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Legendary Video Game Music 2 Composition Challenge

Write your own video game music, even if you’ve never written a note.

How to compose your own video game music from scratch, with the exact patterns behind the soundtracks you love. No skills or music degree needed.

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What total beginners said after their first session

Lightning Song: I wrote my first ever piece of music

Joni: a literal beginner, learned how to actually compose a song in 90 minutes

Jackel02: amazing for beginners, I did not think I could do this

SilentMaw: I did not think creating music would be this easy

kingofminds: the treble clef will not scare you after this

Londs: a great crash course for someone with no idea where to start

Viggy Tha Thinker: allow yourself to be proud you completed something

RaRaStudios: extremely beginner friendly, it made making music easier

November: the first time I have felt extremely passionate about music

Kookie Child: easily digestible and not confusing at any skill level

The Problem

When every idea sounds like noise

You love these soundtracks. You can hum every one of them. But the second you try to make your own, it all falls apart.

Music feels complicated, and you have no idea where to actually start.
You are convinced you have “no talent”, that some people are just born with it and you are not.
You think you are too old (or too young) to start writing music now.
Every tutorial loses you by minute three, so nothing ever sticks.
You lose a little more steam every day you go without making the music in your head real.

If this sounds like you, you are in exactly the right place.

This course hands you the simple patterns behind the game music you already love, so you can finally write your own.

The Dream

You don’t want to be a theory nerd. You want to write music people feel.

You have one very specific itch. This course was built for exactly that person.

Your Own MusicOpen a project and actually create your own video game music, any time you want.
See The PatternsFinally “see” the patterns and emotions inside music instead of guessing.
Real EmotionWrite melodies that give people the same chills your favorite OSTs give you.
Clear DirectionFollow one crystal-clear path instead of 500 scattered YouTube tutorials.
Proof You CanYour own tracks on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, not just ideas in your head.

What You Will Be Able To Do

A simple system for writing music that sticks

You are not just watching theory videos. You are writing real music from the very first lesson, using patterns you can hear and use.

Melody

Write magnificent melodies

Spot the patterns that show up in every OST, then turn two tiny, simple ideas into melodies people actually remember.

Harmony

Add the emotion

Slide chords under your melody with simple “music math” and unlock the full emotional experience of a real soundtrack.

Confidence

Prove talent is a myth

See exactly why talent and age never mattered, and why you were never actually “bad” at music in the first place.

Who It Is For

Built for gamers who love music but have never made it

If you see yourself in any of these, this course was built around your exact situation.

You have never written a note.

You love game music but have zero experience. You want a clear, do-this-then-this path from your first idea to your first real track.

You tried and got stuck.

You messed around in a DAW or watched a pile of tutorials, but it never clicked and you drifted away. You want it to finally make sense.

You think you’re not talented.

You are sure you are “just not a music person.” This course was built specifically to prove you wrong, step by step.

What Is Inside

Everything you get in the course

Two core modules that take you from a blank project to your own finished video game music, plus everything you need to make it stick.

Module 1, Magnificent MelodiesThe patterns that show up in every OST, and how to turn two tiny ideas into melodies that stick. Step-by-step, bite-sized, and no theory wall.
Module 2, Happening HarmonyThe “chord crusher” that finally makes harmony make sense, plus the simple “music math” where melody and chords combine into the full emotional experience.
The Challenge WorkbookTrack and lock in your progress lesson by lesson, so what you learn actually sticks instead of leaking out.
Lifetime AccessEvery lesson is yours forever. Rewatch on any device, go at your own pace, and get all future updates free.
Community & ExercisesThe reps and support that take gamers from zero experience to music they are proud of, fast.

By the end: you will be able to open a blank project and write your own legendary video game music, even if you started today with zero skills.

Real Students

Students who worked with Dan

PAT The WhaleReleased Wild Dreams
Geese’s Master Pieces“I never thought for a second I’d be moving this quickly.”
Maple ColossusReleased Summer.exe
SkiazoReleased Zappy Corridors
Small Little SquaresReleased Porch
McCatterReleased MINEGAME

These are Best Music Coach coaching clients, who worked with a coach one to one and in small groups. They are coaching results, not reviews of this course. Faces, names and results as published on bestmusiccoach.com/results.

Start today, keep it for life

Level	Total beginners
Format	Online video course, self-paced
Lessons	2 core modules plus the Challenge Workbook
Access	Lifetime access
Delivery	Instant access by email, nothing ships
Price	$49.00 one-time payment
Guarantee	30-day money-back guarantee

The Transformation

From “music is complicated” to “I made that”

Same you. Same brain. Just the patterns finally handed to you in the right order.

