Wow, this slaps HARD. You did great recreating Toby's style. Also, don't let all of these hate comments get to you. This is really good.

the comments of this is just the Internet in a nutshell

Anybody else getting serious "Downwell Idea" vibes from this?

Man what the hell is toby fox doing on tony foxes head

this feels like a core type area, but more upbeat

Is that the "I'm stronger than you" song i hear in there? Really nice use of leitmotifs and everthing!

When most people set out to create studies to enhance their skills the subject matter typically ends up being something evocative. Naturally, I made one of Undertale/Deltarune era Toby Fox lol.

My main takeaway from this exercise is that Fox's bread and butter are melodies that are simple yet catchy, with the appropriate backing and percussion to supplement them. My goal was to pursue this line of thought to the best of my ability, utilizing the same sort of rhythms throughout the track, most of which can even be heard in the first few seconds. Thematically, I can see this being an upbeat area theme in the first half but it loses all pretense of that once the shreddage and UGK kick in so who knows. In his defense, his repertoire is larger than most people give him credit for but I stuck with something familiar since that seems to be his signature style.

As for what Madeline from hidden indie gem Celeste is doing in the thumbnail with Toby, I don't really have an avatar to represent myself so I just drew her. As for why her specifically, something about heat from fire, don't look too deep into it haha.

Next up is Lena Raine or Flashygoodness, I can't decide which one would end up being cooler.

Toby Fox Musical Study

Credits to Questorium on reddit for my profile pic!

Hey, I'm Jam, a nerd who likes to make cool tunes using FL Studio 20. 

~Q & A~

Q. What program do you use to make your songs?
A. Ableton.

Q. What's your favorite song?
A. In general, I prefer listening to emotional tracks. Corridors of Time from the Chrono Trigger soundtrack comes to mind, I can't get enough of that ostinato in the beginning haha. ASGORE from Undertale is another personal favorite of mine and something I look back on in terms of arrangement and intensity. As for non-vgm pieces, Porter Robinson's entire discography hits all the marks for me. 

Q. Do you take requests?
A. I'll take a peek at comments from time to time for inspiration.

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