Really fun collaboration with @ffunion.bsky.social - I provided some moody, melancholic renditions of classic Final Fantasy Tactics tracks as underscore for their encyclopaedic, educational content: fanlink.tv/ffutt Also check out the Final Fantasy Union YouTube channel if you haven't yet!!

Sadly, I couldn't make the social either as I'm in Hong Kong braving humid tropical storms (while stuffing my face with unbelievably good food!) BAFTA Games events really are as entertaining as Susie and I demonstrate in the last photo. Thanks so much Luke and team for everything that you do 🙏

Excited about Develop next week! My calendar is filling up fast, but I've still got some time during the day on Tues and Thurs if you want to formally arrange a meet-up - just DM me here. Always happy to be stopped/greeted though if I'm in headless chicken mode on Wednesday I apologise in advance!

Such a joy performing with my friends Mariya Anastasova and Ilona Ivanova (from Baldur’s Gate 3), as well as new friend Camilla D’Onofrio! Thank you Video Games Party for inviting us, your kind hospitality and for putting on such a great event in Milan. Thank you also to IGDA, Intel, MSI Gaming 🙏

#Develop next month! Would love to meet creative/audio directors or studio heads working on narrative #adventure or #rpg titles - I've some spare time due to one or two unexpected pauses... Please DM here or MeetToMatch! In the meantime: youtu.be/6Jsu-xXKYRQ #gamemusic #composer #gamedev #indiedev

Only space for 4 photos to sum up an unforgettable experience?! So proud of my fellow @ivorsacademy.bsky.social nominees for their incredible work - I had so much fun celebrating with you all ❤️ Special congrats to John for his well-deserved win and love to my wife for her undying support!!

Can’t quite believe I’m saying this - Mathieu Alvado and I have been nominated for an @ivorsacademy.bsky.social Ivor Novello Award for Empire of the Ants! Humbled, incredulous, and rendered just a tiny bit speechless by this recognition 🙏

A privilege to be a BAFTA Games juror again this year with my incredible panel of peers! Congrats to all the worthy nominees and to Wil for his win (as well as for an absolutely stellar year!) Endless thanks to Shimomura-san for our chat and your ongoing inspiration. So happy for your recognition 🙏

Can’t remember the last time I was out on a Monday night?!

Some core memories from the past several days ❤️

This is officially now one of the most unbelievably cool weeks of my life 🙏

Beyond excited to hang with my tribe today at the LSF games music extravaganza 🥰 What a lineup this is: londonsoundtrackfestival.com/event/state-... Followed by a concert for the ages!

It's finally time to talk about a dream project - @sonarisensemble.bsky.social! We are all professional musicians active in the video game space, and between us have recorded and arranged for projects including Horizon, Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Manor Lords, Slay the Princess and Hollow Knight.

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 about 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦 in our new 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 that's coming soon to 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥! @kickstarter.com 📖 bit.ly/gotcyt Love Final Fantasy? ✅ Love Books? ✅ Love Summons? ✅ Love Incredible Artwork? ✅ Any RPs are much appreciated!

Really excited for the inaugural London Soundtrack Festival! Will be at the Composer Panel event this Friday evening, as well as the Roundhouse all day Sunday for the games masterclasses and concert. Can’t wait to see everyone and feast on some epicness this weekend 🥰 (Say hi if you see me!)

Counting down the days till Death Stranding 2

Me yesterday: Should try and get an early night tonight, am definitely overdue one Also me: *opens up Balatro*

Earlier this week, I waxed lyrical about how Severance is precisely the type of slow-burn, creep-under-your-skin show that’s perfect for the weekly episode format. Where you immerse yourself on viewing and let it marinate for the rest of the week. I lied. I need to know what happens right nooowwww

Posting some brief highlights of my Empire of the Ants music - featuring the wonderful playing of @fieldofreeds.bsky.social, @nicolewtchang.bsky.social and Joel Hands-Otte. Hope you like it - and if you’re looking for dynamic music for your game, please feel free to connect! youtu.be/zAJVvyO_RCM

The Virtual Video Game Orchestra - what a glorious community of lovely musicians! It was a privilege to collaborate and have my Genshin Impact medley "Memories of Mondstadt" recorded with them! Huge thanks to the tireless production team for their help and support ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=peoI...

