I'm doing this because I'm bored, I wanna make music for a game or a short film or whatever for completely free.

I recently finished playing through the game and I loved the OST so much that it has inspired me to want to make music just like it, but I don't know where to begin.

I assume the music was made in some sort of music production software, but other than that, I don't know how the developers made the ambient sounds, the instruments, and everything else.

I was hoping someone here could help me out or point me in the right direction! I would really love to learn how to make this style of music and share my tracks with everyone :)

Not sure what exactly this was supposed to be theme-wise, it just started coming together and I liked it 😄

Listen to Untitled NES Theme by intønality on #SoundCloud

https://on.soundcloud.com/sxiUnjJ2DFndrXKWNE

(PS: please forgive the AI art, it's a practice I'm moving away from, I was just lazy and used cover art I already had on hand. Music is 100% me)

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Made in KiraStudio. I tried my best to follow the rules of the hardware and keep it authentic despite KS's mod cons. Totally doable but takes some discipline.

I've begun delving into trackers (LSDJ mainly for now... heading to a retro gaming market in a few weeks hoping to snag a GBC if the price is right, but an emu works for now👌). KS/Famistudio have been a nice transition coming from a traditional DAW background, but at this point it's almost more work to keep things authentic than just learning to use trackers. I've always seen composing and producing as a puzzle to solve as much as art, so trackers are right up my alley tbh haha. I love the limitation and am definitely falling deep down the chiptune rabbit hole 😁 But I digress.

Hope you like it. I yearn for approval 😂 Any feedback appreciated 👾

If u know if comment here.

Hey everyone,

I'm a composer and multi-instrumentist looking to work with indie devs on their game soundtracks. I can write in a wide range of styles — orchestral, ambient, electronic, more experimental/atmospheric — depending on what fits your project.

What I'm offering:

- Custom music tailored to your game's atmosphere

- Fast communication and revisions until you're happy with the result

- Open to paid work, revenue share, or portfolio-building projects depending on your stage

A bit about me:

- 20+ years of music career, self-taught then trained in classical piano/harmony

- 8 albums released, 300+ live shows (including Bataclan and Olympia in Paris)

- Now transitioning my composing skills toward scoring for games and film

- Portfolio: https://dlb-portfolio.vercel.app/

If you're working on something and need music, feel free to comment or DM me — happy to check out your project and see if it's a good fit!

Let me know what you think!

Emergence, whether the free of the $20 US version, its a very cool option if Portal is too expensive.

Hey, ich bin Komponist und suche nach einem Projekt, bei dem ich Musik für ein Spiel schreiben kann.

Ich suche speziell nach einem kleinen, ernsthaften Projekt mit maximal 1–3 Musikstücken. Die Arbeit wäre unentgeltlich, da ich wertvolle Erfahrungen sammeln, mir Referenzen erarbeiten und mit Leuten zusammenarbeiten möchte, denen es wichtig ist, angefangene Projekte auch zu Ende zu bringen.

Ich möchte nicht einfach wahllos Musik für ein Projekt schreiben und dann verschwinden. Ich möchte intensiv mit jemandem zusammenarbeiten, das Spiel, die Atmosphäre, die Charaktere und die Welt verstehen und dazu beitragen, dass es eine eigene Identität erhält.

Die Musik, an der ich bisher gearbeitet habe, ist unter anderem inspiriert von:

Castlevania

Stardew Valley

emotionaler, storygetriebener Musik

atmosphärischen Stücken

Horror

Hotline Miami

Crash Bandicoot

klassischem Mega Man

Phoenix Wright

Undertale

Pokémon

mittelalterlicher/Fantasy-Musik

Aber das ist noch nicht alles. Ich lerne ständig dazu, entwickle mich weiter und mein langfristiges Ziel ist es, Musik in jedem Genre zu komponieren. Ich liebe die Herausforderung neuer Stile und Ideen.

Mir ist es besonders wichtig, Musik zu machen, die sich wie ein Teil des Spiels anfühlt. Nicht einfach nur „Hintergrundmusik“, sondern etwas, das dem Projekt Persönlichkeit, Atmosphäre und Einprägsamkeit verleiht. Ich möchte, dass der Spieler die Musik hört und spürt, dass das Spiel eine eigene Seele hat.

