noobuo Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 hi guys! so i am making this rpg game in rpg maker and also doing all of the music... now i try to compose a music for a dungeon that is kinda mysterious and suspenseful with tragic undertones like at the end of the dungeon a big secret is gonna be revealed but the hero might not like what he finds out, u know what i mean? now i came up with this riff: f c f g c g g# c f g c imho it works really well and i can repeat it a few times, maybe change the instrumentation... it sounds really nice on an electric piano with some echo added and a nice reverb... or on a bass guitar... anyway, the question is how do i progress from here?? f c# f g c# g g# c# f g c# naturally comes next, but after that i'm stuck! any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Covenant Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Note length? Wasn't sure the note length, and the riff you provided didn't loop well if I used the same length for all notes. Anyways, is this midi kinda what you had in mind? https://www.yousendit.com/download/VnBxQk13aFJqY3BFQlE9PQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobuo Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 kinda similar but not exactly. actually in its basic form i use same length notes and yeah it looks kinda ugly because there are 11 notes there but imho it sounds better that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Just take the same basic pattern and move it around until it sounds good. For example (^ indicates the next octave up): a-flat c a-flat b-flat e-flat b-flat c^ d-flat e-flat^ g (Nitpicking: I assume you're composing in a piano roll rather than a score editor, so there's no real distinction among different ways of spelling notes. For notation purposes, though, you seem to be in f minor, so it's easier to read if you follow the key and spell it as: f c f g c g a-flat c f g c -- d-flat f g d-flat g a-flat d-flat f g d-flat. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickomoo Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 music is honestly experimentation, especially if you're not some uber classical composer. Well at least for me... >_< Anyways it helps to think of complimentary scales... or in my case notes. You mentioned f being played, move the pattern or a similar patter to D or A as those notes are in a cord with F, if you're also feeling bold, you can try a pattern with a sharp or flat. Or you could loop what you have and have another instruments play chords or a counter point, or have another instrument play the melody and a new instrument do something else... there's really no limit to what you can do just experiment. Every song I've written this far was quite nearly an accident... mostly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobuo Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 https://www.yousendit.com/download/VnByTmZjckkzeUkwTVE9PQ this is my rough idea... but imho it's too repetitive. i can't find a good way to break away from the main riff and yeah i know the melody comes out of nowhere and doesn't really fit the mood. will work on it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 The melody is good. Do more of that, and do it earlier in the piece. If you handle the melody well, you might not even need to do much more with the riff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eilios Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 The riff sounds somewhat odd, but I fully agree with Moseph about the melody. It's really nice, you need to work it in better because this could be a really nice theme if you handle it tactfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I like the riff. Mixed meters FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobuo Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 https://www.yousendit.com/download/VnBwQndLbEplM1JFQlE9PQ newer edit. decided to stay with the riff. added more melody. hope i didn't butcher it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickomoo Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 https://www.yousendit.com/download/VnBwQndLbEplM1JFQlE9PQnewer edit. decided to stay with the riff. added more melody. hope i didn't butcher it... dude, this is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noobuo Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 can a mod move this to wip forum plz? don't want to create a new thread there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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