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Return All Robots! Indie Remix Contest

admin — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:16:17 +0000

Last year, I co-founded Philadelphia-based game developer Space Whale Studios. It’s been a long road, but our first title, an action-puzzle game titled “Return All Robots!” is almost complete, and to celebrate we’re hosting a remix contest!

When the game is released a few weeks from now for Xbox Indie Games and PC, you’ll also be able to pick up the soundtrack (composed primarily by me) in both digital and limited edition physical formats. With this remix contest, we’re offering up all the original tracks to download for FREE so you can try your hand at remixing them.

The best track(s) will end up on the actual soundtrack album release, but we’re offering other prizes too, like free game downloads and free physical albums. For full details on the contest and links to the soundtrack, check out the thread on OCR. Even if you’re not participating, you can still listen to tunes and follow along!

Return All Robots! Indie Action-Puzzle Remix Contest Thread @ OCReMix.org

Don’t forget to peep the first-look gameplay footage of RAR! on YouTube, too!

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge – Now Available!

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:07:10 +0000

The remastered, enhanced remake of the classic LucasArts’ adventure game Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge is now available for demo or purchase on XBLA, PSN, Steam and iPhone/iPad! As I mentioned earlier this year, I was part of the team of composers and arrangers that worked on the completely reworked musical score for the game, which features literally hours of interactive music.

The reviews are just starting to trickle in, but so far reception of the game and its audio has been outstanding! One reviewer said the new music is “beautiful”, and another praised it as “alarmingly good.” We really put a lot of time into the music, staying true to the spirit of the original MIDIs while breathing life into the production and arrangement by using modern samples and live instrumentation.

Whether you’re a casual gamer or diehard fan of the original game, I’m sure you will enjoy MI2:SE and all it has to offer. If you already have it, post here and let me know what you think!

Light, New Age Electronic Track for iPhone Game

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:31:20 +0000

Over the last couple of months I’ve had the pleasure of creating the audio for an upcoming iPhone / iPod Touch game, Peppers. It’s essentially a “match three” type game (a la Bejeweled) but with some very interesting twists and new game modes. Musically, I was asked to do a single, long loop in a new age / electronic style that is lighter and more ambient than my usual work.

You can download the track as a free MP3 by clicking right here: “Spatial Recognition”. Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think!