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Composer for Video Games and Film | Gamedev Enthusiast | master of the 4 goof elements | check me out here! https://dolphinflav.carrd.co/

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Chris Christodoulou - Antarctic Oscillation | Risk of Rain 2 (2020)
Chris Christodoulou - Antarctic Oscillation | Risk of Rain 2 (2020) YouTube video by Chris Christodoulou

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20. Antarctic Oscillation - Chris Christodoulou

My favorite track, from the incredible ROR2 OST, A.O. is a terrific composition that takes the listener on a journey, developing motifs and gaining energy until a satisfying conclusion. Highly recommend this OST!

12.12.2024 03:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Halo 3 Warthog Run OST [HQ]
Halo 3 Warthog Run OST [HQ] YouTube video by CrazyCoyoteKek

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19. Halo 3 - Warthog Run

Capping off one of the most revolutionary gaming experiences of the century so far, β€œWarthog Run” accompanies the finale to Halo 3’s campaign. Unmistakably β€œHalo”, this track exudes rhythmic energy and explosive power. Give it a listen!

10.12.2024 01:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Balatro OST - Main Theme (Extended)
Balatro OST - Main Theme (Extended) YouTube video by Duckolium

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18. Balatro Main Theme

What’s not to love? Every second of this track is beautifully handcrafted. Every filter and modulation effect is so tight and well produced, giving altogether nostalgia for retro games yet with a fresh coat of paint.
Enjoy!

07.12.2024 16:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Airy
Airy YouTube video by Xeecee - Topic

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17. Airy - Pepper Grinder

Featuring hectic gameplay with exciting visuals and… uh… points and… lots of achievements to get! And, um… ok so I haven’t played the game, but the soundtrack is dope! Check out this track!

04.12.2024 23:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Don't Starve Together - Main Theme
Don't Starve Together - Main Theme YouTube video by [DST] Uncompromising Mode

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16. Don’t Starve Menu Theme

This dreadfully delightful track oozes personality, and it’s attached to a game that is abundant with something that is all too absent: originality. Such an effective track that creates quirkiness and darkness in one swoop!

Enjoy!

01.12.2024 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, thank YOU 😊 it is an inspiring soundtrack! It rocks 🎸

29.11.2024 13:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Title Theme - Animal Crossing Gamecube OST 1
Title Theme - Animal Crossing Gamecube OST 1 YouTube video by Zekerocks11

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15. Title Theme - Animal Crossing

As you get cozy today with family and/or friends, real or imaginary, enjoy the epitome of coziness in this anthropomorphic microcosm of a game!
Perfectly jazzy and folksy all in one.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

28.11.2024 21:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Slay the Spire
Slay the Spire YouTube video by Clark Aboud - Topic

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14. Slay the Spire (main theme)

Welcome to the video game soundtrack that delves into darkness and delivers one of the best pure* orchestral video game soundtracks in recent memory. Harmonically complex and rhythmically driving, a real treat!

*=wee bit of synth

28.11.2024 04:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Death's Door OST - 01 - Death's Door
Death's Door OST - 01 - Death's Door YouTube video by David Fenn

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13. Death’s Door Theme

A delightfully dark take on a Zelda-type game, Death’s Door’s OST has excellent orchestration, catchy tunes, and a gripping narrative to boot! Also, you play as a crow.
What could be better than that?

26.11.2024 23:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Overwatch Soundtrack Music Menu Main Screen
Overwatch Soundtrack Music Menu Main Screen YouTube video by Overwatch

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12. Original Overwatch Theme

This dazzling fanfare is a towering achievement of what video game music can do. It’s all in one a call to action, an immersion into its world, beautifully orchestrated, and free from junky over-processed Hollywood sounds.
Voila!

25.11.2024 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Circuit Theme - Mario Kart  Double Dash!!
Circuit Theme - Mario Kart Double Dash!! YouTube video by Gamesost

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11. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Circuit Theme

Nintendo music, in a league of its own already, can be immediately recognized yet still innovate across each OST! MK:DD is no exception! Unmistakable, upbeat, driving (heh) fun. Hope this quick energy makes for a great Saturday!

23.11.2024 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

…which, by the way, doesn’t happen very often. But that did not dissuade Anamanaguchi (the composer) from writing a fully-fleshed out, multi-instrumental, fully contrapuntal samba dance music track! This track inspired me to realize that music can truly delight in absolutely any context.

