Happy Flame | Caleb Cuzner Deliberately chirpy, Happy Flame is a Caleb Cuzner composed gameplay loop created for upcoming platformer game Emberboy. The music composer/sound designer admits to being influenced by the Mario and Kirby series of games for this one. Enjoy it? The track, along with several others from Caleb Cuzner's library of music, can be used in your own game projects.
Small Cars Drag Race In-Game 3 | J.M.D Retro musician JMD - Jovanotti MUST Die goes for rock n' roll and American drag racing flavour for his third Small Cars Drag Race Composition. In-development by Project R3D, the game pits European hatchbacks in drag races against each other with JMD working on its original soundtrack. Need chip-rock, electronic and ambient music for your retro game? J.M.D is available!
War Memories | Sam Oz This piano and cello driven tune of War Memories, was developed for the Main Menu of a cancelled point n' click World War game. It's composer Sam Oz, who also operates within the Orchestral, Retro, Synthwave, Classical, Heroic, Pop Rock, Metal, Ethnic & Electro genres, is also accepting original music requests for your games. Get in touch.
Greetings! I'm kicking off this week with an important update to the original post of this thread, more clearly reflecting its purpose, the services I provide out of Higher Eclectic Ground, and how it ties into the freelance services offered by the music composers/sound designers I'm representing here on the Toucharcade forums. I encourage you to check it out while also coursing through my website, that has also undergone a content update. ---- For now, I bring you another beat-pumping tune from Synthwave/ambient/cinematic musician Van Reeves -- 0010[J]et Pack. The 4-minute cyberpunk-themed track is an underground, bass-driven, club-like composition that borrows its approach from comics such as those of Judge Dredd, while adopting its rude style from games like Shadowrun. As is with most of Reeves' work, this track is available for use in your games as per the terms listed here. If you're not interested but still love Reeves' work, you can freely get in touch with us for original music requests via the above hyperlink. Alternatively, mail me at sean.b[at]highereg[dot]com to sort things out quickly. Thanks for your continued support. - Sean B.
On The Loose | Will Phillips Will Phillips created On The Loose as a sample for a visual novel - point n' click mystery thriller back in June, this year. The lighthearted, slightly jazzy melody was to have multiple variations adapted to various in-game situations. Doesn't it go great with a midnight timelapse? Will creates latin/rock/jazz/funk infused orchestral music for games, films, live performances and more. Check him out.
Child's Play | Caleb Cuzner Caleb Cuzner wrote Child's Play off the premise of being stalked and killed by eerie children, suiting the track for use in the end-credits of a horror game. The composer/sound designer has also made the track available for use in your games, as per the terms listed on his profile. He's previously created a host of tracks from the horror genre, among others, all of which can be used in your work. Be sure to take your pick and reach out via the hyperlink above.
Calling For Help | Alfredo Sirica At the crux of Calling For Help's melody is a lonely voice, meant to capture the sense of solitude players will encounter on The Young Socratics' puzzle adventure, Odyssey. The harp and strings meanwhile, as some of you may notice from previously showcased compositions from the game on this thread, follow the style established by its composer Alfredo Sirica in the rest of his work on Odyssey's soundtrack. This of course being only a short sample of Sirica's quality of work. If you're a fan of his work and would like to collaborate with him on your projects, let us know!
High Scores (SCDR) | JMD Believe it or not for 'High Scores', composer Simone Bernacchia went back to 1986 arcade classic Outrun, an Italian Kronenbourg beer commercial from 1985 and Elton John for inspiration. The result is this near 2-minute tune that features on the soundtrack of Project R3D's upcoming Amiga racing game, Small Cars Drag Race. Retro gaming enthusiast? You'll enjoy the rest of Simone's portfolio of work.
The Kingdom In The Sky | Sam Oz In its run-time of two-and-a-half minutes, The Kingdom In The Sky starts out calm before descending into an orchestra of different violins and the cor anglais. Like with much of his work before, its composer Sam Oz states that the tune's structure was in no way premeditated, rather taking shape of its own as he went along. Impressed? Video compiled from stock footage by myself.
