Aaron Krogh Music

The Great Gaias - Two New Tracks Released

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:12:57 -0400

Two new track releases from the “Great Gaias” soundtrack: “Pots’s Theme” and “Enduring Sorrow.”

“The Great Gaias” is an upcoming RPG for PC, produced by Horizon’s End Gaming.

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http://www.horizonsend.com/the-great-gaias
http://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming

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Sailor Moon S Transformation with Alternate Music by Michiru...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:00 -0400

Sailor Moon S Transformation with Alternate Music by Michiru Oshima

Sometimes, when I take a break from composing, I play around with other composer’s tracks and make iMovies and YouTube posts. This one’s dedicated to composer Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Arc the Lad, Nabari No Ou). I substituted a track from her “Regatta” J-Drama OST for the original, in this case.

I am a big fan of Sailor Moon, and I have always enjoyed the transformation sequences. The music for the Sailor Moon anime series was originally composed by the wonderful composer Takanori Arisawa (Digimon, Tales of Eternia). His big-brass, choral, string-heavy soundtracks contain some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard, and the Sailor Moon OST is no exception.

I just wanted to see how Oshima’s music would mesh with the transformation video, and I think it turned out well after much slicing-and-dicing of Oshima’s track. What do you think? :)

Meet Eldromus Blackheart, the main villain from Horizon’s...

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:00 -0400

Meet Eldromus Blackheart, the main villain from Horizon’s End Gaming’s upcoming RPG, The Great Gaias.

While writing Eldromus’s Theme, I sought to balance a chilling villain’s theme with an underlying motif that expresses his humanity and offsets the evil super-villain stereotype that is often associated with this kind of RPG character. I hope a sense of sadness and pain bleeds through the overall dark and foreboding feelings expressed through this track.

Eldromus Concept Art:

Follow "The Great Gaias" on Steam!

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:06:00 -0400

Follow "The Great Gaias" on Steam!:

Follow the upcoming PC game “The Great Gaias” on SteamCommunity.com! If you have a Steam account, you can help us Greenlight our project by “liking” our page! Don’t forget to check out the Horizon’s End Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming

Click the concept art below to visit our “About” page!

http://www.horizonsend.com/the-great-gaias

Help support the efforts of our talented staff at Horizon’s End Gaming by following us on...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:06:00 -0400

Help support the efforts of our talented staff at Horizon’s End Gaming by following us on Twitter! Our current RPG game, The Great Gaias, features my latest music tracks. Thank you for helping make our efforts a success! You can follow us on Facebook as well.
…and at our official website: http://www.horizonsend.com/

This track is a follow-up to “The Brother I Never Had,” written...

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:18:00 -0400

This track is a follow-up to “The Brother I Never Had,” written in 2008-2009. It’s a little angst-y but, soft and sweet as well. Commercial use is allowed! As always, thanks for supporting my music. Visit my “Great Gaias” project at http://www.horizonsend.com!

Here’s a first peek at the battle system for The Great...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:49:00 -0400

Here’s a first peek at the battle system for The Great Gaias. It also features the primary battle background music for the game. I hope you enjoy it!

GG Throw Weapon (via Virgil Mythos)

The Great Gaias Intro (by Virgil Mythos) This is awesome!...

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:47:56 -0400

The Great Gaias Intro (by Virgil Mythos)

This is awesome! Horizon’s End Gaming is proud to share the opening scene of our upcoming game, The Great Gaias. The video features my first musical composition for the game. If you want to learn more about The Great Gaias and Horizon’s End Gaming, check out our websites:

https://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming

http://www.horizonsend.com/

HORIZON'S END GAMING IS HIRING 2D GRAPHICS ARTISTS

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:54:05 -0400

Shared from our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming

http://www.horizonsend.com/the-great-gaias

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The Great Gaias by Aaron Krogh Check out my most ambitious project yet, the soundtrack for “The...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:31:00 -0400

The Great Gaias by Aaron Krogh

Check out my most ambitious project yet, the soundtrack for “The Great Gaias” by Horizon’s End Gaming! Two tracks are currently available for listening. https://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming
http://www.horizonsend.com/the-great-gaias

Romantic theme from the upcoming PC game, “The Great...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

Romantic theme from the upcoming PC game, “The Great Gaias,” produced by Horizon’s End Gaming, LLC.

