How to Make Your Own Video Game Music

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How To Make Your Own Video Game Music
Links to Songs:
Main Theme:
soundcloud.com/apox-fox/climb...
Cave Water Level:
soundcloud.com/apox-fox/cave-...
Mario Water Level:
soundcloud.com/apox-fox/mario...
Boss Battle Theme:
soundcloud.com/apox-fox/boss-...
Hey Guys! Here is my beginners guide to making Video Game Music. A lot of the concepts here are super simple to understand and easy to figure out, and my hope is that you will use this to start your music making journey. Don't give up, music making is hard but with enough time and dedication, you can do this. Some references I used are Zelda, Minecraft, Celeste, Dead Cells, Skyrim, God of War, and a ton more. I hope you enjoy this tutorial, it took me over 18 hours to create and honestly I am pretty proud of it. Don't forget to like the video and subscribe, it's much appreciated!
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Important Things to Know
1:36 Let's Get Started
2:36 Main Theme and Basic Chord Concepts
8:20 Dungeon Theme and Instruments
11:12 Boss Theme and Transitions/Composition
13:05 Full Boss Battle Theme

Пікірлер: 91

  • @taten007
    @taten0072 жыл бұрын

    If only, my talents are in other fields. Something about music just doesn’t click in my brain like traditional arts. It’s always very impressive to me to see good lyricists and musicians.

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    2 жыл бұрын

    You never know unless you try, I think you might surprise yourself :)

  • @swalscha

    @swalscha

    Жыл бұрын

    Some learning process are really just like a maturing fruit, you never know when it will fall off but it certainly will some day. I learned a lot of stuffs by myself and the difficult part is always the same: be persistent eventhough it's not appealing yet.

  • @raptorboss6688

    @raptorboss6688

    6 ай бұрын

    This was the exact thing I told myself that kept me from actually pursuing my own dreams of making music. But I ended up giving up on the mentality that because I’m naturally good at drawing I couldn’t try something else, and even though it was hard. Like seriously one of the hardest things I’ve ever tried to learn, it was so much fun and about a year later I’ve learned so much already so much that previous me wouldn’t have been able to comprehend, which I didn’t you know. Whatever, point is just fucking go for it

  • @taten007

    @taten007

    5 ай бұрын

    @@raptorboss6688 I’m glad you found that, I don’t really have a passion for music though. Just an interest.

  • @AdamDeVoix
    @AdamDeVoix20 күн бұрын

    I just finished the Main Theme section and oh my gosh, has this been so helpful! As someone who's been intimidated by composing my own music, I feel super thankful I found this video! You broke it down into easily understandable components and I created a piece of music I ended up being super proud of!

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    20 күн бұрын

    I’m so glad I could help!! That’s the best compliment ❤️

  • @hollyfindlay4051
    @hollyfindlay40512 жыл бұрын

    Damn, we write boss themes totally differently. I really go hard in the more metal and funk directions, where as your was super chill and grand feeling.

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s the coolest part about video game music, there’s really no rules!

  • @hollyfindlay4051

    @hollyfindlay4051

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@apoxfox Super true. That freedom is amazing.

  • @mrpedrobraga

    @mrpedrobraga

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hollyfindlay4051 I love making battle themes that are aggitated but in a calm way, giving a feeling of challenge but only a little bit. Like you're in a kitchen trynig to get a jar open instead of in the middle of a war.

  • @hollyfindlay4051

    @hollyfindlay4051

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mrpedrobraga That's a really fair way to approach it.

  • @pi_dev

    @pi_dev

    Жыл бұрын

    i like to make by boss themes fast, intense, and kinda bada*s!

  • @ezrancool
    @ezrancool2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this, I have been working on an indie game with my friends and this helped me make some bangers.

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    2 ай бұрын

    That’s awesome! So glad it helped 😄

  • @Gamerrific
    @Gamerrific2 жыл бұрын

    Your Songs are Spectacular

  • @musicbarber2908
    @musicbarber2908 Жыл бұрын

    It’s been 10 months and I know you a Beast now 🔥

  • @tzimisce1753
    @tzimisce175311 ай бұрын

    This was a perfect introduction. Thanks so much for the video, you're awesome!

  • @AndrewPate227
    @AndrewPate227 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for making this video, this video is what keeps me making music whenever I think about quitting music I just re watch this video and it gives me the inspiration to make more music and to keep going thanks.

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow that's really kind of you to say, keep at it you got this!

  • @_xtel
    @_xtel4 ай бұрын

    This was actually really helpful and well put together. I’ll just have to dive in and see what I come up with. Thanks!

