i wish i was a game composer in the '90s. sitting down everyday with my MIDI sequencer and equipment rack with a proteus 1 & 2, roland sc55, sc88 pro, and jv-1080 with the orchestral, piano, and synth cards installed. spending all day pressing buttons and watching screencaps of gameplay to write music for what i see.
i'd also have a website where i dump the general midi versions of all my songs because why not? (i kind of already do that, but i'm not a composer from the '90s and my instruments rack is virtual)
The same social pressures still existed back then. "Jobs" tend to degrade into oppression, even when they focus on an activity that we deeply enjoy. But survival and creativity should complement, strengthening each other, not become a trade-off where both are compromised.
i'd also have a website where i dump the general midi versions of all my songs because why not? (i kind of already do that, but i'm not a composer from the '90s and my instruments rack is virtual)
i wasnt born back then, but i imagine that it would of been the coolest job ever :D
i saw a job ad for a retro games music composer this week!
The same social pressures still existed back then. "Jobs" tend to degrade into oppression, even when they focus on an activity that we deeply enjoy. But survival and creativity should complement, strengthening each other, not become a trade-off where both are compromised.
In short, what you choose to do will always be meaningful, whether or not you are paid for it.
this turned into something. i need to write a thing.