I'm going to attempt VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily Composition Challenge. Wish me luck!

My VGM Academy 21-Day Composition Challenge tracks

This is my second track for VGM Academy's 21 Day Composition Challenge. 

I'm really proud of this one, it's inspired by imaginings and memories of travelling lonely paths far from home. 

Some of the instruments featured in this track are the viola and double bass from Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra 2 Pro, Sptifire Labs Dulcimer, Embertone's Jubal Flute and the lute and viola de gamba from Eduardo Tarilonte's ERA: Medieval Legends

The Furthest Road

This is my first track for VGM Academy's 21 Day Composition Challenge. 

This piece was inspired by all those wonderful main themes for fantasy games and movies. In the spirit of the challenge this is a total work in progress, but I'm really happy with the melody and overall feel of the piece.  I'm looking forward to returning to this piece to work on it further, but it's time to look to day 2!

I made this using Sptifire Albion One + a snare drum from Versilian Studios Chamber Orchestra Pro

Castles And Kingdoms (Demo/Work In Progress)

This is my third track for VGM Academy's 21 Day Composition Challenge.

This one takes a lot of influence from Lorne Balfe's amazing Skylanders soundtracks, which have this amazing mix of orchestral and electronic music into something that sounds so uniquely video gamey, but also stands on its own.

There's some more polish I'd like to do on this song, especially on the drums. When I come back to this track I want to explore mixing in more percussion like in the middle section with the drum beat. 

Some of the instruments featured on this are the marimba from VSCO2 Pro, Strings from Spitfire Albion One and Spitfire Labs Moon Guitar.

Sky Island Sun

The next track for my 21 Days of VGM Challenge. 
This one is just the beginnings of something...

Snowfall In The Valley (Fragment)

This is my fifth track for VGM Academy's 21 Day Composition Challenge.

This track is inspired by minimalism, a very busy day in the city of Melbourne and having way too much coffee. My music is usually very fantasy inspired so I'm actually quite surprised I wrote this myself! 

The instruments this uses is Spitfire Albion One and Embertone's Walker 1955 Concert D piano.

Melbourne Morning

This is my sixth track for VGM Academy's 21 Day Composition Challenge.

After my massive orchestral track from yesterday I decided to try something more simple and make something Super Nintendo inspired. Whenever I try using these sounds though (as amazing as they are) I also find out how challenging it is to make something comparable to the great 16 bit era soundtracks. 

I'm calling this track Peaceful 16 Bit Village. Maybe over the next few days I'll do a full orchestral arrangement?

This is all made using sounds from Impact Soundworks' Super Audio Cart.

Peaceful 16 Bit Village

It's day 7 of VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM Music daily composition challenge and things are getting hectic! 

Better watch your back when you're heading through the Darkwoods...

Forest Ambush

It's day 7 of VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM Music daily composition challenge, I hope you're rugged up to visit this snowy village...

Village In The Snow

A special piece for day 9 of VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge.

Butterflies

Here's my day 10 piece. I don't know what to say about this one, other than enjoy!

Vast Rooms and Tiny Windows

This is my day 12 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge. 

Today's music is for detectives investigating the dark and unknowable...

Investigating the Unfathomable

This is my day 13 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge. One day I'd like to write music for a peaceful game like Animal Crossing or My Time at Portia. I think this might be what that music would sound like.

Summer Island Story

Here is my day 14 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge. 

This piece is a lament for travellers far from home.

Travellers On The Westward Road

Here is my day 15 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge.

In this piece, the survivors of the ill fated ark-ship Remembrance see their new homeworld for the first time.

New Earthrise

This is my day 16 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge.

In this piece, news is shared of goblin raids on the borderlands, the impending war between the dwarves and the red dragons, and the grim prophecy of the fall of the Kingdom of Arathar...

Dark Tidings

This is my day 17 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge.

So writing gameboy music is super fun.

Knights of the Round Pixel

This is my day 18 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge.

This is a piece inspired by long journeys and bleak days.

The Valley Beyond

This is my day 19 track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge.

"O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do.
They pray; grant thou, lest faith turn to despair."

Two Princes

this is my day 20 track for vgm academy's 21 days of vgm daily composition challenge

this is my experiment at mixing my fantasy inspired music with that cool lofi beats aesthetic

no capital letters allowed

pls enjoy with tea or coffee or butterbeer

lofi beats for studying wizards

This is my final track for VGM Academy's 21 Days of VGM daily composition challenge!

I'm super proud of how this one turned out, my aim was to mix that 'epic' cinematic orchestral sound with something that also sounds quintessentially video-gamey.

Adventure Fields

Hew Wagner is a media composer and opera singer based in Melbourne, Australia.