Essay Draft

What was the ambient music scene like in 2008-2009? how was it being used in game music? were there similar games in the style or category of minecraft? look at some well-known game music composers that worked on ambient sort of indie game music around the same time or just after.

the beginning of the development of Minecraft. How did C418 come across the opportunity of composing for Minecraft? What was the premise of Minecraft on release?

C418’s ideas for minecraft – what was the inspiration? what was the creative process? what was the software used and was it mostly through using software or recording acoustic instruments? did this change over time with different albums?

what was each album for? were some songs for certain things? what about gameplay discs rather than soundtrack? was there a continuation between each song? how did the same feeling cross over from each song if not?

Lena Raine and Kumi Tanioka album for the 2020 update – questions, more questions, and probably more? specifically focus on Kumi Tanioka first, then Lena Raine as the first composer doesn’t have a lot of information to write about.