How do I go about composing something like this....

[futureproductions]

i would like to know know what the music in this video game is made out of? How do they get the drums to sound like that? Is the music mostly arpeggios...if so how many?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_X1N9DiQia8

 

[bandcoach]

Arpeggios

there are a total of 5 or 6 chords, seems to be D-Em-F#m-G-A-Bm and variations thereof. I'll take another listen and nail it.

The drums themselves are straightforward and quite simple.

However there are a lot (and I do mean a lot) of game sounds: explosions, launches, hits, misses; which seem to be percussion sounds, though they are not synched to the music track, making it seem far more complex than it actually is.

 

[futureproductions]

cool... thanx bandcoach.

 

[eccentricbeats]

Basically, it all sounds a lot like 8 bit sounds, but with a more modern sound to it. Just add a pad, and some arpeggiated synths and you're good.

 

[RizoCargetti]

Ive been looking for that effect/lead also... anybody know how they go about making that lead sound?