5. Randomness

Charlie’s Music Production Lessons

One of my secret weapons in my productions is randomness. I often try to set up a system that generates random pitches and rhythms. If you’ve never tried this kind of music making, just Google “generative music,” and that should give you more info on how to get started. In this episode, I show how I use randomness in one of my video game scores. The finished track, called Glibberigwald, can be found on the Star Reaction Soundtrack at untiedgames.bandcamp.com. This production lesson originally aired in Composer Quest episode 61 with Michael Chadwick. For more music production lessons and composer interviews, visit composerquest.com.