Blog | Haakon Davidsen | Music composer

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I scored a full soundtrack in 7 days. Here are my thoughts and what I learned

Hi, Earlier this year, I was approached by a game developer that wanted a soundtrack for their game, called “Pest Control”. We scheduled...

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TUTORIAL: How to write Stardew Valley music

Hello everybody! This tutorial will be on writing music in a similar style to the soundtrack from Stardew Valley, as well as exploring...

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MUSIC THEORY part 2: The major scale

Hi, and welcome to part two of my series of basic music theory. Today, we will have a look at the major scale and hear some examples of...

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MUSIC THEORY part 1: The fundamentals

Hi, and welcome to the first post of a series, covering the basics of music theory. In this post, I will go over a few fundamental stuff,...

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TUTORIAL: How to write Banjo-Kazooie music

Hi and welcome to my first tutorial! Today we will look at one of my favorite soundtracks and write a track in a similar style. The game...

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5 tips for composing orchestral music on computer

Hi! I want to share 5 quick tips for all the composers that are making music on their computers. These tips are aimed at people that want...

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In-depth look on my template and plugins

NOTE: This is starting to get pretty old, and I have updated my template multiple times since I wrote this, and a lot of the plugins are...