How To Make Animal Crossing Music

[@TheThirdLieberkind]

hey Dylan, it's me.. from the future.. New Horizon switched the soundtrack to really high-tempo Black Metal, please update your video before it comes out, thanks bye

[@MichaelTurner856]

Lol

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

But they're pulling that bait and switch with Doom Eternal where most of the soundtrack is really chill and groovy, so he can just swap all instances where he named either game.

[@Nemesis_Slime]

alternate lo-fi kick and snare 16th notes at 135 bpm. that's it.

[@mr_selfdestruct]

I want to like this comment but it has 666 likes.. the perfect number

[@oL9fifa]

I really don’t like a majority of it. I miss acnl music.... :(

[@JakeAdkinsOfficial]

Are we not going to talk about how someone at Nintendo figured that the perfect soundtrack for a video game about a small town civilization ruled by a society of talking animals is composed of minimal downtempo latin jazz fusion? ...and they were right?!

[@caseys2698]

😂 Seriously though, Nintendo composers are fucking geniuses, always have been, always will be

[@ZeranZeran]

Jazz love is universal, atleast where people play Animal Crossing. Even if people don't know it, they probably like good jazz :). Especially when it's relaxing and even happy sounding.

[@lukeh9300]

Thats why we love Nintendo

[@claudioalbuquerque6654]

"downtempo latin jazz" did you mean Bossa Nova?

[@JohnTronMusic]

@@caseys2698 Yes, just look at the thank game music from Wii Play.....fcking astrologie taken place there

[@Jaies_]

Don't forget you can get the Animal Crossing soundfont to get all these sounds premade!!!

[@StormBurnX]

He mentioned that, but he also walks through *how to make the sounds from scratch* which is a much more useful thing in the context of the overall video

[@avdh1212]

A tutorial I never thought I needed

[@Tom-101]

Having not played the gamecube version I could easily be convinced a lot of your renditions are actually in the game from what I've heard of them.

[@codexstudios]

Only now do I realize how many you tubers use animal crossing music.

[@keychain3554]

Codex same lol

[@irljellywyrm]

I noticed it a little bit before but the second I started playing it myself I can usually always pick it out

[@gerardosalas9477]

Codex lo fi beats are NOT “animal crossing music”

[@codexstudios]

@@gerardosalas9477 "los hi" beats?

[@ayayres]

@@codexstudios i think they meant lofi beats

[@ScOfficial]

The comments are right, DOOM and Earthbound are indeed good musics to break down

[@alexanderjaskowsky8276]

Please do the DOOM music, I would love that breakdown

[@NeuroCatalyst]

tbh Mick Gordon has been pretty open about his process for making the Doom OST, I'm not sure what Dylan could add to it.

[@audiowithdrawal]

@@NeuroCatalyst this, plus I don't think dylan has a downtuned 7 string guitar or synths like mick has to replicate it

[@СтасЗверев-я5ы]

Dude. This is the DOOM music, not animal crossing.

[@linkenparis9562]

NeuroCatalyst mick gordon ?? he made 2 three minutes videos, how can’t he add anything to that

[@Terratype]

@@linkenparis9562 he has an hour long talk at GDC

[@user-uy1ko9ob5j]

idk if u still check comments for old vids but i just wanna say that this video is a jewel. Seriously it's sooooo gooood thank you sm

[@ginorivero]

How To: Hotline Miami next I know that the soundtrack is made with various artist, but it will be like ''how to Dark Synthwave''

[@Rannument]

*Darkwave

[@thomasbreton9674]

Nice profile pic lol

[@moli2454]

How to carpenter brut

[@suwooshi]

How to M O O N

[@nerosomething3789]

@@Rannument *Darksynth

[@bleeve9425]

How to Wii music, like how to make music that emits Wii vibes.

[@vascosanchez]

Wii music actually was made by the same person who composed the animal crossing soundtracks

[@jaye4521]

I love the original game's soundtrack. The BGM always seemed like it was intentionally made to sound kind of amateurish, like someone playing with a Casio keyboard's preinstalled samples. And I love that.

[@OmegPirate]

you should seriously put all of these up as 1 hour loops on youtube

[@ethansitnek2234]

I normally don't watch videos this long without increasing the playback speed but my intrigue and nostalgia got the best of me. I especially liked the songs at 13:10 and 14:34. 13:57 sounded like a shop tune and 15:23 definitely made me especially sleepy lol. Great work!

