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The Game Composer's Blog

http://gamenotes.org

Dedicated to topics concerning the creation of music and sound for games. Deals with issues that come up in the work of The Game Composer as well as thoughts on the game industry as a whole. Useful for developers and other game audio professionals.

• Added on: Jun 26th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Matt Sayre
• Listed in: Computer & Video Games Music
• Tags: music composer game development Soundtrack game music game soundtrack

Recent Posts

• A visit from the Muse.

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 18:17 in inspiration, ponderings, muse, game music

  There I was, sitting at the piano. I was embarking on a new piece of music for a new game. This piece was to be the main theme of the game. The pressure was on. This is always the most critical part of doing a game soundtrack: the beginning. Everyth...

• Composing vs. Laying Down Tracks

  Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 00:48 in music nitty gritty

  My first composition professor in college asked one day what I wanted to compose next. I mentioned some pieces I’d be interested in writing, including a big blues piece with horn section and maybe some strings. I was listening to a lot of BB K...

• This big switch: Finale to Sibelius

  Posted on Wednesday August 26th, 2009 at 23:03 in finale, sibelius, music nitty gritty

  The last time I upgraded my music notation/transcription software was when I bought Finale 2000 back in… 2000. It served me well, but in the course of going through the latest mega music store catalog I saw the list of stuff in the latest Sibel...

• Thou Shalt Not put making money over the game experience. (#9)

  Posted on Saturday July 4th, 2009 at 12:26 in grand theft auto, game music, thou shalt not

  …put making money over the game experience. Yes, I’m talking to you, Grand Theft Auto IV on the 360 and PS3. For some reason, Rockstar decided not to give us the custom MP3 music station that we’ve grown accustomed to in every previ...

• The Game Composer’s Blog, one year and counting…

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 17:13 in game music, the blog

  They said it couldn’t be done. They said it was a fool’s dream. But on June 18, The Game Composer’s Blog turned one year old. And they were all proven wrong. “They” are, of course, the voices inside my head that encourag...

• Breaking in as a composer, part 2 (the $$$ of starting up).

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 01:24 in career advice, the business side, music nitty gritty

  About a year ago I posted an interview where I gave my advice on how to break into the game industry as a composer. It focused on your abilities and readiness. I thought it was time to get into one of the more technical details of breaking in, which ...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

dgts

Great blog! Professional all the way.

Posted: September 24th, 2009 | Report This Comment

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