Interpreting Monty Python’s classic Lumberjack Song, our retro musician JMD - Jovanotti MUST Die renders the title theme for Amiga OCS/ECS game Lumberjack Reloaded. A Timberman port by COBE, Project R3D and Lemming880, the game has players cut down a tree as fast as they can while avoiding the branches above.
Note that JMD is activelylooking to contribute retro chip-rock, electronic and ambient music to your games. Reach out to us via the comments below.
Jazzy Paris is a goofy, comedic, almost mysterious tune by classical maestro Alfredo Sirica, that hails from the OST of Cowcat’s 2016 quirky adventure Demetrios. Nostalgic, the musician recalls how he was asked to capture the game’s spirit exactly a year ago.
Now also on the look-out for new game projects to commit to.
Van Reeves forays into the ambient this week with Impractical Son; grand, spacey, subtle, sombre all-in-one. Drawing inspiration from space exploration, the track is available for use in your games as per the terms listed here.
Simply leave us a comment below and we’ll send the audio file your way. Note that Reeves is also looking to develop original music for your games; more on his Higher Eclectic Space.
Originally created for the Volcano level of upcoming retro/modern platformer, Ninja Cube; this audio loop of Flaming Volcano has now been made available for use in your games by its composer, Caleb Cuzner.
Simply leave us your request below after consulting associated terms of usage. Of course, besides maintaining a library of music for commercial/non-commercial games, Caleb is actively looking for new game projects to create original scores for. More information may be found in the URL hyperlinked to his name above.
Part II of In The Stars picks up where the previous left off; illustrating Sam Oz’s capabilities with the Synthwave genre. Debuted last month, In The Stars being a two-part musical trip that the composer/sound designer hoping to compose similar music for game projects.
Missed Part I? Listen to it here. Wish to work with Sam Oz on your own game? Give us a shout below.
Inspired by 90’s classic, SimTower, Droid Towers is a free-to-play Android game tasking players with building skyscrapers & keeping their tenants happy. From its OST, our orchestral maestro Will Phillips shares his composition of Jam On Avenue One that intends to keep players moving to a light-hearted groove.
Of course, Will is also looking for new game projects to commit to. Simply leave us a comment below should you wish to collaborate.
This cerebral, atmospheric, tense tune of Decelerate by Van Reeves derives inspiration from RTS game Homeworld. As he explains – ‘I’ve attempted to pay homage to an experience that accommodates for a deliberate & methodical approach to gaming.’
The track is now available for free-use in your games; simply leave us a comment below to get started. Need Reeves to create similar, but ORIGINAL music for your game instead? Don’t hesitate to shout.
Tasked with capturing the spirit of mystery, investigation and a Southern twang all-in-one, this tune of The Investigation Begins is perhaps composer Alfredo Sirica’s trickiest pieces yet.
It was created for the original score of 2016 film, Porches and Private Eyes. Alfredo is always looking for new game projects to contribute classical/orchestral music to; leave us a comment below or reach out via team[at]highereg[dot]com to get started with your job requests.
In-game music created for Climby Skies; an upcoming homebrew platformer in development for unexpanded Amiga consoles. Composed by Simone Bernacchia alias JMD - Jovanotti MUST Die, the track borrows inspiration from the work of LukHash, while playing over a tech-demo of the game with placeholder art.
JMD is also looking for new retro game projects to create old-school chip-rock, electronic & ambient music for. Reach out with job requests by leaving us a comment below or at team[at]highereg[dot]com.
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Carried Away Now On Steam Greenlight; Launch Trailer Features Music By Alfredo Sirica**
Huge Calf Studios’ maiden game venture, a bridge-building physics puzzler named Carried Away, went live on Steam Greenlight last weekend. What makes it all the more special for us is that Alfredo Sirica, affiliated classical musician, has put together the game’s launch trailer theme.
This is the first collaboration we’ve helped effect for Alfredo since his joining us in December; we go in to the details here, while also linking you to Carried Away’s Steam page.
Here’s even more Caleb Cuzner composed music from the Stormy Level of upcoming retro/modern platformer, Ninja Cube. While Ultimate Storm’s sombre & foreboding tune is the level’s main background theme, The Thundermaster is a remixed, upbeat version of the same track for the level’s boss fight.
