How to Make a Video Game Soundtrack (from scratch) | Art of Game Design | OST/VGM

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Hello and welcome back to another video!
Today I go in-depth through the actual process of creating Video Game music and creating a Soundtrack, if you're a Solo Developer or a small team (or anything above or in-between!).
I tackle a CHARACTER THEME, and BATTLE THEME, a SAD/EMOTIONAL THEME and a AMBIENT/AREA-BASED THEME. I hope the video gives you can learn from the process, gain some tools, inspiration, and start working on your own music.
TIMESTAMPS (Provided by c4tt):
Character theme (2:33):
2:33 -- 3:15 (SoundFont Instruments)
3:15 -- 5:16 (Discovering a melody)
5:16 -- 5:45 (Variating melody)
5:45 -- 8:40 (Chords)
8:40 -- 10:02 (B Section)
10:02 -- 12:27 (Reforcing the Melody, Bassline and Effects)
12:27 -- 13:39 (Intro and Right Ear Reinforcement)
13:39 -- 15:11 (Percussion)
15:11 -- 16:20 (Outro Section and Loop)
Battle Theme (16:34):
16:34 -- 20:44 (Intro, Chords, BPM/Tempo and Build-up)
20:44 -- 24:52 ("Drop")
24:52 -- 29:33 (Other Section and Start Transition)
29:33 -- 29:52 (Check the SoundTrack Out!)
Melancolic/Sad Theme (29:52)
29:52 -- 31:10 (Tips for a Sad Theme)
31:10 -- 33:03 (Melody, Bassline and.. music box?)
33:03 -- 34:07 (Chords, Snares And Second Melody)
34:07 -- 37:05 (Tips And Second Section)
37:05 -- 38:08 (Transition, Outro Section, Triangle Wave, Pad)
38:08 -- 38:53 (Explanation)
Ambient Track (38:53):
38:53 -- 39:22 (Instruments)
39:22 -- 40:18 (Area Look And Motif) (motifs are patterns from other musics, in this case he used the character theme one)
40:18 -- 40:37 (Ambience and Chords)
40:37 -- 40:55 (Character Theme Modified Motif)
40:55 -- 41:10 (bass that sound like a 808)
41:10 -- 41:33 (Automated Arpeggio And Vinyl Effect)
41:34 -- 41:36 existential crisis
41:36 -- 42:01 (Valhalla Vintage Verb, train vibe)
42:01 -- 42:28 (Finishing Track Timelapse)
The music I created for this video are the first 4 tracks of this album:
--- jaies.bandcamp.com/album/vign...
--- / vignettes-of-vgm
It was all created using the Earthbound, Yoshi's Island, Chronotrigger, Donkey Kong Country, and Mother 3 soundfonts in sforzando. Other synthesizers were used occasionaly like Fabfilter Twin 2, FM8, and SERUM. I used the DAW FL Studio 20 to create the music.
I downloaded the SF2/SFZ (Soundfont) files from HERE: www.williamkage.com/snes_sound...
I take Inspiration from Toby Fox, (Undertale Composer) and Nightmargin (ONESHOT Composer) adnd Shogo Sakai (MOTHER 3 Composer).
WATCH EPISODE 1 (THE FORMULA): • How to Make a HIT Indi...
Background music used in the video:
- avec-audace.bandcamp.com/album/- (Western Reader) and (Retour)
- jinsang - Summer's Day v2
- VIRTUAL TUSCANY - NEO SPA
- Corp. - Consumer (kahvi)
Thank you everyone. Please do leave a comment!
- JUDE BAUER

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  • @greycricketsong
    @greycricketsong5 жыл бұрын

    "You don't need to know what you're doing if it sounds good." I'm stashing this away in my bank of motivational quotes.

  • @JoeyJustJoking.

    @JoeyJustJoking.

    4 жыл бұрын

    I seriously read this as he spoke it xD

  • @VoltFall

    @VoltFall

    3 жыл бұрын

    Basically Scripting

  • @MrFree-vj8qj

    @MrFree-vj8qj

    3 жыл бұрын

    being able to put it in words is not knowing, its just conceptualizing. you know it when you have done it.

  • @hometimemayhem928

    @hometimemayhem928

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is me in a nutshell, not sure what I’m doing but I some how do well

  • @rubenvela44

    @rubenvela44

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah a lot musicians miss out on important concepts and limits their music. Lazy musicians just play things and sound like they don’t know what they are doing and sounding mediocre. If you don't know what your doing please trial and error and see what really sounds good and not sound out place be organized and clever you know

  • @jhinius7689
    @jhinius76893 жыл бұрын

    “So the first note in this melody is a C#” Every indie game dev: it’s a sign

  • @cheryl_the_bakarashii_cherry

    @cheryl_the_bakarashii_cherry

    3 жыл бұрын

    i... don't get it...

