Description
Genre:
Smokey Slots genre inspiration is drawn from lounge style jazz as well as deriving a sound from retro games.

Whats the game?:
While coming up with ideas I had settled on this: What if there was a beat-em-up style game modeled after space opera anime like Cowboy Bebop? So I got to work.

Representation:
I wanted to create an atmospheric track that made you feel like you were fighting goons and henchmen through a casino while the in house band plays. I went with lounge style jazz to show that perhaps this song is supposed to play at later stages, that maybe you're intruding into enemy territory. You're on their turf and they're the ones who are relaxed, because you went into the den of Vipers.

Composition and DAW: While composing this track in FL Studio 21 I drew upon my normal artistic process. Worked with drums to get a nice swinging groove and a bass line that went along with it. Trial and error took a huge role in the creation of the guitar/organ hits. Once I had these building blocks set I was able to create a baseline for how long each chunk would take. Once that was done I brought on my MIDI controller to come up with a melody that the sax and trumpet would carry and did some improvisational recording for each part and then cleaned up after.

Message from the artist
Hello! My name is Morrigan, but everyone calls me Morri. I've been actively making music for over a decade and I've always wanted to compose music for games. I believe music is just as important to the experience of gaming and can tell its own story to those who are willing to listen closely.

Please enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee :)

Theme

How does it fit the theme?
Smokey Slots is a small window to a world made up within just moments before this jam even started. A small window into my world and a glimpse into my mind.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://on.soundcloud.com/H8Qs6DW1tqSm4qzV9

Number of tracks
1

Genre

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY)

Any project