Music List Thread (Post New Themes Here)

Aiosian_Doctor_Xenox wrote:

I dunno, I think it gives it a sort of lively, tropical/exoticness to it. But then again, I've been told by people I always look on the bright side. Well, I only see a bright side here. I think it's a great piece. Fits the image in the vid, too. Made me think of summer in a cambrian ocean, all kinds of things flittering about, thriving in the shallow sunlit water...

Yep. I think it also gives a "whole new world" aspect, since you've basically entered an entirely new stage to get the ropes of, in a good way. You're something gargantuan compared to the microbe you used to be. Beings once of your own size are flocking around you in the hundreds, now barely noticeable.

If you look up a video of a bunch of daphnia(water fleas) swimming around, it fits.

Lately I haven't had the inspiration I had a while ago for new themes, mostly because the need for microbe and multicellular music has meant I've been composing a lot of things in a similar style. However, just because I could, I went back and edited one of my most successful and well-received themes, the Robot March Theme:

Oliveriver wrote:

I love the 80s vibe.

I love the updated theme. Also, I know how you feel about being uninspired due to the similar theme types, and I think you'll hear a new theme from me soon.

Mostly just for fun (and possibly guilt at not being able to contribute to the GUI for the moment), I've created an ocean theme, either for the late multicellular stage or the aware stage:

Oliveriver wrote:

In general I like it, but I don't like the sudden pads cut at 4:37. A softer transition would be better.
EDIT: Aaaand this would be perfect for a coral reef theme, it has a more "living" athmosphere.

I quite like the sudden cut, but my worry is it might be too drastic a change for background music.

And yes, it would fit a coral reef particularly well.

Oliveriver wrote:

Mostly just for fun (and possibly guilt at not being able to contribute to the GUI for the moment), I've created an ocean theme, either for the late multicellular stage or the aware stage:

Im come back guys!

Anyway good job Oliver!

After a long absence and over a week without internet access i finally have time to post my new theme. Since I'm in a hurry and I'm writing this from my phone I'll just let it speak for itself.



As you can hear it's a multicelluar/aware theme like my last themes. I tried to make it a bit more complex. I think it can be played in various different circumstances. What do you guys think?

Great work! The pad sound is gorgeous, although the entire theme is just that and the odd chime, which probably needs some more reverb.

Seeing as I haven't composed anything for Thrive in a while (or anything at all for that matter), here's a Space Combat Theme I've been trying to perfect in the little time I've had over the last few weeks. I like to think of it as Pirates of the Space Caribbean.

Oliveriver wrote:

Wow! Very good composition! I love sci-fi ambiented music, i really like that bitcrushed drums and that synthwave analogue sounds, although for me it is more like a "space adventures" theme and not a "battle" theme, for a battle i imagine speedy heavier music (like dubstep lolz). Anyway i like it a lot Good job!

Madero wrote:

Wow! Very good composition! I love sci-fi ambiented music, i really like that bitcrushed drums and that synthwave analogue sounds, although for me it is more like a "space adventures" theme and not a "battle" theme, for a battle i imagine speedy heavier music (like dubstep lolz). Anyway i like it a lot Good job!

Agreed, but it still sounds applicable in a military setting. I think it might also work for...
1. Moving your fleet(s) into position before the big fight.
2. Planetary combat.
3. The cavalry arriving.

Here's an atmospheric rainforest theme I've been working on for the past few days.

Oliveriver wrote:

Here's an atmospheric rainforest theme I've been working on for the past few days.

Neat! Really peaceful, but alien-sounding, which is fitting, even for Earth's rainforests.

Did you have the forest floor or canopy in mind while making this?

Since the opening post is a little out-of-date and was difficult to update everywhere anyway, I've decided to compile all (approved) music submissions into this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1xZFxatUbjMxJ746nEKkvjVuNfSrQT7D

A note to the composers featured: I've included a few themes I think are good but could still use a lot of work. When it comes to actually adding anything to the game, these will need to be recreated to a much higher standard.

Hi, everyone.

