# HackerPoet/Composer

Generates video game music using neural networks.

Repository: https://github.com/HackerPoet/Composer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hackerpoet-composer
Homepage: https://youtu.be/UWxfnNXlVy8
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-07-14T13:49:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2950, "days_push": 2607, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1150, forks 185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:46.599122+00:00)

## What it is
Composer is a neural network-based application that generates video game music. It is written in Python and produces chiptune-style game soundtracks using deep learning models.

## Use cases
- generate video game music with neural networks
- create chiptune soundtracks for games
- experiment with music generation using deep learning
- produce retro-style game background music
- train a model to compose game audio

## When to choose
- you need procedurally generated retro or chiptune game music
- you want a Python codebase to experiment with neural music generation
- you want a free offline alternative to composing game soundtracks by hand

## When to avoid
- you need modern orchestral or production-ready commercial soundtracks
- you need a maintained project with a license and active releases
- you want a GUI-based music production tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: machine-learning, audio-processing, deep-learning
- domain: machine-learning, gaming-tools, artificial-intelligence
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: music-generation, neural-networks, video-game-music, generative-audio, audio

## Member repositories
- HackerPoet/Composer (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.599122+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:38.746383+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/HackerPoet/Composer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.599122+00:00, sha f3a991ffe75c)
  - homepage: https://youtu.be/UWxfnNXlVy8 (fetched 2026-08-29T12:38:29.838629+00:00, sha 93ac56f55dab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.