While talking to Mentor # 1 yesterday I had an opportunity to describe the composition project I would like to work on this year.

• A suite of compositions
• Inspired by the moods / virtual environments of a video game
• The game is called “No Man’s Sky” and is a planet exploration game
• In the original version of the game, the player is a solitary space traveler
• Recently the game was updated to include multiple players
• …which meant that the previous universe was re-written (destroyed)
• I now have a limited amount of footage to draw from
• This puts helpful limits on the project.
• Create 12 themes expressing different kinds of planets and situations
• ex. dangerous planet, beautiful planet, travel theme, farewell theme
• Use these themes (motifs) as a basis for compositions
• Compositions to include examples of things I’m learning about
• such as monophony, polyphony, chamber group, orchestra
• Write the manuscript notation of each composition (in Finale)
• Record  and mix each composition using electronic instruments
• Also record in “stem” form (keeping individual tracks separate)
• This is a technique for video game soundtracks and film scores
• NEXT year, record live instruments and voices?