Well, guys, I've been working on a game - well, really more of a concept at this point, or a collection of concepts - that I've decided to call Bronz for the time being. The story's centered mainly around a young man named Aiden in a classic tale of bildungsroman, as they say in Germany - fight monsters, get prizes, rescue the princess, become a true man. OR WILL IT? ... Well, it actually becomes more of an allegorical tale of monsters and men, but that doesn't matter much anyway.

Now, the thing about working on a game is that you get to think up plenty of concepts and scenarios that help inspire me to write music for them. Regardless of whether or not the game is going to be released, I'm going to be putting the music up here for public use. Please feel free to download for your projects (please give credit) or personal enjoyment, comment, or simply complain about how short they are.

Now, here goes!

Bronz's Theme
This piece is the theme music/main leitmotif of the title character, Bronz, who is basically a humbled, broken man who was scorned by the world... and then gave his life to help break the chains of oppression felt across the land. Oh, and he dies at the end. It's symbolic. And stuff.

The song sounds, to me, like a song for a war hero who gave it his all for his country and beliefs and died on the battlefield. I really like it - it's probably one of my best pieces to date, and a record-breaking 3 minutes 7 seconds to boot. You can get it here.

March of the Lion
This piece has both story and gameplay purposes. For story purposes, this is a song conerning Aiden's first impressions of the White Lions, a dignified mercenary group with plenty of ties to the royal Oligarchy. For gameplay, well, it also happens to be excellent tutorial music, especially if you want to use it in a Fire Emblem-esque strategy game.

It's pretty short, but covers everything I like to show about the White Lions: they're powerful, noble, and quietly intimidating to the townspeople. I might try to extend the song to two or three minutes if I get the chance (or inspration, I suppose) to. You can get it here.

Melancholy of a Drunkard
This song... surprisingly mischievous, for what it's worth. I was almost considering not putting it up here just yet, but then I said "I'm going to be posting music tomorrow" and, well, one thing followed another. This was the theme song of two drunkards sitting around a campfire, trying to come up with their next paycheck whilst dreaming about the halcyon days before the War.
This being the Internet, and nothing being permanent, I'll work on this one for a bit longer and release an improved version when I can. For now, provide feedback and get it here.

Other tracks
I've also decided to use this topic to post some of my older music on the site. It's sort of a grab bag as to what's in here, but I think it's not half bad no matter what you pick.

Astronauts - A song created for a school project. It's technically an electronic song, but without any of the high-budget synthesizers you hear in professional music, so it's closer to chiptune in many ways. Get it here.
Bolivia - Another school project song, and for the same teacher. This one is meant to be "Bolivian" music, but as my friend Luis pointed out, it ain't exactly what you'd hear if you turned on the Spanish radio - really more Western with a bit of Inca taint. You can get it here.
The Opening Room [Metroid Tribute] - As you might have guessed, this techno piece is made in style of the famous Metroid series. I was using better synths than in Astronauts, Image-Line's Harmless in particular, which gave me a lot more freedom of expression. Get it here.
Acetate [N+ Tribute] - In a similar manner to The Opening Room, this piece pays tribute to the music of the "sadist platformer" N+. It's purist techno, with drum filters, plenty of synthesis, and a loop-based structure. It was originally meant for a game I was going to make. You can get it here.
New(er) Caves [Herocore Remix] - If you haven't heard of Daniel Remar, well, you haven't heard of one of the most talented and underrated names in the history of indy gaming. His sprawling and amazing action-adventure game, Iij, is easily one of the best games I have ever played, but I decided to remix one of his other games - the 8-bit shooter Hero Core. This is high-action dance music (okay, so I lied about not being too interested in techno music in the first place), since the original "New Caves" was high-action dance music, and I think it deserves to be heard somewhere in the world. Get it here.

Well, that's all I have for now! I'm working on thinking of a battle theme for the game, though I might just go with remastering an old battle theme I made awhile ago - part of me wants to make a radical departure from either of these songs and go with... I don't know, rock or something. It's kind of hard for Handel's "Alla Hornpipe" to get your blood pumping, no?

Again, PLEASE feel free to download, comment, complain, rant, and/or firebomb my house in anger. Okay, maybe not that last one, but I'm sure you have the time for a little critique, hmm?

