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Freakmode

'Freakmode'

Tools used: Pro Tools, VSTs (FM8, Kontakt, (BFD drums), Geist (sampler), Korg Collection, post-processing (saturation plugins etc.))

Written for the hip hop/G-Funk-inspired hack-slash JRPG 'Orangeblood' as a trial track. As the developer enjoyed this track a lot, I was given the privilege of composing the entire soundtrack.

The direction I received for this project was "write 90s-style rap songs without the vocals, so that players will want to rap along with the track themselves". That meant that the results were going to be a little repetitive by nature, so I tried to make sure each new verse and chorus had a new element in it to keep things interesting. By the end of this particular song I think there are at least 6 riffs going at once. I really tried to follow the 'funk' idea of "every instrument is actually a drum".

What I really enjoyed about this project was embracing 'cheesy' sounds and sometimes 'off' notes - in the right context they were more 'right' than 'wrong'. I also enjoyed programming my own breakbeats and then resampling them. Though it sounds looped, every note in the soundtrack was played by hand...