Before the course

Music feels complicated and overwhelming
No idea where to start
Losing steam a little more every day
Convinced you have no talent
Great ideas stuck in your head with no way out

After the course

You “see” the patterns and emotions in music
You can write your own music any time you want
A crystal-clear direction for you and your music
Confidence that you are making the right moves
You finally “get” how music actually works

Real Proof

Trusted by platinum-record pros

Gold & Platinum Songwriter

“I’ve got golden records. Dan’s got golden teaching.”

Bob Halligan Jr., platinum & gold record songwriter for KISS, Judas Priest, Michael Bolton and Cher.

Bob Halligan Jr. holding a signed guitar in front of his gold and platinum records

Grow

Make Music with Dan Spencer

Dan Spencer coaches the Legendary Video Game Music 2 Composition Challenge from the practical composer and music-mentor perspective.

Hear the patterns, try them in your own music, finish real pieces, and always know your next move when you sit down to compose.

Dan Spencer is Music Mentor Dan: a composer, OST creator, and coach who teaches the practical path from idea (or no ideas!) to finished music you can actually ship.

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Why Composers Trust Dan

Learn from a teacher thousands already follow

26 million+views on Music Theory for Gamers, Dan's YouTube channel
132KYouTube subscribers on Music Theory for Gamers
20,000+of Dan's music books sold
5,000+readers helped

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from 475 Amazon ratings of The Best Music Theory Book for Beginners 1 (Amazon.com, September 28, 2026).

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What Gamers Are Saying

Real students. Real first tracks.

Straight from the community, gamers who started with zero experience.

Student review: Dan is the perfect coach to get started composing music for gaming, for beginners and experienced music makers alike

Student review: this was amazing for beginners, I didn't think I could do this and it simplified it to where I understood what I was doing

Student review: a fantastic, fast paced entry to a new artform that broke through the fog of a short attention span

Student review: extremely beginner friendly and the community is very welcoming, it made making music easier

Student review: I took music throughout my whole school life and this is the first time I've felt extremely passionate about it

Student review: they really help you understand the basics no matter your skill level, easily digestible and not confusing

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The Legendary Video Game Music 2 Challenge

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Module 1, Magnificent Melodies
Module 2, Happening Harmony
The Challenge Workbook to lock in your progress
Lifetime access on any device, plus all future updates
Community access & guided exercises
30-day money-back guarantee

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If you do not come out able to see the patterns and write your own video game music, email us within 30 days and we will refund every penny.

The only way to lose is to never start.

How To Start

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Buy the course

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Most people get through the core lessons in a single weekend.

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FAQ

Questions before you start

Do I need any music experience?

None at all. This course is built for complete beginners. It works even if you have no talent, no experience, and no idea how music works.

If you can love a soundtrack, you can learn to write one.

Is this live? Do I have to show up at a set time?

No. The course is fully self-paced. You get instant access the moment you join and move through it at your own speed, on any device, whenever it suits you.

How long do I have access?

For life. You buy once and every lesson, plus the workbook and all future updates, is yours forever. Rewatch as many times as you want.

What software or gear do I need?

Any DAW or notation software works, and free tools are totally fine. The course is about patterns, not plugins.

If you can enter notes and hit play, you are good to go.

How long does it take to finish?

Most people get through the core lessons in a single weekend. Everything is broken into bite-sized steps, so you can go faster or slower and still finish.

How is this different from free YouTube tutorials?

A tutorial shows you one song.

This gives you the underlying patterns and the simple “music math” so you can write your own anything, plus a workbook, exercises and a clear path instead of random scattered tips.

What if it is not for me?

You are covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. Go through the course, and if it is not for you, email us within 30 days for a full refund.

Who teaches it?

Dan Spencer: a #1 Amazon best-selling author with 20,000+ books sold and 26 million+ views on his Music Theory for Gamers YouTube channel, who has helped gamers with zero experience get their music onto Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music.

Can I pay in installments?

Yes, on eligible orders. At checkout you can choose Shop Pay Installments or Afterpay to split the payment.

Who can I ask before I buy?

Email support@bestmusiccoach.com. The Best Music Coach team will help you pick the right course.

The Wall Of Proof

Don’t just take our word for it

Real reviews from gamers who took the challenge, most of them total beginners.

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