The stillness of xmas eve morning felt like the right moment to pause and say thank you to the teams, collaborators and community we’re fortunate to be part of. Honored to see Emperia’s work and titles we’ve supported recognized by the Game Audio Network Guild again this year!

Full vid on Y0utube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOXt...

“Lando’s Redemption” from #StarWarsOutlaws DLC is my most melodically complex piece yet – referencing Williams’ Lando & Rebel motifs as well as @joneverist.bsky.social 's Rebel theme from Outlaws, to convey his suave veneer & grave sense of duty. Here's a #gamemusic analysis of the themes!

For day 212 of #TheDiegeticShuffle, @ithiliel.bsky.social found this smooth sax player in the Outlaws DLC, jamming on a raised platform. It wasn't until the Wild Card DLC soundtrack was released a few weeks later that we learned it was "Outer Rim Rhapsody" by @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social.

It's another @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social track from "Songs from the Underworld," a one-bar organ groove of descending chords endlessly repeated with improvised melodies & rhythms swirling atop it, like a Star Wars echo of the Hombres' "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)". youtu.be/kadVYHkWloM?...

We’re excited to share a first teaser of our recordings for Europa Universalis V, drawn from Paradox’s Musical World Tour video. Massive thanks to Paradox for welcoming Emperia into the family on this project.

Your creative identity is powerful, but your business identity is what sustains you. Throwing it back to this year’s GameSoundCon panel: “What Business Am I In Again?: Navigating the Music Industry for Game Composers”

Made a score reduction/analysis vid for the #Helldivers2 main theme, “A Cup of Liber-tea”! It transcribes both orchestra and synths/drums, and highlights themes. Try and guess how many times you hear the main motif repeated throughout? :-P Full vid on YT! #gamemusic

Emperia takes home an Hollywood Music in Media Award — Best Song/Score – Mobile Video Game for “Whispers of the Ruin (Thorns of Devolution Season Theme Music)”from AFK Journey!

I am so thrilled that you were nominated. It’s one of those special moments, because the music was incredible and genre-defying, and it’s a beloved world. There’s a lot of magic in this nomination, and its’s couldn’t have happened to a nicer person! Congratulations!

I’ll be sitting with this one for a while — likely the rest of my life. Being nominated for a GRAMMY®, especially for something as close to my heart as @starwarsoutlaws.ubisoft.com: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune, feels surreal in every possible sense of the word. #GRAMMYs

This has been sitting on my drive for way too long, and today feels like the right time to let it out of carbonite. Charlie Robbins came in and absolutely shredded. Working with him was equal parts awe & inspiration. Every track came back with more character than I imagined.

Huge love and congrats to the insanely talented artists behind all of this year’s Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) nominations — especially the incredible collaborators we’ve had the honor of working alongside on Emperia Records & Emperia Sound and Music supported projects.

"The Nebula Calls" by in-universe band the Musical Quarter is another Star Wars: Outlaws piece by @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social. It's a smooth electronic rock groove with a Wild West feel. We're spinning it for day 174 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/ySJqiG5kH-U?...

Ever wonder what it sounds like inside an exogorth? Wonder no longer: "Inside an Exogorth" by the Galaxy Rejects, another Outlaws track by @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social that plays at Canto Bight races, will tell you. (SPOILER: it sounds like electronic industrial music.) youtu.be/AYKxbQi_ugc?...

Another reason to get in #StarWarsOutlaws and its DLC, plenty of Grammy Nominated music!!

Then, before I could even finish processing that, the Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy! I'm so incredibly proud of @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social, the team at Emperia, and everyone involved in the OST's creation!

@codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social's work on Outlaws makes him the single most prolific composer of diegetic Star Wars music, with 34 tracks. Kevin Kiner is next with 23, Deana Kiner with (approx.) 22, John Williams 21, and Harlan Hodges & Randy Kerber tying Michael Tavera with 19.

