In ‘Decrypting Game Music Theory Gems’ I first play game guitar covers, then try to elucidate composing tools to utilize in In The Alchemy of Game Music Themes.
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The Woeful Melody of "Game Over" from "Final Fantasy I"
How is “Game Over” from “Final Fantasy I” able to evoke a sense of losing and game being over using a generic descending-fifths sequence?
By [A J Greengrove]
read moreThe "Wrong-Note" Prelude of Final Fantasy I (1987 NES)
The very original NES prelude way back in 1987 from Final Fantasy I behaves differently from the ones to follow, as we’ll se Nobuo himself demonstrating. I hear a swirling kaleidoscope in the inverted arpeggios, so I cover them with the guitar. Let’s peek into the colored glass and some untapped game music potential.
By [A J Greengrove]
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