Ronald van der Ham Composer

On this channel you will find classical music made through the use of virtual libraries. In the back catalogue you will find some of my originals. Since 2018 I have focused on arranging older video game soundtracks. At times these are faithful renditions, but quite often a lot of composition goes into the end product. 8-bit music, although much of it is great musically, tends to have very simple arrangements. The composers back then had to be very creative due to the technological restraints they had to fend with. A tight limit to the amount of available tracks forced them to be very economical. However when I listen to some of the 8-bit oldies I can hear where the music could have gone had these people had access to orchestral means. The gap between the spartan 8-bit score and the symphonic orchestra creates an inviting interpretative space to step into. It is a win-win: it allows me to flex my music writing muscle and at the same time reach people who like this video game music.