  • @dianaandstuff

    @dianaandstuff

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cheryl_the_bakarashii_cherry c# as in the programming language

  • @SabirTheHuman

    @SabirTheHuman

    3 жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @Allplussomeminus

    @Allplussomeminus

    2 жыл бұрын

    "write that down. Write That Down".

  • @Gob07

    @Gob07

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god you're right

  • @insertmeme1529
    @insertmeme15293 жыл бұрын

    "Learning music theory is advised" "6th grade chorus class don't fail me now!"

  • @aaronbarber6238

    @aaronbarber6238

    2 жыл бұрын

    6th grade chorus is a great place to start, talk to your teacher about your interest, mine set me up for success for sure.

  • @MrFree-vj8qj
    @MrFree-vj8qj3 жыл бұрын

    PERFECT, Exactly showing us the PROCESS and HOW IT IS REALLY DONE. NOT THEORIZING, NOT ANALYZING, NO ENDLESS CONCEPTS, HISTORY AND OPINONS. Pure, pristine, clear, straightforward, PERFECT USEFUL TEACHING.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!!

  • @ANewTimeline

    @ANewTimeline

    2 жыл бұрын

    My man be talking like Mad Dummy

  • @xXJ4FARGAMERXx

    @xXJ4FARGAMERXx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah! That's what I want when I search for "How to make music", a video of a guy making music from start to finish. Not "you've gotta choose a key!" (But I won't tell you which key to choose) and "There's a million different ways to do this!" (But I won't tell you which are good and which are bad) and "You need a good melody and some chords!" (But I won't tell you where I come up with them)

  • @guywithmusicalinstruments

    @guywithmusicalinstruments

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@xXJ4FARGAMERXx i feel this pain man

  • @fzxfzxfzx

    @fzxfzxfzx

    2 жыл бұрын

    why r u so against theory it can be such an useful tool after the fact

  • @glassofwater281
    @glassofwater2814 жыл бұрын

    I just want to make a theme for my own character.

  • @raychee7221

    @raychee7221

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol same here haha

  • @UrsaFrank

    @UrsaFrank

    4 жыл бұрын

    Before that can be done, you need to ask yourself. Are you half full or half empty?

  • @Trashedaccount123

    @Trashedaccount123

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your character is one hot glass of water L;

  • @glassofwater281

    @glassofwater281

    4 жыл бұрын

    SketchyDood you should subscribe

  • @DurpyON2263

    @DurpyON2263

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hah same here

  • @wildcappuccino1843
    @wildcappuccino18433 жыл бұрын

    “You need to know music theory” but then throws music theory out the door within the first ten second of production.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    lmao, I never said you need to know it, just that it helps. I encourage people who don't know music theory just to experiment by ear.

  • @MrFree-vj8qj

    @MrFree-vj8qj

    3 жыл бұрын

    thats exactly why you learn music theory, to throw it out of the window skillfully

  • @recoupxtra7270

    @recoupxtra7270

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fax

  • @suezuccati304

    @suezuccati304

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, that's exactly how it works.

  • @emackenzie

    @emackenzie

    2 жыл бұрын

    My favorite quote about any creative process is "you need to know the rules to know how to break them"

  • @ilikewomen8367
    @ilikewomen83673 жыл бұрын

    “you don’t need to know what your doing if it sounds good, you know?” this. ^

  • @mikeph712
    @mikeph7124 жыл бұрын

    I just started making game "music" And I'm loving it, even though I suck at it I feel great when I make it work somehow

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly! I remember I had no idea what I was doing, never even thought about making music as a hobby/job, but when I started it felt so satisfying and powerful!

  • @bigcheese8

    @bigcheese8

    3 жыл бұрын

    The power of music lol

  • @speedkeed8287

    @speedkeed8287

    3 жыл бұрын

    what ver. of fl studio should i get. the 200$ ver.

  • @bigcheese8

    @bigcheese8

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@speedkeed8287 daz a lotta money

  • @speedkeed8287

    @speedkeed8287

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bigcheese8 i kno😞

  • @blueboytube
    @blueboytube4 жыл бұрын

    “You could even use Garage Band if you *really* wanted to” I feel hurt 😢

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    garage band is still very good, just limited :)

  • @thegamingraboot1164

    @thegamingraboot1164

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Jaies_ what r using in the vid tho

  • @CXNDER

    @CXNDER

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@thegamingraboot1164 fl 20

  • @thegamingraboot1164

    @thegamingraboot1164

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@CXNDER thanks dude!!!

