10 Things You MUST Know To Be A Video Game Composer

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As someone who was on the other side (video game project lead). These are excellent advices. If I may add two more: 11. If the instructions are unclear: Don't be shy to ask for clarifications. Your counterpart doesn't always has the same musical expertise as you. 12. Ask for feedback early. This not only prevents you to work into the wrong direction, but also shows interest and engagement with the project.

I'm an aspiring composer that has held off on jumping into composing for games in pursuit of building up my skills in every area that might be needed to effectively tackle the problems that I might face when actually composing for a game, and a lot of the things I learned are super important details that are ALL listed here in this video! I think I'm starting to get a bit more ready for composing an entire soundtrack. I've learned more about working with others, and understanding how to take criticism and use it to improve upon something, also when you're making something for someone else, ultimately, their vision matters first and foremost. Only parts I need to put more time into learning about are all the business related things, which are arguable some of the more important things haha. Absolutely fantastic video, thank you for taking the time to make this video and teach us more about the world of video game music composition!

So like the badman I am, I pirated River City Girls on my Switch...but I fell in love with your soundrack I knew I had to own it...the problem was I had to buy the game to get the soundtrack. I went from Villain to Hero. Great.

Cool video! That is totally a big point with video game music, the tracks generally loop seamlessly which takes talent and work!

Your song “Yesterday” is like “Prayer” off of Castlevania SOTN. Not stylistically, but the vibe! So lovely.

Its nice to see this type of video on the channel. Your songs are amazing Megan. But also seeing more of you is awesome too. And hearing your take on things. Hopefully this brings the confidence in some to compose more awesome video game tracks! And other media too, I hope everyone takes away the "Be nice" comment to heart the most too. It makes the world a better place. Also. I adore the Oblivion love in the background, that's hardcore!

So great to see you again, Megs! I hope your pinky heals quickly. SUPER informative video! Your music is right up there with Michiru Ayame’s! ❤

Welcome back Meg! Good to see you Your hair looks super cute.

This video just appeared in my algorithm and probably I am in the composer - producer algorithm everywhere now, thank you for your insight

My biggest musical influence is video game music/sound effects ... as well as cartoon theme songs, now that I think about it.

so glad to see you sharing your proven, earned wisdom. would be fun to see you talk about how you listen to reference music and break it down. jus talk about what goes thru your head when u think about references, re frequency range, arrangement, mood etc. i know that can be a very idiomatic, subjective thing, but i feel creatively it would be fun and informative. regardless, enjoyed the video and enjoy following your musical journey, thanks! fell in love w your music since hearing "the hunt"

That was really informative! thank you for the insight!

I don't intend to be a composer but this video is still very fascinating to watch. Love your music!

This is awesome and really cool to see your breakdown on this!!!

👏👏👏👏👏 You've done a great job, Megan! Many thanks for your time and efforts! 🙏🖤 With much appreciation, Ivan 🍀

Great video and lots of great advice for both game musicians and even game Devs on how to work with musicians!

Great to see you putting out these videos now!! 🤘

This was Very Helpful! thank you!

Great video Megan. I was just wondering if you could expand on networking through other means that are not conventions. GDC is amazing but can be prohibitively expensive for some people. Maybe talk about Game Jams if you have any experience with that, networking through social media, email, music supervisors, etc!