Life, lately: I’m now Helen Lynch, Master of Science. Might go to France and celebrate, instead of graduate. Thanks to game music fest for the invitation last weekend. Time to breathe, write my EP, orchestrate for a VGM concert and tackle games I haven’t opened!

This profile is defunct. If you desire, add me on LinkedIn to track my music-related escapades. If you’re a friend but don’t have my number (preferred), DM me by April 3rd (continued)

Chaired/ created Qs for this months ago for #AirCon25. We discussed intricacies of creating dynamic music systems that adapt to gameplay, and shared our experiences working on high-profile titles. Warning ⚠️ It got a bit deep. Thanks for having me for a 3rd time AW. m.youtube.com/watch?v=CsK2...

Hi composers. I need your mixing engineer and mastering engineer recommendations for hybrid orchestral music, please and thank you. Specifically engineers with serious credits who are used to mixing MIDI mockups with live recordings. Making a Rolodex for myself. DMs open. Thanks so much x

It was a pleasure to chair this and chat to dear friends months ago for AirCon 2025. It’s one of 3 online sessions I hosted last year. Expect one more interview to be uploaded, soon. Let me know if any of this resonated with you. Grab an iced matcha/coffee/ tea and enjoy. youtu.be/E5A83wE0lCQ

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I got my geek on with @insertcointees today - check it out! www.insertcoinclothing.com Building up my points as I go! Just discovered the email that I’ll get a hat and a pin. Ooh. Thanks guys. If it’s a hat that isn’t ‘me’, it’ll make a great gift for a friend ❤️

Women don’t want to be with a ‘nice guy’. We want to be with a good man. Went on a date on Saturday where the guy held the door open for me but let it go and it hit an older couple behind us. ‘Someone who’s kind to you but rude to the waiter is not a nice person’. Date instantly over.

Omg - what is this Insert Coin advent calendar and how do I become cool enough to get one? Obsessed!!!

Get yourself a producer like mine. A day off? Important question is…… Apartment is clean and no jobs need doing. I’ll make soup and recover. What do I download and play tomorrow on PS5?

Spent 2 days music editing creating 1hr+ of music for something cool. 500 tracks and counting. Will stop when I’m told I can’t deliver any more music. I’m so happy. Now on vacation until Wednesday❤️ Work apps = deleted. Edinburgh, I’m on my way!

I’m in awe of this title and halfway through. Adore the artistry. I’m dying to nerd-out about the clever music and systems but experience it yourself. Finishing the game in a mix room, soon. The whole cohesive experience is a warm hug. Here’s to more next Saturday❤️ #SouthOfMidnight #Wwise

Mirror’s Edge is of my favourite games of all-time. Music wasn’t dynamically mixed; was this due to time constraints, limitations of OpenAL as an API, or memory budget of the PS3? Maybe a danger of skipping audio events if exceeding the allocated voice count? m.youtube.com/watch?si=nF3...

@altblkera.bsky.social girlies, you’re my new fave band. Iconic. If you’re ever here in Manc, give me a shout and let’s do coffee. Congratulations on a fantastic night opening for Pendulum. I’d love to write string parts for you sometime should you ever need them. You’re only getting started ❤️❤️❤️

There are many trying to prey off my expertise recently who fully expect me to leave my full-time gig for insultingly short-term (1-3 month) contracts. Full on interviews only to drop that casually into conversation. Twice in the past week alone. Get real, lads. ✌️

Oíche Shamhna Shona Daoibh! Christians celebrate All Souls Day on November 1st. In Ireland, Hawthorne trees are culturally protected and roads are built to avoid them. Superstition is strongest in rural areas. Did you know that Bram Stoker was Irish? What games are you playing tonight? 👻 🧛

3 games I was slated to work on have been released this year and a 4th one announced their trailer. It’s moments like these I wonder why I made the choices I had to make at the time and what could’ve/ should’ve been. I’d be a different person. But… for better or worse? Apologies for naval gazing🙂

G’wan lads xx

Happy weekend, all. open.spotify.com/track/5Hf2h5...

Well, that’s a new one; Awards season is well and truly upon us, once again. My first FYC advertisement mailed to me from the U.S. to the U.K. as a postcard!

Philip is a master Cellist and composer and wise gent. I always adored this side of the soundtrack. The other two sections are great, too, but his has a unique voice; it features genius textures that only he could flawlessly create. open.spotify.com/track/3xkuU6...

I’m so unbelievably excited for this man, and his company. Can’t. Wait. ❤️

🚨Stream Announcement!🚨 We'll be playing the upcoming game from @newtales.bsky.social, @fadingechogame.bsky.social joined by the wonderful @samanthabeart.bsky.social! 2pm BST this Tuesday 21st October This is our first ever Twitch/YouTube stream, in aid of @mndassoc.bsky.social #GameOver! 🎮♥️

It only took me a few years but I finally upgraded to professional. I wanted to stop hosting my reels on YT, as I no longer trust that website with all of its gener*ted slop.

Presented without context. Also, this gal is my new hero. As an Irishwoman living in Manc but used to live in Leeds, I’m so amused by the tea debate. Thanks @pulveriseuk.bsky.social xx

I love this so much. @boardsofcanada.bsky.social! youtu.be/wubkrBd3-gg?...

