Video Game Music No.9 – mDecks Music
Published: 2024-11-02
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Learn practical techniques for writing memorable video game themes, including hidden meters, ostinato variation, and modal harmony.
This lesson demonstrates how to craft a game-ready theme using simple harmonic material (E minor7 Dorian to Cmaj7#11) while disguising the barline with cross‑grouped ostinatos and compound melodic lines. You’ll see how to build ‘false’ ostinatos by splitting chord structures, use pentatonic and modal choices to create tension and color, and place soprano melodies and basslines so they rarely start on downbeats. The techniques are framed for immediate application in composition and orchestration to achieve freer, less rhythmically rigid themes suitable for interactive music.
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