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Author: 
haruta
Sunday, October 19, 2025 - 04:43
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Music
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I'm posting this song because I want it to be used as background music for a game. I've been having a hard time making music lately, and I'm on the verge of quitting, so I'd be grateful if you could give me some supportive comments.

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Tsorthan Grove
joined 4 years 2 weeks ago
10/19/2025 - 10:06
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You're expecting results too quickly, Logic Pro (and music-making in general) has a learning curve.  Give yourself more time; progress often comes in small steps.

Don't chase approval.  Make music because you enjoy it and it expresses something you care about.  External validation is nice, but it shouldn't be the main reason you create.

Your ideas matter—try small, regular goals (e.g., finish a 30–60 second sketch once a week) to rebuild momentum.

 

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Ragnar Random
joined 4 years 8 months ago
10/19/2025 - 11:24
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i like the beat, the synth sounds cool. its got a nice breakdown in the end that plays off the structure of the hook. i think the guitar riff sounds at the beginning are a bit discordant and dont match the feel of the piece, but the piano notes work as accompaniment. this is definately not a bad song, and you should keep going in your musical journey.

i usually compose music by the scale. i pick a scale, like C Major, and i play around with notes in that scale. get a hook and build a chorus around that, and try to make a verse match that matches it tonally, and build the song from the basic template verse/chorus/verse/chorus. learn music theory, it makes it so much easier to get something that "sounds good" when you know the underlying 'sound math' that causes things to sound good.

EDIT:

here's two good resources to help you compose.

https://www.scales-chords.com/scalenav.php

https://ledgernote.com/blog/interesting/musical-key-characteristics-emot...

the other thing that is important is to know how notes relate to the root. let's take your basic C Major, C D E F G A B. C is the root, D is the 2nd, E is the 3rd, F is the 4th, G is the fifth, A is the sixth, B is the seventh. You major triad here is root, 3rd, fifth. so a typical song would often be built off of structures going off of C E G. add the sixth and the seventh, A & B, and you have your pentatonic, the five notes in the scale that will always sound "good" together. jam bands and improvisational music usually is done with the pentatonics of a scale. i would start by building a riff based off of C E G, peppered with accents of A and B, and D used as a bridge note. once i got a nice hook riff i like, i would start trying to do some variations on that riff, see if i can build a solid chorus. then i would repeat the same process, coming up with a stronger variation that builds to that hook to act as the verse. music theory really isn't that complicated to be honest, its just knowing what goes with what. it's like baking. you know that flour, fat & sugar go well together. everything else is extra.

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Calyad
joined 5 years 5 months ago
10/19/2025 - 20:49

Incoming supportive comment!

I hadn't noticed, but several of the last few works on this site that I liked were, in fact, yours. "Oh! Boss!" probably has my favorite loop-able bit you've written in it.

Really, the only complaint I have about your music is, there isn't enough! Your music is good, and there really should be more of it. 

So...Don't give up.

I'll be using some of your stuff in my game, which will hopefully have a playable beta version in the next couple of weeks. 

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haruta
joined 2 months 3 weeks ago
10/19/2025 - 22:08
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Thank you for your comment, Tsorthan Grove! It's true that I've been relying too much on other people's opinions. It's also true that I've been finding it less fun to make music. But thanks to you, I'm motivated to try a little harder. Thank you!

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haruta
joined 2 months 3 weeks ago
10/19/2025 - 22:12
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Thank you for your comment, Ragnar Random. Thanks to your comment, I feel like I've opened up a new path for myself. I knew very little about music theory. I had never thought about the relationship between notes and root notes. I also read the article you introduced. Thank you!

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haruta
joined 2 months 3 weeks ago
10/19/2025 - 22:16
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Thank you for your comment, Calyad. I'm really happy that you like my song. It feels like a dream come true that it will be used in a game. I'm curious to know what kind of game it is. As you said, I won't give up and will keep trying a little more. Thank you!

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haruta
joined 2 months 3 weeks ago
10/19/2025 - 22:18
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All of my writing is translation. Sorry if it's hard to read!

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MedicineStorm
joined 13 years 3 months ago
10/20/2025 - 09:29
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お送りいただいた翻訳メッセージは分かりやすいです。:)

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Tsorthan Grove
joined 4 years 2 weeks ago
10/20/2025 - 09:59
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I agree with MedicineStorm , I understand your posts perfectly as has everyone else replying kto you here. :thumbs up:

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haruta
joined 2 months 3 weeks ago
10/20/2025 - 21:56
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I'm glad then!

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