How to make game music for a Galaga-like shmup

August 11, 2020

Welcome to How to Make Game Music, a series where Chase Bethea a.k.a. GamerComposer creates music for an upcoming video game on the fly. This week, Chase is composing music for Earth Crackers, a 2D Galaga-esque shmup. You can watch him guide you through the steps to bringing this energetic, sci-fi soundtrack to life in the Twitch player above.

Chase is a video game composer and sound designer responsible for a number of soundtracks, including Deity Quest and Aground.

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