My friends gifted me this extremely cursed bootleg keychain of *checks notes* Monkey Kong

Go see Gore Verbinski's "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die", with eclectic score by Geoff Zanelli, and listen for me! 🥰 It was a wild ride (and made me want to immediately touch grass after the credits rolled).

I’m solo parenting tonight so only one post during the show, but hit up wkar.org right now to hear woodwind player @fieldofreeds.bsky.social on public radio! Currently hearing a suite of her performances as part of @awintory.bsky.social’s recent games…

This was so fun! I'm exceptionally grateful to anyone who lets me ramble about games and woodwinds. And Ryan is awesome ✨️

For my entire adult life, I've been frustrated by my elementary writing style and overall stunted communication skills, jealous of my articulate & eloquent friends. But now, for the first time ever, I'm at peace with it because there is no question that I didn't ask a machine to write on my behalf 🥲

Announcing Chicory: A Musical Tale! Releasing March 7th~ I'm delighted to collaborate with @resonantunion.bsky.social, Wishes Unlimited, and a host of talented collaborators on a 32-track arrange album releasing across four discs. It's a real dream project & I can't wait to reveal more!!

We are LIVE with Climbing Out Together! Let's jam with our amazing performers and raise money for The Women's Foundation of Minnesota Immigrant Rapid Response Fund! Time to smash some ICE....

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And donate. Every time they kill one of us, help us make the resistance even stronger.

MAGFest ❤️ A low-key 48 hours was all I could manage, and I will never take for granted friends who want to hang out even when my mental health is at critical levels. Getting to enjoy the community orchestra concert from our room was a highlight!

Goodbye my sweet little Allie, 2012-2026 💔

My last space photo of the year, a revisit of my first ever target from last December, the Orion Nebula (and the Running Man Nebula directly above it). Nearly 2000 10-second exposures, manually stacked and post-processed in 3 different programs. I'm so pleased with how it turned out :) 🌌

I 100% recommend hiring a graphic designer to make you a logo (in my case @thornwolf.com) because then people can gift you things with that logo on it and make you feel the coolest

Happy 30 years today to my childhood favorite movie, Balto! A couple days ago I had the privilege of group-watching the whole movie with director Simon Wells & some of my oldest internet pals. He provided commentary throughout, and answered questions after. (I got that OST cassette for Xmas in 1996)

This year I finally arranged a mock @thegameawards.com orchestra medley, but for the actual Best Music/Score nominees because they deserve one :) 🎶 Complete with giant flutes! youtu.be/-OHecTy2LcQ?...

Hello I am emerging to share that the aurora was visible in *Florida* tonight and I could dance for joy

I managed to grab photos of both comets SWAN and Lemmon in the evening sky :)

This weekend I had the honor and exhilaration of soloing with my orchestra to premiere Bottlenose Fantasia, an adaptation of "Delphinus Delphis" from ABZU that was arranged into a full oboe solo feature by @awintory.bsky.social himself & @brianlaguardia2.bsky.social 🐬🦈 The audience loved it!

La Scala di Seta

For years I've wanted my own woodwinds to hand out at conferences, so I finally ordered some. If you're going to GameSoundCon or GDC and want a special kazoo, come talk to me! 🎶

I look forward to this tiny party every year 🎂

Happy release day to Sword of the Sea, the latest game from Giant Squid, with ethereal soundtrack by @awintory.bsky.social :) I once again had the privilege of recording woodwinds, including this beautiful Mayan triple harmony drone flute. It has a haunting voice that's all throughout the score 🪈

In conclusion, I love video game music 😭❤️

@fieldofreeds.bsky.social is the absolute star of my score for chicory: a colorful tale~ so pleased to see her take center stage on abc classic!!

If you've played a game in the last decade, chances are you've heard the woodwind wizardry of @fieldofreeds.bsky.social 🎮🎵🪈 🎵 On the latest Game Show on ABC Classic, we're playing a few of the numerous scores that feature Kristin Naigus on any of her 100+ instruments 🎵 📸: Benjamin Ealovega (1/)

I spent the weekend playing Pokémon GoFest from home and was incredibly lucky. Here are my new shinies!, paired with my old pennywhistle cover of "Once Upon a Time" from Sword & Shield :)

Recorded for the first time in London's legendary AIR Studios this past week :)

My puppy turned 13 today 🥰

Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT. @distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting. Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...

Some of my favorite moments from Epic Universe, preview day 2! ✨️

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

Mana-tea

朝のまばゆい光 The brilliant morning light ———————————— Belated #Okami 19th anniversary art.

Nintendo World 😍

I played DKC all week to prepare for this day

My one & only visit to WB Studios before Towerborne was almost exactly 20 years prior, as a student of the Mancini Institute summer program getting to try a mock recording session w/ the orchestra. It was the first time I'd ever been told that there was a job in music for anyone who truly wanted it

Recording this score in LA last summer was such a special experience. Full orchestra, two pianos, three accordions, and an assortment of extra winds (Khaen! Recorder! Whistle!) all in the same room, conducted by @awintory.bsky.social himself

Woke up early this morning to catch the awaited "cosmic smiley face", a special alignment of Venus, Saturn, and the Moon :)

Happy bunny day from my puppies ❤️❤️

It was a rough week, but I am alive on this earth at the same time as John Williams so there's that

Science! 🐺 I don't think this makes them 100% exact dire wolves, but what good boys. time.com/7274542/colo...

"oh I'm too old for stuffed animals” skill issue. sorry you can't appreciate little creatures made to hang out with you, I on the other hand am full of joyous whimsy and therefore vastly superior.

Great software list! (I can vouch for Paint Tool SAI)

If I ever did a conference talk, what would people want to hear about?

Emotional support stand capybara

Dear composer friends: if it's ever at all possible and you release scores of your music, I want them 😍

Who wants to play Switch 2 Mario Kart with me and yell at eachother from across the world

FLORIDA, YOU'RE UP ******VOTE****** DISTRICT 1 AND 6 April 1st