In this blog, I want to share some of what goes into writing, recording and controlling Arctic Awakening's music. But more than this, we strive for a captivating soundtrack, music that immerses you in the wild, mysterious world of Arctic Awakening. But what if we apply the notion of adaptation at the compositional level, dynamically changing the melody, harmony or instrumentation? It would then be possible to sculpt a piece of music to fit the contours of a scene, where the player is responsible for making narrative choices and the timing of events.įrom the beginning, making music that is reactive to and synchronised with a player's choice has been at the core of our thinking. Switching between two pieces of music is commonplace. We're triumphant, and the music registers our success by playing the victory theme. For instance, we encounter a combat scenario, and the music changes to a more intense composition. Adaptive Music In Video GamesĪs gamers, we're all familiar with the concept of adaptive music in games. The original blog post can be found here. Joff is the composer of the music being created for Arctic Awakening. This is being cross-posted and was written by Joff Winks for his blog.
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