M. Bulteau
@mbulteau.bsky.social
♫ Composer of originals, a Majora's Mask opera, the Grump Variations, and other video game arrangements.
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M. Bulteau
@mbulteau.bsky.social
· Sep 28
Majora - Act I, No. 23: The Burglary (abridged instrumental)
YouTube video by M. Bulteau
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The abridged instrumental for the collision between Sakon and Kafei
A thief bites more than he can chew
and proposes a begrudging tit-for-tat...
majora.mbulteau.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxq...
A thief bites more than he can chew
and proposes a begrudging tit-for-tat...
majora.mbulteau.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxq...
My diary is in Berlin, Charlie Brown
What’s in the box, Charlie Brown?
Ah, you think darkness is your ally, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
My diary is in Berlin, Charlie Brown
"but you'll widen your audience and get discovered"
no such thing
the goal of music streaming services like Spotify isn't to benefit artists, it's to keep listeners on the platform while spending the least amount of money possible
user convenience above all makes stupid audiences and poor artists
no such thing
the goal of music streaming services like Spotify isn't to benefit artists, it's to keep listeners on the platform while spending the least amount of money possible
user convenience above all makes stupid audiences and poor artists
he explained that the boost came after the label accepted a lower royalty payout from Spotify in order to get treated more favorably by the algorithm (I estimate the final payout was ca. $0.002/stream)
he also said no one who listened sought out his music on other platforms in an appreciable way
he also said no one who listened sought out his music on other platforms in an appreciable way
A friend who is an accomplished indie rock musician visited my "Inside the Local Music Community" course yesterday and shared how an old song of his suddenly got 2M streams on Spotify over the last year - his cut of the royalties was only $2000 (which he split with the other person on the track)
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"but you'll widen your audience and get discovered"
no such thing
the goal of music streaming services like Spotify isn't to benefit artists, it's to keep listeners on the platform while spending the least amount of money possible
user convenience above all makes stupid audiences and poor artists
no such thing
the goal of music streaming services like Spotify isn't to benefit artists, it's to keep listeners on the platform while spending the least amount of money possible
user convenience above all makes stupid audiences and poor artists
Change one letter, ruin a candy
TitKat
TitKat
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Almond Job
Almond Job
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Swedish fist
Swedish fist
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
TitKat
TitKat
finally a diegetic reason for tenor fioritura: shivering in the cold
October 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
finally a diegetic reason for tenor fioritura: shivering in the cold
Nintendo won't use genA| :)
George Miller takes part in an A| film festival :(
DC Comics refuse to support genA| :)
the next few years are just gonna be whiplash, aren't they
George Miller takes part in an A| film festival :(
DC Comics refuse to support genA| :)
the next few years are just gonna be whiplash, aren't they
October 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Nintendo won't use genA| :)
George Miller takes part in an A| film festival :(
DC Comics refuse to support genA| :)
the next few years are just gonna be whiplash, aren't they
George Miller takes part in an A| film festival :(
DC Comics refuse to support genA| :)
the next few years are just gonna be whiplash, aren't they
this is *exactly* why I don't trust the taste of any self-professed "educated, thoughtful theatergoer", especially "longtime admirers of broadway"
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
this is *exactly* why I don't trust the taste of any self-professed "educated, thoughtful theatergoer", especially "longtime admirers of broadway"
writing convincing sprechgesang is HARD, and every time I try it my respect for Schoenberg and Berg goes up tenfold
October 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM
writing convincing sprechgesang is HARD, and every time I try it my respect for Schoenberg and Berg goes up tenfold
no shit
the music made it obvious
the music made it obvious
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
no shit
the music made it obvious
the music made it obvious
it's Bandcamp Friday, this means you are legally required to buy my music
mbulteau.bandcamp.com
I don't make the rules
mbulteau.bandcamp.com
I don't make the rules
M. Bulteau
I make music.
mbulteau.bandcamp.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
it's Bandcamp Friday, this means you are legally required to buy my music
mbulteau.bandcamp.com
I don't make the rules
mbulteau.bandcamp.com
I don't make the rules
our single Disco Darling and progress on Majora are featured on VGMTogether this month!
The web version of the October newsletter is now live! vgmtogether.com/newsletter/
vgmtmonthly Newsletter - vgmtogether
A monthly newsletter for the VGM community to make announcements about songs, events, conventions and more!
vgmtogether.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
our single Disco Darling and progress on Majora are featured on VGMTogether this month!
Reposted by M. Bulteau
Please enjoy the October vgmt monthly! Here is the print version and the web version will be live Soon™
October 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Please enjoy the October vgmt monthly! Here is the print version and the web version will be live Soon™
with a runtime of 1 hour and 24 minutes, the audio mockup of Majora's Act I is officially 🎉🎉complete! 🎉🎉
the notation process is close behind, at number 23 of 24
I had started the mockup of Act II a while ago, and will now resume where I left off
the notation process is close behind, at number 23 of 24
I had started the mockup of Act II a while ago, and will now resume where I left off
September 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
with a runtime of 1 hour and 24 minutes, the audio mockup of Majora's Act I is officially 🎉🎉complete! 🎉🎉
the notation process is close behind, at number 23 of 24
I had started the mockup of Act II a while ago, and will now resume where I left off
the notation process is close behind, at number 23 of 24
I had started the mockup of Act II a while ago, and will now resume where I left off
The abridged instrumental for the collision between Sakon and Kafei
A thief bites more than he can chew
and proposes a begrudging tit-for-tat...
majora.mbulteau.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxq...
A thief bites more than he can chew
and proposes a begrudging tit-for-tat...
majora.mbulteau.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxq...
Majora - Act I, No. 23: The Burglary (abridged instrumental)
YouTube video by M. Bulteau
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The abridged instrumental for the collision between Sakon and Kafei
A thief bites more than he can chew
and proposes a begrudging tit-for-tat...
majora.mbulteau.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxq...
A thief bites more than he can chew
and proposes a begrudging tit-for-tat...
majora.mbulteau.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxq...
this has been retwednesday
because I say so
because I say so
September 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
this has been retwednesday
because I say so
because I say so
Reposted by M. Bulteau
This is what that chiptune theme I wrote is gonna sound like coming out of NES hardware!
June 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is what that chiptune theme I wrote is gonna sound like coming out of NES hardware!
Reposted by M. Bulteau
one day you feel like nothing in the world can touch you, and then one day you feel unaccomplished. this cycle is brutal
June 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
one day you feel like nothing in the world can touch you, and then one day you feel unaccomplished. this cycle is brutal
Reposted by M. Bulteau
slightly higher quality version that i have in my archives for Reasons
June 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
slightly higher quality version that i have in my archives for Reasons
Reposted by M. Bulteau
June 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Reposted by M. Bulteau
This month, a team endorsed by Guillermo del Toro released Mexico's first stop-motion feature. It's 2 hours of pure imagination.
The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...
The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...
June 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This month, a team endorsed by Guillermo del Toro released Mexico's first stop-motion feature. It's 2 hours of pure imagination.
The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...
The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...
Reposted by M. Bulteau
Reposted by M. Bulteau
Forums were good. Social media community aggregators are bad. This has always been true.
June 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Forums were good. Social media community aggregators are bad. This has always been true.
Reposted by M. Bulteau
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
Reposted by M. Bulteau
Saint of Bad Dreams
January 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Saint of Bad Dreams
Reposted by M. Bulteau