[@mhmilikeyacut1878]

Next: how to c418

[@DoodleBob1997]

Really thought I was going to learn how to make the kk slider singing voice effect 😭😭😭😭

[@vaporcruise]

Just download the KK Slider soundfont :)

[@DoodleBob1997]

@@vaporcruise bruh I did and I tried opening it with Sforzando and the main wee woh way sounds ain't pulling up idk how else to open it

[@viperdemon]

@Moi Slazzy try this musical-artifacts.com/artifacts?formats=sf2&tags=animal+crossing just scroll down to the N64/GC sf

[@DoodleBob1997]

ViperDemon020 gonna try it soon thanks 🙏

[@ianrzeta5696]

Mmmm soundfounts maybe?

[@theoneonyoutube4925]

Video Order: 12:25-4 p.m. 12:52-11 a.m. 13:11-1 p.m. 13:33-3 p.m. 13:57-5 p.m. 14:34-10 a.m. 15:24-8 p.m. 16:43-2 a.m. Chronological: 14:34-10 a.m. 12:52-11 a.m. 13:11-1 p.m. 13:33-3 p.m. 12:25-4 p.m. 13:57-5 p.m. 15:24-8 p.m. 16:43-2 a.m.

[@dynamics3956]

What about T E R R A R I A music?

[@portemanteau3802]

Yesss!

[@officialtonygaming3323]

alot of the terraria sounds were made in a vst called daHornet. just a random fact :D

[@dynamics3956]

@@officialtonygaming3323 thank you so much!! i might check that out

[@RegahP]

YES, i swear every game OST is unique, but terraria's takes it to the next level, i've literally never heard anything similar, it's super funky and not that complicated in terms of synths, it's just full of different textures and blips.

[@anikuo2449]

yes

[@Hellayia]

well unexpected but i didn't know i needed this in my life until now lol

[@hwangisbae0320]

actually as someone that want to learn how to produce music, or want to get some kind of inspiration, the way you break the songs down and explain how is their structure is very helpful

[@vascosanchez]

I'd recommend to you the channel "Music Design" He produces entire remakes of Nintendo songs in Fl studio with every instrument line, and make a full song analysis, with how to recreate every sound, to the theory, to the song's context and everything

[@hwangisbae0320]

@@vascosanchez Oh, thank you so much, I'll check it out!

[@ProducerPlayer2]

My new favorite KZbin video; Animal Crossing & an overview of it's fantastic music

[@bjarneb8966]

I fell in love with the last 3 ones

[@jimbobrl8453]

Witch ones???

[@heartstall]

@@jimbobrl8453 the last 3 ones

[@SoundShunter72]

@@heartstall Witch ones???

[@heartstall]

@@SoundShunter72 the fourth one

[@benlink202forever]

It is so weird how many people are talking about animal crossing now. I get the new game is coming up, but like, we never got this for new leaf for some reason.

[@kaitar0396]

It's been 7 years, the community has gotten older :)

[@benlink202forever]

Matthew Simone I mean.... the community has gotten bigger too.

[@moonkitten3758]

you did phenomenally well man, these tracks youve made make me nostalgic even though they didnt exist in the game.

[@lukeh9300]

Ngl I watch this video at least every month. Probably my favorite yt video

[@Jumpluffmusic]

id also add that they always have a leitmotif of sorts with the main title theme! it'll always pop up in some way or another :)

[@olioxenfree9860]

I didn't realize I needed this video until right now

[@nat298]

14:34 this entire song is SO GOOD I love it

[@gemhart82]

SAME

[@nat298]

@@gemhart82 thanks for bringing me back to this buddy lol

[@TorqueBrah]

“The Lick” is at 8:35

[@blob_cancel_aftercast]

and at 7:00

[@notkamui9749]

Glad someone else heard those

[@anneprocter]

And at 8:46

[@antipastamony]

I'd love to see you break down Splatoon's music. Both games have a super unique feel that is a large part of what makes the world's culture so convincing. The tracks are fairly diverse, even having songs grouped into fictional bands, each with their own distinct style. Overall, I feel it could make for a super interesting analysis.

[@eddiewiththe_ie]

This is better than many of the covers people do, good video. The only thing you needed what the same motif played in most of the pieces you made. Once you get that catchy melody, you can really flesh this thing out.

