How to make VIDEO GAME MUSIC for free (beginners' guide)

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I hope this beginner's guide to composing VGM is helpful to you!

Feel free to skip around the video with these chapter markers:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Getting setup
3:21 Tip #1 - Study the music you want to write
3:56 Tip #2 - Create a creative brief
5:30 Tip #3 - Set up your sound palette
6:26 Tip #4 - Experiment with layering
7:02 Tip #5 - Start with a small idea
9:35 Tip #6 - Keep an idea file
11:07 Tip #7 - Build out the structure early
12:08 Tip #8 - Keep melodies singable
13:11 Tip #9 - Utilize repetition
14:13 Tip #10 - Keep the melody on top
14:52 Tip #11 - Quantize intelligently
16:02 Tip #12 - End loops on a dominant chord
16:47 Tip #13 - Use an arrangement checklist
18:36 The banger emerges
19:20 Bonus tips!

























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