"Rooted in Tomorrow" - Video Game Hometown Theme (Original Song)
5,126Rest easy, there is always tomorrow.
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This was a fun one to put together! I actually recorded this maybe a month ago, but hesitated on releasing it until now. When working on covers, there was somewhat of a sense of security in releasing them, kind of like “oh, I know at least someone is familiar with this game song, so somebody’s definitely gonna like this and get what I’m trying to say in the arrangement!” That safety net isn’t necessarily there with original music - it feels like I’m sharing a lot more of myself in the music… which I think is exactly what I should be doing! Still feels scary though, but I’m working to overcome that fear by sharing this with you all, so here you go!
I’ve already written a hometown-y tune in “Feels Like Home”, but weirdly enough, I think this tune feels more like a Hometown theme than Feels Like Home does. Feels Like Home might be better suited for a town you come across either later in an adventure or a decent while in, while this tune definitely feels like a first town or two theme to me. It’s been really interesting to compare the two in how they turned out, since they were both based on a similar concept.
I wanted to try something new for myself and do a day/night variation on these tracks! The two games I took most inspiration from for the day/night versions were Xenoblade and Pokémon DPPt - Sinnoh’s nighttime music variations don’t tend to be drastically different from the original, which is kind of how I like it! The night mix here is in a different key, slightly slower, uses a different lead instrument, and has a slightly lighter orchestration. Xenoblade’ s night themes tend to be really REALLY different (like Mor Ardain’s night vs day theme), and in retrospect, it might have been fun to go that hard on varying up the arrangement, but maybe I’ll save that for a future track!🙂
Something I tried in this arrangement was experimenting with muting some of the tracks I had recorded to see how the mood might change. Looking back at my tune “Tactical”, I think it was pretty cool, but maybe just a bit busy for a piece of background music, depending on the associated gameplay. Part of it, weirdly enough, is the amount of high frequency content? I used a pretty generous high shelf in mastering for Tactical, and I think it made the track just a bit too bright and in-your-face, which might not be exactly what you want for background music. I kept the mix a little darker this one, and also dialed back the orchestration by muting some things. For example, the daytime mix had a whole drum part in it originally, and a few more trombone parts, which I ended up muting. I think it gives the theme a lot more space, and is easier to listen to! I definitely tend to be an “over-arranger” when it comes to writing music, so this is just a way for making up for my natural tendencies in the arranging process, haha!
Hope you all enjoy this! I’ve got another medium-slow tune coming up, but then I want to try and dip my toes into writing some battle themes!
♫ "Rooted in Tomorrow" composed by insaneintherainmusic (Carlos Eiene)
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