  • @CXNDER

    @CXNDER

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@thegamingraboot1164 fasho bro 💯💯

  • @kyleevogel8312
    @kyleevogel83124 ай бұрын

    My school is teaching us using this video thanks for the great explanation!

  • @flames4856
    @flames48563 жыл бұрын

    I am so scared of making my own tracks from scratch. I am using loops mainly because they are so easy to handle but this video gave me confidence to finally make a track independently

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad! Good luck with the tracks, don't forget you can make many elements yourself and still incorporate some loops :)

  • @Eda-xw1ng

    @Eda-xw1ng

    Жыл бұрын

    Clear the samples before you release them

  • @finnnaginnn

    @finnnaginnn

    9 ай бұрын

    Hey! How'd it go?

  • @maynark
    @maynark4 жыл бұрын

    The fact that you still respond to comments after a year the vid was uploaded is crazy. Thx for the tutorial!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love interacting with the community :) I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial !

  • @aandreiii830

    @aandreiii830

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Jaies_ but do you still reply after 4 years

  • @voxstrago7217
    @voxstrago72173 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I know this is a two year old video and you don’t really post anymore, but your videos have really inspired me to actually start putting in the effort to make an actual game. Thank you.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy to hear that! Good luck with your game

  • @lunexbot8437
    @lunexbot84375 жыл бұрын

    I'm getting into composing for my indie game, and this is really helping me get the mindset right. I'm a bit newish to music theory and all that jazz, but I'd much rather learn music than hire some mega nerd, haha. Keep up the great content. =)

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    5 жыл бұрын

    For sure. Good luck in your music making journey!

  • @remnantsofanewera2809

    @remnantsofanewera2809

    4 жыл бұрын

    ya. i had to spend a few years just learning some music theory on my own lol, it's a lot of practice

  • @farragoprismproductions3337

    @farragoprismproductions3337

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's great to start when your young so you can have time to gradually get better

  • @petersonnormil6799

    @petersonnormil6799

    4 жыл бұрын

    whats wrong with a mega nerd :(

  • @t00nedd00d

    @t00nedd00d

    3 жыл бұрын

    "all that jazz" Good one

  • @kyrah1994
    @kyrah19942 жыл бұрын

    me: listening to "On little cat feet" before watching video. video: playing "On little cat feet" on the background. Love Nightmargin!

  • @zacharypeterson5540
    @zacharypeterson55405 жыл бұрын

    "You need to know music theory" *pronounces sforzando like s-for-zando*

  • @imnotasher4892

    @imnotasher4892

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's not music theory lol

  • @zacharypeterson5540

    @zacharypeterson5540

    5 жыл бұрын

    ​@ImNotAsher sure it is, you need to know basic terms like staccato, legato, and of course sforzando.

  • @imnotasher4892

    @imnotasher4892

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@zacharypeterson5540 thats software note a music term

  • @zacharypeterson5540

    @zacharypeterson5540

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@imnotasher4892no, it's actually a type of accent in music, it looks like a > and you play a note louder at the start. look it up. They just named their software after that term.

  • @imnotasher4892

    @imnotasher4892

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@zacharypeterson5540 oh mb

  • @blueb4ryz951
    @blueb4ryz9514 жыл бұрын

    I thought this was gonna be all structured and formal, teaching me like patterns that other composers use, and then it just all when to shit and you just went to town on making that one song. I love it.

  • @innoxio
    @innoxio4 жыл бұрын

    Listening to the full album often it sounds like it's made by someone who's been analyzing Toby Fox's music for years. :D tbh I'm in love with your music composing skills!! I wish you had more videos like this on your channel, but even this one (first part included) is extremely helpful and inspiring; big thanks!!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad the video is helpful :)

  • @speedrhythmics1839
    @speedrhythmics18393 жыл бұрын

    9:50 In FL Studio, you can just press Ctrl+B and it will automatically duplicate in front of the patterns

  • @GDRunny

    @GDRunny

    2 жыл бұрын

    oh hey its you, literally the last place I expected you tbh

  • @Lunarcreeper

    @Lunarcreeper

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GDRunny this dude has 3 subs i don't know whoever you are talking about. but this is probably fake person

  • @marmite-land

    @marmite-land

    2 жыл бұрын

    You guys haven't got a convenient little knob you can drag forward to duplicate until a certain point ? Huh.

  • @speedrhythmics1839

    @speedrhythmics1839

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@marmite-land From nearly 6 years of using FL Studio, I don’t recall. This isn't much of a problem however because you can spam Ctrl+B exactly how many times you need, and it simulates a similar effect to this knob you are talking about. Also, why would you need a whole knob for something as simple as copy + paste?

