As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

It’s Bandcamp Friday, and I would be remiss to not promote the game soundtrack I released just last week. Check it out if you’re into orchestral music with spooky Victorian steampunk vibes ☺️

Very excited to share that HUNTER'S MOON: A SOVEREIGN SYNDICATE ADVENTURE is finally out on Steam, and so is my soundtrack! Links below ⬇️

"you're canadian this doesn't concern you at all" you forget that zohran also had the better fonts. a win for Graphic Design the world over

Canada-wide general strike tomorrow morning

This won’t impact audio

Canada and the UK formally "recognizing" the state of Palestine with massive terms and conditions that gives them no self determination is going to be the strongest example of the dangers of centrist attempts at appeasing everyone while appeasing no one; leading to the far right taking over

Are you really "not making enough progress" or is it just that your expectations of yourself outpace both what you'd expect of anyone else *and* the laws of physics

this "passion tax" appears all over the place & should be talked about more. you see it in book stores and game stores all the time excitement for particular work is constantly weaponized to depress wages & pit workers against each other

First ever Criterion Collection purchase 🥰

The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe

Composer milestone - got my first ever PRO royalties payment today 🥳

love how these guys are all obsessed with toughness and hypermasculinity and yet post every single day about how small and afraid they are of absolutely everything

I wrote the music featured in this trailer for Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure! It's an upcoming deckbuilder RPG in a spooky Victorian setting 👻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-9Y...

re: generative AI I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used. And now, you can use it, too.

The cruelty of this is, genuinely, staggering. This is a policy that saves virtually no money whatsoever whose success is measured in the number of children it kills.

Earlier this week I released my soundtrack for the short film JACKIE'S HAVEN out into the world! Catch it wherever you listen to music 🐠 Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/23FEO7... Apple Music: music.apple.com/ca/album/jac... Bandcamp: danipinto.bandcamp.com/album/jackie...

So proud of the MPSE to be the first to take a stand! www.thewrap.com/motion-pictu...

SO excited to finally be able to share the first trailer for this game! go wishlist 👀👀👀

Hey Dropvbox users. If you've been using it for like... 10 years or something and haven't updated your privacy controls, sign in --> account settings --> privacy--> do not sell. If you want to see what you are sharing via links to do some clean up, go to home--> shared.

Charlie Angus is a national treasure.

If i had to perceive JD Vance in person I would also instantly die

Reposting this for no particular reason

I'm drawing my line in the sand - 50/50 chance I get fired from my job as a Business Representative tomorrow. An excerpt from my open letter to the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers regarding their endorsement of Pierre Poilievre. #cdnpoli #elxn2025 #elbowsup

americans what the fuck did you do to the bloc quebecois

Potluck Ladies, a TV series I scored, is nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards this year - Best Drama Series and Best Writing in a Drama Series! If you’re an Academy member, perhaps consider voting for it? 😇

Someone loving what they do isn't the bargaining chip for lowballing some think it is. It adds value. Always hire ppl who are unabashed nerds for their thing. They know more, are faster, probably have better tools, etc. Applies the same to composers as it does to accountants.

This guy’s constant pandering to the surface level aesthetics of blue collar workers while having a consistently anti-labour voting record in Parliament - all while accusing other people of playing “identity politics” - would be so funny if it weren’t incredibly heinous.

hey quick question does Goliath win in that story

I had a blast scoring, sound designing, and mixing COLD - an equal parts witty and disturbing dark comedy/body horror short directed by @lizwhitmere.bsky.social, which you can now watch on YouTube! 🥳

It’s finally out! Dark comedy, body horror, menopause, cult of wellness, medical gaslighting and so much more.

Me before PWHL: “I’m a nerd, I don’t ‘get’ sports” Me now: “Ah I see, Spooner returning to the Sceptres just as Nurse is injured indefinitely is exactly like when Goku was revived with the Dragonballs in time to fight Vegeta and Nappa after Piccolo’s death—“

The existence of trans and queer people is not inappropriate for any age to know about

Maybe all AI does is just enhance the user's feelings of insecurity because it just deepens their inability, not grows their skill or intellect. Like, maybe it's made to cheat you of the knowledge you need to gain mastery over yourself

This is also why AI stories are pointless. They can't chase down thought bunnies until they're so completely divorced from the initial idea that they make something actually interesting. Real stories aren't just filled in prompts.

TIME EATER will be my first film to get a surround mix. NBD for many but considering 95% of my films are done out of pocket (thanks to the DGC for finding this film!) I had a dang fun ahem TIME with @danipinto.bsky.social doing it at Rolling Pictures.

Actual footage of me watching the final 3 episodes of #Arcane this morning

I feel like videogames actually do provide a pretty accurate representation of real life right now because a lot of videogames are like “THE WORLD IS ENDING” and then you just collect herbs and pretend nothing is wrong

However the last 3 episodes go down tomorrow, I think it’s safe to say #Arcane is a triumph of human-made art on every level. (This is in response to Netflix using AI to edit one of their promo images)

My studio (which is in the basement) gets very cold in winter so I have to take more breaks throughout the day. Luckily those come with snuggles 🥰

“The value of art is not how much it costs and how little effort it requires. It’s how much would you risk to be in its presence.” - @realgdt.bsky.social, regarding AI

@danipinto.bsky.social is the absolute wizard responsible for the sound design and music composing - and believe me when I tell you it is ATMOSPHERIC

Lots of new followers! Here’s the trailer for some work I’m really proud of: a film about medical gaslighting, aging, “The Substance before The Substance”: vimeo.com/879908370 Currently finishing up our festival run, and I’ll share distribution/viewing opportunities as soon as I can.

✨Hi new followers! I’m Gisula, a composer working in games, animation, film/tv, and more. My work blends eastern and western sounds with a passion for traditional folk instruments and hip hop. Here are a few of my favorite projects, with more on my website gisula.com! Open for 2025 opportunities.