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Agent000
Posted on 12-04-12 12:21 AM (rev. 13 of 12-04-12 02:43 AM) Link | #1385
To be a Music Composer for SMG2.5 you'll need several things.

- A music sequencing program (FL Studio, Cakewalk, Cubase, etc.)
- Good, realistic orchestra sound samples
~ A free download of good samples can be found here: http://ul.to/ruqqlhx4/EWQLOrc.part1.rar These come with their own VST plugin. Find out what a VST plugin is before even downloading these, as the >500MB of sounds will be useless if you do not know how to use them.
- Understanding of basic composition technique AND the style of the Mario Galaxy games' music

If you are seriously considering being a composer for 2.5, you pretty much HAVE to have all of those things. And all of it is free, unless you want to buy a top-notch sequencing program.

It is incredibly important to consider the style of SMG's music when composing for 2.5. The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, etc. all have great music, but they don't fit Mario Galaxy. Similarly, something like rap or dubstep doesn't fit. Mario Galaxy's soundtrack can be for the most part described as big orchestral, but not HUGE orchestral. Try not to think of SMG music as 'epic' because that all too often brings up patterns of ominous, dark pieces with prominent baselines.

Examples: BowieZ's 'Driftwood Galaxy'
BowieZ's 'Starship Mario'
Blaz's 'Radiant Moon Galaxy'
Blaz's 'Grasslands Galaxy'
My Agent000's 'Monstrous Being'
Zommy08's 'Lightning-Speed Sprint'

Sticking to a true Galaxy style is key for this project, and music is no exception. Following one basic rule could help: BIG, but not LOUD. And by LOUD, I mean obnoxiously noisy. While this may work for movies, it does not work with a Mario game. If you for some reason need some movie-music inspiration, I suggest this: think something driving but light like Back to the Future, not booming and ominous like Batman or Inception. (Basically, don't try to replicate Hans Zimmer :P). A possible exception may be boss battle music, though even in these cases I would strongly advise retaining the SMG style.

Examples: BowieZ's 'Atomic Clock Galaxy'
My (Agent000's) 'Lonely Grotto'
My (Agent000's) 'Latency'
My (Agent000's) 'Ancient Mechanisms'
My (Agent000's) 'Playful Spirits'

As NWPlayer123 said in a most likely inspiring voice with a slight English accent so as to make it that much more epic, "Composing is like writing an essay. It's perfectly fine to incorporate your voice or style, but going off-topic from what you're discussing is just a ramble."

Of course, this is all referring to the big galaxy themes. Minigame music, minor-galaxy music, etc follows a different set of rules. These are less likely to be big, full orchestras. Small ensembles may well work for some themes (think of Freezy Flake Galaxy in SMG2 for example.) Synthesized or electronic music is occasionally used in the SMG games, like in Toy Time Galaxy or Spin-Dig Galaxy. (My personal favorite type of music in the games is the mixtures of orchestral and electronic, like in the Purple Coin theme or Fleet Glide Galaxy. But I suppose those fit better under the previous category.)

On that note (:P), post applications for Composer jobs here!

IMPORTANT: You will only be seriously considered if you have AT LEAST one piece of music to show for yourself. The more the better. Creating music geared for a specific galaxy or scenario would also be greatly appreciated.

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shibboleet
Posted on 12-04-12 12:22 AM (rev. 2 of 12-04-12 12:22 AM) Link | #1386
I really think that cosmo or NWP should have made this thread but meh.
It's fine, because they would have the same info anyways :P
GAH. Off-Topic stuff >.<

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Agent000
Posted on 12-04-12 12:23 AM Link | #1387
Hey, who's the composer here? :P

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NWPlayer123
Posted on 12-04-12 12:38 AM Link | #1388
Meep, it's OK, but I'll edit the post with better requirements in a bit once I brainstorm. It's better info then I would have come up with :P

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MoreCowbell
Posted on 12-04-12 01:10 AM Link | #1390
Lol dubstep.
Player: "Ooh what a beautiful galaxy! Where should I start? The team did a really great job designing this one!"
Music: "DROP THE BASS!!!!"
Player: "wtf"
Music: "WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB"
Player:"o.o"

Dirbaio
Posted on 12-04-12 01:32 AM Link | #1391
Yeah, definitely not dubstep.

I've done quite a bit of music using Ableton, but most of it is techno/trance. I've never done something in SMB style. I could go and try.

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MoreCowbell
Posted on 12-04-12 01:33 AM (rev. 3 of 12-04-12 01:37 AM) Link | #1392
Agent why don't you put a link to blaz1222 or BowieZ's channel to further explain that "Galaxy Style" we all love?
And maybe use Atomic Clock Galaxy as an example of Minor Galaxy music

shibboleet
Posted on 12-04-12 01:39 AM (rev. 3 of 12-04-12 01:40 AM) Link | #1393
Bah, screw the youtube thing :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tugDqC6MDo&list=UL

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Agent000
Posted on 12-04-12 02:25 AM Link | #1395
Posted by MoreCowbell
Lol dubstep.
Player: "Ooh what a beautiful galaxy! Where should I start? The team did a really great job designing this one!"
Music: "DROP THE BASS!!!!"
Player: "wtf"
Music: "WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB"
Player:"o.o"


Lawlz :P

Sure, I'll add some YouTube links.

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MoreCowbell
Posted on 12-04-12 02:43 AM (rev. 2 of 12-04-12 02:43 AM) Link | #1396
See, MrRean? Agent appreciates my humor xD


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