  • @marmite-land

    @marmite-land

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@speedrhythmics1839 *_convenience_* (and also idk i didn't design my DAW)

  • @stardust-reverie
    @stardust-reverie11 ай бұрын

    8:08 i have wondered for literal years how people do that omg edit: i am learning a LOT of little tips from this omg, this video is great

  • @jazzminrice
    @jazzminrice4 жыл бұрын

    I love video game music with all my heart since I was a kid but honestly never got into composing some myself, I know nothing about music theory or even much about the creation of it for that matter but I always spend my free time tuning out to some great music I’m going to try it out today in fl studio, wish me luck! (PS, these songs sound absolutely incredible)

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, and good luck starting out! Have fun with it.

  • @team-tastic-germany37

    @team-tastic-germany37

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Horhey die you do it?

  • @Krikenemp18
    @Krikenemp184 жыл бұрын

    "You don't need to know what you're doing if it sounds good." That's pretty much been my method haha. I have years of non-professional musical experience, but in percussion, so my knowledge of chord progressions is very lacking. That doesn't mean I don't intend to learn still, but I've been able to write a lot of music so far just following my ear. I feel that listening to a lot of music helps with your intuition of what works and being able to play around until something decent pops out. Knowledge of music theory is of course still super valuable though!

  • @sasunakalista412
    @sasunakalista4124 жыл бұрын

    When i saw annoying dog. I was like: What are you doing here Toby fox?

  • @thechaxxe3565
    @thechaxxe35654 жыл бұрын

    This video literally warms my soul. Thank you for being a creator.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I appreciate it :)

  • @smolglitch
    @smolglitch4 жыл бұрын

    I've wanted to make some music for my comic ever since its production, but I didn't know where to start. Even just watching someone compose music on a platform I've never used helped me a lot. Thanks!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped :) good luck with the comic+music

  • @oil1252

    @oil1252

    3 жыл бұрын

    A good place to start is chosing a key whether it be in major or minor!

  • @kiyopawn
    @kiyopawn3 жыл бұрын

    As someone braindead in music theory and made songs out of stacking melody, chords, and a bassline. This video made sense to me. What do I use for making music? Chrome Music Lab and Audacity baby.

  • @alfdefolf
    @alfdefolf4 жыл бұрын

    i don’t know if you’ll see this, but this really helped me get started in fl studio with my own ost, best tutorial i’ve seen on vgm.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped you so much :) Good luck with the music

  • @alfdefolf

    @alfdefolf

    4 жыл бұрын

    PieNinjaProductions thanks a bunch!! by the way, is this game you’re making the music for still in development? because i’d love to play it someday.

  • @dakoda_vt778
    @dakoda_vt7783 жыл бұрын

    I'm working on developing a game with a very stubborn "I need everything to sound and look exactly how I imagine it" mindset (or at least as close to exact as I can get) and this helped me with the music block I was having! Now to translate this into orchestral instruments... Thank you so much for making this!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad! Good luck :)

  • @daddad157
    @daddad1573 жыл бұрын

    The character theme low-key sounds like it can be a Maid cafe theme and I love it

  • @piecrumbs9951
    @piecrumbs99512 жыл бұрын

    9 months after finding this video I have a large discography of songs that I am extremely proud of, and I credit that to you. I hope you don't abandon this channel forever. Also we're both named Jude.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's amazing!!! :) Don't worry, I'll upload again!

  • @piecrumbs9951

    @piecrumbs9951

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Jaies_ Good to hear

  • @elliott9151
    @elliott91515 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see an episode on writing stories that fit into games and different themes and how to make convincing dialogue etc. How to make the story fit the gameplay and how to not write for games. I know you went over some of this shortly in your first episode but an even more in depth explanation and demonstration would be awesome! Anyways, keep up the good work :)

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's a very good idea; I have lots to say about it too. Thanks!

  • @aidan4529

    @aidan4529

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or maybe think of gameplay reflecting the theme of you really want good story orientated game

  • @remnantsofanewera2809

    @remnantsofanewera2809

    4 жыл бұрын

    there's a course on kahn academy discussing the art of storytelling

  • @sleepisveryfun

    @sleepisveryfun

    Жыл бұрын

    @@remnantsofanewera2809 ok so I'm like 4 years late but actually oh my god thank you so much

  • @syntheticdrone7178
    @syntheticdrone71784 жыл бұрын

    Super dope. I like how you explained all the different types of themes too.

  • @finnnaginnn
    @finnnaginnn9 ай бұрын

    Something about this video radiates a magical inspiration that I keep coming back for.

  • @KingNinji
    @KingNinji3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this! I wanted to make battle music but I keep making dance music when I try, and this was so helpful!

