Elysian Shadows

MilkyTracker is a free program for Linux, Windows and Mac. It's a tracker used for making chiptunes and other music. It's easy to use in my opinion. But you must make/import your samples. FamiTracker is a tracker for making NES music. But I think it's only for Windows. LMMS (Linux Multimedia Studio)...

I think C++ would be a good choice. It's not such a hard language once you get into it. C++ is my first language (other than god-forsaken GML). And of course some people will have troubles learning new languages. That doesn't mean everyone will. I used a book called SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Day...