At Ivors, we’ve been cooking this over the past year. If you’re a media composer with a team, we hope you consider signing this pledge. Bonus points if your employees are part of the royalty splits to guarantee an income that’ll accrue for the rest of their lives. ivorsacademy.com/campaign/end...

My newest boss fight as music designer and my 8th update since joining this time last year is now live. I also drove the music direction and presented the design to my team. Meet these two strong snakey women. ❤️ They’ll be part of my next reel. My new tech music teammate and I are very proud.

1st anniversary as an in-house Music Designer vs this time in 2016/17. Music experience leaks from my bones. Worked on 9 updates since Oct. and soloed 6 of them. The newest goes live, soon, and I’m so proud of our handiwork. Now, I need to finish my reel. Tired, emotional, proud. I did it, ma.

Also big ups to my family. They’ve been through it all with me. I wouldn’t be where I am today without their emotional support. Any sane family would’ve considered walking away from my previous career path in 2018 to be a dumb idea. But no, not this bunch. And here we are.

As time goes on, I feel like I’m going in the right direction.

Sly 2: Band of Thieves was a game I played to death as a kid. Can I hypothetically manifest working on a remaster if it becomes a thing? This, Star Wars Jedi sequel, Witcher IV, Okami sequel, AC: Hexe, or 007. Even if only creating edits for cinematics.

Made my day to see that little guy come in handy. Toot toot!!! ❤️

New toy. ❤️ Now I can concentrate on levelling-out my showreel with a proper set of pre-amps and a flat headphone response. 🥰 #audient

What I was music designer on for the past month went to one of our live environments overnight. I’m a very happy bunny. Would post the streamer’s link but want the full mix to go out first. And it looks visually sick too.

I packed up my life and landed in a new city 1 year ago today. In that time I’ve: - Done a LOT of travelling. - Spoken at conferences. - Played on a Final Fantasy EP. - Became an MPSE member. - Been offered side-gigs. I plan to travel to France in the new year to decompress. Much love to all x

I’ve died 5 times in the past decade. As I near a milestone I never thought I’d see, I thank my friends/ family for enduring my ennui and madness and for championing my success. I know I got myself here as I made and still live with painful decisions. Whether it’s been worth it remains to be seen Xx

Was literally about to hit order on a MIDI CC controller that’s handmade in Paris. Then realised that I now live in the U.K. Customs charges……Putain. Time to ask my cousin if she’ll bring it home at Christmas, instead! Or else pay her a visit in January :)

Film/ TV and Game Composers, if I’ve worked for you or you can comfortably speak highly of my character, can I please put you down as a reference? I don’t want to reach-out to specific people for fear of imposition.

Dinner this evening: Whole pack of piri-piri chicken, half an avocado, a slice of gluten free toast with French butter, x3 scrambled rich yolk eggs with spinach and cottage cheese, all topped with salt, pepper, chili flakes and Cholula hot sauce. Hitting my macros like a boss.

Whaddya reckon? Am I too cool for a Sunday? Hoodie from @insertcoin.bsky.social x

All my love to @insertcoin.bsky.social for my sick new threads which arrived yesterday and now means I’ve 3 game hoodies. I’ll be the coolest gal in the office. They fit me like a glove. I’m nice and cosy on an extremely gloomy day in the rainiest city in the U.K. Go and check-out the sale now!

Just ordered two more hoodies from @insertcoin.bsky.social ❤️ Got so many compliments on my Hi-Fi RUSH one. It’s now getting colder up here in the north, too. Brrrrr. :(

I’ve been waiting a few *years* for the right time to have these gorgeous works of art in my hands. And one is signed!? These will be put away, until I know where I’ll call ‘home’. Maybe leave them with family when I see them for the 1st time in 12 months at Xmas. Thank you @blackscreenrecords.com❤️

As my 1st anniversary as a music designer nears in a few weeks, I think of the dream jobs I let slip, and composers who took a chance on me over the past decade. Thank you all. I’ve shipped 7 game patches since January, soloed 4, and worked on a narrative title. Let’s see what 2026 brings x

My alter ego - kicking ass lifting more than half my weight, sweating-out my rage. Hitting the gym and staying healthy puts control back into my hands. A playlist feat. Mick Gordon, System of a Down, and Slipknot helps. Down nearly 10kg. At this rate, I’ll be fighting dudes on the mocap stage✌️

lol @damiankastbauer.bsky.social 🤣

I just went on a date. Honestly thought when he sent me this that it was just a joke…..‘I’m convinced pigeons aren’t real. I’m sure they are made in a lab to spy on the common man whilst dropping trackers all over our cars’. Someone please tell me I can do better than that in a potential suitor….

I spent the evening getting a friend physically out of a DV situation. Men, true masculinity doesn’t mean being feared. It means being safe to be around and is absent of hubris and chauvinism. You may not ever raise a hand but if she’s walking on eggshells or relieved when you leave, you’re a POS.

Writer = 🇮🇪 Lead Actor = 🇮🇪 Drops right on my birthday next year. It’s made me nostalgic for Hitman but with gorgeous upgrades to the combat and stealth/ distraction experience. The music design is buttery smooth between gameplay and cinematics and heyoooo score! 🎵 Looking good, IO Interactive. ❤️