Looking to compose music for NES Games

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Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98058)
Name: M.D. Crow

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Line of Work: Composer

Reason for Post: In desire of working on an actual NES music, I would love to help on any project that needs truly unique music.

Specialty Genres/Styles: Orchestral, Electronic, Chiptune, Rock, other styles

Tools in Use: Famitracker

Price: Free

Contact: Private Message

I'm looking forward to working on projects with some of you.
Now, feel free to listen to my demos at the link below.


http://www.soundcloud.com/mdcrow
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98078)
If you want to make money by composing NES music, I would recommend you to do it for Flash games, using FamiTracker. There is 8-bit trend these days, and the market is huge, so you may find paid work.

On the NES scene, so few games are made there, and so many talented composers that are eager to work on music for an actual NES game for free, and so few money made even from the most successful commercial homebrews, so I don't think you have any chances with this proposal.
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98093)
That was easy to change.
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98094)
I like your music a lot. I don't have anything I could put you to work on, maybe some day. Good luck to you.
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98110)
Pretty good work! I hope to see your music in some nice games soon.
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98123)
Thank You! :)
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98127)
Well, if I ever come close to releasing a homebrew NES game and if my musical inspiration runs out I'll keep this in mind :)

Since we're making games that will be available for free, it'd be hard to pay you though. But maybe you'd rather get paid "in nature" with some NES homebrew cartridges.
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98128)
Yes, it would be great to see my work in a homebrew cartridge. :D
It would be a great payment to receive one.
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98131)
And if I ever make some game that has your music, and then sell copies of the game in future, then I will be glad to pay you for the music, but not until it (if ever) become commercially available (whether or not it is NES/Famicom cartridge).
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#98151)
You guys should talk: IwannaFlipTheSky
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#99369)
I may be interested in the near future. I'm not making an NES game, but rather an NES-styled series of games that will utilize NSF tracks. So Famitracker music is perfect.
Re: Looking to compose music for NES Games
by on (#99382)
Nice music, unfortunately I'm not able to focus on the music in my game just yet. I will save you in my memory for the future :)