Tracks made for various musical game jams!

Music Game Jams

Originally made for Music Motif Challenge: https://itch.io/jam/motif-challenge

Challenge: make a song out of a given motif. 

I made this chiptune. Going for an old school game vibe, adventuring through a castle trying to escape alive.

Where is the Exit?

Originally made for ​https://itch.io/jam/broken-telephone-jam-2-music

Challenge: make a song based on the art (provided in the artwork image by https://jimmy-chimmy.itch.io/).

The fantasy characters and the color palette made things feel very mystical and ethereal. I went with a 7/4 time signature because there are 7 "feet" walking along the path. I used a violin and bassoon to represent each voice as they converse with one another. They look like they're coming from a dark place and entering (or realizing) this beautiful world they are in together and will keep each other safe. I love this art!

Together in Dreaming

Originally made for ​itch.io/jam/weekly-note-composing-jam-7

Challenge: make a song for the theme of "1000 Pigeon Army".

Continuing on with the NES soundchip project and trying to work within those limited constraints. Focusing on bringing the metal energy into 8-bit and making a sort of boss fight encounter where you are fighting a swarm of pigeons that constantly descend upon you in various ways.

Death From Above

Originally made for ​itch.io/jam/weekly-note-composing-jam-8

Challenge: make a song for the theme of "Organized Chaos".

Continuing on with the NES soundchip project and trying to work within those limited constraints. This one uses 11/8 time signature with a 3/8 polyrhythm in the mid-section. Trying to get it crazy while actually still making sense on a base sonic processing level.

Robot Factory

Originally made for ​itch.io/jam/weekly-note-composing-jam-9

Challenge: make a song for the theme of "Shovel and Pick".

Continuing on with the NES soundchip project and trying to work within those limited constraints. This one uses a swing tempo and has a routine alternate percussion on the noise channel that's designed to emulate the shovel and pickaxe actions. Went for a bit of a western ranch type feel with a sort of blues form.

An Honest Living

Originally made for ​itch.io/jam/weekly-note-composing-jam-10

Challenge: make a song for the theme of "Rainstorm".

Continuing on with the NES soundchip project and trying to work within those limited constraints. I focused around designing the thunder/lightning noise and using that as a big boom to center everything else around. The noise channel then goes quiet to represent the pitter-patter of rainfall and the emotion of the rain I tried to carry with the delayed square wave. I escalate the emotion throughout the piece with the triangle/bass channel and noise, giving more crashes as it progresses.

Downpour

Musician, composer, gamer | Metal, orchestra, traditional folk, acoustic, electronic, jazz | Guitar, bass, piano, drums | Dogs

Where is the Exit?

Calvin Jee