Comments on: Gunpoint Music Submissions Update

By: Stafa

Stafa — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:19:04 +0000

Something New

By: Stafa

Stafa — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 23:18:18 +0000

Something New Something Different

By: Robbie

Robbie — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:59:21 +0000

not bad

By: DJ Freakin' Genius / Zack Thomas

DJ Freakin' Genius / Zack Thomas — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:08:27 +0000

Have you decided yet? Who did you pick?

By: Michael Cameron

Michael Cameron — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:53:20 +0000

Just saw the YouTube video with a walkthrough of 3 levels. At some point you asked if you should charge money. If it helps, I’d be willing to pay up to $10 for it, and would probably purchase inexpensive level packs in the future.

By: James L

James L — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:46:04 +0000

Tossup between C418 and Hyperduck.
Both fantastic.

By: Yuriy "D"

Yuriy "D" — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:57:28 +0000

Ben’s tracks is awesome! I could see part 2 used in a really balls to the wall boss fight or timed mission because of the transition and pacing; IMO, part 1 would be great as background music for in-between mission “cut-scenes” (maybe something resembling an action comic that sets up the story).

By: Empossible

Empossible — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:26:38 +0000

Ryan Ike’s is exactly what I imagined for this game! It’s so… spy.

By: K.C.

K.C. — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:28:50 +0000

Wow, Ryan Ike’s music, please. That was awesome.

By: Snooglebum

Snooglebum — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:52:56 +0000

Oh goddamnit, I can’t believe I missed this.

By: Michael Horne

Michael Horne — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:31:53 +0000

Hi. Can’t wait to play Gunpoint – looks like a brilliant, open-ended game with a lot of “Can’t believe I can DO that!” in it :-)

I wonder… has anyone submitted a Michael Giacchino-Incredibles track yet? Because that seems like it would be perfect. Kind-of 007-screwball.

Well done on your work so far – looks fabulous :-)
—
Mike

By: Thermoptic

Thermoptic — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:01:33 +0000

My pick is C418. I really love that mystic feeling and addition of jazzy tunes in the music. But it should not be to dark and scary! It must capture that mystic atmosphere but also make the music soft and relaxing to make the gameplay good!

By: MJ28: Minnesota Deadrick

MJ28: Minnesota Deadrick — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:32:10 +0000

[…] excuse I gave was the fact that I was working a lot on my submission for Tom Francis’ “Gunpoint,” which can check out here. It was a lot of fun to do, and I’m flattered that I might […]

By: shadowfox

shadowfox — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:25:38 +0000

I like Ryans submission except for the loud intro to the objective completion, if the action oriented music from that were to just fade in( instead of the bells and flair) it would be perfect. On a similar note I can see C418’s tracks on longer, more difficult levels. Also I could see a few levels transitioning from one music style to the next as having the music for the upcoming levels overpowering the previous until it is dominant( it could be through the course of one or a handful of missions, entirely up to you. This way you could have more music to keep play a bit more refreshing.
Also Johns menu submission is beautiful and I think Ben’s submission would be perfect for the title screens and credits. Specifically the first bit as the title screen and the second two bits as end credits.

By: TooNu

TooNu — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:56:31 +0000

Hey so regardless of which one you choose can we get a soundtrack included with the game? or like most Indie games I’m finding have 2 versions, one with and one without witha varying price difference.

Basically, I’d like the soundtrack.

By: Francisco Cerda

Francisco Cerda — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:54:22 +0000

At last! Here’s my submission, I hope to be on time to deliver it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRh0mBPdiE

Btw, I also invite you listen to my other videogame soundtrack work: Jamestown on the following bandcamp page:

http://finalformgames.bandcamp.com/album/jamestown-soundtrack

By: Mcfatboy93

Mcfatboy93 — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:26:01 +0000

Why not use all of them… ok, that’s saying too much, but to keep the music interesting, have different levels play different music, or change up the menu track every once and a while. you know, keep it kool.

By: Dan FitzGerald

Dan FitzGerald — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:08:55 +0000

Here’s my fourth and final iteration on my submission. Cheers to all the other entrants! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEZ1m1oKsCQ

By: Mike Keogh

Mike Keogh — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:45:09 +0000

I’ve been playing around with some of the themes from my original submission (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIH-X9Xko20), and made some more neat music. Dunno if anything here would ever belong in the game, but I thought I’d share the SoundCloud set:

http://soundcloud.com/michaelok/sets/alive-until-dead-music/

I’m particularly fond of Network Wetwork, and Free Overnight Shipping is fun, if weird.

