Recently, I had the opportunity to watch an award-winning video game composer demonstrate speed-writing. He showed me how he generates ideas quickly🎮💡🎵🎹. I was inspired to try his method and started challenging myself to write tracks in an hour. Listen to what I made: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Help me out if you have a minute! Over the past six weeks, I composed 10 RPG exploration music tracks (forest, mountains, valleys, etc.) 🎵🎮⚔️🌳⛰️. Would they work for a video game? Anything I should consider or improve? Any feedback is useful! Here's the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If you're using the Unreal Engine for your current project, my 16-bit Islands and Sea RPG music pack 🎮⚔️⚓🎵 is now available on Fab: www.fab.com/listings/598... #fab #vgm #asset #16-bit #music

I'm studying orchestral RPG exploration music🎵🎮🌳⛰️, listening to great soundtracks like Skyrim and Pillars of Eternity, and trying my hand at composing for different settings. Check out the latest tracks that I wrote: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I have a new 16-bit JRPG and SNES asset pack on itch.io, for those looking for sea-themed music for their games 🎮🎶⚔️⚓🏴‍☠️! oragus.itch.io/16-bit-adven... #vgm #snes #16-bit #asset

Great news! My new album, Stellar Saga, has been released today on major digital streaming services 🎉🎵🎧! Head over to francoisgerinlajoie.com/albums/ for the links to listen to it on your favorite platform. #vgm #sega #soundtrack

The album "Stellar Saga", which I co-wrote with frequent collaborator Ruddy Fantelli (HydroGene) is coming out on January 5! It's an hommage to sci-fi/fantasy JRPGs on the Sega Genesis. Click on the link for more details: drive.google.com/file/d/1mMN3...

I've started work on orchestral fantasy RPG music 🎮⚔️🎵. It's a lot different than the 16-bit stuff that I composed recently, and falls more in line with western RPG traditions than JRPG music. Check out what I've written so far: - youtu.be/6fC32PoPzUw - youtu.be/zmOgntwiKCc

Great news for humans! I finally removed all traces of AI🤖 images from my website, and I have artist Jeremy Smith from Smithy Games to thank! I commissioned him to create a new background🎨 which you can see right here francoisgerinlajoie.com. Check out his other work: smithygames.com/art-commissi...

I finished composing for my album and asset pack 🎵🎮⚔️🏴‍☠️! You'll soon find it all on digital streaming platforms as well as online marketplaces for game devs. You can hear the two last tracks on my YouTube channel: - youtu.be/Xfk1xndifY0 - youtu.be/Fj5AjUXSUv4 #vgm #16-bit #snes #soundtrack

I'm participating in itch.io and its Winter Sale! See if there's something that piques your interest 🎵🎮⚔️💰: itch.io/s/173650/win...

In a few weeks, I'm releasing an album and a music asset pack with ten 16-bit JRPG sea-themed tracks 🎵🎮⚔️🏴‍☠️. I wonder, is that theme interesting to game devs and vgm fans? You can hear what I've created so far on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.... Let me know what you think🙏!

I'm getting ready for my Xmas classical guitar recital, which is happening this afternoon 🎄🎵🎉. It's always such a pleasant time, to share with dear musicians, colleagues, family and friends. #music #guitar #recital

I put up a few more 16-bit JRPG sea-themed tracks 🎵🎮⚔️🏴‍☠️ on my YouTube channel recently. You can hear my latest three compositions right here: - youtu.be/AzLFZ5NJvek - youtu.be/2nP2uGLPiJk - youtu.be/kZRkcxG1s-k #vgm #music #16-bit #snes #jrpg

A few more Shadow Maiden⚔️ tracks🎵 are now up on my YouTube channel. The game dev🎮 is providing very deep descriptions of characters, moods, emotions and plot elements, and it's incredibly enjoyable to turn🎹 these into music. Enjoy! - youtu.be/oO6VqZ6nQQw - youtu.be/Mw0o1kjh_xc - youtu.be/WQn1WHO16cI

My video game chiptune asset packs are on sale for Black Friday for just another day 🎵🎮⚔️!!! Click on the link to see what's available and to hear samples. You can grab the whole lot for only 12$ USD! itch.io/s/167750/mus... #vgm #chiptune #music

I made two 16-bit battle tracks to add to my collection of retro sea-based fantasy music pack🎮🎵. You can hear them on my YouTube channel. Let me know if I captured the vide of the 1990s and its JRPGs⚔️! - Coastal Clash: youtu.be/Iq4CI8wao18 - Deckside Duel: youtu.be/XWw3KApt1ok #vgm #16-bit #snes

I used to play Snake on my very first cellphone, about 23 years. A game developer make a new version of Snake and used some of my tracks to go with it. Neat! Be sure to have a look: captaind.itch.io/agsnake-the-... #snake #vgm #chiptune

