Perfect Selection Dale North vol. two Released Today

I’m thrilled to release Perfect Selection Dale North vol. two today. This is the follow-up to the surprise success of the first compilation album of various games, jingles, and contributions to other projects I released in 2019. This new one features 24 songs from many projects including Puzzle & Dragons and even Tokyo Game Show! There are several games I’ve worked on where I just contribute a few songs and so you’ll find some of those on here as well.

The album is available on all streaming platforms as of today. Here’s a handy link to find your favorite platform.

How about that cover art! As always, thank you for your support!

I composed music....for a CAR?!

I’m thrilled to share the news of one of my coolest and maybe most unbelievable gigs yet: I composed the boot jingle for Qualcomm's incredible concept car! Its Digital Chassis is basically the future of cars. It's on display now behind closed doors at CES 2024 As a car lover this was a huge honor. Also, it was great to work with one of my city’s largest companies, Qualcomm, a world leader in chips.

Anyway, look at how cool this thing looks!

Snacko releases in early access and my soundtrack is available!

What a day! The highly anticipated game Snacko is now out on Steam in Early Access as of today and the response has been overwhelming! The announcement during The Game Awards’s Wholesome Snack showcase really created quite a buzz and the excitement has been growing since them.

To celebrate this, my soundtrack is available now on Steam and Bandcamp too! It’s 41 songs that are all a blast for this adorable and lovable cat game. And announced alongside this during the presentation is the official remixes from the amazing EDM producer Camellia! These remixes of my game songs are incredible and I can’t stop listening to them. They’re all on the album, available now!

We are working out releases on streaming and other platforms. Stay tuned!

Oh, and get a load of this artwork for the album!

I wrote an official demo for Plogue's Chipsynth C64!

I was asked by Plogue, makers of the finest synthesizer emulations of classic game systems, to write an official demo song for their latest, an emulation of the famed SID synth in the Commodore 64, called Chipsynth C64.

If you check out the official website and find the demo song section you’ll find my contribution there, titled Corgodore 64. I hope you enjoy it and check out this amazing synth as well!

Both my Wargroove 2 and Dreamscaper soundtracks are available now on vinyl!

Today is a double vinyl release day! Both the soundtracks for Wargroove 2 and Dreamscaper are available as beautiful double LP colored vinyl limited edition releases! These both are in response to popular demand and I’m so glad to be able to offer these up. You can preorder both Wargroove 2 and Dreamscaper at Ship to Shore right now, and they ship soon!

Black Screen Records has you covered in Europe as well! Here’s a handy webpage with my name on it you can order from right now!

I am thrilled at how beautifully both of these albums came out. If you pick up either, thank you so, so much! It’s greatly appreciated!

Astral Ascent soundtrack is out just ahead of the game's release tomorrow!

My soundtrack for Astral Ascent, Hibernian Workshop’s beautiful hand-animated roguelike, is out today on all platforms. I worked over two years on what basically ended up being a dream soundtrack. It’s more than an 60 minutes of songs that I hope really dig into the incredible action and world-class animation and art the team put into this game.

I recorded in UK, Prague, Bratislava and a few other places, as well as worked with some incredible session musicians to create this soundtrack. Even Emi Evans is featured in the game’s final battle suite. I’m so excited about this game and soundtrack release that I cannot sit still lately!

I hope you enjoy it! Astral Ascent releases on November 14th for PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 and 5!

Wargroove 2 is out! And so is my soundtrack! And what's this about a vinyl release?

I’m thrilled to share that Wargroove 2 is out today on PC and Nintendo Switch! The sequel to the hit indie game features a soundtrack by yours truly and you can both play and listen to it today! The Nintendo Switch release is already proving to be very popular.

The soundtrack is available now on all streaming and music platforms. It will come to Steam as a soundtrack release very soon. And the coolest news: Our partner Ship to Shore will announce a limited vinyl release of the soundtrack in the coming days. Stay tuned!

I hope you enjoy this soundtrack!

Let me slap you with some good news: I worked on Rose and Camellia

NIGORO’s beloved hit flash game that has heated old-timey ladies slapping each other in the style of retro anime is now coming to Nintendo Switch in a deluxe release, thanks to the folks at NIGORO, PLAYISM, and WayForward. I had the honor of working on the opening and ending of this release, along with amazing talents Tommy Pedrini, Cristina “Vee” Valenzuela, and Chiyoko Yamasato. It was a thrill to see the excitement around the announcement at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

The funniest part is that with this release you can mimic the slapping motions with the Nintendo Switch controller!

Rose and Camellia has launched in Japan but will come to the rest of the world soon!

I wrote music for SEGA!

I can finally share that I’ve been writing music for SEGA for their media and online divisions. I’ve written several pieces of music like the one seen here in this new video of SEGAWORLD’s Sonic restoration. There are some more specific pieces and themes I’ve written for use for something I’m probably not allowed to talk about yet!

But, it’s been an absolute honor. I grew up a SEGA kid so to be able to contribute to their story means a lot to me. I will update later on my future work with the company!

My work on Astral Ascent was nominated for a BitSummit award

I was thrilled to find out that my favorite videogame show chose my work for Astral Ascent for an award nomination! I’ve attended every BitSummit show since the first, held every summer in Kyoto, Japan. And several of my projects have been shown there over the years, with some even ranking as special selections for the show. But this is the first time I’ve been nominated for an award. It was an honor to be named alongside such amazing titles this year.

I'm composing the soundtrack to Wargroove 2!

