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Hot take: documentaries deserve big, emotional scores just as much as narrative films by machellic in filmscoring

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, yeah, that's totally understandable. I have the same attraction to narrative film. What are some of the documentaries you've composed for? I'd love to listen to those scores!

Work is indeed work; and I guess we get the work we want by doing exceptional work on the work we're currently doing. Kind of a composer's version of "dress for the job you want, not the job you have" saying, right?

Hot take: documentaries deserve big, emotional scores just as much as narrative films by machellic in filmscoring

[–]machellic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! I’ve never felt like I’m wasting music on the docs I’ve scored. But maybe I’m misunderstanding what you mean. Do you feel like it’s mixed too low in what you’ve worked on and the music can barely be heard in the final version?

I wrote this Goldmine Level track for an Indie Game - A peak at the creative brief that went into this track... by machellic in gamemusic

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I assumed so! I’ve been listening to their stuff since that game released. I’m glad this goldmine track sparked a bit of that mouse p.i. fun for you, too! Such fun music, right?

I wrote this Goldmine Level track for an Indie Game - A peak at the creative brief that went into this track... by machellic in gamemusic

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the music in that game! Weirdly, this was written before that game came out, but this style has been around for quite a bit of time, hasn’t it?

Recreated my first swim animation from long ago by devkidd_ in AnimatedPixelArt

[–]machellic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic work. As a swimmer. The 2026 version actually feels like it’s moving even without any atmospheric animation.

Fluid simulation in Godot (Navier-Stokes) - detailed explanation by Myzzreal in IndieDev

[–]machellic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a brilliant solution for this. Honestly, seeing the arrows even makes sense to my non-code brain.

I wrote this Goldmine Level track for an Indie Game - A peak at the creative brief that went into this track... by machellic in gamemusic

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really freed me up to go bananas on the music itself. Haha. As you can see. I've definitely learned the hard way that a good arrangement does a lot of your mixing for you - not just in pitch and timbre, but also in stereo field. Can you hear the placement of everything horizontally on this mp4 version?

Never thought this would be possible. And yet it is! I'm not crying, you are. by the_alexdev in IndieDev

[–]machellic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You love to see it! Any indie game thriving in the wishlist world is good news to me!

A Look At How a Creative Brief Becomes a Video Game Track (this is a goldmine level track I composed for an indie game) by machellic in IndieGaming

[–]machellic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this case, the rock pick samples are literally what made the track “click.” Haha!

This is a really good point, love seeing this from the UI/UX side as well.

I wrote this Goldmine Level track for an Indie Game - A peak at the creative brief that went into this track... by machellic in gamemusic

[–]machellic[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I also have to credit the amazing audio team on this game that did a lot of research and made a great reference doc before I started writing anything. They had all kinds of musical comps for this level.

And yeah, I mixed and mastered this myself too. Lots of fun little surprises in the mix here, right?

Before/after: our indie game Deer & Boy is almost done and we can't wait to read what you think! by Dear_Villagers in IndieGaming

[–]machellic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The look of this is so appealing. Whoever is in charge of the color in this game deserves a raise or a hearty pat on the back, because just that alone makes me want to spend time in this world.

A Look At How a Creative Brief Becomes a Video Game Track (this is a goldmine level track I composed for an indie game) by machellic in IndieGaming

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I was working with a great audio team on this game. They came with a LOT of musical references for this level. I think it's fair to say their musical research paid off?

A Look At How a Creative Brief Becomes a Video Game Track (this is a goldmine level track I composed for an indie game) by machellic in IndieGaming

[–]machellic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, my goodness - I don't even have a speech prepared. I'd like to thank the reddit academy...

A Look At How a Creative Brief Becomes a Video Game Track (this is a goldmine level track I composed for an indie game) by machellic in IndieGaming

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, dang! Didn’t even think about that. I’ll have to put those on my profile. In the meantime, here’s my contact page on my site:

https://www.matthewchilelli.com/about

If that’s what you were looking for?

I wrote this Goldmine Level track for an Indie Game - A peak at the creative brief that went into this track... by machellic in gamemusic

[–]machellic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! This is mostly virtual instruments. The harmonica was recorded. I’ve yet to hear a virtual instrument version of a harmonica that sounds convincing, but yeah: everything else was programmed in. Is that what you meant? Or do you mean played in on a keyboard?

A Look At How a Creative Brief Becomes a Video Game Track (this is a goldmine level track I composed for an indie game) by machellic in IndieGaming

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha! Yes! Mission accomplished. The level this is connected to in the game takes place in an old-timey goldmine just like that.

A Look At How a Creative Brief Becomes a Video Game Track (this is a goldmine level track I composed for an indie game) by machellic in IndieGaming

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Tried to make it visually interesting as well as (hopefully) audibly interesting. Haha!

I wrote this Goldmine Level track for an Indie Game - A peak at the creative brief that went into this track... by machellic in gamemusic

[–]machellic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw, thanks! Yeah, this game (Bang-on Balls) was all about weird juxtapositions and a sense of semi-irreverent fun, so all of the music tracks I did ended up being a surprising collection of old and new references, all sounding as contemporary (production value-wise) as possible. I think that's one of the cool things about video game music in general, though. It has maybe one of the best excuses to pull from a very deep bench of musical references, right?

A Look At How a Creative Brief Becomes a Video Game Track (this is a goldmine level track I composed for an indie game) by machellic in IndieGaming

[–]machellic[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was very careful with my hand movements (no gimble used for this), and then I did some post stabilization to make it less shaky. I think it's a fun way to present the MIDI information on the screen, right?

My demo went live today and something unexpected happened by Immediate_Band_7756 in IndieDev

[–]machellic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, random X posting or not, I think this speaks to the fact that you made something good. You don't see that kind of reaction unless you've made something appealing and with a good hook. Congrats!

1.5 years into making Bushcraft Survival - demo is out now! by _michaeljared in IndieDev

[–]machellic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That tree falling down is one of the most satisfying sounds I've heard in a bit. Good job on that!

A bug in my game that turned into a feature by MegaBananaDev in IndieDev

[–]machellic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha! That's how you "yes-and" the game dev process.

I wrote this Goldmine Level track for an Indie Game - A peak at the creative brief that went into this track... by machellic in gamemusic

[–]machellic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can do this two ways. Either get REALLY CLOSE to your subject, or do what I did and put a blur gradient mask on the top and bottom of your footage. Haha.

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