[@unit333angel]

IVE LITERALLLLLY BEEEENNNN WANTING A TUTORIAL LIKE THIIISSS. YOU ARE THE FIRST!!!!

[@SoundShunter72]

Okay the last 4 ones were absolute BOPS, you're amazing.

[@kahoku451]

Dude your lil songs were so good ! Nice work

[@minsieurmoi]

man you deserve much much more views and subs. you really put some effort in this, and the whole video is so satisfying to watch, great job +1 sub

[@Tuariq1]

Make them in minor and add 16th high hat rolls and you got yourself a mumbelrap banger

[@alexjevincent]

Great breakdown and hilarious style. Subscribed.

[@annalise8572]

your creations (especially the last song) were like little dancers in my ears and i loved it

[@petecolombo]

the reason the accordion swells in volume is because in order to play it, the bellows fill with (and expel) air when the two halves are pulled apart or pressed together, similar to bowing a string instrument back and forth. the AC composers emulated this function of the accordion to a tee, even with the perfect cheesy soundfont, probably by using a midi keyboard’s mod wheel!

[@Andrew-qm5im]

very cool, thanks for sharing! I checked out your channel and saw that you don't have any videos. That's a shame, I'd love to see you make a video.

[@DBTHEPLUG]

@@Andrew-qm5im?

[@striderdubz8440]

This is my first time listening to any instance of Animal Crossing music, I could not help but smile a bit. : )

[@scrums4748]

im gonna listen to this walking around my campus, should improve shitty days

[@darxoonwasser]

Why did nobody notice the froggy chair at the beginning?

[@VentureForward]

Darxoon Productions Errr...You might want to just leave it unnoticed...lol. Trust me.

[@igorCOD4ever]

I don't have acces to my PC so i can only use my laptop to make music, and of course it's not powerful enough to make my usual genre. Thank you Dylan, I'll spend my quarantine making Animal Crossing music. Thank you for real, have a good day and stay safe.

[@ZeranZeran]

This is an insanely good tutorial, even for people who want to learn how to produce in the first place, specifically, how to program the drums for a bossa nova song Great job, and thank you! I can't wait to try this.

[@ZeranZeran]

Also you nailed the original Animal Crossing music style. I think the composers would be impressed. KK.BeatMaker

[@BlazertronGames]

DylanJavCee

[@StormBurnX]

oh my god I forgot frankjavcee existed until this comment.

[@tsuriranpu]

It's very fun and easy to make these. I made a lot of them within seeing this video. Thank you for the wonderful idea. I've always listened to them whilst studying but never tried to make em in ableton. It's loads of fun

[@SOUNDSBYLAITUE]

so nostalgic 😟

[@StevenCasteelYT]

Great editing and comedic timing in the intro.

[@Charziot]

Your video is incredible helpful for explaining to a beginner at fl that my favourite game music can be made thank you for your explanations.

[@Alfred_English]

yoooooo these tracks you made are some of your best work

[@TheGhostRecordsChannel]

15:23 my favourite one , gg man , you always do an amazing job

[@nyuppo]

Exactly what Im looking for my boy, right on time as always

[@markmarketing7365]

11:48 made me laugh more than it should have.

[@ast_rsk]

this got me so excited for the 20th. great tracks! i want these to put in a playlist on repeat.

[@strawberry-parfait3922]

Creating a Song that you can hear 10 hours on loop without it becoming annoying is indeed genius.

[@OppositeWolf770]

It was cool learning about the anatomy of an Animal Crossing song. Thank you!

[@LoebProd]

Ngl animal crossing music is lit

[@marenjones6665]

I was looking for this exact explanation. Thank you.

[@crimsama2451]

I can never get enough AC music tbh. Perfection.

[@arnuwu9373]

the last one you showed us is too cool, gives me goosebumps

[@PurpleFreezerPage]

Ya know.. listening to you songs vs. the original game’s music, I think they use silence more than you. I don’t think your songs are worse, but I think it’s cool how the use of silence is a noticeable difference. At least for me.

[@beingmegucaissuffering.5326]

Silence is definitely a huge part of Animal Crossing music. A few moments of silence can help the music sink in and give you a moment of quiet to just take everything in. Really if there's a favorite part of animal crossing of mine, it's that.

