Introduction This post serves as an insight into the process of creating Bell Tree – an Earthbound Love Letter. Named after the English translation of Suzuki, this collection of Game Loops is heavily inspired by the work of Keiichi Suzuki on the 1994 video game Earthbound for the SNES. I aimed to fill this pack…
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I took part in my first Global Game Jam on the 24th – 26th of January. It was an incredible experience, and I am very glad that I took part. I will definitely be returning next year! I was lucky enough to work on two games. Bubble Hell is a 2-4 player battle shooter, where…
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Afterlight Composition Reflection This is an insight into the process of composing for the videogame Afterlight, and asynchronous co-op puzzle game with a story revolving around loss, connection, and coming to terms with a lifes actions. I created several pieces of music for this game over the span of 4 months, and the game was…
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This past fortnight I have created a set of game loops, available for download over at itch.io. These 5 tracks are of a cute and calming aesthetic. A medieval setting was in my minds eye as I created these, and I was heavily inspired by the sounds of MapleStory – those dreamy tunes will stay…
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This year marked a move away from the Northern Suburbs of Naarm, moving down to the Bass Coast. The speed of life is a touch slower down here, and I’ve relished being closer to the surf, and the quietness of nature. Not all is quiet on the coast though… Enter, Green Room Concept Studios. I…
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This year I was lucky enough to again work with Swinburne students on their Capstone game projects. I met with many of the teams earlier this year, and began work with two teams; One House One Fish, and Sick Bread Studios. The two games required very different soundtracks. Sick Bread have created a party-game brawler…
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This week I submitted the final assessment for the last unit of my Grad. Certificate! Titled Stylistic Approaches to Film Scoring, it focused on how composers can respectfully and authentically approach composing music that represents or insinuates cultures or locations. As Hollywood has a chequered past (to say the least) of representing ‘other’ cultures, this…
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Kaz Garaz escaped the city in January for just over 2 weeks, spending the time just outside Wonthaggi, in Ryanston. We spent the mornings in the surf on Philip Island, and the days and evenings writing, workshopping, and recording 5 new tracks. It was a fantastic time, with all of us working hard on coming…
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Culaccino launched our latest single Brown Light last Sunday, at The Cactus Room. As Declan says, this feels like home ground for us, as we’ve played our EP launch here, and some other headline shows too. The single is the first released track from our upcoming album, which I’ll be recording drums for in early…
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Strange to think that the first unit from the Grad. Certificate is already over! I submitted the last assessment on the 16th of September, and the last 6 weeks were a deep dive on a chosen film and as suggested by the poster above, I was working on the score by Dario Marienelli for Atonement. …
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