silvester23on Hacker News • Recommends
On “Happy Hacking: Music Implementation in NieR:Automata (2017)”
I feel like iMUSE 0 by the fantastic Michael Land needs to be mentioned here. Here it is in action: 1 0 link 1 link to this video
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iMUSE Demonstration 2 - Seamless Transitions
Peter Silk (KestrelPi)
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- Recommended by 2 people: 2 on Hacker News.
- A classic. People kept recommending it from 2021 to 2025.
- May be out of date. Uploaded 16 years ago, in an area where tools change fast.
Beginner. No background in the topic needed.
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Game developmentGraphics and audioAudio and DSPUnity, Unreal and GodotGame programming
A short demonstration of LucasArts' iMUSE system in Monkey Island 2, showing how music layers transition seamlessly based on player movement.
Accompanying video for my Nukezilla.com article about game music.Why it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended as a classic demonstration of seamless, adaptive game music transitions.
sirtajon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Understanding LucasArts' iMUSE System”
Also done very well in Monkey Island 2 with iMuse as well, in which a lot of care was taken in transitioning music with custom bridges. It was quite subtle and lovely, and is considered a high point in video game music. 1. A video demo: link to this video 2. Some details: link
ant6non Hacker News • Mentions
On “How the design of Disney parks affects our perspective”
How do they do it, like the imuse system of in mokey island 2, where different music layers get added and removed as you move aeound? (See link to this video )