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Questions tagged [music]

Songs or melodies that play in the background of scenes to set the tone and nature. Also known as BGM, or background music.

One of the three primary forms of , music is the sound that plays in the background as a part of the setting and mood of a scene. Questions deal with both the composition of these tunes and their integration into the game engine.

See also: , which is for sound elements that often represent on-screen events such as footsteps.

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Changing background music smoothly

I've got five sounds now for a game I'm working on currently. In the game, you can fight against other civilizations in big battles, but you can also settle on planets in peace. Some of the songs are more violent, while others are quite peaceful.…
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What can I use to make my unique music ideas a reality?

I have several different music ideas for my game BGMs, but I do not have the musical skills nor the equipment to make them. The most I can do is beat-box them or make a drum beat (had I a drum). Is there a program or some other way to make my music…
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What technical specifications should be set out for music?

I'm writing the music for a video game. At some point, I'm going to need to work with the programmers to determine the technical specifications for the audio files I'm going to hand over to them. What kinds of details are we going to need to talk…
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How to get our music into games?

As a fairly unknown independent band, what is the best way to get our music into computer games? I'm not so much thinking about licensing issues, but more about what channels are available and how to get noticed by game devs that could be interested…
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Super-quick MIDI generator with nonrestrictive license?

I'm working on my Ludum Dare entry and trying to figure out how in the world I'm ever going to get background music. I found WolframTones, but the license is too restrictive: Unless otherwise specified, this Site and content presented on this Site…
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How do I use music analysis in a game?

I'm thinking of writing a game in the vein of BeatHazard (where the music you're listening to affects the game), and after researching the subject of music analysis in programming, I know enough to know that it's a very complex subject. So here are…
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Convert .s file to .midi or any sound file

I have a .s file from a game, I think it contains Music . I know this sounds weird but here are snippets : (I opened it with Visual Studio and it sais it is a 'Assembler Source') .equ My_File_grp, voicegroup000 .equ My_File_pri, 0 .equ…
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How to use music in a simple game?

It's like this: I've got this very simple game in mind, and I happen to be lucky enough to know this guy at my college who is the best musician I've ever met in person who wasn't already on a stage. He writes these beautiful songs on piano, just…
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What applications can I use to generate music?

In my cocos2d iPhone app I wanted to have in game music. But I don't want to use garageband! It is just dragging prewritten loops. I wanted to compose the music for my game. Is there software that I can use to write music, such as techno music? Not…
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What is a good length for looping background music in a Tower Defense game?

We know that the soundtrack is important and expensive for an indie's budget. I requested a looping background track for for my Tower Defense game, where zombie/monsters attack the player. So, for the entire level, the player will keep hearing this…
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Simple Chiptune software for game music

I'm looking for the "Microsoft Paint" equivalent of chiptune music creation software. Something very simple (I use Bfxr for sound effect generation which has been perfect for me) where I could save in .wav file format or something similar. By…
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Can I use music from TheFatRat for my game?

I saw on GitHub, it told me that I can use TheFatRat's music as commercial use. I'm in Vietnam, though, but I like developing games, and I think TheFatRat's music is very appropriate for my game. Am I allowed to use his music? Or is it illegal?
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