Soundtrack Central The best classic game music and more

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McCall Sep 9, 2010 (edited Sep 10, 2012)

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Ramza Sep 10, 2010

seriously Fagen, what do we have to do to get you writing music for indie games? So friggin' gooooood...

Track 3 is my fav, no question.

Bernhardt Sep 10, 2010 (edited Sep 10, 2010)

My word, your music is very much along the lines of a lot of stuff I listen to, namely, a lot of Indie music from Canada and Scandanavia!

In one word: w00t.

This's going to be great music for me to listen to at night, especially over dinner, tea, or coffee!

If I were you, I'd distribute some of your stuff to local coffee shops and tea houses, for them to play over their PA!

Album graphics also look great!

Time very well spent, amigo!

I am so downloading all this good stuff when I get back to my own private computer...

Is Bandcamp your own site, or is it a host for a plethora of different sites/users?

McCall Sep 12, 2010 (edited Sep 10, 2012)

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Jay Sep 12, 2010

Wow, Conn. This stuff is amazing. I remember hearing your stuff quite some time ago and really liking it but I think your music has really grown. It's beautiful and yet understated in many places and very emotional. You're mixing drum and bass beats with some very cinematic stuff and it really works.

What are you doing with this stuff? You should be scoring movies. Some of your quieter stuff would be amazing in an empty post-apocalyptic movie. Obviously getting a break is a seriously daunting challenge but, if you're not already (and maybe you are), that's what you should be aiming towards.

McCall Sep 12, 2010 (edited Sep 10, 2012)

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Jay Sep 12, 2010

Yep, getting in is tough and you do have to know someone. So the best idea is to get to know someone! If it's something you wanted to look at, here's my advice to take or leave as you will -

Try to track down people with an interest in filmmaking. People just starting out. Maybe even leave some notices in local (or even non-local) film schools. Offer to score their short films and do it for as many people as you can take the time to do.

One of the reasons it's so tough to get into is that, by the time anyone gets anywhere in the business, they either want a big name (that's not you yet!) or, more likely, they have already found someone they like working with and they understand. The idea is to make that person you. Not everyone who wants to be a filmmaker will make it but, if you do a bunch, maybe someone will and if they like what you did, when they get their first feature in the works, they won't want to go with anyone else.

That's one way in that works for filmmaking (I have no idea about how music in the games industry works). Another way is to work for someone currently composing. Work your ass off with them and, when the day comes that they get two job offers at the same time, your name will be the first on their lips.

If you do choose to do it at some point, good luck with it. I think your stuff is fantastic. I could see you being the next Clint Mansell. Hey, go track down Clint Mansell and work for him!

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