Absolutely stunned… Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune has been nominated for the GRAMMY® Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media! I’m deeply honored to receive my first GRAMMY® Nomination. 🫶🏼🫶🏼 #GRAMMYs  @recordingacademy.bsky.social

Back at it again with the GameSoundCon! This year I'm discussing a topic near to my heart: "What Business Am I In Again?: Navigating The Music Industry for Game Composers"

➡️ FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION ⬅️ Creating the world of Star Wars Outlaws with my team at Emperia Sound & Music has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my career. #StarWarsOutlaws #FYC #GameAudio #GameMusic #EmperiaSoundAndMusic

We're playing a game within a game on day 162 of #TheDiegeticShuffle: @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social's "Rider" is the soundtrack for a vector arcade cabinet in Outlaws. It's got a Knight Rider-esque rhythm track with a melody in a Phrygian (I think) key. youtu.be/OmRTBwL5tXo?...

Cody Matthew Johnson talks about his process for "translating" lyrics into an alien language (Myrran?) for the city of Myrra in Star Wars: Outlaws. Very cool stuff—we've come a long way from pulling random tiles from Scrabble and Perquackey for "Lapti Nek"!

You guys absolutely deserve to win this. Outlaws has such good music I still listen to it daily 🤩

Recording a song in French with #EmperiaSound and Tyler Westen for a secret, beautiful project this weekend 😍 It feels inspiring to collab with such an amazing team between Los Angeles, Paris and Munich 🌏 🎼🎙️ @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social Hope you are all having a beautiful end of your week ❤️

❇FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION❇ Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune (Original Video Game Soundtrack) - Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games or Other Interactive Media

"Lost in Temptation" is not a Bill Murray movie but a high-energy @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social track from Outlaws, featuring melodic Middle Easternish vocals and a gravelly rap break in a language I don't recognize. It's day 115 of #TheDiegeticShuffle! youtu.be/kVtt7RTuXsc?...

124 days into #TheDiegeticShuffle and it's "Madness in Mos Eisley"! This is another jukebox track from @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social's Outlaws soundtrack. (Outlaws is available on the Switch 2 as of today, so I'll finally get to play it!) youtu.be/DuxnhvBnFGY?...

Extraordinarily proud of the @EmperiaSound crew, @benhicksmusic.bsky.social and Gina Kouyoumdjian (Matilda Stray), for yet another killer @AFK_Journey theme song! "Whispers of Ruin (Thorns of Devotion Season Theme Song)" is out now on DSPs! Big mood, massive vibes, and so much attitude 👏 🔗⤵️

"The Prowl" is a jukebox selection by the Ice Brethren in Outlaws, which means it's by @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social. It's aptly-named, a darkly sinuous blend of electric guitar, throat singing, and xiao flute, and it's day 113 of #TheDiegeticShuffle. youtu.be/EKuSqer_ewY?...

🧵1/4 - I am excited to celebrate the launch of Lost Soul Aside alongside its fans! Many fans have been asking about my music for the game, and I'm grateful to share this update with approval and blessing from Ultizero Games:

@maclaine.bsky.social is at it again with his score to @dreamhaven.com's @playwildgate.com! Thankful to Maclaine & Dave Shumway for bringing Emperia on to help cut together the soundtrack album to Wildgate! Massive props to my team who pulled it together Ben Hicks, Hélène Choyer, & Alec Justice

I couldn't be more happy to have partnered with the Emperia on this soundtrack release. It's SO cool to have it not just on vinyl but also on CD and cassette! You can listen to the whole score and get a copy here: maclainediemer.bandcamp.com/album/firmam...

For day 83 of #TheDiegeticShuffle we deal a hand of sabacc to Kay Vess with "Kessel Sabacc" by @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social from Outlaws. Middle Eastern scales, Spanish guitar, and African percussion blend into an evocative backdrop for high-stakes gambling. youtu.be/RsA5b0iVT1U?...

