Name: MMM August - Checkpoint by Endless Blue in Super 8-Bit Ableton Live Pack
Duration: 3 min 1 s
Description: This was a fun Monthly Music Mission that turned out pretty difficult to pull off. I used only Brian Funk's COINOP pack and used only native Ableton effects. Working within these limitations was pretty rough, mainly because I was not very familiar with the tools as full-fledged Arturia addict... But I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

I really like this melody! Feels so dramatic!

I am in the game! This sounds great! I love the percussion and how it helps increase the energy. Definitely feels like I'm deep into enemy territory and things are starting to get serious! Well done! Mission Accomplished!

Get the Super 8-Bit Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/2014/01/06/super-8-bit-ableton-pack-now-available

The sounds of classic video game consoles in Ableton Live! 150 Instruments and Effects, built from samples of Nintendo, Gameboy, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis.

Super 8-Bit Ableton Live Pack

Every sound was created using The Super 8 Bit Ableton Live Pack by AfroDJMac. Get the Ableton Live Pack here: http://afrodjmac.com/2014/01/06/super-8-bit-ableton-pack-now-available/ Enjoy!

Returning Home

Every sound was created using The Super 8 Bit Ableton Live Pack by AfroDJMac. Get the Ableton Live Pack here: http://afrodjmac.com/2014/01/06/super-8-bit-ableton-pack-now-available/  Enjoy!

Fire World

The Master's Teachings

Traveling Scene

Every sound (except vocals) was created using The Super 8 Bit Ableton Live Pack by AfroDJMac. Get the Ableton Live Pack here: http://afrodjmac.com/2014/01/06/super-8-bit-ableton-pack-now-available/  Enjoy!

I'm Not Surprised

Last Dance

An idea from a while ago that just needed that one thing to make it close enough to finished to post. I still feel it's a bit messy, but ... eh.

The Night Was Sultry

Bangin' track I've been rinsing out around in San Diego all year. Finally got around to recording it for all to enjoy!

COLD

All sounds, except drums, come from my Cassette Tape Synths Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.gumroad.com/l/lukxws

Cassette Dream

It’s a wonder how we last
When we never learn a thing from our past
Ancient man was just like you and me
The same mistakes playing on repeat

Isn’t that a shame
Every day’s the same
Nothing ever changes
It wears me out let’s tear it down

I had a master plan
But I forgot it all
I had it all figured out 
But I forgot it all

I had a master plan
But I forgot it all
I had it all figured out 
But I forgot it all

We shouldn’t be surprised
When we never open our eyes
We should have seen it all before
We can’t go on like this anymore

Isn’t that a shame
People never change
Just pointing out the blame
It wears me out let’s tear it down

I had a master plan
But I forgot it all
I had it all figured out 
But I I forgot it all

I had a master plan
Maybe you wrote it down
I had it all figured out
But I forgot it all
I forgot it all
I forgot it all
I forgot it all


Master Plan

This is a pretty old track I pulled out of storage and updated. Gist of it was pretty well written, but gave it a stronger chorus and a bit more structure.

Analog Dream

This was a fun Monthly Music Mission that turned out pretty difficult to pull off. I used only Brian Funk's COINOP pack and used only native Ableton effects. Working within these limitations was pretty rough, mainly because I was not very familiar with the tools as full-fledged Arturia addict... But I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

MMM August - Checkpoint

Seeing you brings my head down,
Are you lost inside your final dream?
We don't know how to get out,
I don't know how to be. 

Being angry won't bring you back,
It won't give us one more day,
It's the knife that cuts into the past,
My only escape. 

Final Dream

Music made using my COIN-OP 8-Bit Ableton Live Template: https://brianfunk.com/blog/coinop

Part of the Music Production Club Monthly Music Mission, August 2025: Create music for an adventure video game.
Music Production Club: https://brianfunk.com/mpc

Hot Pursuit

Back in Town

In a galaxy not far away, around a dying star, lies the orbit of a feline fortress- a planet just for us!
In a race against the expanding outer layers of our sun, we must open every portal until a brand new world is won. 
What evil may come?

Cloaked claws, powerful paws,
Veiled in magic mystery, our incantations rise.
Cloaked claws, this is our cause!
Be it fate or destiny, our future is in the sky.

Cloaked Claws

Endless Blue, a trip-hop and downtempo fusion duo, was formed in 2003 by Minneapolis-based musicians Nick Mitchell and Laura Hillman Mitchell. Endless Blue's music blends sultry and soulful melodies with vintage synths, jazz-filled bass lines, bluesy guitar riffs, and lo-fi beats.

Over the last 20 years Endless Blue has collaborated with numerous musicians and has recorded 13 albums and EPs with a combination of original tracks and covers in Endless Blue's signature style. Listeners can expect song themes tackling everything from relationships, identity, loss, and mental health.

Musician, Producer, and Educator from New York. 
Host of the Music Production Podcast. 
Author of 5-Minute Music Producer. 
Berklee Online teacher. 
Ableton Certified Trainer.

MMM August - Checkpoint

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