I think it’s absolutely fantastic that this game inspired so many people to make so many great submissions. Even if I’m out of the running for doing the soundtrack, I’ll probably keep working on spy-oriented music for a while because it’s so much fun. Congrats to everyone involved.

By: verendus

verendus — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:58:57 +0000

My second attempt. Bit more refined, now it responds to your actions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s7oF5S4kTQ

By: Tyrone Slothrop

Tyrone Slothrop — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:35:34 +0000

I beg you to use Matz’s music in -some- fashion, most likely as others have stated in the menu. For in-game, Hyperduck’s music is fantastic. It’s subtle enough not to be repetitive over repeated playthroughs and truly proves ‘less is more’. The stunning vibe of Deus Ex, Human Revolution and Amon Tobin’s legendary work on Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory also speak to an excellently atmospheric soundscape.

By: Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays! — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:55:46 +0000

[…] singled out a few submissions he really liked in his blog (you can see the entry here) and I got included along with a bunch of awesome composers (including Chris Geehan from Hyperduck […]

By: Nonomu198

Nonomu198 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:22:00 +0000

John Robert Matz takes the cake.

By: DXEyes

DXEyes — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:19:16 +0000

I finished a looping soundtrack here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obGjWYOzpLA&feature=youtu.be

It’s electronic, with some chiptune elements, and it’s highly adaptive. Although it IS a bit simple…

By: Pliqu

Pliqu — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:33:09 +0000

I think HyperDuck’s entry has the best sound overall.
This game is (as far as I’ve seen from the gameplay etc.) not about some crazy action hero, it’s about a professional, a silent killer, a man with standards. No fuss, just doing the job. HyperDuck’s music just breathes that whole atmosphere. It is, in a way, silent enough, the music doesn’t distract you from your mission. Plus, the “heartbeat” is pure genius and builds excellent tension.
It’s a soundtrack I would gladly also buy separately.

Ryan’s track was also brilliant, but a bit too vivid in my opinion. That bass is awesome, but some parts are just too Incredibles-ey (not that that’s a bad thing per se, I just don’t think it fits here).

The single track by Matz is beautiful and should be included in the game anyhow (maybe for the main menu, it’s a good “mood-maker”).
I’d also pay for this one separately.

Ben’s 3 pieces were very good music on their own, but I don’t really see them fitting in the game, unless a further trailer would show more explosions, it just sounds so… badass and action hero-like.

Surprisingly, the one I liked the least was C418’s entry (even though I’m normally a big fan of his work). It just didn’t fit at all, the only good thing about it were the transitions inside/outside etc. It sounded too cheerful, disconnected,… Don’t choose this one.

Anyway, that’s just how I think about it.

By: Raven

Raven — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:00:19 +0000

Ryan’s track really made me smile. It seems like it really pushes a kind of aesthetic in the game that could make it stand out a little better in people’s minds.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:47:19 +0000

Ryan Ike’s music would make me buy the game!!

By: Mike K.

Mike K. — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:11:11 +0000

Dave, you raise a fantastic point. It’s probably for implementation considrations such as these, at least in part, Urthman. Setting up parameters for dynamic music to respond to and making sure things are all looping and mixing together nicely isn’t necessarily a trivial task.

By: Urthman

Urthman — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:55:10 +0000

Given the quality of these submissions, I think there’s a real possibility that if you included multiple soundtrack options you could have a game that many people would replay several times just to experience it with each background music option.

In fact, now I’m really surprised there aren’t more games that do this.

By: Nick Krueger (RÆV)

Nick Krueger (RÆV) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:24:46 +0000

Here’s the same submission, but on my official channel. The other one was uploaded to my casual channel by mistake :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKmcBtjvpY&feature=youtu.be

By: Nick Krueger (RÆV)

Nick Krueger (RÆV) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:14:32 +0000

Here’s my second submission for the soundtrack. This one is intended to be more like a theme song than actual in game music, though it could be played in the menu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT6x3TB5D1c

By: Mr. Pete

Mr. Pete — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:06:28 +0000

Hi! Here is my attempt let me know your thoughts! http://youtu.be/l7q4rCZRHv4 -Mr. Pete

By: Tetraox

Tetraox — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:04:55 +0000

I think this is a really good one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIH-X9Xko20

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:08:07 +0000

I think John Robert Matz’s submission has to be my favourite so far, the menu music is fantastic, and I really love the randomised notes that sound when you take out a guard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjs9Yexh3Q

By: Magnus

Magnus — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:54:04 +0000

Wopps. I meant Ike, of course.

