seeing myself in this comment ngl... thank you so much for all the support & shares!! it means a lot 🫶

we hit 50% of our funding goal in a single day 🥹 thank you everyone for your support, it's truly beyond anything I dared to hope for!!

our Kickstarter is now LIVE!! please check it out if the aesthetic appeals to you at all (or if you like mind-bending murder mysteries, butterfly soup, asian diaspora themes or all of the above...) it's an amazing project and i'm truly honoured to be writing music for it!

The Kickstarter for The Crane Rider's Tale is now live! Fly passengers around a fantasy town inspired by Chinese folktales and unravel a mindbending mystery with multiple endings. Zero Escape meets Disco Elysium 🗡️🎲 LINK: www.kickstarter.com/projects/psy...

!!! check out this first glimpse of my track with kill bill: the rapper & with @starlingoboe.itch.io on oboe! more soon and i can't wait for y'all to see what these crazy cats have been brewing

An AI dares to dream that she is human. You’ve been hired to put her in her place. We’re sunset visitor 斜陽過客, the creators of 1000xRESIST, and this is our next game: Prove You’re Human. Published by our friends at @blacktabbygames.com. s.team/a/4533950

one of my most anticipated game ever AND i've been writing some hybrid chinese-inspired music for it... so excited to share our kickstarter pre-launch page, please consider following to support!! 🪽🪭 i have to play this game pLEASE

HI EVERYONE I'm writing a new mystery narrative game called #TheCraneRidersTale and it's launching on Kickstarter on April 28th!!! Please follow the prelaunch page to get notified as soon as it's live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/psy...

if you're in vancouver! come see my talk! will share more about it soon ☁️

My partner and best friend Kyle suffered from two strokes last week. We need your help. gofund.me/e25c60dfb Anything helps, a like, a share, a donation. thank you for your support during this difficult time ❤️

i really enjoyed starweave... it seems i would be a lighthouse, for better or worse... the art alone was worth playing the game for, but the story/characters were elegantly unfolded to illustrate different approaches to the social rules that govern us all. thought provoking for sure!!

Lastly, for something I've been asked about often over the years: Delphinium's Steam page is UP!!! 🩵✨ I'd be honored if you'd check it out and consider wishlisting the game! store.steampowered.com/app/2943330/...

delphinium demo at gdc 🥹 ahh

We’re excited to announce Delphinium, a bittersweet cozy farming sim coming soon! 💙🌿 Follow the story of Haiyan as she returns to the quiet mountain village she once called home. Meet its residents, grow crops, and build connections that may shape an uncertain future. youtu.be/-J5G36uYNTg

hello #whatagamedevlookslike 👋 i'm starling, a freelance composer and instrumentalist (oboe/cor and more) based in vancouver bc! i love to play and work on indie games, especially those with a narrative focus ✨️🌱🥹 sadly not at gdc. at home with cat and midi keyboard. but happy to connect!!

my arrangement of wielder temple from chicory 🎨 where there once was sadness, fear and butts, now might there be joyful wishes 🖌️✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibV...

well well well if it aint my ass talking about being filipino again www.ign.com/articles/pok...

jellycats are just jealous cats

it's me... honoured to be on this arrange album with many other talented arrangers and performers (including lena herself 🥹). out march 7!! 6 7

get excited for march 7th when you'll hear the digifu stylings of @invertedsilence.com, the beautiful woodwinds & arrangement of @starlingoboe.itch.io and way-better-than-me-at-piano: carol gao in Chicory: A Musical Tale!!

Our totally random Yuri On Ice EP is now out! arr. from the piano book @gynxzero.bsky.social randomly bought me in 2017, @animevivi.bsky.social on viola, mmhashbrowns' cello on Passacaille. Here's my fave track on the OST, the titular piano-forward main theme Yuri on Ice (youtu.be/RY84PE-WFD4?...)

if i could live this life again i would not choose you, oboe (why are reeds)

Return to Picnic Province in #Chicory: A Musical Tale! Releasing March 7th. Made in collaboration with @lena.fyi and Wishes Unlimited (@greg.style), experience 32 brand-new arrangements across four discs. Pick up your brush and join us as we paint the world with sound!

