesse081's requests for how to do this.

I don't know how people usually do it, maybe I'm difficult. Maybe educated musicians have techniques to make something out of nothing. But I'm not an educated musician, just some dumbass with a keyboard.

 

[AceTheMad]

@Choray: OK, I'll try. There are three heroes. They are standing in front of a villain, who just sent an army of mechs into their town, killing many people. The heroes charge him, but end up finding that their weapons are ineffective and get trapped in electrical chains. However, before the villain can kill them, a blast from a cannon slams into him. The fourth hero, also the main hero's love interest (THIS IS A 100% KID-FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIP!!!), jumps down from a ledge. The main hero, knowing her fate if she stays, tries to make her leave, but fails. Then, she fires machine guns at the villain. The villain advances slowly, yet unhesitatingly. Then, he causes an explosion to blast the girl a few feet back. Then, she fires a pistol at him, but he continues to advance at the same pace. He explodes her again. Lastly, she fires the cannon again at point-blank range. He emerges from the explosion unharmed. "But...how?" She says pathetically. Then, he traps her in electrical chains. The main hero screams one word. "NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" before the villain slays her. The party is extremely shocked. One, her brother, actually, says this (note the periods are meant to show pauses), "!...!...!". The main hero, then overpowers the electric chains and screams three words. "I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!" Then, a battle starts (The theme will continue to play throughout the battle the same way. It's for dramatic effect.)

How's that for detail.

 

[angelique]

OK ill try for the opening theme imagine you entering a brand new mall and the music makes you excited and relaxes you at the same time to shop. The shop themes aren't elevator music it makes you think you're a model getting ready for the runway. Does that help?

 

[AceTheMad]

Not to be a pest, but how's the progress?

 

[Choray]

Progress on yours is nothing yet because I keep running myself into a god awful writer's block ditch on these villain themes. Sorry.

As an apology in the meantime, I did throw together a quick tune that's more my sort of thing to get a breath of fresh air.

 

[Kes]

I love this, it's great.  And you just threw it together?

 

[Choray]

I did, polished it a bit afterwards but mostly I threw it together over two days. But again, it's more of my thing, and working with my own mental image is usually a lot easier than trying to get one out of somebody else.

 

[Kes]

Even if it's more your thing, it's still impressive.

Now this may sound ridiculous, but I did have a thought about your writer's block, and it's this.  Turn it round.  This is between you and ultimatefkiremaster.  He's your villan, with a mechanism to bring you to a halt.  He's succeeded for a while, but you've broken free, and you're going to get the (expletive deleted, cuz this is a family friendly site) for what he's put you through.  Use that emotion and combat to power you through to the end of this fight.

Just a thought.  It's how I sometimes do my character dialogue if I'm stuck.

 

[AceTheMad]

Even if it's more your thing, it's still impressive.

Now this may sound ridiculous, but I did have a thought about your writer's block, and it's this.  Turn it round.  This is between you and ultimatefkiremaster.  He's your villan, with a mechanism to bring you to a halt.  He's succeeded for a while, but you've broken free, and you're going to get the (expletive deleted, cuz this is a family friendly site) for what he's put you through.  Use that emotion and combat to power you through to the end of this fight.

Just a thought.  It's how I sometimes do my character dialogue if I'm stuck.

You know, I've always thought of myself as the villain-type of character!