8-bit RPG Music

Here is some 8-bit music I've composed! It's the start of an 8-bit music series I'm doing, which will involve composing short tracks that fit the classic retro genres, such as RPG, Platformer, Action Adventure, Puzzle, you get the idea.

This first piece is the kind of music you'd hear on the prelude/prologue of an RPG, whether it occurs before or after the main title screen. In my head, I imagined a simple background, perhaps of a castle, with slow scrolling text filling in the player with some story context. A classic way to start an RPG!

I've strictly used 4 channels of sound here, to try and keep it as authentic as possible. I didn't use a tracker, I used the Super Audio Boy VSTi. I love it, but I wish I had picked up Super Audio Cart in the Black Friday sale. Big regrets there. Hopefully it's on sale again over Christmas!

I've stuck my own reverb on it as a personal preference, so it loses some authenticity there. I know that Super Audio Cart has a SNES reverb setting, so if I do end up getting it I'll use that in future.

8-Bit RPG Music - Prelude/Prologue

The second in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. 
This piece would likely take place as the adventurer is setting off on their adventure for the first time, perhaps leaving home.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI

8-Bit RPG Music - The Adventure Begins

The third in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. 
I imagined this tune to be the theme of a strange kooky shop that the adventuer comes across in their adventure, a shop that sells all kinds of knick-knacks and potions and things. And I bet the store owner has some kind of secret...

Other tracks in the series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI

8-Bit RPG Music - Shop Theme

The fourth in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game.
The title is pretty self-explanatory - this is music intended for a royal castle of some sort. This setting is a classic trope in old school RPGS; perhaps the player arrives at the castle very early on in the game and finds that something tragic has happened - a kidnapped princess or a stolen crystal. And the King personally needs your help!
Anyway here's the kind of music you can imagine playing in this castle.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI

8-Bit RPG Music - Royal Castle

The fifth in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. No explantion for this one really, it's a theme to a boss battle! Not one of those important boss battles with a key character, but some kind of generic boss at the end of a dungeon or something. Not my most inspired piece but wanted to put it out there.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI
- Boss Battle: https://youtu.be/NzFKyZc_va4

8-Bit RPG Music - Boss Battle

The sixth in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. A bright and upbeat musical theme full of determination to match our heroine's character.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI
- Boss Battle: https://youtu.be/NzFKyZc_va4
- The Heroine's Theme: https://youtu.be/TNYTFOiNO4s

8-Bit RPG Music - The Heroine

https://youtu.be/uqZfMzRQy54

I recently composed a short jingle for Disaster Quest's channel. They create great Let's Plays of various Zelda games! Check them out here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXHMdE6m9vJTYJDo6HKMYjA

If you'd like music commissioned for your project then please just send me a message and we can arrange something :-)

Cheers!

- Adam

DisasterQuest - Opening Jingle

My 8-bit music series:

♦ Prologue | https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
♦ The Adventure Begins | https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
♦ Shop Theme | https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI
♦ Royal Castle | https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
♦ Boss Battle | https://youtu.be/NzFKyZc_va4
♦ The Heroine | https://youtu.be/TNYTFOiNO4s
♦ Rival Battle! | https://youtu.be/VhwCVTSFLLg
♦ Dance-off | https://youtu.be/l_T5roK1oZA

My 16-bit music series:

♦ Street Brawlin' | https://youtu.be/AMAVd3e7lXc

8-Bit RPG Music - Rival Battle!

Hello! My name is Adam Haynes. I am a music composer, arranger, and orchestrator, with a First Class BA Honours in Music Composition for Professional Media.

I have written music scores for various animations and games, as well as a multitude of video game music remixes for anyone to enjoy. All my music can be discovered here on SoundCloud, or on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/petaldance

My music is mainly inspired by video game music, and the western classical music periods. My biggest inspiration is Nobuo Uematsu, and his influences are apparent throughout my compositions. I enjoy the use of strong and memorable leitmotifs and passages, and I hope that the listener will be whistling or humming my tunes subconsciously at the end of the day :)

Most importantly for me is to make the listener feel something when listening to my music - happiness, sorrow, excitement, nostalgia, if I can provoke something from just one listener then I feel satisfied with what I've created.

If you would like to use my music, or have audio uniquely composed for your project, then please don't hesitate to ask. We can certainly arrange something!

Happy listening :-)

8-bit RPG Music

AdamHaynes