How I made Indie Game Music for a Slime Boss

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Hey everyone, welcome to something SUPER exciting! I've been making video game music and soundtracks for a while as a hobby, but today I finally got my chance to get my music into one of my favorite games: Stardew Valley!
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[@sllimjimsinkhole]

"Once you free your mind about a concept of harmony and of music being correct you can do whatever you want" one of my favorite quotes from an Italian Composer Giorgio Moroder. Found in a Daft Punk song. Just a reminder that music theory is great, but you don't have to be bogged down by it.

[@SnufflySpy]

"My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everyone calls me Giorgio" is one of my favorite quotes

[@dreeg9948]

I mean music theory doesn't have any "bias" towards what's good or not, so if anything knowing music theory opens up new more abstract ideas that you wouldn't have thought about otherwise.

[@GregorianMG]

@@dreeg9948 Music theory is like a rules that you could break.

[@sllimjimsinkhole]

@@GregorianMG yes exactly this!

[@dreeg9948]

@@GregorianMG You do understand that every single melody, harmony and rhythm falls under the "rules" of music theory, so yeah try breaking that. I guess the closest would be music that doesn have rhythm or melody like harsh noise but that depends if you constitute it as music.

[@junk06]

10:00 That 2-5-1 is actually a 2-4-1. still has the same effect and those chords are truly something to be proud of! I really like them!! This really proves to people that you don't need advanced music theory to make good sounding chords (but ofcourse it can help). I find music theory more useful for communicating musical ideas.

[@pastifier9349]

Thank fuck, I wasn't actually imagining it lmfao. 5 to 1 is a pretty strong resolution, and it didn't sound like that at all, but I couldn't really check the chords cuz my internet is acting up and I'm forced to watch this in 144p LOL. Either way, isn't it just charming and extremely impressive how someone with basic music theory can make something so fun and catchy like this??? I'm very happy there aren't any music theory gatekeepers in this comment section, thank fuck... People genuinely don't NEED music theory to make amazing stuff, it's really just a convenient thing to have, not at all necessary lmao

[@hudsondunbar7853]

@@pastifier9349 Agreed! I love music theory and I've studied it for a few years now, but I absolutely love to watch this and see someone's perspective of not having grown up a musician. I compose music and it's a completely valid way of doing it to ignore music theory. Just have fun and mess with it till you're satisfied lmao

[@Terra654]

No my friend that is absolutely a ii-V-I.

[@nomadfc4342]

its absolutely a 2 5 1 it's just that the F9 chord is implied ex: ii = C Eb G = cm which is the root third and 5 respectively V = Eb G A = F9 rootless voicing, being the b7 9th and third respectively I = Bb D F A = Bbmaj7 this is often used in jazz harmony, interesting stuff.

[@defflermusic]

Uhm... That is actually a 2-5-1 as the bass is playing the root (F) which makes the 4 chord into a F9 (V of Bb)

[@nazqadeer]

The variety of content is awesome! Seeing you make music is so interesting. You’re really good at it!

[@jenechkaast]

Agreed

[@user-trialset]

Agreed

[@littlequarter679]

AgreeD

[@CeeMonay]

THERM!!! UPLOAD YOUR MUSIC!!! If you don’t want to upload it to your channel directly, upload it unlisted and put it in a public playlist featured on your channel and I think that will work. Edit: Just finished the video and this one also slaps! DO IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!! Edit 2: ty 💜

[@doodleplayer4014]

I NEED THIS IN MY PLAYLISTS

[@mooseybros7214]

Bruh I thought these were on spotify. Then when I got spotify they weren't on spotify. :(

[@game4us_Splatuber]

Soundcloud is my jam

[@farrelldogani4541]

One of them are on Spotify, it takes a while to publish

[@DonaldDaugherty-xc3hr]

@@farrelldogani4541which one?

[@BlinkRulford]

Honestly I think this track does genuinely fit Goobins so well with its goofy sounding-ness lol, great work as always Therm! :)

[@charliecringe]

I'm a producer and I've be producing for almost 7 years and watching you explain this fun song you've made is genuinely the most fun I've had in a long while, please keep on having fun making music and thank you for making this video and stumbling into my recommended section lol!

