could totally picture this dungeon adventure. id go on many more, this was great!

could totally picture this dungeon adventure. id go on many more, this was great!

This definitely evokes an old school rpg vibe.  Love the lore and I'm ready to go explore the cave.  If you feel like your writing is getting formulaic, a good thing to do is just consciously alter the structure, like maybe start with everything going at once and then gradually remove elements instead of adding them until you end on a quiet part or a single track of something.

This definitely evokes an old school rpg vibe. Love the lore and I'm ready to go explore the cave. If you feel like your writing is getting formulaic, a good thing to do is just consciously alter the structure, like maybe start with everything going at once and then gradually remove elements instead of adding them until you end on a quiet part or a single track of something.

Sweet tune!

About getting sonically stuck. You've discovered a very typical arrangement trick, yes. It's a form or structure. Very similar to pop songs: intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse II, chorus, bridge, chorus III, outro. It's true for most popular tunes.

And it's not that different from storytelling in a Hollywood film.  Intro, a problem arises, they seem to have over come it. Followed by a new, bigger problem that needs to be dealt with. And once that's done the film proceeds to it's outro. And much like in pop music. That happens on fixed points in time as well. And is the same for nearly all modern Hollywood films.

The point that I'm making is that even if the underlying structure is the same. You can still tell wildly different stories. Either in music or in film.

Not that you don't know this.

Of course you can break out of this mold, but you're still going to have to deal with tension and release. And in most cases an overall ramp up in intensity throughout the track. After all, having a the climax of the tune at the beginning and building down tends to not be an engaging listening experience.

But if you want to break free from the typical 4, 8, 16 bar loops... It's easier to do that when not looking at a screen. Instead judge with your ears how long a section needs to be before you feel things need to change.

Anyway, sorry for the long piece! I hope you don't mind. And once again, sweet tune!

Sweet tune! About getting sonically stuck. You've discovered a very typical arrangement trick, yes. It's a form or structure. Very similar to pop songs: intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse II, chorus, bridge, chorus III, outro. It's true for most popular tunes. And it's not that different from storytelling in a Hollywood film. Intro, a problem arises, they seem to have over come it. Followed by a new, bigger problem that needs to be dealt with. And once that's done the film proceeds to it's outro. And much like in pop music. That happens on fixed points in time as well. And is the same for nearly all modern Hollywood films. The point that I'm making is that even if the underlying structure is the same. You can still tell wildly different stories. Either in music or in film. Not that you don't know this. Of course you can break out of this mold, but you're still going to have to deal with tension and release. And in most cases an overall ramp up in intensity throughout the track. After all, having a the climax of the tune at the beginning and building down tends to not be an engaging listening experience. But if you want to break free from the typical 4, 8, 16 bar loops... It's easier to do that when not looking at a screen. Instead judge with your ears how long a section needs to be before you feel things need to change. Anyway, sorry for the long piece! I hope you don't mind. And once again, sweet tune!

Beats to be likely to get eaten by a grue to. Nice. 😎 I dig the added vibrato that gives the impression of a quivering voice in a dark cave. Didn’t realize M8 Community Jam was a thing, I’ll have to check that out!

Beats to be likely to get eaten by a grue to. Nice. 😎 I dig the added vibrato that gives the impression of a quivering voice in a dark cave. Didn’t realize M8 Community Jam was a thing, I’ll have to check that out!

This is awesome! Love the colorful setup in the description

This is awesome! Love the colorful setup in the description

love the old school rpg chord progression feels with the ostinato and spooky melody!

love the old school rpg chord progression feels with the ostinato and spooky melody!

Slowly decending into the cave! Love the sound of the bass in this one, very voice-like. Melody also works really well, sounds almost like someone is whistling to themselves to keep their nerves in check. Classic chippy goodness, awesome job!

Slowly decending into the cave! Love the sound of the bass in this one, very voice-like. Melody also works really well, sounds almost like someone is whistling to themselves to keep their nerves in check. Classic chippy goodness, awesome job!