This week I was whisked away from my marketing duties for my first musical contribution to Gygan Reign. Never officially inducted as a composer for this game or any other, I was tasked with scoring the development teaser video present in the team’s imminent presentations. Well, maybe not “tasked with” so much “hey guys can I do this thing please come on guys yes I’m doing the thing.”
Excessive enthusiasm aside, this was a challenging task, chiefly because the tone of the game is yet to be determined. Music goes a long way in cementing the feel of a game, but we weren’t sure what kind of emotional landscape we wanted to create. As such, I spent the first couple days of the creative process basically banging on the keys aimlessly, falling victim to muscle memory and composer’s gridlock. Finally, on Saturday Anna sent me the first draft of the video and a barrage of expressive adjectives, which served to guide my process.
After cranking out some dissonant chordal movement as a first section and earning early approval from the team, I proceeded with developing the composition as much as I deemed appropriate within a 1-minute timeframe, eventually moving towards something more majestic to suite the grandeur of Gygans playing gods. With a vision in mind, the hardest part became not overindulging and simply writing for the medium. While I believe I accomplished this, I still managed to have a fair share of fun. 10/10 would compose again.
Regards,
Alex
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