[@kennalikespizza4515]

Negative feedback is absolutely horrifying, agreed, but I'm also so glad you decided to upload this anyway! Bassline goes so hard, keep up the goob work Therm :D

[@aviDioscuri]

As someone who has studied music theory (even though I'm awful at it), this is so genuinely heartwarming and you really do have a talent for making sick jams and fun chord progressions - please keep doing what you're doing! (ps baseline goes hard and I will groove to it until the day I die)

[@The4stro]

i love that your main target when making this song was "fun" and it really shows through the entire track

[@floodur]

If therm could make this banger without knowing music theory, imagine the masterpiece he could make if he did!

[@nd_otd]

I think quite the opposite actually. By knowing theory, he might unintentionally limit his creativity and produce generic-sounding music. What makes his music unique, I think, is his way of creating music mostly by feel.

[@floodur]

@@nd_otd oh yeah, good point

[@zxncofficial]

@@nd_otd true

[@Midrule]

@@nd_otd that is not at all how music theory works lol. The generic sounding music comes from people only using the bare basics and nothing else

[@sectorrrrr]

@@nd_otd you can only break the rules if you know them

[@OMORI_BRAINR0T]

Therm, I noticed that recently you sounded a bit down, and even expressed the fact that you're in a rough spot. Take a break if you want to! You don't owe us anything, and we'll always be right here waiting. The ones who don't wait are obviously don't have your best interest in mind and only see you as a content robot, but you're human like any of us! Please take care of your mental health, and be "selfish" for a bit! Being selfish isn't a bad thing sometimes, and it's hard to be selfish sometimes if you're conditioned to constantly satisfy the expectations of others, but take care of yourself! Drink some water! Eat food you enjoy! You don't have to make sure to provide content for us if you don't want to!

[@EmpressAnn]

Honestly at this point I just wanna be able to listen to the tracks you've made so far on Spotify so I can have it on repeat while working 😌

[@thymeskip]

therm, your chord progression is fun. but in all honestly, i love this little song so much!! it’s so bouncy and upbeat, yet mellow at the same time! i love how the little slime sounds were incorporated as well haha. thank you for blessing us with this beautiful piece of music

[@smileyface_500]

20:56 Therm, I don’t think that you didn’t do anything, this is amazing and something to be proud of! The music you are producing from what you call ‘messing around’ is brilliant and we all think it’s great and appreciate the musical content that you are making! Keep up the good work!

[@Sacsofon]

Broooo, plz upload this amazing song to Spotify, I like to play Minecraft and when I have to get a lot of wood it is very boring, so I try to find some fun music. And with this I will never be bored!

[@aratinatophat1072]

Dude. I want this on my Spotify so badly omg

[@That_nobody43]

Ikr?

[@OneEyedPharaoh]

Cavrags theme is on it now I’m waiting for this to go on there

[@annabananaa_2216]

This is my FAVORITE series on KZbin, please continue!! All your songs are bangers and I would sell my soul for a Spotify or KZbin playlist

[@taylorkaye2059]

i think this sounds very much like stardew style music and it makes it feel so immersive. Great job Therm!!!

[@Emperor-Quill]

Can I just say that I super appreciate and absolutely adore your use of in-game sounds for the track?? It feels so natural and really adds to the fight, I imagine.

[@heejin9404]

therm u r slaying ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@2blocksonthewall4253]

This is really neat! I'm surprised how well you managed to get the chords to convey such a light-hearted feeling. I always struggled with making positive songs, it's nice to see

[@simpIeidiot]

“I’m not an expert at making music” *proceeds to make multiple bangers*

[@asticou14]

You are so talented, it's almost unbelievable for me!! You go into these things saying you don't know about music theory but intrinsically you really do!! That's soooo impressive!! I love watching these videos, please keep it up! :)

[@Stixxi]

Love this song so much! I like how wobbly it feels so it definitely fits into a slime boss fight. Would love to see more of these videos if you plan on making music for the other bosses!

[@twospies3835]

Hope everything is good Therm. Loving the music so far can't wait for the full album ;D

[@RadicalConstructs]

I really liked listening to you talk about this - you seem geniunely happy and excited and that makes watching how you put your music together really enjoyable. Also I really respect the mentality of just fucking around to make cool stuff. So well done!

[@silverxpanda5852]

I'm glad you made this video, it makes me feel more confident about just making music just for the fun of it even if I don't know much music theory. Hearing your initial thoughts for each section or layer is awesome. And I definitely like how you went for a more groovy and quirky approach despite it being a boss battle lol, it does suit the slime

[@college_coffee_bean]

I’m loving these videos! I am so happy that you did one for the first boss, cause for the life of me I can’t get past the third one, so I’ve never experienced hearing the song during a boss fight!