Bronz's Theme is slow, but very nicely composed and beautifully orchestrated! Somewhat cold, and somewhat warm - a perfect combination, really. ^^
Almost reminds me of a very popular song that I can't remember off the top of my head... what is the title of that song?! ><
Anyway, it is magnificent! I was completely astonished, as I had no idea you were a composer. o.o
Oh, how I would have loved it if you had entered the music competition. D=
(You still can, but I don't know how much you can make within one day, as the deadline is tomorrow by 11:59p.m., lol.)


March of the Lion reminds me of something from Fire Emblem, actually. XD
That's a good thing, to a degree. The horn instrument that you use is bold, but steady.
It ends way too abruptly though.
I'd love to hear a longer version of this one. Perhaps with a climactic section where a group of trumpets come in and play the theme, or something exciting that resembles the theme.


In relation to Handel's work, I can easily hear that song being put to a dance theme (for Dance Dance Revolution, actually, lol). Best of luck in its composition. Look forward to hearing what you come up with. ^^

Aw, man! The great Omnipresent Almighty himself, X-M-O, has deigned my work worthy to be replied to. I will try to avoid spontaneous bowing and worship and instead see what ideological debates I can get him into...


I did not know that that competition existed, actually. I just started work on a Ukranian Bell Carol + Crono Trigger's Ocean Palace/Battle Theme before I saw your reply, but it's going to need a lot more than a day's worth of redubbing before I can get it at "Finished Quality". Thanks for the offer, though.


Gimme a sec. I wanna try something...

Oh, and OHMIGOSH THANK YOU XMO I'M JUST SO HAPPY IT'S LIKE HAVING DOUBLE CHRISTMAS EXCEPT THAT EVERYONE IS FAWNING OVER YOU INSTEAD OF... okay, this is getting a little ridiculous, even for me.

Wow, that wasn't nearly the response I expected, lol. I'm probably the lesser of the average "Joe" category, so nothing too special about me.
Though I wouldn't mind being some almighty being, as you suggest. Hmm... maybe I should change my goals in life and become a world-dominating-by-being-fawned-over type of guy...
Mmm... no thanks. XD

Hey, that sounds like awesome! (The bit with the Ukrainian Bell Carol+Chrono Trigger's Ocean Palace/Battle Theme.)
If you're still planning on making it, I'd love to hear what you come up with. ^^

Also, did you find that idea useful (DDR version of Handel)? I thought it would sound pretty cool. =]

It sounds like a good idea, but I was never too good at techno music in the first place. Maybe ask DeadMau5 for that kinda stuff - me, on the other hand, I think I'll roll with orchestral samples and a bit of synth/DnB action here and there.


Yeah, I'm working on that right now. It needs some mixing, but the gist of it is coming along nicely - it'll be more than ready after some redubbing.

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Good news, everyone! I'll be posting some new music tomorrow - problem is, dad here's glaring down my shoulder, it's 10:00 PM, and if I'm not in bed by the time he counts to 3... um... gotta go! I'll have it in tomorrow! Promise!

Well! Tomorrow is now today, and I've released a living plethora of songs to the web for auditory pleasure (or excruciating torture, depending on how you look at it). Here's the one for the Bronz soundtrack...

Melancholy of a Drunkard
This song... surprisingly mischievous, for what it's worth. I was almost considering not putting it up here just yet, but then I said "I'm going to be posting music tomorrow" and, well, one thing followed another. This was the theme song of two drunkards sitting around a campfire, trying to come up with their next paycheck whilst dreaming about the halcyon days before the War.
This being the Internet, and nothing being permanent, I'll work on this one for a bit longer and release an improved version when I can. For now, provide feedback and get it here.

(Note: You should get a few seconds of silence before the song starts. That's okay. Just wait it out and, well, all that good stuff.)

I can't believe I missed seeing this last update! This is a sombre tune, but it's actually fitting for what you've made it. Nice work. =D

Hope you make a finalised version some time. =]

Give it time. Give it time...
Sigh... working on a video game is so hard, especially when you're doing it alone. I just don't have the time for making games these days...
but I do have the time for music, I think.

Solo game-making is usually a slow process, as you have to develop skills in every area (or spend almost as much time trying to get the resources from other peoples by having them make the resources for you); unless the game is RTP and very short, in which case you'd need an excellent story (or superb gameplay ideas) in order to make it attractive to the community. =]
Composing is much more specific, and if you have skills in it, you just require the right pieces (software, creativity, etc.) and you can really make something more amazing than a game every could be.