SuperTuxKart is seeking to get a new main music theme for its 2.0 release, to get some change after a decade using the same one. The main menu music is one of the first things new players are exposed to, so it's important to make a good impression on new players.
Here are some general guidelines and indications about what we seek:
- A music with a generally good mood (nothing gloomy), and more something energetic than a peaceful discrete background sound.
- Clean looping, and at least 90s of length (although it's expected a significant portion of the track's length would be variations on the main melodic themes).
- Regarding instrumentation, there are many acceptable possibilities so there is no strict requirements. We are open to different possibilities regarding the music style, but at the same time there are a lot of style which clearly wouldn't fit (jazzy, heavy metal, probably not classical either although that's very wide so some elements of it could fit, etc.). If you are considering a specific style and are not sure if it fits what we seek, simply share a music with a similar style, and we'll tell you. Generally speaking, the music needs some depth, and drum sounds, if any, should be rather discreet.
- Something that has recognizable elements. As a game's main theme, it will be a big part of the game's identity, so it should not feel completely generic.
- Bonus : reusing some melodic elements of classic STK menu themes.
- Bonus : having two or three variants with different intensities, instruments ; so different places in the menu can have a calmer or more energetic feel
Time frame : We are seeking to get a new theme (or ideally, 2 or 3 related themes to be used in different menus) by spring 2025.
Selection : As the project lead for STK 2.0, I will take the final decision if we get multiple entries, but it will be heavily based on general feedback from active community members.
Licensing : The music track must be licensed under one of the acceptable licenses for artistic works listed here: https://supertuxkart.net/Licensing
How to enter a submission : If you are interested to submit a music for consideration as STK 2.0's theme, please share it by answering this post, by answering on the related issue on GitHub (https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/issues/5046) or through our IRC (https://web.libera.chat/?channels=#supertuxkart) (please tag @Alayan if you use IRC as I might otherwise miss your message) ; you can also use these channels to ask questions or to comment on submissions.