I'm making a SNES-inspired collection of beach and seaside vgm tracks 🎹🎮! Listen to the ones that are already published. - Echoes by the Sea: youtu.be/jpyAk_wyQus - Coral Bay Village: youtu.be/zshZBlWffEc - Sunken Temple: youtu.be/11daF0s47lc #vgm #snes #16-bit #videogames

You can hear the new Sega Genesis inspired JRPG music album that I co-wrote with my collaborator #HydroGene right here! 🎵🎮 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94Q... But if you want to avoid YouTube ads, you'll want to hear it once it becomes available on all digital streaming services. #vgm #soundtrack

Play #wyrmwarrior! A #pixelart #jrpg in the style of #dragonquest and #finalfantasy gx.games/games/z0d76p... crawsome.itch.io/wyrm-warrior #feedbackfriday #wyrmwarrior #pixel #2D #appdev #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #indiegames #gaming #IndieGameDev #indie #gamedesign #gxgames #rpg

My chiptune music pack sale is on!!! 🎵 You can get individual packs for 3$ USD, or my entire collection for 12$ USD. 💰 Consider these tracks for your next retro video game project. 🎮 itch.io/s/167750/mus...

I'm running a Black Friday Sale tomorrow on itch.io for video game chiptune music and a soundtrack that I made! This could be useful for your next project. Each pack is only 3$ USD, or you can grab the entire collection for 12$ USD. Enjoy! itch.io/s/167750/mus...

I like to promote games by indie devs. More precisely, games that make use of my original music! 😉🎵 So take a look at this neat Survival mode video game, Boned Again: Survivors, available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS and Xbox. ternoxgames.com/bonedagain/ #BonedAgain #vgm

Listen to the ending/credits track of the upcoming album, "Stellar Saga". This is a medley that visits different themes from the album in a new and interesting way, kind of like the ending to Zelda: A Link to the Past. youtu.be/7Ks_tvM75Ig #vgm #jrpg #soundtrack

I made some fresh gothic ambiant tracks for a local PICO-8 game (I live in Ottawa, Canada), Chapel Perilous. I converted the tracks into chiptune sounds to bring them to my YouTube channel. Have a listen! :) - Main Theme: youtu.be/9yoP2keuSI4 - Dungeon Crawl: youtu.be/A7Ytb4ZJaH0

Last night, I finished composing the final track of "Stellar Saga", an album that I'm producing with video game composer and collaborator @hydr0gene.bsky.social. It's a throwback to the Sega Genesis, its JRPGs and their soundtracks. Thanks to @smithygames.bsky.social for the gorgeous album cover!

This neat little space game, "Super Cosmolite", just came out and simulate space flight while avoiding asteroids. The game dev made excellent use of my sci-fi chiptunes. Playing the game is a fun way to listen to them too! baffledengineer.itch.io/super-cosmol... #vgm #8bitmusic #chiptunes

Looking for chiptune sci-fi music tracks for your next project? I've published some work on the Unity Asset Store and it finally became available yesterday. assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu... #vgm #8bit #scifi #chiptune #music

If you are a fan of Halloween music, and video games, you might want to check out this playlist that I did with music that I composed over the last years for various video games, albums and projects: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I'm so excited about starting this book!!!

Hi! I make music asset packs that are available on itch.io and most of them are free. Come check me out and you might find the right sound for your next game! oragus.itch.io #vgm #assetpacks #music #freemusic #8bit

"Wyrm Warrior", a game that brings back fond memories of "Dragon Warrior" on the NES came out and uses a lot of chiptune music that I composed. Take a look! crawsome.itch.io/wyrm-warrior #indiegame #JRPG #gaming #retrogaming #chiptune #8bit

I saw some footage of "Shadow Maiden" gameplay today, with my original score playing, and it looked and sounded fantastic! Anyways, here are the latest tracks to come out. Enjoy! - After the Struggle : youtu.be/6S0c9L0kcR0 - The Place We Belong : youtu.be/hUBwdBO7QRU

Here's more new music from the upcoming "Shadow Maiden" video game! YouTube's algorithm is particularly liking one of these, and for that, I am thankful. 😉 - What is Happening : youtu.be/DMn4sbdtHWI - Critical Moment : youtu.be/xXjxnrxgnX0

Huge fan of retro #JRPGs here! I'm composing the music for a real gem, "Shadow Maiden", and some of the tracks are already available for casual listening on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #ShadowMaiden #chiptune #8bit #vgm

"Some Little Adventures" just came out! Try the first level for free in your browser or watch the trailer and you'll also get to hear my original music! - Some Little Adventures: madebyqwerty.itch.io/some-little-... - Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYK5...

I'm making an album with frequent collaborator HydroGene. The music of "Stellar Saga" is inspired by Sega Genesis sci-fi/fantasy video games like Phantasy Star, and I thought I could share here what we have so far. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...