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[RoelfMik]

Rules

• You don't request when the shop is closed.
• You can request one song.
• Tell me if other users can use the theme.
• I will take as long as I like.
• I am free to refuse or drop your request at any time.
• You provide as much information as you can when you post a request.
• I don't do .mid anymore. I will make a .ogg file.
• Give credit if you use a song.

To be able to do a good job I will need information about the scene and the context in which the music will be used and an indication of the tempo (slow/fast is fine a specific bpm is possible as well). Give me a clear idea of the mood the song should have and I will do my best to translate it to music and make a fitting theme.

Example

I need a song for my game. I want to use it in a scene in which the hero of my game explores an abandoned castle that was once home to an evil wizard. The song should have a dark/mysterious mood. The tempo should be slow. I would really like it if you could use violins. Other users can use this theme as well if they like it.

You can request a specific key, instrument and/or time signature. These are however not necessary.

Themes I made for the games Walking The Plank, Cry Of The Fox, Descent and Throne Of Heresy are not for public use. If you want to use themes which I made for a specific requester, please contact that requester. You have my permission, but not unless the requester approves as well!

I Am Working On The Following Requests

Spoiler:

1. Gen567 x 2
2. BioWolfz x 2
3. Deggy88
4. Phlim2 (Fixing earlier request)
5. Ryoukachi (Fixing earlier request)
6. Timmah (Victory Music)

Waiting List

Spoiler:

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?

Projects

(17) MIDI 2008

Spoiler:

1. As A Tragedy Unfolds
2. Pirate Town
3. Traveling The Waves
4. Beyond The Horizon We Go
5. Together We Sail
6. Calm
7. Facing Our Destiny
8. Home
9. Pirate Song
10. Dark Forest
11. Old Forest
12. Moving In The Shadows
13. Spirit
14. Moonlight
15. Resonance
16. Shadows
17. Wings

(27) MIDI 2008/2009

Spoiler:

1. Run And Hide
2. The Trees Are Speaking
3. Jax' Theme
4. Defend The Coast
5. The Dandy
6. The Oracle
7. Marching Forward
8. Touch The Sky
9. Snow Covered Fields (High)/Snow Covered Fields
10. Slow
11. No Way Back
12. Flash
13. Wish For A Better Future
14. Harmony
15. Concentration
16. Calm Lands
17. Reflection
18. Break
19. The Magic Of A Thief
20. Memories
21. Distant Horizons
22. Mountain Rain
23. The Star That Binds Us
24. Rebellion Of The Poor
25. The Seat Of Topas
26. Cry Of The Fox
27. Soothsayers

(40) MP3/OGG 2009/2010

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• 001
• 002
• 003
• 004
• 005
• 006
• 007
• 008
• 009
• 010
• 011
• 012
• 013
• 014
• 015
• 016
• 017
• 018
• 019
• 020
• 021
• 022
• 023
• 024
• 025
• 026
• 027
• 028
• 029
• 030
• 031
• 032
• 033
• 034
• 035
• 036
• 037
• 038
• 039
• 040

Final Fantasy IV - Throne Of Heresy (4) 2009/2010

Spoiler:

1. Throne Of Heresy - Lone Wolf
2. Throne Of Heresy - Crystek Construction
3. Throne Of Heresy - 001
4. Throne Of Heresy - 002

Finished Requests & Other Stuff

Roelf's RPG Themes (8) MIDI/Audio

Spoiler:

Audio

• Track 001
• Track 002

Midi

• A Wish For Victory
• Desert Wastelands
• New Life
• Flashback
• Stars
• Roads To The Unknown

Finished Requests (71)

Spoiler:

A red song can only be used in your game after you have received permission from the original requester.
A green song can be used in your game without asking permission to the original requester.

Send me a PM if you want the color of your song changed.

2008
1. Title screen theme for Pwr905: A New Dawn
2. Annabelle's theme for Tentacles: Annabelle's Theme

