Reel Run Poster
Jump into a plethora of movie genres in Reel Run as you explore various main characters and what it's like to be enthralled by countless enemies and hordes of chaos.
Featured below are seven demos for the western, horror, and boss rush themes of Reel Run. Written and mastered in SoundTrap, these themes capitalize on the various movie genres represented in gameplay. Each piece loops consecutively as the level is completed at the player's pace. The main menu and romance themes are works in progress.
COMPOSITION PROCESS
Western Level One The Saloon Process
SoundTrap Western Level One Piano Roll
Western Level One, stylized as an old-time saloon, uses various instrumentation styles to uniquely capture the player's first impression of the wild west. Using a calabash as the composition's rhythm driver, this percussion is the backbone of the piece as other instruments layer to add the depth this piece offers. Written in A minor, these instruments are written with staccato and spiccato styles to emphasize the sharpness of this level. Brass is added in as this piece leads to its climax with dynamic crescendos and minor cadences. The paper tube percussion layers with the string instruments to add harmonies to a sequence that loops for the player. This piece was written in SoundTrap and mastered in Audacity. A gameplay video for Western Level One will be featured.
Future compositions of the horror, romance, boss rush, and main menu themes with DAW screenshots and gameplay are currently in progress. Reel Run will release on Steam and its original soundtrack in the next upcoming months.
REFLECTION
Creating compositions for a variety of different movie genres pushed me as a composer. Expanding my knowledge within western, horror, and romance music honed my skills with new instrumentation styles and cadences. I'm eager to continue composing pieces as well expanding my knowledge within other genres of music.