  • @CyanIsKewl
    @CyanIsKewl2 жыл бұрын

    These soundtracks really inspired me, thank you! :D

  • @angelocast
    @angelocast2 жыл бұрын

    Love it, love your process and sharing! Thank you composer brother :)

  • @elliott9151
    @elliott91515 жыл бұрын

    Omg ive been looking forward to this video for so long, ive probably rewstched the first like 10 times

  • @acorn2830
    @acorn28302 жыл бұрын

    Yo dude, I really appreciate that you made this video, it really changed the way that I make music, and I always come back to it to see how you made something a certain way. Also, as an fl studio user myself, this video really helped me get to grips with how to use it and what all the different things within it do.

  • @luca6394
    @luca63942 жыл бұрын

    This is such a cool video! Thanks for sharing :)

  • @MarkThePianoNoob
    @MarkThePianoNoob Жыл бұрын

    I would love to see more videos like this. You did a really great job with those soundtracks, they sound awesome.

  • @Cheetahgirl_Studios
    @Cheetahgirl_Studios3 жыл бұрын

    I have this vague idea for a game where you play as a robot called DJ and you fight other robots who represent different genres of music. For instance, CyberPunk represents rock music, DJ Slime represents future bounce, Pharaoh represents classical and so forth. It’s partially inspired by No Straight Roads, in that the characters use different styles of music as a means of combat. This video really helped me with how I should compose the soundtrack.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    That sounds awesome! Good luck with it :)

  • @Cheetahgirl_Studios

    @Cheetahgirl_Studios

    3 жыл бұрын

    PieNinjaProductions Thanks! Also, are you planning to continue the series? It’s alright if you aren’t.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Cheetahgirl_Studios One day I will, just for now the motivation hasn't been sparked.

  • @Cheetahgirl_Studios

    @Cheetahgirl_Studios

    3 жыл бұрын

    PieNinjaProductions That’s fine. I find it really helpful, as an aspiring indie game dev myself. Plus, I can relate to running out of motivation to do or make something.

  • @PungentTowelWasTaken
    @PungentTowelWasTaken4 жыл бұрын

    this was a good video for people like me who already know what they're doing in FL and know some music theory. I appreciate this video!

  • @BrokenG-String
    @BrokenG-String3 жыл бұрын

    This was such a cool helpful video, thanks. Awesome music man

  • @AkiMoonlight
    @AkiMoonlight3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, that was so interesting to have all the steps of the process, all these sound really good, it motivated me a lot!!!

  • @piecrumbs9951
    @piecrumbs99512 жыл бұрын

    Please keep making this, I loved this video and it was exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't find the right vibe for my music, I tried orchestral and 8 bit and both were (on top of being difficult) shitty. But then I tried using soundfonts and instantly got a song that I liked. I was about to give up and didn't because of you. Please don't stop here!

  • @EvilMongoloid
    @EvilMongoloid5 жыл бұрын

    Underrated video. I didnt know you would make more videos on game design, now Im actually excited for the next ones. Also I loved to see all these edits and mistakes, they're so relatable. These days I started to learn FL Studio, all this tips will help me a lot, thanks.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! :)

  • @steals1279

    @steals1279

    4 жыл бұрын

    SECCO!

  • @rathknight0361
    @rathknight03613 жыл бұрын

    I actually learnt alot about music in general from this, thank you

  • @xanderbillie1397
    @xanderbillie13972 жыл бұрын

    I loved this video a lot. Thank you so much for making it

  • @cygnus_exe3366
    @cygnus_exe33663 жыл бұрын

    You have no idea how great this video is. I was just tasked with creating the ost for a game me and my friends are making, and this gave me the confidence to do it! Thank you so much! These tracks are so good.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad it helped you! Good luck on your project

  • @DaniSC_l1
    @DaniSC_l13 жыл бұрын

    "There is no problem" - Master Oogway

  • @guywithmusicalinstruments
    @guywithmusicalinstruments2 жыл бұрын

    Just used your process in making my own sorta soundtrack and made a few tunes that sound pretty dope. I'm really thankful for you making this video, it helped a lot! Take care

  • @locochavo4560
    @locochavo45603 жыл бұрын

    Great job! I hope this series continues since this is very helpful for a single game dev like myself!

  • @whoisfaytal
    @whoisfaytal2 жыл бұрын

    This is literally the best game soundtrack tutorial I’ve seen. I’m planning working on a game soon and I’ve been on fl studio near daily using your tips and I’m seeing rapid improvement!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!!