  • @PieYT
    @PieYT2 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing!! Your videos are great, so I'm sure it won't be long before you reach 10k Thanks for the guide, this video was actually really useful

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks pie! I’ve never made anything like this before but hopefully people will find it helpful :)

  • @downbelxw

    @downbelxw

    11 ай бұрын

    @@apoxfox po o

  • @jbgamezofficial
    @jbgamezofficial2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for inspiring me to work on a solo project; I’m excited to make this now! Much love.

  • @DriesW1111
    @DriesW1111 Жыл бұрын

    Ive been playing the piano for a couple years now so this is pretty easy for me to detect if the music feels good

  • @unknownjf
    @unknownjf Жыл бұрын

    About the say in the opening, its really ok because people love most of koji kondo (a nintendo composer) songs, but looking a bit you can realise that he made this a lot (the most famous example is overworld 2 from super mario world)

  • @othmanechchelh9339
    @othmanechchelh93392 жыл бұрын

    That's a really nice video thank you for your work that is awesome ! You've motivated me to try making some music aha

  • @swalscha
    @swalscha Жыл бұрын

    Love it, thanks! If you want to continue on this topic I personnaly would be interested in a video about how to varying music theme and use Leitmotiv to emphasize a character apparition/moment.

  • @ariettagoshtasby5333
    @ariettagoshtasby5333 Жыл бұрын

    this was really helpful, thank you so much!!

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    Жыл бұрын

    hell yeah glad it helped!

  • @oddyctor
    @oddyctor2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro, continue with this tutorials.

  • @kingzero_STAR
    @kingzero_STAR10 ай бұрын

    Broo that BOSS THEME 🔥🔥🔥

  • @mino8266
    @mino82662 жыл бұрын

    From what I have seen you will grow big if you keep this incredibel level of content and maybe sometimes use a topic that is a bit more mainstream but stil thank you

  • @trashmanjoe3193
    @trashmanjoe3193 Жыл бұрын

    love this thank you

  • @AITK88Skeever
    @AITK88Skeever2 жыл бұрын

    What a nice tutorial

  • @norp6259
    @norp62592 жыл бұрын

    انت تستحق ال 100k مشترك استمر المشاهدات القليلة ليست عائق

  • @mike2884
    @mike288411 ай бұрын

    More please ! WOW!!!! Amazing vid. My favorate game music : ninja gaiden (nes) , chrono trigger, saga frontier , ninja turtle games ( 90s), and FF 7. Secret of mana. Working on building my " genre" templates so i can jump in whatever type of game or song .

  • @absolutezero9507
    @absolutezero95072 ай бұрын

    My first song was insane. I haven't been able to achieve anything on that level yet but I'm trying so hard. Thanks for the help

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    2 ай бұрын

    Keep going! It’s all about practice 😄

  • @t1ff4nyall3n
    @t1ff4nyall3n Жыл бұрын

    Love the Twilight Princess clips in the boys music montage.

  • @Fuuzi
    @Fuuzi2 жыл бұрын

    You are so underrated

  • @TheGodlyKratos
    @TheGodlyKratos Жыл бұрын

    Love that you used god of war and hollow knight in thr vid!

  • @Gloshpit
    @Gloshpit Жыл бұрын

    ur awesome.

  • @mike2884
    @mike288411 ай бұрын

    P.s. i subscribed on the hopes ya bring more vids like THIS . P.p.s. donky kong country also in my fav list.

  • @user-tb4vk1sc1l
    @user-tb4vk1sc1l2 ай бұрын

    Stmbled upon you during SICKNESS INCIDENT and trying to create non cooyright (basically my own) music thx

  • @Zellonous
    @Zellonous2 ай бұрын

    Strong Chrono Trigger vibes from the boss theme

  • @unhiptick294
    @unhiptick2947 ай бұрын

    I am making an OST for my game and for some of my sound tracks I use inspiration from stray and many others

  • @ZezGames
    @ZezGames2 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha figured this would be coming soon

  • @malcolmkoharian
    @malcolmkoharian10 ай бұрын

    i've been making random experimental stuff in fl studio. some is more traditional, while some is more sample-ey

  • @laz1diot
    @laz1diot2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this video. As an amateur composer, I am gonna improve myself with it. So far I posted two of my compositions in my channel, one of them is a character theme, and the other an area theme. Would like to develop a game and make soundtracks for it.

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    2 ай бұрын

    Hell yeah! Chase your dreams!

  • @franksimon7145
    @franksimon71455 ай бұрын

    Dungeon Theme and Instruments (Section 10:44 - 11:13) could be turned to an actual song! It’s 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

  • @jester5106
    @jester5106 Жыл бұрын

    What form should I make these themes in?

