An Adventurer’s Theme
Anonymous
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I composed this song for a capstone project course where we create a video game. I’ve loved video game music for years, so I made this piece as a testament to the games I love, drawing inspiration from my favorites. I started with a pretty, flowing melody inspired by adventure or exploration themes like those in Legend of Zelda, to capture the overall feel I wanted. A song in My Singing Monsters features castanets, which I think gives it a really interesting sound, so I wanted to incorporate that. Since the DAW I used, Beepbox, doesn’t have a castanet option, I experimented to mimic them by tweaking the noise spectrum of the woodblock instrument. Games like Hollow Knight and Celeste both use peaceful and energetic variations of themes to reflect difficulty, so I tried to integrate that, adding a more high-tension, upbeat part near the end by layering instruments.
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To me, creativity means challenging myself to take inspiration from art I experience it and make it uniquely my own. It lets me process my emotions and ideas, pushes me towards growth, and shapes the way I think about myself as an artist and person.
