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Well, I agree with adding music and animation later, that's what I was planning on, but I write a lot of material by inspiration of music and I would love to add the score I had in mind for any VN I worked on. However, I'm concerned about copyright laws and even No Copyright Music have rules on how you can use it. If you know more about this, or a way around, give me a heads up, but as it stands right now, I understand why Devs avoid adding music because of that.Music is not a requirement. It is an extra. Does it help some - yes. Does it bother others - yes. Should it be a focus of a VN - No. It is an extra that may or may not help. It varies by person. The focus must be the story and the art first. Music cannot fix a broken story or gloss over poor art. After that, additions such as animations and music can be brought in to improve the product. As long as it adds a positive it is fine. If it detracts or wastes time it is not good. There is no absolute here, which you implied, and it must be measured by the Devs as to the value added and the audience they serve. Would you prefer that each update be extended to add music which may or may not (as you yourself indicate) add value. I think many would disagree and prefer shorter update times. The possibility of Music added as a major clean up at the end of the VN (as acewinz has indicated) is likely to be very acceptable.