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Member mah kitty Level: 74 Posts: 1/1426 EXP: 3523511 Next: 130033 Since: 07-07-12 Last post: 2291 days ago Last view: 856 days ago |
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 ). 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. ____________________ |AgentSplaturn| if someone uses an external hard disk to store porn on |AgentSplaturn| is it their sex drive? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |skyluigi| agent that's one of the best quotes I've ever seen on this IRC |
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Fire Mario DROP TABLE users; Level: 123 Posts: 106/4661 EXP: 20822680 Next: 408586 Since: 07-07-12 Last post: 1321 days ago Last view: 334 days ago |
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 GAH. Off-Topic stuff >.< ____________________ a |
Agent000 |
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Member mah kitty Level: 74 Posts: 2/1426 EXP: 3523511 Next: 130033 Since: 07-07-12 Last post: 2291 days ago Last view: 856 days ago |
Hey, who's the composer here? ____________________ |AgentSplaturn| if someone uses an external hard disk to store porn on |AgentSplaturn| is it their sex drive? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |skyluigi| agent that's one of the best quotes I've ever seen on this IRC |
NWPlayer123 |
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Member Imma Snuggle You Level: 110 Posts: 66/3604 EXP: 14157823 Next: 251063 Since: 07-07-12 From: Colorado Last post: 3074 days ago Last view: 1231 days ago |
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 ____________________ "I hate playing musical chats" ~ Quote of the month |
MoreCowbell |
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Member Mawile or riot Level: 73 Posts: 8/1420 EXP: 3445240 Next: 40628 Since: 11-20-12 Last post: 1632 days ago Last view: 1632 days ago |
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 |
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Retired staff Level: 30 Posts: 138/184 EXP: 163324 Next: 2545 Since: 07-07-12 From: Spain Last post: 3718 days ago Last view: 2116 days ago |
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. ____________________ Cool Stuff: Dirbaio.net (my boring site) - The NSMB Hacking Domain - Kuribo64 - ABXD DevBoard |
MoreCowbell |
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Member Mawile or riot Level: 73 Posts: 9/1420 EXP: 3445240 Next: 40628 Since: 11-20-12 Last post: 1632 days ago Last view: 1632 days ago |
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 |
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Fire Mario DROP TABLE users; Level: 123 Posts: 108/4661 EXP: 20822680 Next: 408586 Since: 07-07-12 Last post: 1321 days ago Last view: 334 days ago |
Bah, screw the youtube thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tugDqC6MDo&list=UL ____________________ a |
Agent000 |
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Member mah kitty Level: 74 Posts: 3/1426 EXP: 3523511 Next: 130033 Since: 07-07-12 Last post: 2291 days ago Last view: 856 days ago |
Posted by MoreCowbell Lawlz Sure, I'll add some YouTube links. ____________________ |AgentSplaturn| if someone uses an external hard disk to store porn on |AgentSplaturn| is it their sex drive? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |skyluigi| agent that's one of the best quotes I've ever seen on this IRC |
MoreCowbell |
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Member Mawile or riot Level: 73 Posts: 10/1420 EXP: 3445240 Next: 40628 Since: 11-20-12 Last post: 1632 days ago Last view: 1632 days ago |
See, MrRean? Agent appreciates my humor xD
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