Sai
@vius.bsky.social
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On a quest to give you goosebumps ✍️🎶 🖥️
https://www.viusstudios.com
Aotearoa/NZ 🇳🇿
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Hello, Bluesky! I'm Sai – an NZ-based freelance composer with a love for storytelling 📖 Though I draw from many genres, all of my work carries a 'cinematic' touch. I specialize in orchestral music, and I've even worked with our national orchestra on many occasions. Here's some cool stuff I've done!
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over 1 year ago
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Veeery late post, but I'll be hanging around for the first day of Play By Play 2026 – not speaking this time round, but just there to vibe, catch up with old friends, and meet some new folks too. Come say hi if you spot me! :)
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LinkedIn
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https://lnkd.in/ebK3BPvK
about 1 month ago
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Stormcloak Games
3 months ago
#Adaptory
Materials Update is live! We’re really excited by the new content and complexities this update brings to the game. Dig into Update 1 NOW, leave us a review with your thoughts, and if anyone manages to beat hardcore mode, please let us know
#indiegame
#earlyaccess
#basebuilding
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Tried to capture the warmth of a gentle, reassuring hug. How did I do?
#NewMusicFriday
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Stormcloak Games
3 months ago
Here's a little sample of Adaptory's wonderful soundtrack, composed by the brilliant
@vius.bsky.social
If you pick up the Deluxe Bundle, you'll get all 16 tracks AND a fantastic
#basebuilding
game in one great deal!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/67024...
#indiegame
#earlyaccess
#WomensDaySale
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A tune so vibey, I caught a livestreamer absent-mindedly humming along when it kicked in during his Adaptory run a few weeks ago 🎶 Catch the full soundtrack here, on your favourite music platform! 70 mins of pure zen sci-fi vibes, just for you <3
tunelink.to/adaptory
#BandcampFriday
#Indiegames
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4 months ago
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Bandcamp
4 months ago
It is Bandcamp Friday.
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Come and watch the Adaptory audio team lose repeatedly at the game they made sounds/music for – it'll be a vibe 🤙
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4 months ago
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In the process of smashing out some last-minute tunes for
@vectrix.bsky.social
's team's entry into the Hytale mod jam, I appear to have slipped back into my "generic battle music" phase by mistake. Whoops ⚔️
#gameaudio
@hytale.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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Some vibey zen sci-fi music for you to relax / dodge meteors to ☄️🎶 Over two years in the making, the soundtrack to
@stormcloak.games
's Adaptory is now on Bandcamp and streaming services! Find it on your favourite platform, right here:
tunelink.to/adaptory
#gamemusic
#indiegames
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5 months ago
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Stormcloak Games
5 months ago
It’s hard work on an unexplored planetoid, but at least we’ve got great tunes! Players are raving about the
#Adaptory
soundtrack, made by the incredible
@vius.bsky.social
, and now it’s available on a variety of platforms for your listening enjoyment!
tunelink.to/adaptory
#indiegame
#earlyaccess
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Adaptory (Original Soundtrack)
Check out Adaptory's original soundtrack here, across Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms!
https://tunelink.to/adaptory
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NZ Game Developers Association
5 months ago
Woot! NZGDA Member, Jevon Wright and her team at Stormcloak Games have released their first title Adaptory after loads of work and heaps of determination. Congrats 🙌🥳 Let's play!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/Adaptory/
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We're all having SUCH a fun time watching
@mollyberry.bsky.social
's Adaptory stream this morning ❤️
www.twitch.tv/mollyberry
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MollyBerry - Twitch
[Launch Day] First Look at Adaptory! TY Stormcloak Games for the #reviewkey 🍓!fractal #ad🍓🏳️⚧️!Pronouns🏳️🌈 !Sounds !Patreon
https://www.twitch.tv/mollyberry
5 months ago
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WE'RE LIVE!!
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5 months ago
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GamesNight
5 months ago
Adaptory from
@stormcloak.games
is launching into Steam Early Access tommorow! 👀🛰️☄️ After three years in alpha, the 2D base-building simulation is now ready for more players to join in its Early Access journey. Full Details 👇
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Adaptory Early Access Release is Very Soon!
