Trills and tremolos are a great way to add interesting textures to accents, crescendos, and longer passages! Music work-in-progress for @moonleafstudio.bsky.social ! #composer #orchestration #gamemusic

I swear it’ll all make sense

Weird Time Signatures ⏰ I love me some weird time signatures, but sometimes you need to jump through some hoops to make it work 😅

It’s almost time for one of my favorite weeks of the year, where the whole game industry descends on Köln. Can’t wait to attend both devcom and gamescom again, to meet old and new friends, and to go on my usual lap(s) through the merch hall! See you there!

It was a real privilege teaching this class this past week in Austria, as part of the Hollywood Music Workshop. I gave the students an interactive music assignment on Monday, we recorded it all by Friday at the Synchron stage and was listening in Wwise by Saturday. And they all crushed it!!

What an incredible week this has been. I’m immensely grateful to @awintory.bsky.social and the Hollywood Music Academy for a GREAT week of lectures, culminating in the amazing experience of conducting my own work at the Synchron stage in Vienna!

Made it to Baden and got it up and running! The trip here has occupied me so much that I’ve hardly been able to get excited about the week. Now that I’m here and all set up, the excitement is well and truly kicking in. Can’t wait for tomorrow 😍

Greetings from my well tucked-in PC and me. On my way to Baden 🇦🇹 - splitting it in 2 days on the way there

Beyond excited to announce that I will be attending the Hollywood Music Academy in Baden, Austria next week for the ‘Writing and Recording for Games’ masterclass by @awintory.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to learn from Austin, who is one of the composers I see as a huge role model.

The HALVE Demo is LIVE on Steam Next Fest! We also recorded a dev commentary - watch it on our Steam page for behind-the-scenes stories and design insights! Spoiler alert! Play the demo first, then let us know your thoughts in a review! 💬 store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/... #indiegame #games

HERE WE GO! Halve is now part of the Steam Next Fest! We've been working very hard to polish the demo and make it as good as it can be! You can try out our demo with the following link! :) store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/...

For our game 'Halve' by @moonleafstudio.bsky.social, we've been working very hard over the last few months to get our new demo ready! We'll be participating in the upcoming @steampowered.com Next Fest, but you can already try out the demo! :) store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/...

We’ve been working on our passion project, Halve, for more than 3 years now - and we're way beyond excited to share with everyone a brand new Steam Demo! Check out the Demo here on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #madewithunity #VFX #art #atmospheric #cozy

Working on character rotation in 2.5D platformer games can be quite tough... and funny at the same time 😂 Btw, you can wishlist our game HALVE here, public demo is coming soon! 👀 - store.steampowered.com/app/1906430/... #gamedev #indiedev #games #game #madewithunity

Coming up with some... quite explosive obstacles in our game Halve 👀 #indiegame #gamedev #VFX

Doing another @moonleafstudio.bsky.social 'Halve' livestream tonight, writing some more intense music. Join me at 19:00 CET! :) youtube.com/live/-lqLyp3...

It's Bandcamp Friday! :D If you enjoyed 'Invictus' or my recent OST for 'Dancing Pandas', do consider checking either one of those out on Bandcamp :). And while you're there; don't forget to show some love to other artists! Today is the best day to do so! :) tomponist.bandcamp.com

We are cooking!

I did another devlog on the music for Halve [email protected]! This time, I'm diving into my process of learning Wwise, our middleware, and how we're currently using it! youtu.be/Bj513ihiMPA

I'm doing some composition work for @moonleafstudio.bsky.social 'Halve' live on stream tonight! Join me at 19:00 CET on YouTube :) youtube.com/live/uKTXKrP...

Opening Pandora's Box today

Release day! I am very proud to share 'Invictus' with the world! Bandcamp - tomponist.bandcamp.com/album/invictus Spotify - open.spotify.com/album/4p5xbE...

This is not a joke! My score for 'Next Please' by Eva Bonnevits has been nominated for a Buma Music in Media award in the Short Film category! Thanks to Buma Music in Motion for this incredible honor, and what a joy to see so many talented friends on the nominee list! See you all on April 16th! :)

How difficult should we make the secret collectible areas? Yes, do it. #indiegame #gamedev

Did a second compilation of my short videos :). Diving into some composition tips this time around! youtu.be/o6qssuCLzHE

We're cooking up some exciting stuff for our game Halve! 👨‍🍳 Check out the visual and audio updates we did for the side-switching portals 🔄 #indiegame #gamedev #VFX #SFX

Getting back on the 'Composer Devlogs' wagon! This time around, I'm talking about the main theme for Halve by @moonleafstudio.bsky.social and how it came into existence (it involves Kalimba and literal inspiration from the game) :). www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7iz...