Also, John Robert Matz’s submission, like you said, is just an awesome piece of music. It needs to be in there.

By: Magnus

Magnus — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:52:35 +0000

I’m torn between Ryan Ilk’s submission and HyperDuck’s. I like them both for very different reasons.

Man, tough call, Tom.

By: david

david — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:35:23 +0000

glad to hear the deadline’s been extended!

One important thing: What do you use as sound engine? Because last time I checked, gamemaker was quite limited in that regard, and so were even several other sound solutions you can get that expand the functionality somewhat. More specifically:

Are you sure you can implement synced multilayered, adaptive music?! E.g. if an extra layer of percussion is supposed to come in when you enter a building or crosslink mode or whathever, it needs to check what part of the beat the currently playing track is and then start playback of the 2nd layer at the corresponding position. Does the sound engine support this?

If not, I guess you could work around this by using non-rhythmical layers. Or have all layers playing all the time and just fade them in and out as needed, of course, but that’s not very system-friendly.

Sorry if that bit was just obvious to everyone, just wanted to point it out just in case people haven’t considered implementation…

By: Crane

Crane — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:27:58 +0000

Ryan Ike’s please. Oh yes, that’s the noir-y goodness I want.

Or, as someone already suggested, include several and allow the player to choose the soundtrack. Then everyone wins.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:19:54 +0000

I’m really surprised how all of these different interpretations can mesh really well with the game.

My personal favourite is C418’s. I love chiptunes, but I also couldn’t see it fitting with Gunpoint; I was blown away by his use of a chiptune layer in crosslink mode, I really enjoy his style. The transitions were seamless as well, and it’s a shame that C418 said he isn’t interested in composing. There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of talent though.

By: Michal

Michal — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:44:59 +0000

MY fave is Ryan’s music. Then C418. These are really great. But J.R. Matz’s piece just HAS to go for the menu music. Fantastic submissions. All of them.

By: cc

cc — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:20:03 +0000

My only hope is that the music cuts out when you have a gun on someone. Can’t wait to buy this.

By: DJ Madeira

DJ Madeira — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:20:21 +0000

Ryan Ike’s is definitely my favorite. Awesome mix of classic detective vibe and a little synth for the cross link mode.

By: Infinity's too small

Infinity's too small — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:44:37 +0000

This is kinda obvious, but why can’t you pick more than one soundtrack? You could let players choose between a few choices when the start the game, and then change it in the options.

By: MNM1245

MNM1245 — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:35:54 +0000

I like C418’s the most out of these. It just feels like it flows so well and the music seamlessly changes depending on the situation. Others have flow but none of them flow as well. I haven’t heard every submission but his seems like the one to beat atm.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:48:06 +0000

Hyperduck’s track is so Deus Ex. So very very Deus Ex. I think it’s the samples it uses or something, they’re really similar to some of the Deus Ex levels – not sure which, but I think Paris. I mean that in the best possible sense.

They’re all excellent though. Glad I’m not the one who has to choose between them.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:58:36 +0000

Ben Schwartz track is now on my media player playlist:D

Great credits track. I love the rock vibe of part 2.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:17:37 +0000

That last one by Ben Schwartz… WOW.
It would make for a brilliant credits track. I know the credits wouldn’t be long, but damn that would be a great way to end the game.
I’m with Johnkillzyou on this, mix it up. There are a ton of great tracks up there that you could bring together.
I can’t wait to play the game man.

By: Johnkillzyou

Johnkillzyou — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:44:25 +0000

Wow… Thats already a load of awesome. Hey, Tom, why not pick mixtures? I mean, the menu theme from Mr Matz should certainly implemented! But I also like Hyperduck’s general subtlety and Ike’s objective complete track could be implemented after a shot is fired like you said. Truly a great selection!

By: Evan

Evan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:35:05 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc8FAGYXkZE&feature=plcp&context=C3c07cfaUDOEgsToPDskKKVmeuw71fBDNJxSh4n5GD