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But seriously, it still takes creativity and effort to compose literally anything, no matter how short or simplistic. I'm an artsy person and I've tried to do short BGM loops for my games and it takes more trial and error and brain effort than my artwork, and even the same melody over and over takes probably the same amount of time my artwork does. Even longer if I'm working with Deflemask instead of FL Studio (though I like the former more for chiptune because of its supposed accuracy). But that's all just my experience with it as a non-serious thing, I can't imagine what the workflow is for a person who has music as their career.
And really, claiming that game BGM isn't real music is ridiculous, in my opinion. Is digital artwork not real artwork because we don't use physical pens and paintbrushes? Or because art materials are probably more expensive in the long run?
Just because game music doesn't work the same as a song on the radio doesn't mean it's not "real music".
...But that's just my opinion on the subject.
And really, claiming that game BGM isn't real music is ridiculous, in my opinion. Is digital artwork not real artwork because we don't use physical pens and paintbrushes? Or because art materials are probably more expensive in the long run?
Just because game music doesn't work the same as a song on the radio doesn't mean it's not "real music".
...But that's just my opinion on the subject.