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This kind of AI composer would be just perfect for games, especially indy games. Most indy game developers can't afford good original soundtracks and if there w

This kind of AI composer would be just perfect for games, especially indy games. Most indy game developers can't afford good original soundtracks and if there was a service that provided them for cheap... That's an idea for a stratup.

eru 17y ago
Perhaps. On the other hand there's a lot of music on the creative commons nowadays, if you drop the requirement of originality. However generating music that adapts to the game may be more than worthwhile.
nuba 17y ago
Indeed. Cope's musical grammar would be a great place to start hacking around. This reminds also of the iMUSE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUSE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUSE) from the SCUMM game engine, which would improvise soundtrack transitions based on motifs and in-game events.