Original Composition - "Terror of the Caves"
2"Terror of the Caves" composed and arranged by Matthew O'Brien. Released February 6, 2018 as an entry in Gametabs Original Tune Contest #10: 'Boss #1'.
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It's obvious to me that composing goes one of three ways for me: I either start and finish in a day (this piece), it takes me four months or so (Y.O.K.O.), or it never gets finished (like, 50 other things I've tried to make).
Anyway, my return (for who knows how long) to the Gametabs Tune Contests has me submitting a Boss Theme. As this month's contest is something of a continuation of last month's, Dungeon Themes, my inspiration came from the kind of dungeon depicted by last week's winner, a dark cave illuminated by crystals.
As I composed and started noticing how grandiose it was starting to sound, I envisioned an ancient creature, that can't be indentified due to how dark the cave is, rising angrily from its slumber. I stuck with that, kept its grandiose-ness, added stuff like bells for more effect, and boom.
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Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/matt-omega/terror-of-the-caves
Contains an audio sample licensed under Attribution 3.0.
Original file, "chimes_c3_00_1.wav" can be found at: freesound.org/people/Samulis/sounds/192634/
The original file was altered via the following methods:
- Cut down in size
- Amplified
- Underwent Noise Removal
- Equalised to remove lower and higher frequencies, while enhancing middle frequencies
- Pitch shifted