[@nightowl7429]

sounds more like i’d be exploring a slime paradise world

[@literlyurmom]

i love it so much. im obsessed i love how it switches, how it sounds, how unique it is. its just wonderful

[@oishi_sammich4542]

I absolutely love the music you make, dude. Take care!

[@rgadoll]

this kind of content truly makes me want to get a music studio app, you make it look so enjoyably fun. i love your content sm, highlight of my day

[@Pepperly]

Watching your thought process for the part of the stream I caught was really fun! I don't think I got to hear the final version until now, it's really fun and fresh.

[@OneEyedPharaoh]

You gotta add this to Spotify for the masses

[@burningseal2845]

This is literally so good I love how groovy and fun it is, and it makes my brain happy

[@FyreWolfMusic]

If you want a nice synth for free as well, there's this cool synth called vital, that I've been using to make dubstep for a while now, it's basically serum but free.

[@PedraamJam]

I only watch your music content but I watch all of em I'm a producer and let me tell you I love the chord progressions you did and what you did with em like the automation clip and the nice wobly preset

[@pluhhhhhhhh]

23 secs in the vid but i just wanna say that you are truly awesome and the music that you made about a month ago was insane! Even though you say that you are not a pro at doing music i think it will be fire!

[@cloudum6569]

this reminds me of the song starlight by electric light orchestra, it starts off kinda alien cyborgy and then goes rly groovy with some of the stops like you did

[@callahanbevilacqua8384]

Therm i fuckin love you man. This is making my lil music prod brain happy - you're doing so great man. You're inspiring to make more game music and it's been hella fun!

[@Number13Music]

Less goo keep the music content going please I love seeing your thinking progress keep it up man

[@maximilianogigli7781]

I absolutely loved all the funk you put into this song :D

[@LuisIsAsleep]

You're literally becoming an expert at this point. This is so good !!!

[@WeeGerGai]

Man I love the music you make, I like these videos, I'm getting a midi keyboard soon (hopefully), I'm going to try to make some bangers too!

[@TheHopperUK]

Awesome! Instructive and funny. Really enjoy these.

[@HP_otter32]

This sounds so good i could listen to this for hours

[@funkydirtblok7255]

Therm this is an actual bop you’re really talented at this :D

[@yourmandalorian]

i love these videos so much also im obsessed with the basslines in this one!!!!! incredible

[@krizzz54]

this was super cool i loved the song and i love ur personality. this is the first vid i saw of u and i love it. keep making vids like this!!

[@wilsonholland4661]

Dude this slaps I love the content your putting out therm

[@Lisa_T.]

This was awesome! I haven't played Roguelike myself, but I watched Wickedy play it, and I was so impressed that you did the music for this. Give yourself the credit you deserve. You did good. 😊

[@cheesymcnuggets]

You can’t keep getting away with casually releasing these absolute bangers. Once i save up enough money for a computer, software and additional equipment, i want to teach myself this kind of chaotic game music, i love it (I dont even know how to play any instruments or make any songs yet)

[@kiyu3229]

you dont need to play any instruments to do what he does (maybe learning how to use a midi keyboard will help )

[@thebutterappletutorials6553]

As someone who wants to get into music but doesn't have the time to go to college for it, you are an inspiration! You're music sounds really good and its very impressive!!

[@imhungry2942]

This was amazing! Your music is so good!!

[@montageofchips9704]

Its really fun to watch your videos! Especially sense I can relate to you! Keep it up, Therm!

[@painmandrake6360]

The bass line really added sumthin

[@ismailalsaad5481]

love the music, so talented ❤

[@Lord_Shmesh_The_Squishy]

this was an absolute banger Therm! I was jamming and dancin' the entire way. I can't wait to see it in the mod!!!! ♥ I love listening to your music. Don't give yourself stress migraines D: ! I love you.

[@P3N7UMBR4]

was there in the stream, it was rlly fun! u make this look so easy

[@troucy]

THERM! THIS IS SUCH A FUN TUNE! KEEP MAKIMG THESE ITS AWESOME!

[@bobbymadison2600]

Therm, I would watch anything you post, but yes- This is golden, yet quirky. Support all the way, buddy. ❤️

[@cdotwinterr]

This is so funky I love it! Your music vids are always so interesting therm :)

[@funblood8665]

This is actually so gooooood:)

[@theKungFuFerret]

I remember tuning into this stream! It was so nice

[@5ravee5]

Damn! god! I didn't except this to be this good! I really enjoyed the process and how the music formed from the beginning to the masterpiece it is! and you really have creative and cool ideas whether you know music theory or no, I'm looking forward to see more content!