Adaptory from NZ-based Stormcloak Games is hitting Steam Early Access on January 26th at 11AM PST/January 27th 8AM NZST. After being in alpha testing for three years, this 2D base-building simulation…
https://gamesnight.nz/adaptory-early-access-release-is-very-soon/
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Ruby K
5 months ago
Look at our little game go!! 🥹💜✨️
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WE'RE ON THE HOMEPAGE BABYYYYY
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5 months ago
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Stormcloak Games
5 months ago
In our final
#Adaptory
Early Access preview post, Jevon talks about world generation: Mysterious relics and ruins, underground springs, and did someone pick up our distress signal!?
store.steampowered.com/news/app/220...
#gamedev
#indiedev
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Tuned into an Adaptory stream with
@stormcloak.games
this morning, and caught the streamer humming along with my music – it might seem like such a little thing, but the buzz I felt was indescribable. I was grinning SO hard 😆 Early access release very soon!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...
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Adaptory on Steam
Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figu...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/Adaptory/
5 months ago
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EPG - Teeto out July 15!
6 months ago
heres 20 seconds of my kid pitching my game
#indiegame
#gamedev
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WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE 🥳
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6 months ago
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I'm on a quest to give your players goosebumps. You in?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsmk...
#indiegamedev
#gameaudio
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Let's give your audience goosebumps. (Sai Natarajan – 2025 Showreel)
YouTube video by VIUS Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsmkWGXQbb8
7 months ago
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I've had my orchestral music performed live quite a few times by this point, but for the first time ever, I FINALLY have some professionally-produced video evidence! A huge thank you to SOUNZ, RNZ Concert, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for making this happen <3
#NewMusicFriday
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SAI NATARAJAN: A Beacon in the Cosmic Blizzard
YouTube video by SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music
https://youtu.be/FJ9_xFAvQLc
8 months ago
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How do you convey the complexities of creating orchestral game music to a room of (mostly) non-musical game developers? Simple: You break it down like it's a video game 🎮 Watch me do just that during my talk at NZGDC 2025:
youtu.be/LZR9RK3JQBY
#GameAudio
#IndieGameDev
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Giving Your Players Goosebumps: The Game Dev's Guide to the Orchestra | Sai Natarajan | NZGDC 2025
YouTube video by NZGDA
https://youtu.be/LZR9RK3JQBY
8 months ago
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Jon Cartwright (GameConsulting.com.au)
9 months ago
If you're going to
#PAXAUS
as part of
#MIGW
then you MUST check out the NZ CODE stand. I've seen every single game on show and if you can't find something you like then I'm afraid you are clinically dead.
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Stormcloak Games
8 months ago
#PAXAus
is tomorrow! Our booth is all set up, bugs all squished, cards all printed, and we're not allowed to share any photos :P Really looking forward to catching up with so many old and new friends over the next three days. Please come to #1840 and say hi to Jevon, Sai & Cass!! <3
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Hamish Oliver
9 months ago
Nice to be back at
#NZGDC
. Great solid specific
#gameaudio
presentations from
@vius.bsky.social
and
#NZSO
‘s Claire Wackrow this morning, and so nice to have those conversations with dev teams and audio friends.
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Haven't gotten to write soaring string melodies like this in a LONG while. Excited to share my latest piece, written as a one-off menu theme for an unannounced video game currently in development! Huge thanks to the European Recording Orchestra for their stunning performance 🎶
#gameaudio
#gamedev
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Per Ardua Ad Astra (Menu Theme) — Feat. The European Recording Orchestra
YouTube video by VIUS Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRi4zeVtRIQ
10 months ago
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Hans seems to really dig the final edit. Totoro… might need another minute to think about it. Absolutely stoked with the end result from my recording session with the European Recording Orchestra – full video dropping tomorrow!
#gameaudio
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10 months ago
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Pretty crazy seeing some of my music make its debut on the official
@ign.com
YouTube channel this week!! Check out the latest trailer for
#Adaptory
here, and go show
@stormcloak.games
some post-Gamescom love <3
youtu.be/SLBF4bQTdB0
#indiegames
#indiegamedev
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Adaptory - Official Trailer | gamescom 2025
YouTube video by IGN
https://youtu.be/SLBF4bQTdB0
10 months ago
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Stormcloak Games
10 months ago
Over five days, we had over 400 people play
#Adaptory
at
#Gamescom
2025! And almost a quarter of the crews were saved <3
#indiedev
#statistics
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Getting to work with the European Recording Orchestra last night was a lot of fun. My very first remote session!
