Music Implementation Portfolio
Point of interest music system
For this unannounced project, I created a multi-layered system to support both time of day and points of interest simultaneously. As the player nears a point of interest, new musical layers are seamlessly introduced to give the player an audible hint that they are near something interesting.
Combining both time of day and point of interest music means that there are many unique permutations that the player may experience.
Combat Music
My goal when creating this combat system was to use intensity, duration, and distance to determine how to “score” the player’s combat experience. This system utilizes a layered approach with distance support to choose the base music, stingers to highlight special moments, a buffer zone for minor combat encounters, and end success stingers that reward the player for completing longer & more intense battles.
music improvisation system (MIDI)
What if bards could play along with the soundtrack? With MIDI, they can! This is a system I designed that would allow the player character to play an instrument along with the musical score at any time. I created a bundle of MIDI phrases for common chords, built a MIDI instrument inside of Wwise, and mapped the musical information for each piece in the score to create a cool way to ‘improvise’ using the correct tempo, key, and chord as the underscore.
Musical Moments
For this maze, the player must walk in time with their party member to complete the puzzle together. Because this moment’s design was guided by the duration of the music, we were able to create an incredible musical moment with a seamless transition between the gameplay and cinematic.
MUSIC PORTFOLIO
“Down the Hatch”
Music by Rachel Hardy
Lyrics by Michael Austin & Rachel Hardy
“Traveling Song” (demo)
Music & Lyrics by Rachel Hardy
“The Raven’s Call”
Music by Rachel Hardy
Lyrics by Michael Austin & Rachel Hardy
“What Lies Beyond” (Demo)
Music & Lyrics by Rachel Hardy
“I Will Follow You”
Music by Rachel Hardy
Lyrics by Michael Austin & Rachel Hardy
“Eda’s Song”
Music by Rachel Hardy
The materials on this page are from an unannounced project. Please refrain from sharing or distributing them in any way. I have obtained permission to share these materials as part of my private portfolio.