My wife’s workplace is being featured today on the BBC. Honestly in awe of the work she and her colleagues across all departments do for their patients despite the challenging circumstances - really puts everything in perspective 🙏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Hey friends - I'll be at Guildford Games Festival next Friday, on a panel about getting into game audio. Come and say hello, it'll be fun! I'll talk about passion projects, mid-life crises, second careers and other fun things - definitely a different perspective :) @guildfordgames.bsky.social

Back when we first were showing the game to publishers, I recorded a spoken intro to our early gameplay trailer. When we got into the Women-Led Games showcase, I decided to bring it back 😌 You can check it out here, it's absolutely dorky but I kind of love it youtu.be/pINQlyN6_qA?...

Citizen Sleeper is coming 31st of Jan on basically every platform 😮‍💨 Here's the full set of store pages, so wishlist, follow, FILL YOUR BOOTS! Steam: bit.ly/CS2Steam GOG: bit.ly/CS2GOG PlayStation: bit.ly/CS2PlayStation Xbox: bit.ly/CS2Xbox Switch US: bit.ly/CS2NOA Switch Europe: bit.ly/CS2NOE

Beautiful work @mrhassansan.bsky.social and @studiodrydock.com! It was a joy to record for this gorgeous trailer with so many talented friends. Looking forward to seeing how the game develops ❤️

Finally some time to indulge and consume some of my media backlog! Can’t decide what to do. Binge Arcane Season 2, Oshi no Ko or Dan De Dan? Finally make a significant dent in Infinite Wealth or plunge into Veilguard? Anything else I should consider above all this?!

Grateful for all the reception the game’s received! 103,683rd thanks you for helping her navigate the way through battles, natural disasters and ultimately the treacherous path to survival ❤️

Happy Friday friends! Just a reminder that the sound of this beautiful (and recently serviced) instrument can be in your video game/film/TV soundtrack too! I love recording for (and collaborating with) other composers and musicians, so drop me a message anytime if you want to chat 🎹🥰

If you are seeing this - please share. If you are a #gamedev based in the North of England - you can join the Great Northern Games Discord discord.gg/kYJWaJZFyh

This was fun 🥰 Hamaguchi-san himself took that first photo!! What an honour to present him the well-deserved Best Soundtrack award for Rebirth and to perform with @lucialarezza.bsky.social in front of our industry peers. Also doing some recording this week for something exciting, more news soon!

If you missed the Golden Joystick Awards this week, it's worth tuning in to hear the wonderful performance by @choiby.bsky.social and @lucialarezza.bsky.social! Always fantastic to see #vgm get its time on stage at these events 🎮♥ youtu.be/vJR3SZXlWI4?...

Thank you so much to the Golden Joystick Awards for inviting my awesome friend @lucialarezza.bsky.social and me to present an award, as well as play you a little something we prepared. It’s an absolute honour to take part! 🙏 Can’t wait to celebrate with everyone and say hi to friends old and new 🥰

Hey #VGM friends, I have a question for you about cover lengths. I vaguely recall a 5 min limit being a thing - is that something imposed by distributors just to keep things simple because compulsory mech licenses cost variable amounts more for anything >5 min? Or are there additional/other reasons?

Went to a proper hairdresser’s today for the first time in a while! Must mean something important is happening next week… @lucialarezza.bsky.social 👀

It's launch day for Empire of the Ants today! Hope you enjoy the game on PC, PS5 or Xbox if it piques your interest! Additionally, if you fancy a new soundtrack to accompany your working day, please feel free to listen using your favourite streaming service - fanlink.tv/eota. Have a lovely day 😊

Finally servicing the piano - here are some BTS shots! Last pic shows one mechanism which differentiates grands from uprights - allowing repeated notes without fully lifting the key. There is a pad-like sensation when pressing down keys as a result. Uprights use springs to reset hammer positions

Christmas came early - can’t believe all this precious loot that I contributed to arrived on the same day! 🥰🙏

Not long till November 7th now! This is a crazy number - I hope everyone enjoys what the team has put together 🐜🙏 I think I’ll be distracting myself and tempering the anticipation/nerves this week by uniting the Veilguard and losing myself in Thedas…

Ok let’s try a video here! I just finished Rings of Power S2 (I know, what took so long) and being unfashionably late as always, this was the song I couldn’t get out of my head… Couldn’t get back to work without getting this out of my system, so here it is! Full video here: youtu.be/tMevSgCGtzM

Hi all! I’m Mark Choi, a composer and pianist in the UK. I work mostly on video games, but also with a theatre company adapting anime for stage. Latest work includes Empire of the Ants and Makoto Shinkai’s Garden of Words. Love collabs/recording my Steinway grand for friends - hit me up anytime!