Stories behind the music — project logs, case studies, articles for composers, and notes from the studio.
A few threads the writing keeps coming back to — case studies, notes for composers, collaborations, and the worlds behind the albums.
How I scored Dream Realm Storytellers' Bloodpunk — a Victorian, blood-fuelled 5E dystopia — building a leitmotif system and two opposed urban sound worlds for the tyrannical cities of Kanrath and Cyherested.
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How I scored Dream Realm Storytellers' Bloodpunk — a Victorian, blood-fuelled 5E dystopia — building a leitmotif system and two opposed …
How I wrote the music and ambiance for Dream Realm Storytellers' Svilland — a gritty Norse 5E setting — and what scoring a mythology, rather …
A thank-you to Kruggsmash, the Dwarf Fortress storyteller whose Scorchfountain album was one of the first projects that put my music in …
How composers use leitmotifs and musical worldbuilding to give fantasy stories, DnD campaigns, and video games their own sonic identity.
How I composed the Dinosauria soundtracks with David Armsby — a score that travels through film history for Terrible Lizards, and a cello …
How I wrote the soundtrack for Paizo's Rise of the Runelords in collaboration with Michael Ghelfi Studios — building 14 distinct themes from …
How I wrote two soundtracks for David Armsby's Sauria series — a raw, ancient sonic world for Blood for Blood, and a minimalist study in …
How I wrote over 40 minutes of orchestral music for Lena Nguyen's dark fantasy visual novel — character themes, faction identities, and what …
Practical tips for musicians and composers who want to write DnD music — covering looping, dynamic range, mood playlists, leitmotifs, and …
Primarch, the roguelike auto-battler by Dale Turner, is now in Early Access on Steam. I wrote the game's soundtrack a few years ago — a …
How Honorable Orcs came together — a Storytellers collaboration with Dice Will Roll, writing orchestral fantasy music that treats orcs as …
How Radiant Hearts Academy came together — a Storytellers collaboration with Suann, scored with live string players for a Pathfinder 2e …
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