What you'll learn

Make dark music using free instruments

Create an atmospheric soundtrack for your game

Create tracks that range from ambient soulslike music to dramatic and mysterious

Learn about dark scales and chords that aren't used much in different contexts

Learn music theory and composition techniques to manipulate emotion evoked by your music

Requirements

Basic understanding of music theory and a DAW of your choice. Knowing about chords, scales, modes etc.

Description

Do you enjoy spooky and mysterious soundtracks? Have you ever watched a movie or played a video game with eerie atmospheric music and wondered how it is made? In this course, you will learn how to create your own dark music. In my examples, I use only free sound libraries, so my lectures are easy to follow, and you will be able to replicate exactly the same type of sound. Throughout this course, you will learn music theory and composition techniques that will allow you to create your own dark music and precisely manipulate the type of emotion you want to evoke.In the first section, we will explore different scales and harmony concepts that will allow you to write effective melodies and chord progressions. We will cover:Creating elegant music with simplistic harmonyEasy tricks to build spooky chord progressionsExploring dark chordsVarious scales that will allow you to precisely control the flavor of darkness you want to achieveIn the second section, we will create several compositions based on the theory from the first section. You will learn how to make:A somber track inspired by soulslike game musicA dark and menacing organ compositionA spooky celeste waltzDramatic dark music using piano and stringsMoreover, the theory you will learn may be used to create far more tracks than those from the second section. You will be equipped with tools to explore different flavors of darkness on your own.If you are excited about creating your own soundtracks, buy this course now!

Who this course is for

Game developers

Composers

People interested in making dark music