New Album — Snare

 

 

Snare is the latest Epic Trax album, in the works for about four years, collecting previously unheard unused tracks from other projects as well as tracks composed for the album. It's an eclectic mix of different sounds as always. The highlight of the album is a track which I recorded with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra via Musiversal — "Confident Battle". 

The Epic Trax albums are ways for me to try new things and put out tracks that would otherwise collect dust on my hard drive. As always, it's free to download. I will probably keep making Epic Trax albums as long as I have unused tracks hanging around.

I've been sitting on this album for quite a while, so it's nice to get it out there at last!

— Odd.

 

New Album — Mature

 

Hello!

Sorry it took so long to post this — it's Epic Trax v14 "Mature".
Kind of crazy that I'm up to album fourteen — that's over 168 tracks (probably a little bit more, seeing as each album has a bonus track).

These albums have been very important in helping me get better at composing, so, while there are quite a few tracks or even albums that I cringe at now, I don't want to delete them because they are one of the clearest ways I can track my creative progress.

Mature was created over the course of about two years, because I was very busy with other projects. It's the first album to have been created entirely in Logic Pro X.

I'm not sure when I'll get around to making Epic Trax album fifteen — but I haven't abandoned the project. The issue is more that my standards have gone up a lot, so I'm not including tracks that I would have before.

— Odd.

New Visual Novel Sampler Album — and Bandcamp Subscription

This new album features the tracks:

• Daily Life
• Detective
• Fantasy
• Happy
• J-Pop Ballad
• Yearning

The last Visual Novel Sampler album was released about four years ago, so yeah, this needed an update. All of these tracks are available for you — yes, you! — to use for free in your own projects.

I have also decided to offer a Bandcamp subscription service! (It's kind of like a Patreon).
For $5 a month, you can have early access to the soundtrack for Broken Spirits, as well as Mature, the 14th Epic Trax album, as well as early access to many upcoming soundtracks.

https://oddtilltheend.bandcamp.com/subscribe

- oddtilltheend -

New Album: Fate!

Yes, Fate is finally here! You can hear what it sounds like using the player above, or go to this link:

https://oddtilltheend.bandcamp.com/album/fate

This album took the longest by far, mostly because I've been very busy with other projects. However, somehow, it got done! And now, some statistics for you...

This is my thirteenth Epic Trax album overall, and the third album in SERIES 2.

 Fate is 38 minutes long, which makes it the second-longest Epic Trax album (the first being Crown).

The combined length of all the Epic Trax albums is 6 hours and 53 minutes.

The total number of tracks is 167.

I won't pretend all of those tracks are good — or most of them, really. But that's still pretty impressive. So, what now? Will there be another Epic Trax album?

The answer is yes, although it will take more time than usual, like this one did. Making these albums helps me grow as a composer and keeps my skills sharp for soundtrack commissions. There is a downside, though, which is that these tracks tend to take a very predictable format. The way I compose them is basically in sections, completing one section of the song and then moving to the next section. That's always how I've worked. With the next album, I want to try composing more horizontally, which should be interesting.

As usual, I can't give a deadline, but it'll be along soon.

Thanks for listening,

– Odd.

New Album: Crown!

Click the image to go to the album!

Well, it's here and for once it's not a complete failure. I feel like Wolf had a lot of tracks that weren't really that good, with a few exceptions. This album is a lot more focused. I made sure to weed out all the really bad tracks on this one.

Check out the album sampler below to hear bits of a few tracks from the album.

 -- Odd.

New Album: Wolf!

The eleventh album of Epic Trax has landed, with 32 minutes of music! I'm sorry it took so long, I've recently been involved with two new exciting visual novel projects and that took time away from the album. Click the image above to go to the album!

You may remember that I said the new album wouldn't be free. Well, it isn't, but it's also not seven dollars, it's only five.

Watch the Album Sampler below to get a sense of what's in the album!


 -- Odd.

New Album: X!

Less than a month after my last album, a new one has come out! X is my first album of 2015! See a sampler below, or click on the image above to visit the new album!

Unfortunately, this will be my last free Epic Trax album. From here on out they will be published at the suggested rate on Bandcamp - seven dollars. All Series 1 albums will remain free, however, so that's over 5 hours of free music. In the future I may upload a compilation video five hours long!

Here's to the New Year, and Series 2!

-- OddTillTheEnd.

New Album: Enchain!

A new album has been dropped! Enchain is the ninth Epic Trax album, and it's full of new styles and techniques!

Despite having the most depressing title ever given to an Epic Trax album, Enchain includes quite a few upbeat tracks, namely Brighter, Raver, Rower, Slicker, Traveler and Winner. And yes, now there's a track naming convention, for this album only. Odd, I know. It comes with the name.

You can also get a taste of the album by checking out the Album Sampler here!

-- OddTillTheEnd.

New Album: Shock!

 

Click the image to be transported into a magical world with over thirty minutes of brand new tracks!

This album has more experimental tracks, more epic-sounding tracks and more sad tracks because everyone requested it so much, (not). But I made them anyway! It even includes the return of the sorely missed obligatory electronic-themed track!

Download the free album to get a bonus track, Wake, which I promise is worth the effort.

Cremate Released

Click on the image to listen to the album on Bandcamp!

This is the seventh volume of Epic Trax and contains 12 tracks and one bonus track that you can get by downloading it instead of listening to it in the player. It costs nothing to download, so try it out!

-- Odd.

New Visual Novel Sampler Album

Now released! This visual novel sampler contains three tracks. They are meant to be an example as to the kind of tracks I would compose for a visual novel, but anyone is free to use them in their visual novel if they wish.

Of course, it's probably easier to compose these types of tracks when you have an idea of the kind of overall tone and texture the tracks should have. It was a struggle to keep myself from varying the melodies too much, but I think that, for future reference, one B-section is permissible.

You may see posts in the future about composing, things I'm working on, and my next album. I won't promise anything, though.

– oddtilltheend –