  • @mulethedonkey2579
    @mulethedonkey25794 жыл бұрын

    One of studio ghiblis themes made it in there, nice! I think that Howl's Moving Castle. Not only has the story always been engaging, exhilerating, fantastical yet grounded, and the worlds full of life and lived in, and characters that you always care about, and animation that is just beautiful, but the music has always been such an awesome part of Studio Ghibli films.

  • @99centdreamz
    @99centdreamz3 жыл бұрын

    This is super helpful, as i’m making my own game OST. Thank you!

  • @skydevil
    @skydevil2 жыл бұрын

    amazing vid and love seeing the process of others and more people need to share theirs

  • @windiigoat
    @windiigoat4 жыл бұрын

    This was super informative and helpful, thanks a lot! There was some stuff in here that I didn't even know you could do in FL Studio, like randomizing the velocity of the notes like you did with the hi hat.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped, thanks for watching! :)

  • @ShaneKeizer
    @ShaneKeizer4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this. I have been making electronic music for years but now I got an assignment to make an OST for a video game. I have never made anything on this scale before. The video is very usefull. Thanks again.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad it helped :) Good luck!

  • @PhilllChabbb
    @PhilllChabbb4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this. It's mighty inspiring to see your progress. Starting to compose, total noob but so fun to explore and learn. :)

  • @kasia5932
    @kasia59324 жыл бұрын

    This is really helpful, thank you so much! I've always been scared of creating music because it felt so difficult and complicated. You make it feel accomplishable. This is exactly what I needed.

  • @InvincibleWereWeasel
    @InvincibleWereWeasel5 жыл бұрын

    I’m really glad I found this video. I’m learning FL studio and I already know some stuff and can make tracks, but you’re at a level just above me that’s easy to learn from and you’ve really given me a lot of great tips about how to make different types of tracks and make them sound fuller. Also, you make tracks a lot faster than me 😅. I really like how each of your tracks was built with intentionality to create a different tone with a different purpose. I like your tips on where to start with tracks to get the tone you’re going for. I also learned some things about choosing instruments, and some things about hot keys. Watching this has given me a lot of ideas to try out on my own tracks, so thank you very much!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you found it so useful, thanks for watching and good luck! :)

  • @macyjade1093
    @macyjade10934 жыл бұрын

    *me* ah I already know a bit of music theory, plus I can play a guitar so this will be fun and easy! *5 days later, way too much coffee and three discarded songs* I know nothing

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Even those discarded songs help you get better :) good luck!

  • @ethanthomas7372
    @ethanthomas73722 жыл бұрын

    I really like this video man. I'm just watching it and taking notes. I think it's going to be quite helpful.

  • @VerdantGMD
    @VerdantGMD2 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial is absolotely PERFECT! It helped me so much! Thank you for making this video!

  • @elitwain335
    @elitwain3355 жыл бұрын

    Excited to see your game in its final form, if its anything like these compositions I gotta say, Im pretty excited! -D

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @YungSmackAddict

    @YungSmackAddict

    5 жыл бұрын

    this isn't even my final form

  • @TextGuy
    @TextGuy3 жыл бұрын

    The Sad Song sounds kinda like the "Home" theme in Undertale.

  • @L1ghtOn3
    @L1ghtOn38 ай бұрын

    Nice tutorial, good to see your workflow!👍

  • @fxcksaken
    @fxcksaken3 жыл бұрын

    I dont know coding or anything but i really Make a story driving game (almost like undertale) and I have worked with music for 6 months so I’m using this video to help for the soundtrack and it’s going amazing. Thanks bro 🙏🏻

  • @egg6930

    @egg6930

    2 жыл бұрын

    How's the game going?

  • @user-xl3wn9sb4e

    @user-xl3wn9sb4e

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@egg6930yeah how is it???????

  • @skozgard2144
    @skozgard21444 жыл бұрын

    I've been trying to get into composing music like this for a while but I could never really find it in myself to start anything from scratch. I've taken some music theory classes but I always felt like I needed to learn more before I could confidently approach this, but honestly just the way you dove head first into each track with no certainties was really cool to watch and super inspirational. Really useful video, thank you!! also those soundfonts are nice as hell

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad it was helpful for you! Good luck in your musical journey :)

  • @Miko-Works
    @Miko-Works2 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel the other day, and I love seeing your process in these tutorials! Your intuitive approach to writing music is very interesting to watch and listen to. Subscribed :)

  • @Sulfurico
    @Sulfurico2 жыл бұрын

    This video has been very good for my future productions, thank you 👍🔥🔥.

