Hiya, I'm relatively new here. Currently I'm working on a soundtrack for a game entitled 'Misthalin Memories'. A 2D Role-Playing Game
These specific themes cover a somewhat broad range of what's been written for the Soundtrack so far and are my personal favorites.
For a brief run-through of each and its meaning:
God's Battle Theme: MP3 File
Cathal's Theme: MP3 File
Duty Calls: MP3 File
Katraal's Theme: MP3 File
Kauri's Theme: MP3 File
Kuilimarth's Theme: MP3 File
Misthalin World Map Theme: MP3 File
Snow City Theme: MP3 File
Through the Dawn: MP3 File
Unknown Theme: MP3 File
Vampire Battle Theme: MP3 File
I would love to hear other musicians' (or anyone for that matter) thoughts on this. I'd really appreciate criticism, praise, advice, or whatever else you'd be willing to dole out.
Thank-you.
These specific themes cover a somewhat broad range of what's been written for the Soundtrack so far and are my personal favorites.
For a brief run-through of each and its meaning:
Battle Theme: God - Theme for, well, a battle with a being referring to itself as divine. I wrote it with a...grand feeling, but also with the air that it's still not quite natural.
Cathal's Theme - Cathal is a pirate. Suave and cavalier. I was going for an epically suave feel for his theme. It combines jazz-like rhythm with full orchestral hits.
Duty Calls - Well, basically what the title says. Written with the intention of a 'heading off' scene.
Katraal's Theme - Katraal is the protagonist of the story. Still a kid at 16, I decided it best not to let him receive a full orchestral scoring.
Kauri's Theme - Kauri is the female lead. Just a generic flowery theme involving a harp and string background dominated by an oboe - bassoon melody countered by solo violin. Later in the theme, a flute comes in to solo.
Kuilimarth's Theme - A damned skeleton set to suffer eternally. An antagonist accordingly. I threw in a xylophone in the background to give the sense of him being all 'bony'.
Misthalin World Map - The theme written for The World Map. I wrote it in a traditional A B A form. Nothing too special I find about this one.
Snow City - Written for a city that's somewhere where it snows. Frequently. The percussion is dominated mainly by persistent Sleigh Bells.
Through the Dawn - Another 'setting off' theme. Light-hearted and intended perhaps for the beginning of a journey.
Unknown Theme - A Theme orchestrated with a theremin(or the MIDI rendition of it) to portray an eerie 'What was that?' moment.
Vampire Battle Theme - When I was requested to write it, I double-took at the concept of a Vampire Battle...but did it anyways. Not necessarily the traditional modern vampire, but nevertheless still matches the archetype. Basically, I just took the theme as it went, leading it along and trying anything and everything that popped into my head.
Cathal's Theme - Cathal is a pirate. Suave and cavalier. I was going for an epically suave feel for his theme. It combines jazz-like rhythm with full orchestral hits.
Duty Calls - Well, basically what the title says. Written with the intention of a 'heading off' scene.
Katraal's Theme - Katraal is the protagonist of the story. Still a kid at 16, I decided it best not to let him receive a full orchestral scoring.
Kauri's Theme - Kauri is the female lead. Just a generic flowery theme involving a harp and string background dominated by an oboe - bassoon melody countered by solo violin. Later in the theme, a flute comes in to solo.
Kuilimarth's Theme - A damned skeleton set to suffer eternally. An antagonist accordingly. I threw in a xylophone in the background to give the sense of him being all 'bony'.
Misthalin World Map - The theme written for The World Map. I wrote it in a traditional A B A form. Nothing too special I find about this one.
Snow City - Written for a city that's somewhere where it snows. Frequently. The percussion is dominated mainly by persistent Sleigh Bells.
Through the Dawn - Another 'setting off' theme. Light-hearted and intended perhaps for the beginning of a journey.
Unknown Theme - A Theme orchestrated with a theremin(or the MIDI rendition of it) to portray an eerie 'What was that?' moment.
Vampire Battle Theme - When I was requested to write it, I double-took at the concept of a Vampire Battle...but did it anyways. Not necessarily the traditional modern vampire, but nevertheless still matches the archetype. Basically, I just took the theme as it went, leading it along and trying anything and everything that popped into my head.
God's Battle Theme: MP3 File
Cathal's Theme: MP3 File
Duty Calls: MP3 File
Katraal's Theme: MP3 File
Kauri's Theme: MP3 File
Kuilimarth's Theme: MP3 File
Misthalin World Map Theme: MP3 File
Snow City Theme: MP3 File
Through the Dawn: MP3 File
Unknown Theme: MP3 File
Vampire Battle Theme: MP3 File
I would love to hear other musicians' (or anyone for that matter) thoughts on this. I'd really appreciate criticism, praise, advice, or whatever else you'd be willing to dole out.
Thank-you.