2009
1. The Final Chapter - Phlim2
2. Memories Of Hearts - Dark Santum
3. Main Character Theme - Jackoftherenaissance
4. Title Screen Theme - Jackoftherenaissance
5. Battle Theme - PlatinumChin
6. Spoken With Pain - Benmybob
7. The Santum - Dark Santum
8. Character Theme 1/Character Theme 2 - Ryuuga
9. Field Theme - Vizzy The Squirrel
10. Exploring New Aldor - Jaydee15
11. Church Theme - Darkness88
12. Battle Theme - Sebaar
13. Battle Theme - Hugh Clair
14. Battle Theme - Dark Santum
15. Bad Guy Theme - Ryuuga
16. Title/Character Theme Ryan A
17. Sormensus Excludecius - Jackoftherenaissance
18. Alonia's Title Theme - Kiku Maru Xtreme
19. Battle Theme - Gen567
20. Character Theme - Ryan A
21. Battle Theme - Atrociouslygoodwitch
22. The Original Werewolf - Tentacles
23. Epic Theme - Runefreak
24. Title Theme - Cichol
25. Theme 001 - MagicKid
26. Theme 002 - MagicKid
27. Dungeon 001 - Timmah
28. Dungeon 002 - Timmah
29. Slow Theme 001 - PaoIX
30. Slow Theme 002 - PaoIX
31. Theme 001 - Celianna.ogg
32. Theme 002 - Celianna.ogg
33. Battle Theme - Ryan A
34. Dungeon 003 - Timmah
35. Dungeon 004 - Timmah
36. Dungeon 005 - Timmah
37. Theme 2 - Ryan A
38. Theme 3 - Ryan A
39. Theme 001 - Gen567
40. Theme 002 - Gen567
41. Theme 001 - The Cichure
42. Theme 002 - The Cichure
43. Theme 003 - The Cichure
44. Theme 003 - Celianne
45. Theme 004 - Celianne
46. Theme 000 - Gen567
47. Theme 001 - Ryan A
48. Theme 005 - Celianna
49. Theme 001 - Ryan A
50. A Town Called Home - Ryoukachi
51. Battle Theme 001 - MagicKid
52. Battle Theme 001 - Karkashan
53. Main Theme - Will23
54. Dungeon Theme - Runefreak
55. Battle Theme 001 - Phlim2
56. Battle Theme 002 - Phlim2
57. Battle Theme 003 - Phlim2
58. Battle Theme 004 - Phlim2
59. Battle Theme 001 - Gen567
60. Battle Theme 002 - Gen567
61. Battle Theme 003 - Gen567
62. Final Theme - MemberXII
63. Mine Theme - Senapho
64. Game Over 001 - Yoshio
65. Theme 001 - Kabuto202
66. Underwater - Solibersity
67. Angel In Disguise - Bio Wolfz
68. Battle Theme - Kyle?

2010
1. Sacred - BioWolfz

Software

Spoiler:

• I used Powertab Editor 1.7 to create midi's. Download
• I use Reason to create mp3's/ogg's. Official Website

About Me

Spoiler:

I'm Roelf Mik from the Netherlands. I play guitar, write music and study Composition & Sound Design For Adaptive Systems. I'm trying to get better at making music and would like to learn as much as I can. I use this thread to try out new musical ideas in compositions which can be used in your games! Comments and suggestions are welcome!

My brother made a userbar for me!

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[scherzo]

I like your flair with MIDI instruments. You have a nice flow to your music, and your melodies are reminiscent of old-school Game Boy music.

So I just listened to all of your work here, and my personal faves are "Tension Rising" and the "Main Theme" MIDIs. The thing is, your short melodies are too short. And yes, those bended notes did sound off-key to me. I like the aim of mood and atmosphere in RPG music, and I think you hit it spot on - maybe too well, so it comes out a little cliche if you get my meaning, but not in a bad way at all.

Keep up your composing!

(Oh, and just a question from another musician: what software do you use to make your MIDIs?)

[RoelfMik]

Thnx for the nice comment! I use powertab to make the midi's. I'll be uploading some new ones soon!:)

This is a midi with some guitar improvisation: Midi + Guitar Improvisation

This post has been edited by RoelfMik: Jun 2 2008, 03:04 PM

[JustSarah]

Do you think you could find a way write a melancholic or depressing theme using the piano?

Are the falirs you use Trills, or are they arpeggios?

[RoelfMik]

I've started making something a little bit depressing/melancholic for piano. Can't tell how fast it will go, but I'll try to work on it during the week. This is how much I've got at the moment: Tentacles' Piano Theme I'm still working on it. If it's not the atmosphere you're looking for, do tell me. If that's the case, I will make something different.

As for the question about arpeggios and/or trills; what song does that question refer to?

Came up with this as well: Magical Forest

Roelf,

[Aërendyll]

I must say you have potential. It's just that most midi's have this harsh sound to them... I don't know, I never like that.

My favourite tracks:
- Magical Forest
- Piano Theme for Tentacles
- Guitar Improv
- Tension Rising

By the way, the bended keys sound weird in here too. :/

I have a little request, if you don't mind. I'd love to get a music piece which symbolises disorder, like you sense that something big is happening, but nobody really knows what. Along the way you meet people in panic, fleeing from whatever is there. Maybe a bit like Tension Rising, but a little more chaotic and restless.

Could you please do this for me?

[scherzo]

I dunno about you, but "Piano Theme for Tentacles" has an ... interesting ring to it . But, I like what you've got for that so far. Just finish it, and it will be good.

And yeah, let me say again: If you post your own resources here, you're going to get requests *looks at Aërendyll*. But you're not obligated to do them or anything. That said... I'd like to hear what you could do with that sort of atmosphere as well.

