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M. Bulteau
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♫ Composer of originals, a Majora's Mask opera, the Grump Variations, and other video game arrangements. ♫ 1/2 of Chateau 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 mbulteau.com
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Sep 28
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...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxq...
Majora - Act I, No. 23: The Burglary (abridged instrumental)
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 6d
liKE THIS
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 11d
The instrumental for Kafei's trek up the mountain,

where the snow fools the eye

and the wind whispers...

For Majora, every trick is a treat.
Happy Halloween!

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiKR...
Majora - Act II, No. 26: The Blizzard (instrumental)
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 12d
Change one letter, ruin a candy

TitKat
sean081799.bsky.social Sean R. Hanson 🎹 @sean081799.bsky.social · 12d
Change one letter, ruin a candy

Almond Job
grousehollow.bsky.social Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 13d
Change one letter, ruin a candy.

Swedish fist
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 14d
thank you for having me! That one's just the start!
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OverClocked ReMix (We ♥ video game music!) 🎮🎵 @ocremix.org · 14d
One more by @mbulteau.bsky.social! :-)

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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Kremling Kraic" OC ReMix
OC ReMix presents a FREE video game remix MP3: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest "Kremling Kraic" by M. Bulteau,Tomás Costa
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 15d
every time I sit down at my DAW after hours of procrastination, I wonder to myself "what the Fuck was I doing wasting away on the couch? This rocks"

I then proceed to be upset at exactly 2 bars for the next 5 hours, curse life, lament my abysmal speed, and by the end of it feel creatively satisfied
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 20d
portuguese is woefully neglected online
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 29d
no, you see, you can only be a great composer if you destroy your own hands in a manic pursuit of perfection, and then slowly lose your mind because you're terrified of losing your mind

it's in the rulebook of great composers, which I wrote in my treehouse where only boys are allowed
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · 29d
they're hearing the boobies

they're hearing the boobies and they go "eeew boobies" because they're 9 years old and girls aren't allowed in their treehouse
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 12
finally a diegetic reason for tenor fioritura: shivering in the cold
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 9
in college, I couldn't remember any of the terminology for a Discourse Analysis exam

so for each I substituted a sentence, as if every time to mean "chair" you'd write "object with 4 legs intended for human seating"

passed with a 16/20

had I been a slopper, my brain wouldn't have had the stamina
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 9
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
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 9
earwax
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 9
this is *exactly* why I don't trust the taste of any self-professed "educated, thoughtful theatergoer", especially "longtime admirers of broadway"
luxalptraum.com Lux 🍂 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · Oct 8
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way. What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money. Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight. To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 9
writing convincing sprechgesang is HARD, and every time I try it my respect for Schoenberg and Berg goes up tenfold
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 8
no shit

the music made it obvious
nintendowire.com Nintendo Wire @nintendowire.com · Oct 8
It turns out that the mysterious animated short was about Pikmin.

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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
this conversation started on the subject of owning one's taste and standing for one's convictions

you have yours, which is a good thing

I think the value of artistic difference depends entirely on the strength of each of our convictions, with the understanding that they need not cause animosity
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
you can always learn from something great

and if it's too great to repeat, as most great things are, then the more important and valuable it becomes
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
even those can teach you what not to do

and of course we impose on it, that's the definition of criticism, it builds our taste and so creates in us an artistic identity

all art is play, self-expression, but that's the departure point. A great work strives to resonate beyond that, and achieves it
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
a bad film can still teach something, doesn't make it good

I've also seen modest films be better than hollow blockbusters

I've written absolutely terrible music, with maybe one good melody in it. It was still garbage as a whole

sometimes I rescue a good melody from those things for something else
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
the guitar player analogy doesn't work, meanwhile, because the ability of the guitar player to play well has no bearing on whether the piece of music is good

a film with a star-studded cast, oscar-winning director and writer, and an A-level team behind it all can still be a bad film
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
certainly, a bad film is still a film

fundamentals are the beginnings of technical expertise, which is expected to be under developedment in the context of student work

beyond that context, technical expertise translates to production quality, which I said does not by itself guarantee a good film
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
I was helping a friend make a student film

if you're asking about my experience in an artistic medium, I've been a composer for over 20 years

but I don't quite understand what you're getting at. Are you saying that things become recognizable formats for no reason other than repetition?
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
the social media experiment seems mostly an abject failure by now

we should have never abandoned forums and websites

now we have to watch the social ecosystem in the throes of death, popping out a new pseudotwitter every 5 years with chewing gum and spit
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M. Bulteau @mbulteau.bsky.social · Oct 7
and houses are just houses, but I can have thoughts on why a north-facing bedroom at a high latitude is a bad idea
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