I’m so happy to finally announce today that I’m the composer for the soundtrack of Wargroove 2, the sequel to the hit strategy RPG game by Chucklefish. I’ve been working on this for a couple of years but it was just announced today as coming to PC and Nintendo Switch soon. There aren’t a lot of details yet (more soon) but there is a fantastic teaser announce trailer to watch as well as a few details from the publisher.

More news soon!

February 2023 Update: Sword of the Necromancer: Revenant and Magical Delicacy

It’s been busy over here but I wanted to update my blog with a couple of highlights before the month of February goes by as fast as January did.

First, I am composing music for Sword of the Necromancer: Revenant, which is currently in the last 10 days of a successful Kickstarter campaign. I’m very pleased to be involved with the sequel to this popular indie game and I’ve already had the chance to write some super fun new music. Development is already well underway and it’s looking quite nice. This game will release on all platforms when we’re done.

And another! The beautiful and super calming Magical Delicacy was announced yesterday. I am composing the soundtrack for this game as well. You can see a very lovely debut trailer here and find more details on the official webpage. The Steam page is also up and we would totally appreciate your wishlisting. The response has been very warm already in just one day!

Helvetii is out now!

Helvetii is a beautiful, hand-drawn game based on Gallic Celtic mythology that has so much heart and dedication put into it that it…well, it’s special. I’m very glad to have been a part of this special project.

This is probably my most dark and exploratory soundtrack yet. I used tons of sampling and sound mangling techniques to augment super lyrical orchestral tones for a wild mix of dark and gritty electronic with soaring organic. The icing on the cake is the voice of the amazing Emi Evans, who you’ll know from countless famed video games. She is heavily featured across many tracks and her performances blew even my mind … and I wrote the music!

It’s out on digital platforms including Steam, and also available as a physical release here.

And my soundtrack is available now too! It’s available on all streaming and digital platforms now. Thank you so much for your support.

RWBY Arrowfell collector's edition includes our soundtrack!

It was announced today that a collector’s (and normal physical release) of RWBY Arrowfell will be released soon. Preorders are open this Friday for both but I’m highly biased toward the collector’s edition…because our music is included!

Of course, the game is available now digitally on all platforms.

It's a double soundtrack release day! River City Girls 2 and RWBY Arrowfell soundtracks are out!

For as long as I’ve been writing videogame music I’ve never had two soundtracks come out on the same day…until today! Both River City Girls 2 and RWBY Arrowfell official soundtracks are out on all platforms — iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Tidal and more!. These two titles represent years of work so it’s so nice to finally see them out there. And fans are eating them up already so that’s also a relief.

Oh, and the official River City Girls 2 vinyl release is still on its way!

RWBY: Arrowfell is out now!

RWBY: Arrowfell is available now digitally on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and PC via Steam! This game is based on the hit animation, featuring an in-canon story set during RWBY Volume 7. The coolest part is that the team at Rooster Teeth created original animation for the game to set the stage and tell the story. We were even joined by the original voice cast!

I was in charge of the music and as a longtime fan of the RWBY franchise it was an absolute honor to set this to music. We went wild with the soundtrack too! You’ll find rock, jazz, ballads, silly tunes, and epic fusion among its songs. And a huge thank you to my amazing music team: Peter Reid Jones, Hunter Bridges, Jordan Chin, and Caleb Hyles.

I hope you enjoy! News on the physical release of the game as well as the soundtrack are coming very soon!

I wrote a TON of music for Disney Wish!

Sharing my biggest project yet...literally! I wrote a TON (135,000 tons) of music for Disney Wish, Disney's newest & largest cruise ship. You'll hear my music across games, interactive experiences, movies, ...and I even singlehandedly scored an entire stage show. An absolute honor!

I composed the main theme and full score for the Uncharted Adventure experiences you'll hear and see all over the ship across mobile, AR, interactive screens, and stage. Writing music for Mickey and Minnie cartoons feels unreal even now. It was all incredibly challenging and rewarding and I would have never imagined in a million years that I'd one day do this.

If you manage to take what sounds like a dream cruise on the Wish, let me know what you thought about the sound/music!

Brand new RWBY: Arrowfell trailer drops at RTX today

Here’s a brand new trailer for RWBY: Arrowfell, the new action game based on the hit show, coming from Rooster Teeth, WayForward, Arc System Works…and me. Well, I head up the music but I’m also working with amazing talents such as Peter Jones (he works on the show as well!), Hunter Bridges, and Jordan Chin. We are so excited for people to hear a bit more of our soundtrack today.

And with todays’ trailer comes the news that the game drops on all platforms this fall. Please look forward to it!

Dreamscaper gets a physical release and includes my soundtrack!

I’m so happy to share that Dreamscaper is getting a physical release…next week. There’s the $34.99 standard version as well as a mega deluxe one that comes with the game, a poster, a beautiful art book, and my soundtrack on CD. Orders begin on July 8. If you end up picking it up, thank you so much!

Astral Ascent is available in Early Access today!

I’m very excited to share that Astral Ascent, the beautiful game by Hibernian Workshop that I’ve been working on for the past couple of years, is now available on Steam in Early Access. This means that a good slice of the full game is there for you to enjoy. Get it here now!

Of course, this game features a ton of my music. You’ll hear new music from me in the above debut trailer as well! I’m so excited to have people finally play what we’ve been working on for so long. But! I’m not done with the music. There’s so much more to be added and I’m so looking forward to writing and recording it. The next step forward happens in May, where a new string orchestra recording session is schedule for some of the music.

This beautiful, hand-drawn 2D roguelike is also fully self-published, so any and all support is appreciated. Thank you!