  • @lilysthapit2222
    @lilysthapit22225 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making the video. Good to see most people are now Quality over Quantity videos. Soundtrack for the most part, I think we should work on in the end after all the dialogue writing, mapmaking and other additionals. Maybe it would work if you would make the game, then play through it and note down the feels, I'm pretty sure it would work out great!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    5 жыл бұрын

    For sure! :)

  • @brisbrg5179
    @brisbrg51795 жыл бұрын

    Great job man. Very usefull video. I got no problem with making music or leitmotifs but i have no idea how i make things on computer.

  • @tabbnabber8755
    @tabbnabber87554 жыл бұрын

    Man i hope he posts again soon! This series is great and very helpful :)

  • @chJohnJobs
    @chJohnJobs2 жыл бұрын

    this gave me a lot of confidence in making music. I have to make music for my own game and this helps a lot

  • @UrsaFrank
    @UrsaFrank4 жыл бұрын

    19:25 You could have told me those drums were a track from a crash bandicoot level and I wouldn't have even questioned it

  • @elliott9151
    @elliott91515 жыл бұрын

    Hi love your content, and am really looking forward to future videos in this series and your game looks like its gonna be pretty amazing too, especially with this music. I really liked the sounds from the games and wanted to use them myself, were did you download them? :D

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I downloaded them from williamkage.com. :)

  • @darktaco1238
    @darktaco12382 жыл бұрын

    hey i just watched your stuff and i really like what you made. i really wish you kept up this sires

  • @anassortmentofplaylists2058
    @anassortmentofplaylists20582 жыл бұрын

    This is great. You and Shady Cicada are doing the lord’s work by actually showing the process and what works/doesn’t instead of a theory-laden slideshow.

  • @jrguy
    @jrguy4 жыл бұрын

    This video's very helpful! Toby's a big inspiration to me too! I do have a question though. Do you know if it's legal to use these sound fonts? I've read a lot of different things online about this and there hasn't really been a consistent answer.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Under Fair Use law, using soundfonts to create an original work of music is not illegal. The reason Toby Fox could do it is because there's nothing wrong with it, if there was, Toby would have been sued or his game Cease and Desisted at it's very beginning. Imagine how Ironic it is that he got Undertale on Nintendo switch and he's using nintendo sounds. I'm sure somewhere deep in the Nintendo law books there is something saying that soundfont use is copyright infringement, but so far it has never been enforced, therefore you're safe!

  • @jrguy

    @jrguy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Jaies_Ok thanks!

  • @Nakamades
    @Nakamades3 жыл бұрын

    This is just what i need TwT me and my friends are trying to make a game(we need igm) and this video is perfect!!! TYSM💖💖

  • @AymenZero
    @AymenZero2 жыл бұрын

    nice! i mean. i already know all this in fact, i already have a soundtrack for my game. i'm just glad that someone finally made a video about that.

  • @jamesjoslyn7422
    @jamesjoslyn74224 жыл бұрын

    Omg this is so helpful, I am a bit younger than most developers and I really want to make my in rpg and I have been looking how to make my own music. For a while I have been using room pad, but it never sounded good..this video is so much help...thank you so much for making this...I am even more exited t make my rpg....now all I need to do is make the game...if u have any advice please let me know...oh, great song btw :D

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm happy the video was helpful! I wish you luck on your RPG project, always remember to do exactly what you want, and make what you want to make! If you think the art or the music or the gameplay isn't good enough, it doesn't matter, just keep going until it's done. In the end you will be happy with what you made, and learned a lot :)

  • @james-cy1qe

    @james-cy1qe

    4 жыл бұрын

    im also making an rpg of my own, sometime !! hope its going well for you ! :D

  • @james-cy1qe

    @james-cy1qe

    4 жыл бұрын

    i think the best advice for making a game is to enjoy it, try not to worry about anything but making it. not sure what program your using for the actual game, but im using unity for mine ! ive only ever done html coding so im excited to start that !! i hope you have a good time making your game :) !!

  • @IdaeChop

    @IdaeChop

    4 жыл бұрын

    What age are you? I'm 12 and I am also making my own rpg based on my own comic.

  • @jamesjoslyn7422

    @jamesjoslyn7422

    4 жыл бұрын

    Idae Chop I’m 12 too turning 13 soon

  • @cheddarcheezit2647
    @cheddarcheezit26473 жыл бұрын

    I hope I'm not being rude, but was anyone else really bothered by the background music of the video overlapping with the tracks? Maybe I'm nitpicking, but it muddied the sound and I had to pause the video for a bit 😅

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    sorry about that! I tried my best to mute them whenever I playback the track but sometimes it wasn't executed well.

