{"id":2735,"date":"2025-03-10T12:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/?p=2735"},"modified":"2025-04-01T21:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T21:58:52","slug":"level-music-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/2025\/03\/10\/level-music-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Level Music Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Program used<\/strong>: Ultrabox (Beepbox Mod)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I asked my team if it was okay for me to do the music as I had an idea I thought could work well with the game concept. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">All music is heavily compressed to fit the MB limit (later iterations have HQ vers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Song Process<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">First Iteration<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Very Barebones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I wanted to lay the foundation for how the song would go so there aren&#8217;t any special effects added to it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Roofproto.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Second Iteration<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is when I started adding effects to make the song sound more bouncy, reverb and more background percussion were added so the song had a layering effect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/roofmusik.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Third Iteration <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Removed the jingle sound because it didn&#8217;t match and was distracting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I made the bass slightly louder and added the second and third phases of the song.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At this point, I felt that the song was coming together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is also when I started asking people for feedback on the song<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/roofmusiksilky-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"935\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235549.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235549.png 935w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235549-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235549-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235549-850x220.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fourth Iteration<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At this point, I made slight changes to the song adjusted the bass to be louder and received some feedback again<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/silkyroof2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235527.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2755\" style=\"width:643px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235527.png 981w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235527-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235527-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-06-235527-850x430.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My response:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-7.png 956w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-7-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-7-768x182.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-7-850x201.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">(\u201cYukiko\u201d reference explained in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/2025\/03\/18\/music-inspirations-analysis\/\">Music Inspirations<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fifth Iteration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This version feels much more bouncy and alive, and I extended the section of the key change and changed the pad preset of the &#8220;chill&#8221; section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I got some advice from Parker on changing some parts at the beginning to become more &#8220;bouncy&#8221; and slightly extending the phrases of the chords to sound more intentional and put together. His advice helped me, as I think it sounds better. He also liked the song, which is a relief as it is his game idea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I also asked my classmate, Yiran, to listen to this version and give me any feedback on what she liked about it and any concrit. She said that the song sounds like &#8220;floating&#8221; and airy\/bouncy, which I&#8217;m happy to hear as that&#8217;s exactly what I&#8217;m going for. For the crit, she said to add more low constant sounds, like bass\/drums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/roofslightchanged-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#8212;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Six Iteration<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1S6aY4OceADI2IyXuaqaqkQ35EoH6KVlI\/view?usp=sharing\">HQ ver.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I downloaded samples from <a href=\"https:\/\/freewavesamples.com\/\">https:\/\/freewavesamples.com\/<\/a> to add to the song. I added cowbells and Sleigh bells (I know &#8211; a bit unusual!) to make it more fun and playful.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The feedback I received below is from this current and a previous iteration that I didn&#8217;t include here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m happy that the music gives a laidback vibe as that&#8217;s what we were going for our level&#8217;s vertical slice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/samplesadded-comp.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Previous Feedback + my response:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-185913.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2781\" style=\"width:666px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-185913.png 942w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-185913-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-185913-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-185913-850x456.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Feedback for the current iteration:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-222432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2780\" style=\"width:691px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-222432.png 955w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-222432-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-222432-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-11-222432-850x229.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Final Iteration (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hrZYDHf6KLd6dVih4loL1aZYycVOQGRR\/view?usp=sharing\">HQ ver.<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the final iteration of the music. I got some advice from Parker below to add a few more things in the intro, so I decided to bring the cowbells from later in the song into the beginning. I had a lot of fun creating this song, and I&#8217;m happy it fits Parker&#8217;s vision! In a newer version of the build, it will be implemented by Sam.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2978\" style=\"width:682px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-15.png 912w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-15-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-15-768x132.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/image-15-850x146.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Kinetic-Panic-Level-Music-comp.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program used: Ultrabox (Beepbox Mod) I asked my team if it was okay for me to do the music as I had an idea I thought could work well with the game concept. 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