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author=Housekeeping
New track: Toaster with Teeth.

This is a battle theme that plays when fighting robotic enemies. My apologies to any bots that might find this page.


Hmm... Do you mean to say that it's used in Robot Areas? Or that Theme Music is literally determined based on Enemy Types? 'Cause if its the latter, then what happens if you have an equal mix of different types in a battle?
Brilliant music :)
Butterscotch Train and Toaster with Teeth.
And so on,so excellent.
Just wanna say that.
@Malandy: "Robot areas" is probably more appropriate. The battle themes are dependent on the continent; I was just going for brevity.

@zds and unity: Thanks! There's going to be a staggering amount of music in this game; in addition to the battle themes for each continent, I'm planning on giving each level a different track. I'm up to 25 tracks so far! I haven't counted how many I have planned because, well, I don't want to depress myself, haha. A Very Long Rope had 51 tracks I think, and I'm probably going to beat that by a fair amount.

Edit: Thanks, kenlan!
author=Housekeeping
battle themes for each continent...


... How many continents/world maps do you have? Very Long Rope had... 5, I think...

Also, I'm downloading every song! They're all pretty good, but I think Toaster with Teeth is the best, 'cause of how it all its different sections nicely flow into each other, I think?
This is some pretty nice stuff. May I ask what your influences are?
@Malandy: There are going to be 7 continents, but some of them are pretty brief. On the whole, I expect Jimmy to be shorter than A Very Long Rope, mostly because the dungeon sizes aren't so crazy. Glad you're digging the tunes!

@luiishu: I've got lots of influences. I'm probably influenced by snes music in general quite a bit, but, outside of that, a lot of funk, jazz, metal, and synthpop works its way into my stuff. I listen to a lot of new wave, so that's probably influencing my melodies and instrumentation a lot. If you use spotify, here's my New Wave list; you can see why it's hard to narrow it down to a few artists. I also listen to a lot of metal/prog. Mr. Bungle is a major influence on how I structure music, and Buckethead has had a major influence on my phrasing. I want Shawn Lane to influence my phrasing, too, but I'm not good enough yet, haha.

Sometimes I like to draw techniques from 20th century composers, too--generally with the horror tracks (which I haven't posted here yet, but I will eventually). 12-tone, texture/density, and minimalism have already found their ways into the soundtrack. I've even got plans to bring in some chance music for one dungeon.

So, short answer: I just really like music and listen to just about everything. Country can go straight to hell, though.
Nice, I listen to all of the stuff you've mentioned. Mr. Bungle is one heck of a crazy band alright. It's hard to label them under a genre. I definitely hear a lot of Buckethead in your music.

You're a guitarist then, I suppose. I've played guitar before (mostly classical though), but nowadays I prefer to play the bass. Jazz Fusion is probably one of my favorite genres to listen to. I've even recorded a few songs in that style with a friend. I love doing rhythmical stuff and playing in odd time signatures.
Yep, I'm a guitarist. I feel like I'm heading in a jazz fusion direction with a lot of my phrasing even if it's not something that I listen to all the time, but the musicians I really admire tend to pull from jazz. I like to play with timing, too, but I tend to keep most things in 4/4 and then change the timing for the sake of contrast. That's the major thing I learned from Mr. Bungle: the importance of contrast.

Bass is sweet, by the way. I got suckered into thinking that guitar was the most important instrument in rock/metal, but the more I compose, the more I build things from the bass line up. If I were back in high school and had free time, I'd probably learn bass and keys before I picked up guitar.
Added new(ish) music:

Oh-So-Cool Castle

This was something I uploaded for the release-something event, but I figured I should put it here too. Enjoy!
Awesome use of bass. (and everything else for that matter)
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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That really does sound like a cool castle! Makes me think the environment itself will be rather cold, for some reason.
author=Red_Nova
That really does sound like a cool castle! Makes me think the environment itself will be rather cold, for some reason.


It's the ringing, 'crystalline' sound. ... What is it...?
Glad ya'll like it!

@Malandy: That would be a harp. The environment actually isn't cold; I was trying to pick traditional sounds associated with castles (harps and trumpets) and then poppifying them. I can see how that harp says "ice castle," though.
New track:

Watching an Empty Screen

This one's a little different; it's for one of the horror levels. Other than a few important exceptions, most horror levels are optional (this one too). I'll talk more about that in a blog post at some point, but, for now, give it a listen.
unity
You're magical to me.
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author=Housekeeping
New track:

Watching an Empty Screen

This one's a little different; it's for one of the horror levels. Other than a few important exceptions, most horror levels are optional (this one too). I'll talk more about that in a blog post at some point, but, for now, give it a listen.


Wow oh wow! I am so in love with this creepy song! It gives me chills! I am so excited to see how the horror levels tie in with the game overall :DDDDD
Gonna listen tomorrow, but I just realized that I mainly come to RMN just for the music now! Especially these musics!
"Watching an Empty Screen" is one of those tracks I will probably love in context but I can't possibly be asked to listen to again. XD

Instead I jumped back to "Cloud Sundae."
@Merlandese: Yeah, it's not going to be topping the charts any time soon, haha. Tracks like that are another half of the Jeckyl and Hyde aspect of the soundtrack, so I thought it was important to get one of those uploaded.

@unity/Malandy: Thanks!
Added a new track: An Open Window.

The last track I shared could be a tough one to listen to, so I thought this time I'd share something warmer. Hope ya'll like it!
Sounds floaty 'cause of the ringing, sorta crystally things?
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