11 months ago
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Doing a bit of last-minute proofreading, in preparation for a little recording session 👀
11 months ago
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HELL YEAH
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11 months ago
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Okay sooo, CRAZY turn of events: Back in March, I stumbled across a global composer competition hosted by the European Recording Orchestra, and submitted one of my pieces on a complete whim. No expectations. That piece was just announced as the Oceania region winner. WHAT.
11 months ago
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The
@shyftrs.com
team just dropped a brand new teaser trailer, with some updated music from yours truly! Go show them some love 🔥
#indiegames
#gamedev
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11 months ago
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Stormcloak Games
12 months ago
Very excited to share that Adaptory will be at
#Gamescom
2025 with
#IndieArenaBooth
this year!!! Thank you once again,
@nz-code.nz
<3 Please pop by and say hi if you're there! (300k+ visitors over a single week: it's gonna be an experience 😅)
stormcloak.games/2025/07/06/g...
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Stormcloak Games
12 months ago
Sai is an incredibly talented musician and we are very very lucky to get to work with him 💖 can't wait to release this track!!
#gamedev
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Ben Taels
12 months ago
@betkataels.bsky.social
and I recently moved home to New Zealand and we are looking for work! If you have, or know of, a role in NZ or that can be worked remotely from NZ please get in touch.
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I've always loved trying to find those catchy, expressive melodies that make players' spirits soar at key moments. Here's a little sneak peek at how I've been putting together one such tune for the game Adaptory!
#indiegamedev
@stormcloak.games
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12 months ago
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12 months ago
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Here's the main pitfall of working on a game like Adaptory: You sometimes sit down to write some music for it, and then you just get sucked into playing the damn game for the whole morning instead. The Steam demo just got updated, go check it out!! 👇
#PitchYaGame
#Indiegames
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about 1 year ago
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Stormcloak Games
about 1 year ago
#Adaptory
Alpha 12 is now live and free to play on
#Steam
! With new world generation, research tree, arm64 builds and more.
stormcloak.games/2025/06/04/a...
#gamedev
#indiedev
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First ever conference talk done and dusted. Shout out to the folks at
#PBP25
for being the most wholesome, most welcoming audience ever – incredibly stoked by the hugely positive response to my passionate 30-min orchestral game music rant 🧡
about 1 year ago
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NZ peeps! Come watch me rant about the state of orchestral music in games at
#PlayByPlay2025
, where I'll be giving my FIRST EVER conference talk! But more importantly, let's talk about how an *authentic* orchestral soundtrack can give your players goosebumps… and how to land one on an indie budget 😎
about 1 year ago
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Some friends of mine randomly started up a group sci-fi / post-apocalyptic worldbuilding project a few months ago. They didn't need a theme tune, but I wrote them one anyway ✍️
youtu.be/Pkq3ec-TK84
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Post-apocalyptic sci-fi opening theme type beat
YouTube video by VIUS Studios
https://youtu.be/Pkq3ec-TK84
about 1 year ago
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Posting this a bit late, but super excited to announce that I'll be going yet another round with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra this year! They'll be recording my latest piece, which was written as a symphonic love letter to my hometown's artistic community ✍️
over 1 year ago
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Went on a hike with some friends over the weekend, and we lit a campfire in the evening. What follows is a succinct summary of events:
over 1 year ago
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If you want a specific art style for your game, then you look for an artist who specializes in that art style. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? The same logic should apply to hiring a composer… yet, this very often isn't the case. Why? A thread 👇 [1/12]
#gamedev
#indiegames
over 1 year ago
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That's right, all of Adaptory's music now dynamically responds to the day/night cycle within the game! Check out the adaptive music sample in
@stormcloak.games
's blog post below, and learn about all the awesome new features included in the latest playable demo too 🔥
#gamedev
#indiegames
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