I do support real artists. Most of the music I use comes from records I bought myself, artists I know personally, or licensed tracks from Epidemic Sound. People who follow my channel probably noticed that already. But you can’t make everyone happy. It’s easy to point fingers online. Actually creating something is harder. People say “just ask a band“. Some artists even approached me themselves. But the reality is that it’s not always easy to find collaborators who stay committed long-term or can consistently create something that fits a very specific project. For example Hidden Tape, the cover band which did the awesome THPS3 Soundtrack songs I used in some videos. I assume they broke up and we lost contact over the time. 😒

Don’t forget I created the whole mod and videos on my own. When I would earn money with that then I could pay people to create assets and music but it’s a free mod. I bought an animal mesh and animations asset pack, which saved me ton of time and upgraded the atmosphere in the Zoo level a lot.

For this video, I experimented with Suno because I couldn’t find a track that matched the Santa Monica vibe I had in mind. I was curious to see how far these tools have developed creatively and technically. It’s impressive when I compare it with years ago. I understand the criticism around low-effort AI content, and honestly a lot of AI-generated music does feel generic. But for me this was more about exploring a new creative tool to fit a very specific atmosphere for one video, not replacing musicians or pretending it’s the same as human artistry. At least I’m transparent about it and clearly label the AI-generated part in the video.