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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Hey everyone, lately I’ve been thinking about documenting my writing process both with blog posts and videos. This morning I started …
Hey everyone, Thanks to all your support, today I released my new album. Mostly a mixed bag of fantasy music, full of songs belonging to …
Hey everyone! I want to let you know that I’m currently wrapping up Venture Forth, chapter IV. This new album will include 10 songs, …
A friend (Rob) gave me the idea of going back to my unfinished album Tribes, and actually making it about fantasy tribes. An album with a …
Hey there! Let’s dive into the backstory of The Collection—a compilation of music I’ve been crafting since 2018 when I first set …
I just released version 1.4 which includes 20 new songs to the module. Basically the songs from Venture Forth, Chapters 2 and 3. I also …
This week’s Endless Dungeon is level -63, Basilisk Lair. A fathomable beast lives down here, hiding in the dark, waiting for his next …
This album is my take on old-school fantasy, inspired by video games like Baldur’s Gate 2 and Lord of the Rings movies. Click here to …
Hi there! I spent all afternoon working on the song browser and the Patreon Button. Check them here: ivanduch.com/songs Now you can download …
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I wanted to create a better song browsing system on my website since I think Patreon itself is very lacking …
Hey everyone! I wanted to mention some of the upcoming features and music I have planned for you all. I’m currently wrapping up …
Given my recent issues with Dropbox, I migrated all my music to a new hosting system. This new hosting service also makes use of Moulinette …
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