How I made Indie Game Music for a Slime Boss

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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)

[@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

[@fallerr-n7t]

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

[@UNTITLEDPOGGER]

@@fallerr-n7twhich one?

[@BlinkRulford]

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

[@The4stro]

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

[@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 😌

[@entibrine303]

Therm: "I am not an expert at making music." Also Therm: *proceeds to make bangers that make me always come back to these videos when I'm trying to make video game music*

[@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!

[@imchaul1901]

average boss music: intense breakcore battle music goobins: half way past the song, i left my controller and im dancing 💀lmao

[@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

[@momby557]

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

[@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

[@simpIeidiot]

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

[@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!

[@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!!!

[@aratinatophat]

Dude. I want this on my Spotify so badly omg

[@OneEyedPharaoh]

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

[@painmandrake6360]

The bass line really added sumthin

[@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!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 )

[@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

[@NaotoDF]

bro when u turn on the high hats i was so happy

[@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

[@brokenshadows7173]

1:37 I mean he’s not wrong. This is a joke I loved it.

[@TheRealAnsontp]

Yes, that internal melody is fun!

[@nickkrullmann2653]

My favourite music genre is Therm from now on.

[@C_LT_Classic]

Listening to this brought me unexplainable joy.

[@skylarjay3513]

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

[@sledgen.]

“I don’t know what I’m doing” *proceeds to make the most addictive bass line ever* I’m sorry but you can’t fool me there… you definitely do know what you’re doing, but damn that music is awesome

[@twospies3835]

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

[@Th3_PanMan]

This sounds so good i could listen to this for hours

[@heejin9404]

therm u r slaying ‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@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!

[@nightowl7429]

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

[@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!

[@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! :)

[@moxfane]

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

[@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

[@maximilianogigli7781]

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

[@funblood8665]

This is actually so gooooood:)

[@oishi_sammich4542]

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

[@burningseal2845]

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

[@OneEyedPharaoh]

You gotta add this to Spotify for the masses

[@asmurfy4453]

That cord progression is VERY fun, actually.

[@finnnaginnn]

12:00 "IT'S LIKE I'M PLAYING A GUITAR GINGERLY INTO YOUR EARS" is the most menacing thing I've heard all day.

[@devant9731]

Music is an art and to be honest sometimes music theory ends up being math, you don't need to learn it professionally you are pretty great at music. Sounds fun, funky and fits the theme of the boss so all boxes ticked.

[@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!

[@theylovejag7910]

“Im not good at making music” while me ( a musician) takes advice from you (someone who doesnt even make music for a living) keep it up!

[@invalidfuture2692]

MAKE A SONG BASED ON THE BEGINNING PART IT SOUNDS SO GOOD

[@invalidfuture2692]

i love everything btw just thought the beginning could turn into something more

[@invalidfuture2692]

this is amazing thank you therm

[@JaaYaYT]

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

[@Belhenix]

Hearing the first bit, if you hadn't said it was for stardew valley I'd have thought it was for a custom Earthbound boss. It fits the funkiness so well. Great song

[@Number13Music]

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

[@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.

[@joshvanreyk7819]

11:17 Yes it Is fun, like your content, your amazing :)

[@funkydirtblok7255]

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

[@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

[@literlyurmom]

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

[@Nippopodemus]

I was just getting back into making some music for fun and then this video showed up. Coincidence...? Great video btw.

[@4udible658]

I love these music videos, they’re so fun. Also, the “chord numbers” that you are talking about (at about 9:25) are called scale degrees, they just have a corresponding number to relate to instruments in different keys. So on a Bb major scale, C instruments start on Bb (their one) and Bb instruments start on C (their 1) and so on. Pretty sure it’s just a more universal way to refer to the notes on a scale. I’m not a music major, just a band kid who tries to understand theory so I hope this helped.

[@RatPac249]

I NEED MORE THERM AND THERAPY

[@wilsonholland4661]

Dude this slaps I love the content your putting out therm

[@struumbug]

as a music artist, i love your music

[@bobbymadison2600]

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

[@TheHopperUK]

Awesome! Instructive and funny. Really enjoy these.

[@troucy]

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

[@bowtiesarecool6228]

Yes Therm, the chord progression is fun! But seriously though you're really good at this! This is really cool!

[@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!

[@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

[@tigergameraj]

We need a spotify playlist after we get all the songs

[@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

[@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.

[@theKungFuFerret]

I remember tuning into this stream! It was so nice

[@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

[@reed3274]

10:38 my man really came up with that change to a m7b5 without knowing music theory and because it's fun and sounds good. You got some great ears then, keep it up!

[@fgrey-]

the chords sound so harmonically complex, i love it

[@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!

[@ismailalsaad5481]

love the music, so talented ❤

[@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

[@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!

[@hatrick9863]

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

[@smallgiant6676]

can't wait for the other parts

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@iamsushi1056]

Oh boy, I love me some stress migraines! Can I recommend a nice pairing of stress-related insomnia? But real talk, you’ve got a huge base of fans and supporters, and we all want you to keep up the good work. But your health comes first, and your studies and career after, and we rise in the backseat for the journey

[@swag1509]

These videos are fantastic

[@officialdonkey]

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

[@HolyMangoYT]

Hey therm, if there was a contest for worst music… You’d get last place (meaning you’re the best at making music)

[@LuisIsAsleep]

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

[@felasophy]

These videos are so fun😁😂 Please do more🙏

[@5kiprat515]

Simply put, I was vibin throughout this whole trip

[@nicholashaggkvist]

With creativity, the only people who know what they're doing are the people who don't know what they're doing. Fun vid.