First of all, I'm really, really sorry for how long I've been away. I've been quite preoccupied with mental issues and other problems, and unfortunately I also lost FL studio (along with most of the pieces I was working on) when my laptop got back from repairs, so until I can get a replacement music editing program, I'll have to stick to Audacity for now.

But I'm back now, and will continue composing (or trying to with limited resources) and recording.

Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your problems, and the loss of FL Studio.

If you're willing, I'm up for doing a similar thing to what we did for this theme, where you send me sound snippets or ideas and I turn them into fully fledged pieces. Audacity is great for editing sounds and putting them together in a final mix, but unfortunately creating sounds in the first place with it is extremely difficult.

Oliveriver wrote:

Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your problems, and the loss of FL Studio.

If you're willing, I'm up for doing a similar thing to what we did for this theme, where you send me sound snippets or ideas and I turn them into fully fledged pieces. Audacity is great for editing sounds and putting them together in a final mix, but unfortunately creating sounds in the first place with it is extremely difficult.

Thank you.

And yes please, that sounds like a great plan to me. For example, do you still have that "proto-proto-proto-prototype" of the hurricane/typhoon/storm theme I sent you a while back? I think that might be a good place to start. If it can be found again, do you think you could maybe imitate the theme in your software and expand upon it?

As for Audacity, *technically* it is possible to make some pretty bizarre-sounding things in Audacity, by twisting and bending various sounds until they sound right. Though yeah, something like FL Studio is far less "chaotic".

Hey peeps, thought I might post all of my currently finished pieces here for convenience. Enjoy. (They aren't in any particular order)
Also, should I be using proper thumbnails for these, or is what I am doing just fine?

Awesome! The image doesn't particularly matter, I just tend to use some sort of concept art related to the theme in question, but Thrive imagery is fine too. Unfortunately although they all have potential, none of them quite make the cut for the playlist of Thrive compositions. However I still love the main melody of your Progressive Arp and it'd be a shame not to use it in something else Thrive-related.

@Totemaster
I completely forgot to reply to you, but yes I still have that hurricane-sounding thing. Unfortunately I can't really do much with it unless I work out the notes you used, but I might still have a go at turning it into something.

EDIT: Actually, I have a crazy idea. The Progressive Arp is incredible for backing music but lacks something in front of it to add variation. The Hurricane Prototype is only the notes and rhythm of a main melody but would sound great with backing orchestration. See where I'm going with this? K2017, would you mind sending me some sheet music, MIDI file or similar of part of the Arp?

I would be thrilled! I'll just have to figure out how to do that first, but I'm totally up for the idea.

Edit:
Figured it out, here's the file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/bsyuyd4p7umih4v/untitled.mid (It goes through adfly for some reason)
It's only the part of the arp where it starts getting faster. I can also get you the other parts if you like.

I'll probably just use the audio straight from your video and add more on top - the MIDI file was just needed so I know the tempo, time signature, key signature, mode and main notes used.

Oliveriver wrote:

@Totemaster
I completely forgot to reply to you, but yes I still have that hurricane-sounding thing. Unfortunately I can't really do much with it unless I work out the notes you used, but I might still have a go at turning it into something.

EDIT: Actually, I have a crazy idea. The Progressive Arp is incredible for backing music but lacks something in front of it to add variation. The Hurricane Prototype is only the notes and rhythm of a main melody but would sound great with backing orchestration. See where I'm going with this? K2017, would you mind sending me some sheet music, MIDI file or similar of part of the Arp?

Okay, well, my advice is just to fiddle around a bit with the notes, and you should find them eventually. I'm sorry I can't offer anything better... XP
And yes, the prototype is indeed just that. A prototype. For a more advanced version, a big dramatic orchestra is a given. Also, here's one of the themes that inspired it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0mi_LBJUw (Those "twirling" flutes in particular are awesome)

So far it's not sounding much like that, but with a few added flutes, string glissandos and more brass it'll certainly replicate that feel, but I doubt it will get any closer due to the heavy electronic influence of K2017's arpeggio. I did eventually settle on a melody within K2017's key signature that resembled your original - combining 4\4 with 3\4 was the most difficult part.