Making Music For Modern Games

[NovaXpress]

Supposing there was somewhere out there who's made music (really good music) which would be appropriate for video games (as in really freaking good instrumental background music) . How would they go about getting it heard by a company?

[Breakpack]

Think happy thoughts

[NovaXpress]

Thanks for the idiocy.

 

The seriousness being that a person I met happens to program synth music. I heard quite a bit of it and immediately thought it sounded like game music, top of the line game music. So I'm inquiring to the PROFESSIONALS around here about how he would go about submitting it.

[Breakpack]

Thanks for the idiocy.

 

 

Yeah,I am rather bliss right now

[shadow460]

I'm not a professional, but if I was the one with the music, I'd send a CD of it to a handful of game developers.

[CPUWIZ]

Thanks for the idiocy.

 

The seriousness being that a person I met happens to program synth music. I heard quite a bit of it and immediately thought it sounded like game music, top of the line game music. So I'm inquiring to the PROFESSIONALS around here about how he would go about submitting it.

 

You could try contacting the self proclaimed king of videogame music, Tommy Tallarico, he is easy to find.

[NovaXpress]

The problem with sending art blindly is that smart companies wouldn't open it for fear of later lawsuits. There would have to be a correct procedure for breaking in to this art form.

[CPUWIZ]

The problem with sending art blindly is that smart companies wouldn't open it for fear of later lawsuits. There would have to be a correct procedure for breaking in to this art form.

 

I didn't say anything about sending something, I said contact him.

[NovaXpress]

Sorry, I was responding to the prior message.

 

Seems like Tallarico is busy enough getting his own work out there, would he want anything to do with a newcomer to the game?

[Flojomojo]

Seems like you'd take the same route as any creative person trying to find work in the industry: hire an agent. Works for actors, writers, and other musicians, so why not game musicians?

 

I'd also worry about getting played somewhere first, and getting into games second.

 

While you're at it, post your resume here and here in addition to the usual job-hunting places.

Edited November 27, 2006 by Flojomojo

[eric_ruck]

I can second Gamasutra. Or just bring it up here. There are some people in the real video game industry, and others of us who write casual games on spec and do advergames under contract (although I already have my sound guy for now, sorry).

 

Eric