A Chiptune Song I wrote while travelling in Shanghai

By Confused Laowai | Date: December 14th, 2011 | Category: General

I don’t normally cross-post my creative projects, but this one is relevant to my China travels this year. While I’m not doing research, learning Chinese, browsing the web and a million other things, I compose music. Sometimes really strange music. Like 8-bit music or otherwise known as chiptunes. I use a Game Boy. You can see me using it in the about page.

I started writing this song while chilling in the hostel at nights in Shanghai. Every so often while on my travels (usually commuting) I’d continue writing it. I also remember sitting on my apartment balcony in Xiamen looking at the ocean and people below and writing away.

Shanghai Nights by Sparkyboy

In the future I’ll hopefully write some tracks with vocals… in Chinese :) You’ll be the first to hear it!

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  • http://myneonsignlullaby.com/ Eileen

    How creative! I like the beat! :)

  • http://niel.delarouviere.com NielDLR

    Thanks Eileen!

  • http://twitter.com/Chinesetolearn Chinesetolearn

    That is awesome! Sound like the DS game background music. You have talent!!!! You should come to my website to sing those Chinese songs with pinyin and English translation:) Think about it …

  • http://niel.delarouviere.com NielDLR

    Thanks! A self-written Chinese song is in the works. Might not be chiptune though, but more acoustic/guitar like.