Both tracks are available for use in your games. Comment below or e-mail us at team[at]highereg[dot]com to grab them; of course, Caleb is also looking for new game projects to create original soundtracks for. Portfolio and professional details lie here.
Missile Destroyer, Van Reeves’ latest ambient composition, takes the Halo: Combat Evolved OST and infuses it with motifs from the musician’s recent work. Having recently completed Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, he describes the tune as an undercurrent of ominous intensity that attempts to fit the atmosphere of the franchise.
This track is now also available for use in your games. Simply comment below or at team[at]highereg[dot]com to get started.
Note: Van Reeves’ terms corresponding created compositions and original work has now been amended as of May, 2017. Where previously his compositions were made available free-of-charge, his created audio pieces may now be availed of on a donations-basis with clients/developers invited to donate any amount of their choosing.
Reeves will also continue to accept job requests for original compositions, allowing developers to compensate him for his services at a rate of their choosing as well. More information can be found under the Terms & Conditions section of his Higher Eclectic Space.
With ‘Presence of Evil’, Will Phillips attempts to emulate the evil, dirge-like theme of Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine. Created for the soundtrack of web series, Dagger Kiss’ second season, the musician regards this to be his most menacing composition yet. Do you agree?
Nee similar created for your games by Will? Comment below or mail us at team[at]highereg[dot]com.
Sam Oz may not have been a fan of audio sample libraries, but his foray into jolly, orchestral sounds had his mind changed. Called Beyond Adventure and composed nearly two years ago, the track marks his first experiment with this style of music. It was also his first time putting an audio sample library to use, particularly Sonokinetic: Vivace.
Cities in classic turn-based game, Heroes of Might and Magic II, were fundamental to the game’s strategic core. Used to allocate resources, fund armies, hire heroes and do business, each city level also had its own theme.
One such city level theme was City of the Necromancer, which our musician JMD - Jovanotti MUST Diehas de-made for an upcoming Amiga port of H.O.M.M. II. He walks us through the track’s evolution, his creative process and experience working on the port’s OST thus far.
Get a taste of Aqua, an in-game level from upcoming retro/modern platformer Ninja Cube, with its background and boss themes. Composed by musician/sound designer Caleb Cuzner, both tracks are now available for use in your games.
Take your pick and get in touch by commenting below, or mailing us at team[at]highereg[dot]com.
Alfredo Sirica’s successful collaboration with Huge Calf Studios on their bridge-building physics puzzler, Carried Away, had resulted in him developing the game’s launch trailer theme late last month.
This week, the artist shares what was his original composition for the game’s trailer. Aptly titled Swing Away, it differs from the current version is in its more prominent use of brass in the second half (0:40 onwards)-- adding much more intensity to the composition in the process.
The current version of the launch trailer theme meanwhile may be heard for comparison in the game’s trailer below.
Sam Oz’s tribute to 2011 film, From Up on Poppy Hill, is a composition of the piano, clarinet and cello.
The track of course, being one of seven from the musician’s ongoing tribute to Japanese animation studio, Ghibli, that is available for download via Bandcamp.
Usage right, album details, the rest of Sam’s portfolio and professional background should you choose for him to compose similar, original music for your games can be found at his Space.
Drawing influence from the music that accompanied gear-filled factories in old cartoons, Droid Death Dance is more rhythm than melody.
With it, orchestral composer Will Phillips attempts to emulate the workings of enemy droids on Oointah Games’ Death By Game Show. Need similar latin/rock/funk/jazz infused sounds for your game? Comment below or mail us at team[at]highereg[dot]com!
Moved by the ulterior philosophies of NieR: Automata’s dystopian adventure, Reeves has put together 0001. A subtle, precarious ambient composition, the artist describes its purpose as one to soothe and captivate. Part of a larger, upcoming EP, 0001 is now available for use in your games.
As always, comment below or mail us at team[at]highereg[dot]com to begin doing so.
Here comes the last of Simone Bernacchia, alias JMD - Jovanotti MUST Dies built-in compositions for Project R3D’s Amiga shooter Bridge Strike.
Just as its predecessors, the track stands heavily inspired by the likes of Top Gun and other classics of the 1980s. Bridge Strike’s development thread, more from its OST and the rest of JMD’s portfolio may be found at his Space.
