The music covered in this week's episode is called Shooter on the Roof. It was written for season 2 of the true crime podcast _Alibi _and was inspired by the slow, climactic buildup scenes in many action and thriller files. It’s suitable for true crime, action and tension moments.

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This music covered in this week's episode is called Mad Hatter Tea Party. It was written for a theatre show and was inspired by the score for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland by Oliver Wallace. I had a lot of fun writing it by banging on pots and pans from the kitchen.

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This music covered in this week's episode is called Hong Kong Noir. It's inspired by the Chinese two-string erhu fiddle and tech noir films like Blade Runner 2049, Total Recall and others. The violin parts which form the backbone of the track are live strings. See if you can hear the difference between them and sampled (computer) strings.

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This music track covered in this week's episode is called Spice Trader. It's a soundtrack inspired by the 8-bit Nintendo and Commodore games of the 1980s and 90s. It was influenced chiefly by Star Control II, which I grew up playing.

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This music track covered in this week's episode is called Jazzy Detective. It's a soundtrack inspired by the moody swing jazz of the 1940s. It was written as a character theme for a gorilla detective for the medieval comedy audio drama The Saga of the European King.

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This week's music track is called Gentle Rain. It's a soundtrack inspired by the sounds of the rain and wind, using white noise and ASMR textures to convey a sense of calm.

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How I Make Music is a show for music producers, podcasters, audio drama creators and film-makers. Hey, I'm John Bartmann. I give away music and advice on how to make it. My original music has been used in film, TV, radio and online. Each week, I write, record and release a new soundtrack. In this podcast, I deconstruct these original soundtracks one by one, sharing the separate musical parts, decisions and stories behind how each complete tune was made. Then, I offer understanding into that process to make your own productions shine!

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This week's music track is called Dubby Heights. It's a soundtrack inspired by King Tubby and the pioneering dub reggae of the 1960s and 70s. It features creative delay sounds, metal snare fills and a great vintage acoustic drum treatment. You can use this track in your own productions to depict marijuana-smoking scenes, Caribbean beach life or just general relaxation. Download and use the song from this episode in your podcast, audio drama or (non-commercial) video https://gum.co/UNDuB

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Pepper The Pig is a simple, happy piece of music for kids' TV. It's got a bouncy and feel good vibe. It gets used in classrooms and as a soundtrack for games. Download and use the song from this episode in your podcast, audio drama or (non-commercial) video https://gum.co/RvZD

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How I Make Music is a show for music producers, podcasters, audio drama creators and film-makers. Hey, I'm John Bartmann. I give away music and advice on how to make it. My original music has been used in film, TV, radio and online. Each week, I write, record and release a new soundtrack. In this podcast, I deconstruct these original soundtracks one by one, sharing the separate musical parts, decisions and stories behind how each complete tune was made. Then, I offer understanding into that process to make your own productions shine!

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Robot Gypsy Jazz is a super quirky, bouncy crossover soundtrack with elements of jazz, hip hop and even Eastern European music. The song 'Star Scat' by Caravan Palace was a massive influence, using a vocoder to make scat singing sound like a robot. It would make for a good opening theme song for an offbeat comedy podcast or for use in nerdy shows like Reply All. Download and use the song from this episode in your podcast, audio drama or (non-commercial) video https://gum.co/tWnKs

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This week we deconstruct a soundtrack called Tender Moment. It's a sad, dreamy solo piano piece with some surreal compositional depth. As a soundtrack, it might be used to depict a dream world or abject living conditions. We go a little deeper than usual into music theory to break down the techniques used to make it feel that way. Download and use the song from this episode in your podcast, audio drama or (non-commercial) video https://gum.co/clppV

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