Music Composition for Game Developers

Learn how to write music for video games using LMMS

What you'll learn

• Learn the basics of music theory including keys, scales, and chord progressions
• Learn how to write melodies backed by chords, bass, and percussion
• Learn the basics of LMMS, a free open-source music production suite
• Learn how to structure looping song sections to create background music for games
• Learn the basics of importing your music tracks into popular game engines like Unreal, Unity, and Godot

Requirements

No prior experience needed! This course will walk you through the basics of creating music from learning what notes are all the way through exporting your final project.

Description

Are you an indie developer who's too poor to hire a musician? None of the free tracks you're finding online working for you? Or perhaps you just want to make your own tunes and don't know where to start? In this course, you'll learn the fundamentals of music composition and how they apply to video games, from keys and scales to multi-track compositions including bass, chords, and melody. You'll also be exposed to how music is implemented in three of the most popular game engines around (Unity, Godot, and Unreal), how to import your completed tracks into them, as well as get introduced to LMMS, a free and open-source solution for creating music of all kinds. You'll also be walked through the entire process of making a complete track from start to finish, using the concepts put forth.

Although this course is aimed at game developers who'd like to add another tool to their skillset, anyone who wants to learn how to create music is welcome to enroll. There will be no programming or other technical skills required, and even if you can't carry a tune in a bucket, you'll still be given the tools needed to get up and running.

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in learning how to create music is welcome.