[@vascosanchez]

​@@beingmegucaissuffering.5326 Only now i realize, hat's a typical characteristic of Kazumi Totaka's compositions. He made all the animal sountracks and the wii mii channel theme. The mii channel theme uses a lot silence, it's great how it's still an intricate piece of music with like only two layers, only using what is really necessary

[@kam6576]

This is my favorite video on KZbin!

[@Skeemask]

wow those last ones, i fr tought the video switched to the actual soundtrack

[@glenesis]

I used to use Sforzando. And I used to play Animal Crossing: Wild World. I am your target audience for this video :) Your fine film here has me twitching - I have an overwhelming need now to dig out my Nintendo DS and dig my poor, neglected village out if the weeds that have no doubt overrun my poor town! Also, Sforzando looks much cooler now! I really need to try it again.

[@kadendannenberg2897]

This made me even more excited for the new animal crossing because the music in all of the games are fucking masterpieces

[@matty8643]

That 2nd track's got some Gymnopédie No.1 vibes to it and I love it~

[@ZikolvinesGames]

damn some of these are real bops! Thank you!!

[@ZikolvinesGames]

goddamn that last one was really moody!

[@ella5968]

the new horizons music is so jazzy i love it especially 12 pm its so fun to listen to

[@Jams888]

You should release a 10-hour loop of each track.

[@josiahamorevazquez4770]

Love this.

[@BMB]

i never heard a song from animal crossing before this. now that i use animal crossing music for my videos i know all of them lol

[@Narutoninjaqiu]

Criminally underrated

[@arrtemfly]

damn this reminds me of undertale. and that just makes me sad (not in a way of something being bad but in a "feels" way). great video!

[@Antweezy]

Sheeet this cold🥶

[@shayusu8317]

Well freak I never knew I needed this....

[@cloudscape5996]

Dayumm, Dylan, You're a Legend!!!!

[@ainekoki]

Nice tutorial as always! tho I was waiting for you to analyze elements they/you picked to depict each time of the day *sob*

[@AlanaMthrfckr]

really need a full version of that ac gymnopedie at the end tho lmao, so pretty

[@jerxvan1]

Thank you! my appreciation to this music has leveled up!

[@MaruMaruPoyo]

Your songs sounds very active. Maybe because of less silence? These soundtracks are great but I think would fit the lost-into-the-game exploring kind of thing like walking around, traveling through the sea, or like mining.

[@eliderp_]

yaaaay dylannnn hi dylan hiiiii hiiiiiii hi dylaaannnn yaaay

[@sinbadvanderglas1403]

i predict pub do not tell shhh youll know what i mean later shhh

[@dietmarpfeffer4874]

i waited so long for this

[@JBobbyB]

description underrated

[@aneldzaferovic7366]

6:47 it's sounds more like a clavinet then a electric guitar

[@DylanTallchief]

i agree, but in the soundfont the sound is actually named Electric Guitar

[@NhzProd]

Dylan Tallchief You had a Lead named Snare in one of your video, i think your computer trying to kill your mind

[@Rynn-]

Actually I play the clarinet and it's not that similar... It still doesn't sound like an electric guitar though

[@averyhoppes]

Pinktiger_123 clavinet and clarinet are two very different things

[@ghostyhearty9280]

wouldn't be surprised if it made it to the game, its really good research and execution ;)

[@koda1778]

Really good songs you made.

[@TheSteelDialga]

I really enjoyed this video

[@prettyboypop]

love soundfont programs like "ess four zando"

[@lordfrog7549]

Tom nook gave me brithday gift :D Then charged me 1.000.000 bells.

[@psitaxx]

Respect Dylan for listening to all these songs...

[@numbskull3401]

this is what i like to see on youtube

[@RedBeans-]

thanks for this! I've been looking for something like this to learn how to make my own AC inspired music! Though the URL doesn't seem to work anymore...

[@krisspatrick8902]

now, this is real K N O W L E D G E

[@blocky333]

great breakdown!!

[@michaelheath1194]

Thanks so much for this! Love ya man!

[@amywyt]

So from here comes my love for bossa nova... interesting

[@Dezarros]

Lol I like to produce fan made AC tracks because they're pretty simple and fun to make. This is accurate.

[@tristank9821]

Please do wii sport/menu screen type of music! I don’t know why but wii music makes me extremely nostalgic!

[@anthonyzayler5449]

thank you dylan

[@PolarCoded]

you sir, have my respect

[@AristAristA]

Three last songs are amazing