  • @Ali_Alhakeem
    @Ali_Alhakeem2 жыл бұрын

    For someone who have no idea about making music this is really helpful ! Thanks for making this

  • @reb286
    @reb2863 жыл бұрын

    This was really neat! Wasn't boring at all. I enjoyed seeing your creative process and watching all of the trial and error. I feel like that sort of approach is really important when making music. All about expressing ideas and making people feel things, no need to adhere to strict rules. Good stuff!

  • @xyonblade
    @xyonblade4 жыл бұрын

    Battle music reminds me of the Squaresoft "PlayOnline" music.

  • @Xizilqou
    @Xizilqou3 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the only good FL studio tutorials.

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad!!

  • @nathanielgonzalez9308

    @nathanielgonzalez9308

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is

  • @sherbertshortkake6649

    @sherbertshortkake6649

    2 жыл бұрын

    And it's not even made for that

  • @LaxBboys
    @LaxBboys5 жыл бұрын

    Hey im a newbie who self taught myself in music. Im glad to see this tutorial and this video helped a lot. Thumb up

  • @AyOhK
    @AyOhK2 ай бұрын

    Crazy this is the last upload. I've come back to this video multiple times over the past year or two. Seems like a new watch every time.

  • @SpiralFlip
    @SpiralFlip3 жыл бұрын

    For those who want to learn some basic music theory I highly recommend this player list kzread.info/head/PLTKhUdPIHIuhhCrMuKJWcjnXUfAN3f5Mn Then come back to this video cuz this guy is good

  • @alsoaidantheloserkid9068
    @alsoaidantheloserkid90684 жыл бұрын

    Is there a way we can use those soundfonts? Like a download to them?

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    www.williamkage.com/snes_soundfonts/

  • @bempseysmis3093
    @bempseysmis3093 Жыл бұрын

    Hey man, this is a great video and you are talented at music and at entertaining, i enjoyed sitting and listening to these really catchy songs and also your very chill voice! Thanks for the video!

  • @Florp3434
    @Florp343418 күн бұрын

    I LOVE this video. It helped me so much! Hope I can see some more videos come out on this channel.

  • @petertremblay3725
    @petertremblay37254 жыл бұрын

    Tip : For indie developers fl studio is a bit expansive so go for Reaper it's 60$ and it can do even more stuff.

  • @gradyking4739

    @gradyking4739

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think Cakewalk is very good and similar to FL Studio, and free! And you can hide everything in the program that scares you, like me!

  • @petertremblay3725

    @petertremblay3725

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gradyking4739 Thank for the tip

  • @David-zy1lr

    @David-zy1lr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or just pirate it

  • @DarkiiLTHB
    @DarkiiLTHB4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve got 6 songs for my indie game, Mini Stitch: Master Assassin. It has 30 in the OST. I could make this big!

  • @Jaies_

    @Jaies_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @echotheneko7346

    @echotheneko7346

    4 жыл бұрын

    EpicBeauPlushies hey when you finish can you link it to me please?

  • @NeoShinkai

    @NeoShinkai

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@echotheneko7346 me too please !

  • @DarkiiLTHB

    @DarkiiLTHB

    3 жыл бұрын

    echo the neko I will soon, when I’m at least halfway into development, I’ll make a steam Paige so u can wish list it

  • @echotheneko7346

    @echotheneko7346

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DarkiiLTHB yay! Thank you!

  • @mmarinham
    @mmarinham3 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for tips on which software to use for making a game soundtrack, then I found this and sat through the whole thing rather spellbound. Watching other people work and explain why they do things is, for me, one of the best and fastest ways to learn. Thanks for this, it was inspiring and helpful and reminded me once more of how much I love making music.

  • @Lando_HotelStory
    @Lando_HotelStory Жыл бұрын

    dude i actually really like the songs you created in this video :D specially the emotional and character theme

  • @Jaies_
    @Jaies_5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you everyone for watching. I hope this journey helps you. Check out the music made here: jaies.bandcamp.com/album/vignettes-of-vgm soundcloud.com/jaiess/sets/vignettes-of-vgm

  • @kro5854

    @kro5854

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey dude thanks for your great and informative videos on game music. A couple days ago I bought the best selling Game Music Course on Udemy and I realized the Instructor who claims to have been teaching 2007 is far less adept than me and you. And when I realized this I could only think of this video and how much more information I learned from it than the Udemy course. Thank you for this video.

  • @jkeyboardmusic6978

    @jkeyboardmusic6978

    4 жыл бұрын

    The melancholic one should be for the credits

  • @DerpDerp3001

    @DerpDerp3001

    4 жыл бұрын

    And Tim Follin breaks the rules when it comes to tone. His motto is "If the music is awesome and pushes the limit, in it goes."

  • @stud1888

    @stud1888

    4 жыл бұрын

    i cant seem to download the soundfonts

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