There we go, to close off a crazy week - Dancing Panda's Ranger's Path is also out on Spotify! :). To commemorate the release, I've made a short overview video, highlighting some of our musical choices and the challenges we encountered along the way. I hope you enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2q1...

What is even happening? My last video is doing absolute bits, so much so, that the audio director at Amazon games decided to share it with his thoughts on LinkedIn 🤯. So humbled and grateful!

Release day!!! 📢 Dancing Panda's - Ranger's Path" JUST released on Steam, and with it, I've released the soundtrack on Bandcamp! (Release on streaming services is next Friday) Grab the soundtrack on Bandcamp 🎶 - tomponist.bandcamp.com/album/dancin... Grab the game on Steam! 🐼 - t.co/dTaT53M7oX

Some time ago, I created a lot of short videos for social media where I took apart a short piece of the music I'd written that day, and applied a musical concept to it. I've now bundled 10 of those into a longer video! :) #composer #orchestration www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAKk...

This morning, I finally figured out a music design/composition challenge I have been stuck with forever. Feels good :)

1 more week! Coming out March 11th! :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSwO...

Man, this song NEVER fails to cheer me up. Happy weekend, folks! I believe in you :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP8J...

Metric Modulations! 🎶 Metric modulations are a great way to change your tempo subtly by turning one note value into another! This example turns a triplet 8th/16th figure into the main pulse in an 11/8 bar. This was written for an upcoming platformer by @marijenburg.bsky.social !

Buying tickets this morning has taken years off of my life, but I'M SEEING HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON IN CONCERT IN AMSTERDAM.😭 This is my all-time favorite score, and I've been waiting for a concert like this for about 10 years. SO happy!

It's been a while since I last uploaded a YouTube video, but my channel has quietly grown to 3000 subscribers in the meantime! I took this opportunity to give a quick update on where I've been and my plans for my channel in the future :). www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_65...

Sometimes, I can get overwhelmed by the amount of STUFF I need to do. At these moments, my chaotic brain needs to sit down, take out some colors, and start laying everything out before me. Out of brain and onto paper = peace of mind.

It's incredible how much clarity of mind a simple 10-minute walk outside gives. More often than not, I'm half-jogging back home to work out some idea that sprouted in my head while walking.

Digging up some old projects for a sudden, unexpected OST release… 🐼

RELEASE NEWS 🐼🐼 Last year, I wrote music for this lovely game, which is coming out very soon! We’re in the Steam Next Fest, and you can already wishlist and try out the demo through the link in the next post :). All the music in the trailer and game is by yours truly :) youtu.be/cgGuAgNcZBk?...

🇵🇹🇵🇹Little photo dump of my break in Portugal, spending time with loved ones, replenishing some Vitamin D, and taking a breath. Feeling ready and inspired to get back to it! :)

Winifred Phillips won the game music grammy 😍. Such a kind-hearted woman, educator, and composer, who can do everything it seems. So well-deserved and long in the making!

Throwback to a couple of weeks ago, when I was asked to come to Prague and work as score supervisor on 4 recording sessions for a documentary!

Great news! :D

In late 2024, I participated in a class by @jasongravesmusic.bsky.social. Jason is an excellent game composer with vast experience from Indie to AAA and a fantastic human being. It has been a privilege looking into his work, studio, and mind, trying to soak up the wealth of information he provided.

Earlier this week, I was thrilled to learn that my score for the animated short ‘Next Please’ is nominated for ‘Best Soundtrack’ at the upcoming Shortcutz Amsterdam awards! This film was a LOT of fun to work on, and I’m super happy and honored with this recognition!

YESSS GIMMEGIMMEGIMMEE!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWMu...

I recently took a course in video game music, instructed by Jason Graves. For the final assignment, we had to make an interactive rescore of a pre-recorded bit of Video Game footage. Here's my rendition of Hollow Knight :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tFQ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎅