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 length:
“As far as length, the track will loop, so hoping it is not too repetitive. I may put a pause in between the loops. Wind sounds will be consistent throughout. I may lower music volume for the video segments.”
Re: Success sound effect:
“In the game walkthrough video, you will [hear] a sound that triggers when the player picks up items. If we could include a ‘success’ sound effect that acts as an accent to the music for the pickup sound that I can use for the game, that would be good, but not necessary.”
Re: Elevate as Inspiration (below):
“Elevate has a lot of great stuff going on! I love the arpeggiated lead, tempo, and overall feel. If I had any thought, it is the bass note at the beginning feels a bit heavy.”