olivercomposer

Hey everyone, Here's my latest video lesson on composing heroic music. It’s an hour and a half long because I cover the entire process, from melody creation to orchestration. I hope you find it helpful and engaging!

Hey Guys, I would like to present my new video tutorial on creating spooky Halloween music. I'm eager to write your opinion, so feel free to leave a comment!

Thank you for your answer! Sometimes it's tricky to identify a time signature. I used 6/8 time signature in the project, because it was the most convenient to write the notes. I didn't think it could be 6/4... I composed this music piece for a video lesson on my channel. You know, a "how to compose Halloween music with spooky vibes" thing. I feel two beats each with three eighth notes, so I assumed it's in 6/8 time.

Thanks, but I have a question. Could you please answer it if you can? I would truly appreciate it! 🙂

Hey Guys, This is my brand-new spooky Halloween music piece. From 00:19 (the main theme) is in 6/8 or 3/4. I cannot decide because I feel sometimes two beats and sometimes 3 beats. Thanks for your help!

Hello Guys, I created a video lesson on how to compose battle music for a fantasy video game. This is the first part of my new series about video game music. I hope you'll find it interesting, and useful! Feel free to leave a comment, and ask about the content!

Thanks for your comment! Of course, it would be nice to have a score, but creating one would be a real pain... There’s so much work involved. Unfortunately, the auto-generated score leaves much to be desired. I have 29 video lessons uploaded on my channel, but I think it would be too much to share all of them here, especially since I typically create two new videos each week. 😄

Hello Everyone, I hope it's not a problem that I'm sharing my latest tutorial on composing dark and unsettling horror music. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

I think I don't have the patience to examine every single interval for the sake of avoiding parallel octaves, fifths, and tritones. That's the biggest problem... 😄

Hi, Thanks for your comment! It's not counterpoint, it's just four-part writing. Counterpoint has more serious rules. Parallel 6th is not considered as a voicing error in four-part writing. My goal was to avoid parallel 5th and parallel 8th in this case. I think counterpoint is not exactly the same as four-part writing. As far as I know, four-part writing includes the following rules: avoid parallel 5th and octave yes, do not use tritone, or try to avoid, it's true in root position double the root in the first inversion double either the root or the fifth in the second inversion double the fifth (which is the bass) avoid large leaps between the notes if a step is bigger than 4th, the next step should be in the opposite direction But maybe I'm wrong... So four-part counterpoint has far stronger rules than four-part harmonization.

Hey Guys, I tried to follow the four-part writing rules, avoid parallel fifths and octaves, and double the proper notes with this brief music piece. I hope I didn't make mistakes. four_part_writing_example.mid four_part_writing_example.mid

Thank you for your suggestions. I think a lot of people love repetitive music. Yes, I could have added more dynamic contrast. Maybe next time.

Thanks for the information! 🙂 Unfortunately, I don't remember where I parked with my Delorean...

And how can I enter this competition?

Thanks for your response. I sometimes use reusable phrases or chord progressions which are characteristic of me. Nowadays I try to use not only the basic triads but also suspended and seventh chords, and unconventional time signatures, so I intend to bring new things to my art. I reuse things, but it's not so conscious, probably these reusable phrases and chord progressions come from more European musical traditions rather than my art. In my opinion, composing is a kind of Lego, we put parts together that already exist. I think there are some basic building blocks in European music, both classical and popular. I've listened to millions of pieces of music, and they stuck in my head, like in the case of other musicians. We all use these classical phrases and chord progressions. What is the "Dreamscapes" competition?