So you want to write video game music for a living but you don't know if you should concentrate on learning to be a specialist or a...

In 2021 I set myself the task of writing 100 pieces of 8-bit style music for music libraries. I didn't want this to be a year long...

I have often thought, what would I do if I started again with no knowledge of music but knew I wanted to be a video game composer. The...

Just Get Started If my time at University doing music production taught me anything, it was the mentality of those who were productive...

1. Korg: M1 When the 2020 lock down started, I had to move back home and all I had with me to make music was a 2006 Mac Mini, but I was...

Following on from yesterday's post regarding using Fiverr as a video game composer, I thought it would be good to do a follow up on...

In late 2019 I decided to make an account with Fiverr and set up a "gig" on the platform advertising my skills there for video game game...

Soundfonts have been around since the mid 90's and thus you can find one for nearly every retro game there is, from the earliest console...

Most people watching my YouTube channel are perfectly happy with what ever Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) they use and all my lessons...

Hello and welcome to Make Game Music, my name is Shelby and I have created this site and YouTube channel for aspiring composers and games...

When starting out on your music journey it can be overwhelming to know just where to find and start selecting the tools you are going to...

Many games want the modern cinematic sound of strings, brass and epic percussion to come to life, however most of the orchestral...