[Aërendyll]

And yeah, let me say again: If you post your own resources here, you're going to get requests *looks at Aërendyll*. But you're not obligated to do them or anything. That said... I'd like to hear what you could do with that sort of atmosphere as well.

I won't request unless the topic starter says it's okay:

Feel free to use them. If you need anything specific in music, a certain mood or atmosphere, just tell me and I will do my best to make something for you.

You can ignore my request if you want to, though. I'm not in a hurry.

[RoelfMik]

Thnx for the comments! I don't mind taking requests! But I don't know with what speed I'll be able to fullfill them.

I've come up with this: Aerendyll's Theme Please tell me if this is what you're looking for Aerendyll. If it is not the right mood, perhaps you can give me some more information on the setting for the music?

About the sound quality. At the moment some instruments are really not sounding as well as they could sound. Staccato (which I use quite a lot) and bended notes sound terrible. I'll try to import these .mid's in Reason and use samples to convert them to mp3's with, hopefully, better sound quality!

[Aërendyll]

About my theme: It's not bad. In fact, I do like it, but it is a bit too... Well. Unfitting for the thing I was requesting.

Setting of the scene: This is a memory from a character from long ago. His home town is being plundered and people are fleeing the town. Some people are being murdered and houses get burned and ruined. The character is shocked by what he sees and tries to find the leader of the raid in the middle of all the panic.

That's basically it. I will use the midi you gave me, though. ^^

[RoelfMik]

I've tried some things in Reason with Aerendyll's theme. It turned out completely different than the .mid :S:P The atmosphere got kind of lost. The instruments don't translate very well from .mid to sample. It's a really quickly done mix and it's an unfinished song. The dynamics are still a mess. I haven't really worked with this program before. So, I'll keep experimenting and working on it in order to improve it!

Aerendyll's Theme

But it seems you need something a bit more dramatic. I can indeed understand this theme not to be fitting. I'll try to make something with the new information you gave. I could imagine a bit of a slower theme, as it is a memory, to make it a bit surealistic. Or would you like music more focussed on the action/fast flow of events?

I also improved the sound quality of Tentacles' Theme

Roelf,

This post has been edited by RoelfMik: Jun 3 2008, 08:18 PM

[Aërendyll]

I'd love to get music that is a bit more fast-paced, if possible.

Also, that MP3 version isn't half bad.

[JustSarah]

I've started making something a little bit depressing/melancholic for piano. Can't tell how fast it will go, but I'll try to work on it during the week. This is how much I've got at the moment: Tentacles' Piano Theme I'm still working on it. If it's not the atmosphere you're looking for, do tell me. If that's the case, I will make something different.

As for the question about arpeggios and/or trills; what song does that question refer to?

Came up with this as well: Magical Forest

Roelf,

Actually,your right on the mark. I can see a very bright musical career for you.

[RoelfMik]

Thnx for the nice comment Tentacle! I'm still working on your song. I'll keep working on it during the week.

Something fast-paced is possible Aërendyll!

Faster Theme.mid
Faster Theme.mp3

I hope this is what you're looking for!:P

[Aërendyll]

This is certainly better, but it lacks some drums. The piece needs to be a bit more intense, though, as the scene I need explains a lot about the story.

[Razvan-Sedekiah]

These are... WONDERFUL!
Thank you so much for sharing these!
WONDERFUL!!!!! XD

[RoelfMik]

These are... WONDERFUL!
Thank you so much for sharing these!
WONDERFUL!!!!! XD

Thank you for the really nice comment! If you need any music just let me know!

This is certainly better, but it lacks some drums. The piece needs to be a bit more intense, though, as the scene I need explains a lot about the story.

I'm really not a drumkit hero, to be honest. So I can't promise you a very solid percussion I'll look into it, but I can't promise good results. If you need music without percussion, I can make it. But, perhaps there is someone out here on the forum who has some skills with drums and can complete the music?

On the other hand, if the theme is not yet fitting, adding drums might not be very practical because the music is not yet expressing the right atmosphere. That's why I think I should perhaps give it another try on the instrumental side of the music before adding percussion. Could you perhaps post five *or whatever number you think fitting * dutch keywords that would be fitting to describe the theme you are looking for? I think, as it is my first language, I can relate more to those and make something more fitting. *I'll try at least *

I wrote a new theme: Piano and Flute.mid It's still a work in progress and I'll convert it into an mp3 file later!

Roelf,

This post has been edited by RoelfMik: Jun 5 2008, 05:54 PM

[Razvan-Sedekiah]

WOO! MUSIC!
^_____^
I'm really diggin that Eastern Theme.

[RoelfMik]

WOO! MUSIC!
^_____^
I'm really diggin that Eastern Theme.

Glad to hear you like it!

I made a new theme using Clarinet and Piano: Clarinet Theme.mid It's till a work in progress! I will make it into an mp3 later.

Roelf,

[RoelfMik]

BUMP! Added some new songs. I've put them in the top post! Hope you guys will enjoy them!