  • @moji4621
    @moji46212 жыл бұрын

    I have been making music on and off for years. Somewhat of a FL studio nerd People have always said my compositions sound like vgm and I'm looking for any communities that are into game dev

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    2 жыл бұрын

    You should start posting your stuff on here! Also the Reddit community r/indiegames is full of developers looking for VGM composers, that might be a great place to start!

  • @moji4621

    @moji4621

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@apoxfox nice..I'll take note. What's a good free app to turn mp3 into video tracks?

  • @JasperWilliams42
    @JasperWilliams428 ай бұрын

    mega mania undie tale!

  • @its_just._.a_story854
    @its_just._.a_story8549 ай бұрын

    What package did you buy in fl

  • @Xelfist
    @Xelfist Жыл бұрын

    (For the boss theme) think you probably shouldnt talk over the song it makes it difficult to pay attention But otherwise this video was pretty good!

  • @darrenhirst9900
    @darrenhirst99002 жыл бұрын

    Was this a minor or major lesson? 😂 Seriously dope Apox Fox. Thanks.

  • @victorzavala6144
    @victorzavala6144 Жыл бұрын

    Whats the name of the piano?

  • @Brop76
    @Brop7610 ай бұрын

    I want to make themes. On my own piano

  • @DangronpaMentality
    @DangronpaMentality4 ай бұрын

    I literally opened the FLEX pop up and outloud said "Ah. That's intimidating."

  • @jakuznv6349
    @jakuznv63495 ай бұрын

    is this the Free version you are using. And can i just is it or do i have to pay to place it in my game

  • @joshuakennedy6709

    @joshuakennedy6709

    2 ай бұрын

    You can use the free version you just can't save anything. You gotta export it

  • @elloimnotunderwater7813
    @elloimnotunderwater78139 ай бұрын

    I know that fl studio free doesnt let you save by can you still turn it into a mp3?

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    9 ай бұрын

    I don't know, its been a while since i used the free version but probably

  • @prodKujiXes

    @prodKujiXes

    8 ай бұрын

    yes you can still export the audio. you just cant reopen the same project after saving it.

  • @knifeninja500
    @knifeninja500 Жыл бұрын

    which fl studio pack did you buy?

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    Жыл бұрын

    Just the basic version, it’s got a ton of great sounds already! I would recommend getting the free trial to start to see if you like it because the only thing you can’t do is save files

  • @knifeninja500

    @knifeninja500

    Жыл бұрын

    @@apoxfox Thanks for the advice!

  • @t1ff4nyall3n
    @t1ff4nyall3n Жыл бұрын

    Does FL Studio allow things to be color coded?

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    Жыл бұрын

    It does! Although if I'm being honest I barely use the colors anymore because it takes too long lol

  • @t1ff4nyall3n

    @t1ff4nyall3n

    Жыл бұрын

    @@apoxfox My autism makes me stronger of I can use colors to codify my projects and their constituent parts.

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    Жыл бұрын

    @@t1ff4nyall3n Then color as much as you please! I always made bass notes green and piano chords blue

  • @t1ff4nyall3n

    @t1ff4nyall3n

    Жыл бұрын

    @@apoxfox I'll look into it this weekend when I have time to get the free trial and play around a bit!

  • @JPGpack
    @JPGpack11 ай бұрын

    1:05 unless it’s nontendo

  • @FailedPancake
    @FailedPancake4 ай бұрын

    What's the DAW u use?

  • @smujohnson

    @smujohnson

    Ай бұрын

    It says at the start. FL Studio.

  • @puglessthepug1052
    @puglessthepug1052 Жыл бұрын

    you know any free music editors?

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    Жыл бұрын

    The one I use is called FL Studio, the free version has everything you need but you just can’t save files. I still recommend giving it a try either way

  • @themtouchinmykokoro2869
    @themtouchinmykokoro28692 жыл бұрын

    What is the software?

  • @kennedymungai

    @kennedymungai

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fruity loops

  • @tobyk5091

    @tobyk5091

    2 жыл бұрын

    haha its FL Studio i believe

  • @UnkownUnkown01
    @UnkownUnkown0110 ай бұрын

    song playing at 11:13?

  • @apoxfox

    @apoxfox

    10 ай бұрын

    Boss battle from ocarina of time

  • @UnkownUnkown01

    @UnkownUnkown01

    10 ай бұрын

    @@apoxfox thanks

  • @ApolloNovaMusic
    @ApolloNovaMusic21 күн бұрын

    Or, hire me to make you music....

  • @Mythic-Mango-Studios
    @Mythic-Mango-Studios4 ай бұрын

    I'm a solo indie dev only people is me my dad and my sis

  • @PhantomEX0
    @PhantomEX03 күн бұрын

    Nah i just realized i am way too dumb to make any kind of song 😭🙏

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