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Levack · Vortininja Joined: 12 Apr 2012 Posts: 183

I need some music to use in my Levelpacks Mortimer Mcmire

And Princess Lindsey.

If I use your music I will put you on the high scores and put your name in a level.

VikingBoyBilly · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 19:46 Post subject:

What is this a levelpack of? Some knowledge of the setting and atmosphere would help determine what kind of music would be appropriate.
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elecdude33 · Mad Mushroom Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 398

Which Keens? I presume IMF is the file format sought?
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Levack · Vortininja Joined: 12 Apr 2012 Posts: 183

They are keen 4&5 level packs with some new art,mort and lindsey sprites.Also the Music must be IMFs.

elecdude33 · Mad Mushroom Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 398

Alright. I presume Mort's style of music could be generalised to "ominous", but do you have any level ideas that could inspire more specifics?
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Levack · Vortininja Joined: 12 Apr 2012 Posts: 183

Um... not yet

elecdude33 · Mad Mushroom Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 398

Levack · Vortininja Joined: 12 Apr 2012 Posts: 183

That's a good idea. I haven't started on the mort levels. lindsey levels are about 50%.

Mort is keen4

Lindsey is keen5

elecdude33 · Mad Mushroom Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 398

Could you elaborate on the type of music you might like for the Lindsey levels? "Girl music" isn't really a thing. Think about Princess Lindsey specifically and what she's like. Helpful, wise, kind of mysterious? At least that's the basic impression I think Keen 4 was going for.

Some stuff to get you thinking about the Lindsey levelpack in general: do you think Lindsey carries a weapon? Is she a pacifist? If not, why not? Would she use something like the Neural Stunner, a weapon designed in theory to focus on self-defense? If she's not on Gnosticus IV any more, why did she leave? Given her advice-dispensing role in Keen IV, perhaps she seeks wider knowledge of the galaxy after Keen's visit to her (presumed) native planet?

And Mortimer. What's he like? He cares little for the lives of the creatures he encounters, seemingly believing almost all non-Keen being to be tools at best, instruments of his genius used to taunt Keen until such time as Mortimer decides to finally end their intergalactic schoolyard rivalry, or Keen makes it through the deception and finishes it himself. Basically, he's the counter to Keen because he's both the rival intellect to Keen's and the bully to his misfit kid. Keen could laugh off a bully who wasn't smart and he could have a positive friendship with a rival brain who respected him, but combine them both and I believe there's where you find Mortimer McMire's basic villain concept. See the dialogue before Keen 3's Mangling Machine fight! That's what I'm overanalysing most of this from, that made a big impression on me when I first played it, to the extent that such things can be remembered accurately.

(Disclaimer: You don't have to follow anything I say, these are all opinions which I offer as potential starting points.)

troublesomekeen · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:20 Post subject: Re: Mortish and girl Music needed

elecdude33 · Mad Mushroom Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 398

Levack · Vortininja Joined: 12 Apr 2012 Posts: 183

I drew them.

Keening_Product · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 0:13 Post subject: Re: Mortish and girl Music needed

VikingBoyBilly · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:19 Post subject:

Levack · Vortininja Joined: 12 Apr 2012 Posts: 183

Lindsey sprites

Ok this is what I do not want...NOTES THAT HOLD FOR THE WHOLE SONG! Dead Again

I guess I want music like elecdude33 talks about
Ok your name may not be in a level,but it will
most likely be on the high scores. Your name will be in the opening credits.
and you can beta test it...I hope