Music

Music is a part one of the things needed to make a Nitrome Game. Every Nitrome games has had Music, no Nitrome game has never been without music. Usually one Musician does the music, but in the event when there are 2 Musicians, they will alternate. Mostly all of Nitrome's music is done by actual Musicians, being only 2 times when it was done by someone else. Music can be turned off by pressing the little Music Note at the top right of the screen.

Brief History of Nitrome Music
When Nitrome made there first game Hot Air!, Lee Nicklen did the music. Lee Nicklen's music was adored by Nitrome fans, his music being on of the great things about a Nitrome game. Lee Nicklen did all of Nitrome's (except for the Mini Games Gift Wrapped and Go! Go! UFO which was done by Shockwavesound.com) music up until March 2008, when Nitrome brought in a new Musician - Dave Cowen.

Dave Cowen did a some games in 2008 and 2009, but Lee still did the music for the majority of Nitrome games in those 2 years. It was only until 2010 roll along that Dave Cowen was seen doing all the music in the games. Lee's last game before 2010 was Cold Storage, which some people were saying that the Titlescreen was the best he'd ever done, and others saying that the Level music was really annoying.

It was only until May 2010 that Lee did some Music, doing the Music for Bullethead. In June, Lee did the Music for Worm Food, and 2 months later, Temple Glider. Temple Glider would be the last game Lee did music for in 2010. It was Dave Cowen who did the Music for the majority of Nitrome games in 2010.

Music Types
There are always 2 types of Music in a Nitrome game - Titlescreen Music and Level Music. Titlescreen Music is the music that plays when the Menu is browsed, or to put it in easier words, when the player is not playing a level. Titlescreen music is usually the most good sounding Music ion Nitrome games, Titlescreen Music being the music which brought Lee Nicklen to fame in Nitrome games.

The second type of Music is Level music, Music played during levels. Level music was usually not as good as Titlescreen music, but was made so that the player could play the game and not get distracted with the Music. An example of good level music is the level Music played in Small Fry, the music was soothing ad easy to work with.

Rarely, there is a third type of Music. Sometimes the 3rd type of Music is Boss Music, which plays when a boss is fought. Not all games have Boss Music, only 2 games are known to have it, Skywire 2 and Hot Air 2: All Blown Up. If the 3rd track of music is not Boss music, iit is probably something else. The 3rd track of Music in Pixel Pop is the Music played in the second level, since the first level Music is played in the first set of levels and the Titlescreen music doubles as the music for Level 3.

FX
Effects, also known as FX, is not a type of music, but the sound played when certain things are done. The most recurring effect is the Nitrome Jingle, played at the end of a Startup, both appearing in every single Nitrome games.