Music Composition Samples

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Pieces of music I wrote for my own amusement.  Most of these were completed in the early 1990's when I first got my MIDI equipment.  I barely touched it between 1993 and 2008, when I started work for Tinderbox Entertainment.

Most of these tunes are dark in tone and have a very synthetic sound.  My technical skills weren't the greatest either so some glitches are obvious.

In November 2008, I started writing music for a small video game company called Tinderbox Entertainment.

This music was written for a video documentary of Tinderbox Entertainment's participation in the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in 2008.  The first draft of the video included 11 "scratch tracks" of music that we don't have the rights to use.  I wrote 9 original pieces to replace the temporary tracks.  I did my best to match the style and tempo of the temporary music.  They used 6 of my pieces in the end.  I wrote the music on Cakewalk Music Creator 2 and the original versions were recorded from a Roland U-220 Sound Module.

"Solo"

A short, single instrument piece I wrote back in 1992.  It's pretty much my favorite because of the mood I think it portrays.

"Sushi" for Sushi Bumper Sumo Fun Game Champion

This is a loop of music for the play time in the Sushi game.  This piece did not end up getting used in the game but it appears in the online advertisement instead.

"Friday" from PAX Documentary

This piece was intended to be in an "electronic" style and I think its my favorite of the entire series.  A slightly different version was used in the final video (above, starting at 5:54).

"Rome"

I can't remember why I named this one Rome.  I'm sure it used to make sense but that was 1992.

"Logo Sound" for Tinderbox Entertainment

A draft of the music intended to play along with the company logo when a video game first starts up.

"Bainbridge Island" from PAX Documentary

My second favorite.  This one sets a peaceful mood near the beginning of the video before the big adventure gets rolling (above, starting at 2:11).

"Dream"

This was one of the first pieces I ever wrote (1991).  It's a bit long but I like the various melodies in it.  Maybe I'll redo it sometime.

"Intro" from PAX Documentary

This one is the only one with an ending.  It was intended to start the video but was not used.

"Surprise"

I think this was called surprise because it changes style and key several times.  Another 1992 composition, this one has some interesting rhythm elements that I didn't remember doing.

"Driving" from PAX Documentary

My first attempt to create a beach rock-style of music, which is something I never figured I would do.  Weird.  This one was not used.

"Orchestra"

My only classical-ish piece.  It was my favorite for a long time and I really like the ending.

"Still Coding" from PAX Documentary

Another first for me.  Though it really didn't turn out that way in the end, it started as an attempt at disco.  A modified version of this one was used in the video (above, starting at 12:17)

"Metal"

This is not even a little "heavy metal".  The name came from one of the instruments I used.  It does, however, have a bit of cowbell in it.

"Ethereal" from PAX Documentary

A short bit of moody atmosphere played behind a moment of reflection in the video (above, starting at 8:25).

"Boom"

This is such a product of the music I liked at the time it was written (1992).  Very, very "synthy".  Super cheesy but I still kind of like it.

I wrote 2 additional simple loops for the video:

9:59 Sushi
11:07 Cutthroats

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