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World 1 - Forest

from Boxymoxy Original Soundtrack by Aldo Chiummo

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This is the first tune I wrote for "Boxymoxy". I started writing it on 18th December 2019. I wanted to make something which sounded like the soundtrack of an old 8-bit japanese console game, having in mind "Parasol Stars" in particular, also because a few months earlier I had studied and converted the first world's tune.
That's why I used an "almost square" wave sound for the lead instruments and for the chords. The lead is often "doubled" (this can be noticed when sound effects play during the tune) to create a richer sound.
I also tried not to use those "fast arpeggios" that the japanese seem to hate, or at least that's what I read some years ago on a japanese chiptune fan's blog (who was also interested in Commodore 64 stuff)... :D

Using "7th" or "6th" chords or, in general, chords that are more complex than a triad, is difficult with fast arpeggios, but it's more difficult with just 3 oscillators that must play the lead instrument, the bass AND the chords, so it was a real challenge.
(Note: Actually I had taken this decision much before starting to make "Boxymoxy"'s tunes, as can be noticed by listening to some of previous works, and I'm trying to stick to it as much as I can, because I like the clean sound of the "non-multiplexed" waves.)

The first version of the tune had a very different melody, with a different harmony, but the arpeggio and the bassline were very similar to the final ones.
It took more than a month to finish the tune, which was completed on January 26th. I spent a lot of time perfecting it almost note by note... but I missed something!
I think noone noticed and noone will ever do... Anyway the "CD version" is a bit different than the game's one. Can you tell why? :D

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from Boxymoxy Original Soundtrack, released December 23, 2020

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Aldo Chiummo Trani, Italy

I've been making music since I was a child. I started making computer music during high school on a 286 PC. In 2010 I made my first SID. In 2014 I entered Atlantis and made music for demos, intros, compos and videogames.

I also have a band (Mongra - since 2002) where I play guitar, flute, occasionally bass, and sing.
I also play tin-whistle. ... more

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