We recently wrote songs for the video game "Space War Commander":http://dreamspike.com. It's an eclectic mix of songs that tries to capture the trials that come with a life in space.
bq. Everyone loves some doom and gloom in a game, but who wants to get bummed every time they double click the icon? I tried to make the theme simple and uplifting. It quickly quiets down though, for a more relaxing menu navigating experience.
bq. This song was written as a stream of consciousness. I wanted it to have an obscure progression and simple motifs that ended up clashing.
bq. This started as an attempt to create a 90's rap song. I didn't succeed and this was the result.
bq. I don't know if this one made the cut for the game. We all agreed that the ostinato was a little draining. The harmonies towards the end made up for it in my mind, though.
bq. Originally the game was sent to me with an empty, saxophone solo which I felt I couldn't top. This reminded me of that Cowboy Bebop space vibe. This song is a stab at a little jazz fusion.
bq. I found that militant, orchestral pieces were in high demand, hence this song was created.
bq. I sat down at the piano, and I tried my best to capture the unsettling RPG village... slightly post-apocalyptic. It makes you want to pick up the pace and get to a different place. I was happy to work in some jazz substitutions as well.
bq. This is an older piano song that I could never settle on a melody for. Slapping on a beat and playing it on a crunchy rhodes sounded pretty good.
bq. We are in Space right? When you're floating in your escape pod there's plenty of time to think. This song begins as ambient and unpredictable then ends with a free-time piano ditty.
bq. This is the first song I sat down to write for the game. I stumbled on the folksy pentatonic melody, heard the surprisingly soulful sawtooth sound, and everything else fell into place. The more organic sounding version fit with the game better, however, that sawtooth really hits the spot for me.
bq. Another one of those percussion-loaded, epic songs. The violins playing a minor riff give this song that movie soundtrack feel.
bq. I was told to write an upbeat, victorious song prior to knowing the content of the game, and this childish one came out. I hear the words "you won the game, yeah you won the game, you're so good, yeah you won the game, etc" in my head when I play it on the piano.
Space War Commander