so excited to share this wonderful project, i love lena's music + chicory is such a special game full of colour and love 🥹 (and you can hear me on cor anglais in this teaser clip and maybe an arrangement later on too?!) 🎨

been listening to ocean mixtape since 2020 and here it is out now 🥹 congratulations to @zorsy.bsky.social and team!!! ✨🌊

dishwasher with that 2/2 to 6/8 time signature switch up.. foamy hemiola fun

💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵 There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen. Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽

favourites of 2025~ ✦ game: afterlove ep (+ letters to arralla) ✦ film: in the mood for love ✦ tv show: nevertheless (+ the katseye documentary) ✦ book: crying in h mart by michelle zauner ✦ concert: distant worlds (ffxiv and ffxvi) ✦ album: cobalt core ost by aaron cherof ✦ artist: pink pantheress

On behalf of the Vancouver Game Audio group, @jamieleesounds.com and I made some free sound effects packs. Enjoy these holiday gifts from us! #sounddesign #gamedev #gameaudio ☄️ Anime Sounds Pack adriantalens.gumroad.com/l/AnimeSound... 📜 Lore Sound Pack jamieleesounds.gumroad.com/l/loresoundp...

the winter solstice has come once again... it's time to eat tong jyun ⛄ npckc.itch.io/tongjyun

my #VNSS2025 gift for @starlingoboe.itch.io ft the beautiful bird of reasonable knowledge (and fluffiness) :> big thanks to @crescence-studio.itch.io for hosting!

hemlock 🌿 a fansong for 'at the poison's edge' for @natashaluna.itch.io #VNSS2025 🩸 hosted by @crescence-studio.itch.io “did you pretend to love me… so that i’d kill you?” ((sorry about my vocals lol 🥲 )) on.soundcloud.com/NRrXICwnFe1x...

Hi #TeaseYaGame! #SugarplumCafe is a cozy merge game with no time limits or microtransactions! You can craft desserts and host tea parties for fashionable ladies 🍰🎀✨ It's still early in development, so join my mailing list for monthly updates - 🔗 in bio!

Snowdrop Festival 2025 is now on YouTube! Thank you everyone for making this year's event so special 🩵 youtu.be/shn58OkJ4o0

BITS & BOPS IS OUT NOW! 🎶 🎮 Over 20 original rhythm mini-games! 🎵 Catchy music! ⚡ Snappy gameplay! ✨ Gorgeous 2D animation! PLAY IT NOW ON STEAM! 💕

if you haven't had the chance to watch previous snowdrop festivals, definitely tune in this saturday!! easily one of the most inspiring music / creative events i've attended 🥹🥹 and i'm so honoured to be part of the lineup... so much talent all in one place

Rhythm Doctor 1.0 is out NOW on Steam! 🎵 Act 6 and the finale of Story Mode has been added 🎵 5-3N added to Physiotherapy Ward 🎵 The game is now available in French! 🎵 English Audio Descriptions now available for Story Mode! Have fun! store.steampowered.com/app/774181/R...

PSA!! almost everything that is uploaded to streaming services can be bought from qobuz! unless they SPECIFICALLY excluded it. i buy a ton of kids stuff from there: danny go, ms. rachel, super simple songs... amazon music also often sells the mp3s. (but qobuz sells flacs and pays artists better)

There's just one day left in Delphinium's Kickstarter campaign, so now is your last chance to back the game! Thank you all so much for getting us to more than 200% FUNDED!! 🩵 🩵 #gamedev #indiedev

the best vital presets, their functionality cannot be underestimated, a service and boon to our community, the pillars that hold up our soundscapes and irregular time signatures, there is no ceiling to their peak

academic rivals to lovers trope ... a list of my faves - kare kano (anime) - kaichou wa maid sama (anime) - kaguya-sama love is war (anime) - butterfly soup 2 (game) - i hope this doesn't find you by ann liang (book) - love, theoretically by ali hazelwood (book)

i want plushie...

visited a bunny cafe yesterday!! this bun had one ear up, one down 🥹

A noble lord brings two squires along on a hunt. One is a gentle boy who should not exist. 🌟 The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️ Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟 store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...

that one cellist practising elgar concerto passionately, soloistically during your chinese orchestra rehearsal break

🥹🤩!!!! thank you to everyone who backed our kickstarter so far... funded already.... i'm cry

Excited to be part of the #GamesUnder5Hours event happening on Steam. There are some amazing games participating so be sure to check it out! store.steampowered.com/publisher/De...

the best part of the Kickstarter campaign: getting to share more of Starling's incredible music!!! 🎵

the delphinium kickstarter is now live!! support our small team + glimpse a beautiful world 🫶

“How do we establish our future in a world that doesn’t feel like it’s progressing? The answer is with community.” Will a cottage in the woods really will fix you? @cinnadev.bsky.social 's Delphinium is all about building connections FEATURE @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/delphin...