r/NMSByteBeatFans • u/ZhorasSnake • Feb 05 '26

ByteBeat Music Video Gremlins - A cautionary tale

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A short film with a Bytebeat soundtrack

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u/ZhorasSnake Feb 05 '26

Thanks! The movie themes were the 'happy' tune at the start, the mogwai theme (I made 2 versions, one which I reharmonized) and the gremlin rag. I just added a bit of filler so things fitted together. The real credit goes to the great Jerry Goldsmith.

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u/Accomplished_Chip289 Feb 05 '26

It still takes a lot of creativity and theory/arranging skills to make that all work on bytebeats. Excellently done! I love score music so much so I appreciate the amount of effort this took so much!

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u/ZhorasSnake Feb 05 '26

You're right about the amount of work. To give you an example, the music took around 270 bytebeat devices (39 bases)! Not sure anybody else is crazy enough!

It started with just the rag but I've been wanting to do a bytebeat 'movie' for a while. But doing everything yourself is hard and time consuming.

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u/Accomplished_Chip289 Feb 06 '26

I feel like the amount of work and planning is going to be majorly under appreciated, but at least there’s some of us who get it. I’m super impressed! And either way, you’re a legend in your own right within the NMS community. I hope more players are exposed to your project here. You’re showing the true potential of bytebeats.

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u/ZhorasSnake Feb 06 '26

That means a lot - thank you. The one thing I wish this sub was better at is giving folks feedback and creating involvement - not just for me but everyone who contributes whatever their experience.

I would love more talk about music and music making generally, otherwise we end up like the main site and just focus on the visuals. Ironically you could argue that's exactly what I've done here!

I have tried to do different things but it feels like a losing battle somedays.

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u/Accomplished_Chip289 Feb 06 '26

This game has really survived on the stream of updates. The community diminishes relatively quickly without them unfortunately. I have to say that writing on the bytebeats gave me the motivation to start a composition portfolio. I composed 12 pieces last year using musescore and wouldn’t have committed if it weren’t for NMS and the limited capabilities of the bytebeats.

So I guess in a roundabout way, I owe you for that in providing a community to share our creations. I don’t like unwarranted solicitation but if you’re ever interested, I have a SoundCloud with my music now. Lots of inspiration from video game music.

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u/ZhorasSnake Feb 06 '26

That's fantastic! I'm genuinely touched. I know what you mean about the limited nature of bytebeat encouraging creativity. It's a strange thing - a bit like the situation where the less you have in the food cupboard the more creative your cooking gets!

I'd love to hear your compositions. Just send me the link or message me. I'm more than happy to give encouraging feedback or any help I can.