22.11.2024 23:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cheap Shop - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game [OST]
Cheap Shop - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game [OST] YouTube video by DeoxysPrime

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10! Cheap Shop - Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game

This is a case of β€œthis has no excuse to be this good” syndrome. Using a variation of the Brazilian β€œPartido Alto” rhythm, this theme appears whenever Scott Pilgrim or his friends enter the shop…
(Continued below)

22.11.2024 23:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Being a musician is so funny, I was just singing my contemporary disjointed scat remix of All Star by Smash Mouth loudly to myself as I got out of my car at the grocery store, when someone saw me and immediately became terrified as I tried to pretend I was just clearing my throat
#musiclife

21.11.2024 21:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Hades - No Escape
Hades - No Escape YouTube video by Supergiant Games

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9. No Escape - Hades

An instantaneous hit, No Escape stands at the pinnacle for what video game music can be: a fusion of art, sound, triumph and most of all, fun. Easily, it pulls you into a world separate from our own, fully alive and unique. There’s no escaping it…!

21.11.2024 14:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Duck Game OST - challenging
Duck Game OST - challenging YouTube video by Mr Quack

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8. Challenging - Duck Game

What’s better than hard 80’s synth rock? Duck-themed Hard 80’s synth rock! Ostensibly written by the developer of the game, this track features rich harmony, driving pads and a whole lot of Duck undertones! πŸ¦†
Enjoy!

20.11.2024 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chipzel - 06 Step Right Up
Chipzel - 06 Step Right Up YouTube video by chipzel

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7. Step Right Up - Dicey Dungeons

Composed by the wonderful Chipzel, this track easily speaks for itself. Every sound handcrafted, each hook delightfully composed, and rhythmically exhilarating, Step Right Up is a masterclass in indie game music composition. Check it out!

19.11.2024 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack - 42 Going Loud - The Control Room
Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack - 42 Going Loud - The Control Room YouTube video by The Noob Captain

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6. Going Loud / Control Room

It’s easy to forget that Hanz Zimmer composed the music for Modern Warfare 2, which is arguably the (early) peak of the franchise. Boasting high production value and classic cinematic intensity, this track is especially memorable!

18.11.2024 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like we arrived at the same conclusion tho! Haha

18.11.2024 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That does it for this critique! The critic mask has come off β€” πŸ₯Έ
In all honesty, it’s a great OST. I love the game as well. Fun to be a critic for once though. See ya next time πŸ‘

18.11.2024 00:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

…punctuate long plodding phrases, and in doing all of this, it muddies its own message. First levels are everything in a roguelike, and while a rhythmic cacophony is certainly *a* message to send, I’d double check if it is *the* message to send. Energy and purpose are best when together, not apart.

18.11.2024 00:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s intent is clear enough - to create an exciting, hyper, shouting jamboree to keep the player in a trance state of focus during the first level - it succeeds at this. But more doesn’t always mean more. I can discern no standard form of the piece, no returning motifs, save one-off β€œhooks” that…

18.11.2024 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Chaos, pure chaos is the governing force in this track. Countless elements jumble together to create a vaguely cohesive mesh of modern pop harmony and frenetic syncopation that does more to disorient than engage. After listening to the piece I’m not sure I listened to any piece at all.
More below:

18.11.2024 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Enter the Gungeon - Lead Lords Keep - OST
Enter the Gungeon - Lead Lords Keep - OST YouTube video by Mantascool987 - Soundtracks

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Hello! Today, I’m gonna put a mask on: the mask of a critic. Why, you ask? Because it’s fun!
β€œGrr I’m sick of being so appreciative all the time! Time to be critical!” I could say!

So the piece I’m critiquing this week is…

5. Lead Lord’s Keep - from Enter the Gungeon

18.11.2024 00:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Borderlands 2 (UST) - Southern Shelf Combat
Borderlands 2 (UST) - Southern Shelf Combat YouTube video by z3lx

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4. Borderlands 2 - Southern Shelf Combat

Acting as the introduction to the gameplay of one of the most iconic shooters of all time, this track isn’t anything flashy, and you may not even remember it, but it’s dripping with character, and it’s stunningly well produced.

16.11.2024 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome to the piano club!
You’re in luck bc every track in BotW sounds great on piano. This one would definitely be exciting to play tho!
Best of luck 🎹

15.11.2024 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Riding - Day (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST)
Riding - Day (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST) YouTube video by Peaches Lamb

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3. Riding - Day - LoZ: Breath of the Wild

A jubilant mix of speed and serenity. And a genius composition. This piece raises the bar for what VGM can be - inspired, contemporary, and fun all in one!

15.11.2024 14:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Full send it! Do the contestants have to create the games underwater as well? 🀿

15.11.2024 05:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

From my research, within big AAA teams there always seems to be a β€œfilm/tv-composer to game-composer” pipeline. The result is it gets you composers who are sure competent, but they may not have played a video game in decades! Call me crazy, but a video game composer should be game-obsessed!

15.11.2024 03:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who writes music for games>>> say it louder!! Every single game you’ve ever played has had a soundtrack, made by someone with care. Even the games where music is secondary, like Call of Duty for example, someone, or a team maybe, did their darndest to enhance the experience! Great points!

15.11.2024 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0