We get another Outlaws banger from @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social for day 93 of #TheDiegeticShuffle: "Wake Up the Enrako" is by in-universe band Arctic Nobaki, and you can hear it in a Kijimi jukebox. youtu.be/VglUkfx4U2A?...

Absolutely in love with how these Firmament (Original Soundtrack) cassettes and CDs look and sound! Much appreciation to @maclaine.bsky.social and @cyan.com for the amazing music, game, and trust in Emperia Records 💿🔗 emperiarecords.store/collections/...

Celebrating a decade of @lacedrecords.com ! Sending massive congratulations to Danny et al on this huge milestone. Its a privilege to have some of our music released on Laced, including Trek to Yomi, which I had the honor of sharing more about in this Bandcamp Label Profile:

Congrats to all of my friends and colleagues long-listed for the World Soundtrack Awards x Game Music Award 2025! Voting is open until Aug 21, so please consider making your way to the WSA site to vote for Star Wars Outlaws for the Game Music Award 2025 🤗👇👇

Since I haven't gotten the pleasure of trying the one in the parks, I decided to try a homemade version. Not bad! Listening to @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social fantastic Outer Rim Rhapsody from #StarWarsOutlaws #WildCard while doing so added a lot of fun to the moment.

@lacedrecords.com celebrates 10 years! Composers @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social (Trek To Yomi) @jesperkyd.bsky.social (Borderlands series) and @peppepappa.bsky.social (Alan Wake 2) feature in @bandcamp.com's label profile with Founder/CEO Danny Kelleher.

@starwarsoutlaws.ubisoft.com is longlisted for the World Soundtrack Awards x Game Music Award 2025. Voting now open until 21 August 2025: www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/news/vote-fo... Music by @wilbertroget.bsky.social @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social @joneverist.bsky.social @kazjin2612.bsky.social

1/4 - It’s with great excitement we can at long last announce Emperia Sound & Music participation producing music for the recently announced Europa Universalis V! We had the opportunity to fly all over the world to record and work with these musicians!

@starwarsoutlaws.ubisoft.com: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune (Original Video Game Soundtrack) is out now! -- score by @wilbertroget.bsky.social, a new rebel theme from @joneverist.bsky.social, and with cantina & sabacc music from myself!

Exciting Outlaws news! The soundtrack for the Star Wars: Outlaws DLC has been released, and it includes seven @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social tracks, including (am I reading this right?) a four-part harmony a capella piece in Huttese?

STAR WARS OUTLAWS: WILD CARD & A PIRATE'S FORTUNE soundtrack has been released entertainment-factor.blogspot.com/2025/05/star... #music #soundtrack #games #newmusic #starwars #StarwarsOutLaws #wilbertrogetii #codymatthewjohnson @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social @wilbertroget.bsky.social

New music available from Star Wars Outlaws DLCs! Once again, @wilbertroget.bsky.social and @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social are killing it album.link/s/0Icv3jy3YC...

1/3 Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune is finally here! A Pirate’s Fortune comes loaded new themes from @wilbertroget.bsky.social @joneverist.bsky.social, the fan beloved legendary pirate Hondo Ohnaka, and… a Huttese choir singing new music by yours truly! #starwarsoutlaws

1/3 - Emperia is doing our annual call for new contributor submissions! Every year we like to open up our contributor submission form to allow folks an opportunity to submit for consideration on our projects and albums. forms.gle/w2mfokkeCTU5...

Day 2 of #TheDiegeticShuffle: "Raven 6" by @codymatthewjohnson.bsky.social, from Star Wars: Outlaws. This is a meditative chillwave track that's the soundtrack for an in-universe space shooter video game (but is a great listen on its own). youtu.be/mvRHPe0k-uY?...

MTFBWY #maythe4thbewithyou last week at ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards with @wilbertroget.bsky.social, for Star Wars Outlaws Sending love to #StarWars family and fans! (third photo I promise is not a sad attempt at force lightning, no photoshops please)