[@skylarjay3513]

That bass line brings me so much joy it's so fun :)

[@momby557]

For some reason this video absolutely fills me with dopamine, just listening to you talk about your thought process and stuff

[@asmurfy4453]

That cord progression is VERY fun, actually.

[@felasophy]

These videos are so fun😁😂 Please do more🙏

[@Chioolaaii]

i love seeing your music content! i'd listen to it on spotify as well

[@NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache]

Congrats on getting another boss to make music for! Hopefully with enough practice I can make pieces as good as yours!

[@jerefl1381]

Yo i really enjoy these, it helps me and gives me inspiration and ideas

[@DreadKyller]

Honestly this is great. Throughout the video you were talking about how some of your decisions were similar to the subject matter, freeform for example. This is the thing about music theory, it's not really a set of rules to follow, if it was everything would be generally the same, it's a set of tools for helping understand why things sound like they do any for communicating ideas between people. Your method of doing what sounds right, and considering the subject matter's character is honestly what many do in practice. You don't need good music theory understanding to be able to make interesting music, it's a nice tool to have, especially when analyzing music, but by no means is it required and some people get so absorbed into theory that they never learn to break it. I find it great that you're doing this by feel, in the future if/when you learn more music theory, it'll be as an additional knowledge set, rather than being a crutch you rely on, some people become so entrenched in the theory that they don't experiment or feel through their music anymore.

[@tigergameraj]

We need a spotify playlist after we get all the songs

[@officialdonkey]

its SO GOOD pls upload your music to something these are such a vibe

[@lilttlekevin89]

I love seeing the process!! I only wish I could’ve seen more of the failures. Seeing what doesn’t work out can often be more educational and interesting imo.

[@antinovel]

I have zero music theory knowledge but your music making process videos are so fun to watch! shoutout to lemonade mouth, S tier DCOM

[@katgrace8834]

Dang dude I watched this live and when the video came out and I still forgot to comment! 1000000/10 banger! Very groovy and fun

[@twistedwizard5630]

Legitimately slaps and you inspired me to start doing music too so thanks 😂

[@hatrick9863]

Love the feel of this song!! ☺️ Fits perfect with goobins

[@AverageJoe09]

Please put this up on Spotify or something. I absolutely loved the bass. I love watching the music making video’s because they’re just fun so thanks for making them.

[@wilr9183]

aa h ,,, the transition from Dmaj to A#maj was so ear-catching when i heard it at the start , i love it a lot gwehehe iv been thinking of trying to make music more lately, and these videos are very inspiring, to me

[@nickkrullmann2653]

My favourite music genre is Therm from now on.

[@sophienicole7252]

*therm* I would just like to say *you are really really good at that* edit: daaaannnng that song SLAPS! you have to put that on spotifyyy

[@moxfane]

the literal second i downloaded rogue like you made this video music fire btw

[@RealPlasmat1c]

10:29 that reminded me so much of Metallic Madness from Sonic CD

[@JaaYaYT]

the drop chord progression is definitely smth to be proud of it goes hard :D

[@random_person3191]

I was there for the stream! I actually suggested a name idea Whalen the the time came, it was super fun :) this is great

[@arumpaldea]

I love these music making videos! Its so fun

[@avoidress1018]

LOVE THIS SORTA CONTENT!! WOULD LOVE MORE!!

[@Terra654]

That is a really neat chord progression, it starts off with a pretty typical chord progression that reminds me a lot of Japanese electronic music harmony (for lack of better words). And then it does something really interesting (assuming the key is D) it goes from the VImaj7 to the VImin6 into I which I haven't really heard much before. Very fun song.

[@flower7747]

I love this so much! It's so funky! I want it in my Spotify

[@SPICYham]

Please make more your music making process is so interesting and fun

[@hyperfallen688]

this song is awesome!!, pls show the whole thought process for the next one, from the chords to the notes you used, i want to see it so bad D:

[@lulin2546]

i love hearing you just talking about something you made it’s fun in a strange way

[@mahekfathima8793]

also dude your content reminds me SO MUCH of KickThePJ like you guys have very similar vibes, i love it

[@p_3ater160]

This is such a bop. Love it

[@swag1509]

These videos are fantastic

[@RuneWhispers]

I love this, I would listen to this on loop tbh :)

[@C_LT_Classic]

Listening to this brought me unexplainable joy.