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Orchestral Music Composition & Music Theory for Video Games - Learn Video Game Music Composition!

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About Orchestral Music Composition & Music Theory for Video Games - Learn Video Game Music Composition!

Introduction & Course Overview

The Game Composer's Job

Getting Started on the Right Track

Strings

Brass

Pitched Percussion

Rhythmic Percussion

Woodwinds

Choirs

Articulation

Different Orchestra Setups

Setting up a Virtual Orchestra

Melodies

Basslines

Harmonies

Chords

Rhythms

Musical Keys & Their Moods

Instrumentation

Leitmotifs

Modes & Modal Interchange

Scales

Omni

FL Studio Trick for Scales

Musical Trick for Villain Melodies

Modulation

Cadences

Descants & Counterpoints

Dissonance

Time Signatures

Musical Form

The Game Composer's Mindset

DAW Techniques for Orchestra Realism

Recommended Orchestra Plugins (free & paid)

Scoring for Sadness

Scoring for Happiness

Scoring for Love

Scoring for Fantasy Music

Scoring for American Frontier

Scoring for Science Fiction

Scoring for Culture

Scoring for Tension

Scoring for Placidity

Scoring for Ominous

Winning or Completion

Death or Mission Failed FIXED

Integrated Stingers

The Title Theme

Pause Menus and Loading Screens

Multiplayer Menus

Character Music

Overworlds

Ensuring Music is Immersive

Blocks & Cues

Stem Mixes (Vertical Orchestration)

Creating Blocks in the DAW

Zones

Branching

Dovetailing

Blocks for Cutscenes

How to Score a Cutscene

Mini Games

Mobile Games

Side Scrollers

Simulation

Linear, Non Linear, Interactive

Open world, sandbox

The What and Why of Mixing

Playthrough Without Mixing

Buss Channels & Send Channels

Surgical & Aggressive EQ

Compression for Orchestra

Reverb for Orchestra

Faders & Panning

Playthrough with Mixing

Essential Mastering for Orchestra

Exporting the Final Track

Where to Start

Wrap Up & Bonus Lecture

What You Will Learn?

  • THIS COURSE IS THE HIGHEST RATED GAME MUSIC COURSE ON UDEMY. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO TAKE IT HERE!.
  • JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/kMm4XReTJ9.
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  • Learn the composition, NOT the unnecessary technicalities! .
  • This course does not contain FMOD, WWise, or any other middleware. Game composers do not need to know how to use these softwares. The sound designers or developers of the game will integrate your music for you. The only reason a composer would ever need to know how to use these softwares (and why you see so many articles telling you to "LEARN FMOD") is because you need to understand the logic and principles behind how game audio actually works. You just need to understand how music is implemented into a game, not actually implement it yourself. Developers just want to make sure you know how, and what they mean when they ask you to compose 'adaptive music for trigger zones', or 'music tags for each loop'. This course will give you all of that knowledge, without the need to learn any additional softwares!.
  • "Familiarity with audio middleware is a useful skill. At the very least, it affords us valuable insight into the process by which our music is incorporated into game projects. In my experience, most development teams prefer to handle their own audio implementation." - Winifred Phillips (God of War, Assassin's Creed, Little Big Planet, et al.).
  • What will you gain from completing the course.
  • Psychological music theory secrets to manipulate players into feeling specific emotions.
  • The game composer's job, mindset, and approach to composing for games.
  • How the orchestra works, and how to set up a virtual orchestra in your DAW.
  • Compositional guidelines for writing melodies, basslines, harmonies, chords, and rhythms.
  • How to score for emotion, setting, and mood/atmosphere.
  • Game-specific compositions like stingers, main titles, pause menus, multiplayer menus, character music, etc..
  • How to ensure your music is immersive and doesn't become distracting at any point.
  • How adaptive music works, and which audio-integration techniques game developers may ask you to compose for.
  • How to compose for various genres of video game, including Linear, Non-Linear, and Interactive.
  • Essential techniques to mix and master orchestral music, and get your music sounding balanced, wide, and professional.
  • Exporting the files, and what audio format game developers are looking for.
  • Additional Content:.
  • Various downloadable PDFs and links to additional reading/study.
  • Projects throughout so that I can see your progress, and offer feedback on your work.
  • Additional lecture hidden into the course wrap-up.
  • I share everything I know with you.
  • Everything I teach you in this course has taken me years to learn. You're gaining 10+ years of game music composition knowledge in one complete course..
  • The game industry is growing astronomically each year. It's going to need some talented composers to provide music for every new game!.
  • What's in it for me?.
  • Honestly, the gratification of seeing students succeed and learn. I am very passionate about teaching, and I truly believe that we should all be helping each other grow as composers and music producers. Musicians are extremely tight-lipped, and secretive about their techniques. I simply don't understand this. Which is why I am sharing this course with you to teach you the secrets behind why some game scores are so emotionally powerful, and why others just fall flat..
  • Requirements:.
  • You will need to have a DAW (FL Studio, Ableton, GarageBand) and an ability to use the software to practice the techniques I teach you..
  • You will also need to have a very basic understanding of music theory. Throughout the course, I am talking about notes, chords, minor, and major. I have tried to simplify everything as best as I can, but you will need this basic theory to be able to understand the concepts!.
  • So if you're ready to learn professional game music composition, music theory secrets, mixing, and mastering, buy the course and take your skills to the next level. There is a 30-day money back guarantee, so if you dislike the course (or me), you can receive a full refund. There really is nothing to lose!.