Unit Lost / #24 | Van Reeves Deliberate in pace, this brooding four-minute tune of Unit Lost is an attempt at the Tech-noir genre by Van Reeves. Obvious inspirations include Blade Runner, with the musician's intentions being that of creating a sombre piece while retaining an all-electronic approach to its process. Like it? Why not use it in your games?
Watching The Detectives | Will Phillips Funky guitar riffs, strong horn lines, clamouring cymbals, and cinematic strings; this two-minute track by Will Phillips has going for it everything a 1970s cop drama should be. True enough, it will mark the theme for Mark Williams' upcoming comedy web series Watching the Detectives, that chronicles the exploits of two detectives fired from the police force. Will Phillips' groovy flavor of music of course is not limited to film, but has lent itself well to games in the past. Reach out to us if your project is in need of some funk.
The Prodigal Son | Caleb Cuzner This week,Caleb Cuzner ventures beyond his usual medley of electronic sounds to establish a Middle Eastern atmosphere in The Prodigal Son. Created for a 5-minute clip on the Biblical parable of the same name, the track's Arabian melody is produced by a blend of middle eastern scales, layered western harmonies, the ney flute and the lute. Interested in using the composition or a derivative of it in your own game? Drop Caleb a message.
The Night Of Miracles | Sam Oz With elements of the ambient genre, Sam Oz considers his work on The Night of Miracles most appropriate for a sci-fi/adventure setting. The three-and-a-half minute composition starts out quiet, before growing in its use of the drums, violin and piano. Interested in using the track or a derivative in your own games? Get in touch.
R3D In-Game 5 | JMD Easy listening to get your feet tapping through Tuesday; this is an in-game track from Project R3D's upcoming sci-fi, Metroidvania styled platformer for AGA Amiga devices. Called R3D, the game has amassed a total of 34 songs for its near 2-hour OST that has been contributed to by retro game music composer Simone Bernacchia.This track, being developed for combat-free transition areas within the game.
Watching The Detectives OST - Thirty-Second Samples | Will Phillips Three tunes, thirty-seconds each, for triple the funk; Will Phillips previews an addition of guitar riffs, horn lines, cymbals and strings fit for a 70s-era cop show. Although created for upcoming comedy series Watching the Detectives, Phillips is constantly open to creating a similar, groovy flavor of music for your games.
Man Machine Interface | Van Reeves Complementary to tech-thrillers and similar works of science-fiction,Van Reeves' Man Machine Interface is an obvious tribute to Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell franchise. Perhaps most suited to being used as a thematic intro of sorts, the near-three minute electronic track is available for use in your game projects. Interested? Leave us a request below or connect with us.
CyberThreat®s Story Teaser | Van Reeves Earlier this year, I got together synthpunk music composer Van Reeves and independent developer of games, Conor Mckenna for the latter's upcoming RPG CyberThreat®. Pleased to announce, that the collaboration has now resulted in Reeves' music being featured on the game's soundtrack. Listen to the artist's 'No Chill' playing across CyberThreat®'s new story trailer above. A modern-day RPG, CyberThreat® deems to explore the consequences an evolved, highly intricate cyberspace has on fictional Edendale; you can learn more in my official announcement, here.
Retro-Modern Platformer Run Die Retry Debuts Oct. 9, 2017 on App Store, Sam Oz Adds Synthwave iOS developer Nikola Lajic alias Pixelome's debut in the indie games space arrives in the form of Run Die Retry, an endless runner with retro-modern elements. Besides, the game will also mark the first time musician Sam Oz has contributed an entirely Synthwave composition to a game in my year as his manager. Here is a closer look at the game and four-minutes of the 80's I helped bring together back in May.
Escaping Reality | Caleb Cuzner In its run-time of two minutes, Escaping Reality transitions between three very distinct emotions. Beginning with mournful longing, it ascends into a victorious techno-like melody before coming to rest after a tense, chase-like mood accentuated by elements of dubstep. Created by game music composer/sound designer, Caleb Cuzner. To make use of it in your games, simply mail sean.b[at]highereg[dot]com or leave a line on Caleb's profile.
