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“Starlight” Game Audio – Concept Tracks

Starlight - Game Audio Concepts Round One Concept Presentation Four primary approaches have evolved for first-round consideration. Artwork is unofficial. A. Starlight / Elevate Hybrid ("Elevate - Starlight Mix") v1.3 This is a bit of a hybrid concept track using some of the parts from Elevate. I also composed this one with a different buildup, including piano motifs which developed from some exploration in concept development. I quite like how it gives the song a bit of a theme, even with a traditional instrument, while also introducing and being supported by electronic elements. Heavily layered.  Another theme shows up later in the track with some…

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“Starlight” Game Audio – Direction

Starlight Initial guidance (From Alien Science Games) “For Starlight, I am looking for a soundtrack that I can release with the free demo, use for trailers and social posts, now and for the life of the game. From the beginning, I have been interested in having a contemporary electronic soundtrack, something with street cred. Not EDM exactly, I have tried that and it tends to take up too much of the foreground, but with the same feel.” Emotion Matrix: WANT: Exploration Contemporary / EDM Upbeat Electronic Enigmatic AVOID: Heavy / Apocalyptic Sad / Melancholy Arcade / 8-bit / retro Intense Re: Track…

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Unveiling the Cosmic Symphony: Mystik’s Journey into “Starlight”

Starlight by Alien Science Games Hey friends, Mystik here, bringing you some exciting news straight from the heart of the music-making universe, my studio! 🚀 So, guess what? I’m teaming up once again with the legendary Greg over at Alien Science Games to whip up some sonic magic for his latest gaming masterpiece, Starlight! 🌟 Yep, you heard it right – we’re diving headfirst into more cosmic realms of game audio development, and I couldn’t be more stoked about it. Just recently, I caught up with Greg at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) right here in my hometown of San Francisco. We got to chatting…

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Action/Tension Music Short in Am @ 160bpm @ 0:27s

PlayStop An experiment today...making more upbeat but still moody & potentially commercial (ie shorter & with some kind of montage in mind...)... I can see the cuts between something establishing the shot or concept and then breaking into it...Think Nike, where some runners are stretching out before the break and then take off with the gun at the mid point... You get the picture.

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