Tanbii Modular Soundtrack Redesign

My capstone project presents a modular composition created for the video game Tanbii, exploring alternatives to traditional linear approaches to video game music. Rather than unfolding along a fixed timeline, the composition consists of short, self-contained musical modules that recombine dynamically, producing varied realizations while maintaining a coherent musical identity.

The primary research goal of this project is to investigate how musical structure, continuity, and identity can emerge in the absence of predetermined sequencing. Specifically, this work examines how parameters such as density, register, timbre, rhythmic stability, and silence can function as structural elements within a nonlinear system. Additionally, the project explores how constraint-based compositional systems can preserve a sense of authorship while allowing for variability in musical outcomes.