Visit us at:
http://www.horizonsend.com/the-great-gaias
http://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming

Copyrighted material. For promotional use only. All rights reserved.

My Free Music Resources for Game Developers

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Here is my music resource set for free use by anyone:

RPG Maker Music & Loops by Aaron Krogh

**You may use these tracks commercially without contacting me for permission. Seriously!**

If you like my work and wish to donate, you may do so via PayPal. The PayPal donation link is on the right-hand column of this page. Thanks!

Eldromus’ Theme - Music from the upcoming PC game,...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:23:00 -0400

Eldromus’ Theme - Music from the upcoming PC game, “The Great Gaias,” produced by Horizon’s End Gaming, LLC.

Visit us at:
http://www.horizonsend.com/the-great-gaias
http://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming

Copyrighted material. For promotional use only. All rights reserved.

Here’s a glimpse at the new game I’m providing a...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:35:00 -0400

Here’s a glimpse at the new game I’m providing a soundtrack for: The Great Gaias by Horizon’s End Games.

Visit the official website here: horizonsend.com

The Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/horizonsendgaming

Audio

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:11:10 -0400

Shiro Sagisu & Piano Love Themes

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:47:00 -0400

Shiro Sagisu is a well known anime composer who has been working on soundtracks since the early Eighties. He is a skilled pianist, and one of his specialties is writing love themes for the piano. I’m exploring two of his compositions today: “Seventeen Love” (1985) and “Quatre Mains” (2012). Both songs are themes concerning teenage love.

One of Shiro’s first anime soundtracks was for the 1985 anime Genmu Senki Leda (The Fantastic Adventures of Yohko). Shiro composed a beautiful piano melody entitled “Seventeen Love,” which begins with soft chords, then builds to a tempestuous climax: seemingly expressing the timeline of a relationship. I have never seen Leda, so I can’t comment on the story, but the music speaks of young love, naiveté and nostalgia. Here is a video sample with the track:

The ending, especially, makes me think of an abrupt end to the relationship. It’s so heart-rending and full of distress. Regardless, it effectively makes me feel like I’m listening to a love story through music.

Shiro’s most recent sweeping, and again, tempestuous, piano love theme is from the 2012 anime “Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo.”Having seen this anime, I can comment on the characters’ relationship. These teen characters are not explicitly stated to be lovers, but Shinji and Kaworu become closer than friends during the movie, and a special scene involving a seemingly impromptu piano duet reveals the “feelings” Shinji is experiencing with Kaworu through their music-making via a montage of images and colors. Offhand, I recall a scene with two white stallions running in a watercolor meadow and piano keys swathed in layers of rainbow colors, seemingly playing themselves. There are many more, but the scene depicts the two companions spontaneously composing their own duet. Subsequently, they bond and become partners in the main plot of the anime, involving the saving of the world and all that jazz. Here is a video sample of “Quatre Mains:”

I am particularly fond of the motif that begins at 0:31 seconds.

Shiro Sagisu has not lost his touch when it comes to piano compositions. It’s wonderful to listen to the differences between the two pieces, as they share the theme of young romance with musical flare. Again, “Seventeen Love” is from 1985, and “Quatre Mains” is from 2012.

I wanted to share this because I’m such a Shiro Sagisu fanatic, and because his music has been an inspiration to me in my game composing work. Comment with your thoughts, if you want!

312 - Vista del Mar - An older track I wrote for use in a...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:17:30 -0400

312 - Vista del Mar - An older track I wrote for use in a coastal town RPG setting. I polished it up enough, I hope, so that someone will make use of it.

After taking a many-month hiatus from sharing music, I have...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:49:06 -0400

After taking a many-month hiatus from sharing music, I have uploaded a bittersweet theme for your listening pleasure.

"Sorceria 2" iPhone Game Review

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:28:00 -0500

"Sorceria 2" iPhone Game Review:

I contributed a battle theme and a handful of other tracks to this game. Click the title hyperlink to read the review. Get the iOS version of the game here.

“Classic RPG Fun with Sorceria 2: Sunken City | The iPhone App Review : iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad App Reviews”

Discovering Bob Dylan’s Music.

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:07:16 -0500

Discovering Bob Dylan’s Music.