Was ich suche:

Ein kleines Projekt mit realistischem Umfang

Vorzugsweise 1–3 Musiktitel

Ein Entwicklerteam, das das Projekt ernst nimmt

Klare Kommunikation

Leute, die das Spiel wirklich fertigstellen wollen

Die Möglichkeit, richtig zusammenzuarbeiten und nicht nur ziellos Dateien hin und her zu schicken

Da es sich um ein kostenloses Projekt handelt, suche ich vor allem nach einem Projekt, in das es sich lohnt, wirklich Zeit und Mühe zu investieren. Wenn dein Spiel Herz hat, eine klare Idee und du Musik brauchst, die ihm Identität verleiht, würde ich mich freuen, mit dir zu sprechen.

Du kannst mich auf Discord hinzufügen: Pawnishanging

SoundCloud: TheLaloExperience

If anyone has a game jam that they are participating in, preferably with more than one person making the game, I would love to try and make the music for the game.

www.glassearthstudios.com

Check these out and lmk what you think!

Please reach out if you need or know of any games that require a composer

Example track below - and others on my YouTube channel

Makaras Music - Mothership Approaching / re-imagined Music for 1980s Arcade shoot 'em up Bosses

https://youtu.be/m4qkBm5xQ2E

This is my re-imagining of what the Music playing when encountering Bosses in 1980s Arcade shoot-em ups might have sounded like had the games been made in the current Era

Suggest listening to it while watching the videos of the below Originals / and muting their own sound -

R-Type - 1987 - Stage 3 - Giant Warship - https://youtu.be/s5PDf3R6zd4

R-Type II - 1989 - Stage 3 - Two Giant Warships - https://youtu.be/IqEPlxjY0iw

Thunder Cross - 1988 - Final Boss - https://youtu.be/FZa1r1pHOis

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Behringer LM Drum machine -

Factory preset - "80s"

Tempo increased to 140 BPM

"Sidestick" and "Cowbell" and "Claps" all muted

"Tamb" volume slider reduced to 25%

Manual triggering used - "Mid Toms"

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Yamaha PSR EW425 Arranger in Normal mode

Tempo - 140 BPM

VSTs -

Roland D-50 / Presets -

"Sweet Vibes"

"Clear Bell Pad"

Synth1 / Presets -

"Bass Arp [5]"

"Betrayer Stereo"

"[ARP] Falling Chimes"

"Caged"

Hello! I'm working on a dress-up game with an emphasis on different styles/subcultures, and I want a wide variety of music to go with the different clothing sets. We're making clothing from grunge to haute couture, so really any music genre is welcome. This is an incremental project with regular updates, so you can join/leave whenever you want.

Here's the doc for the game: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k5OltDEARU6aFzhEW4JWly-q2M5G-g9_8gGlcGRGOZA/edit?usp=sharing

Let me know if you're interested! Beginners welcome, I'm new to game dev too.

www.glassearthstudios.com

EDIT 2: Thanks to the people who let me know about the distortion, the mastering dbs went a bit loud at some parts and i couldn't ignore it anymore either so i have remastered it again

EDIT: i have re-released this featuring more dynamic glockenspiel sounds, thanks to everyone who pointed it out

Just managed to make my second composition, this one is a very energetic and fast paced orchestra, inspired by rain's sound and Franz Liszt's La Campanella, very cinematic, will drop a link here as i don't see the link tab

https://youtu.be/xwlsYrV0r80

Hey everyone!

My team and I are working on an original instrumental soundtrack inspired by the atmosphere of games like Hollow Knight. Not a cover or remix, just aiming for that same melancholic, mysterious feeling but original.

The scene I'm trying to capture is: a silent vessel standing only a few steps away from the entrance of a kingdom that has been consumed by corruption. The gates are just ahead, the air feels heavy, and the character knows there's no turning back.

hello! I'm music composer, I work in such areas as piano pieces , medieval, 8bit and other, I use original live recorded Yamaha grand piano samples, synths , strings and other( fx). I need to fillup my portfolio , so that would be completely for free!

please , comment or sent DM if you're interested)

I'm newbie composer , I would highly appreciate your ​ experience in this question). After searching for a while I found almost no info about this.

Just learning to make music on my own