(Originally posted on 2nd July 2013) In my third album for RPG masterminds Savage Mojo we travel to Darren Pearce's golden sands of cyber-pyramids and harsh industrial landscapes where the gods are getting angry (as they tend to). The Set Rising album is 40 minutes of electro-Egyptian beats, along with a full orchestra, designed to …
Goblin Market
(Originally posted on 17th June 2013) I'm writing, recording and performing music for an adapted version of Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market' being put on by the award-winning Liverpool University Drama Society. The production will have an eastern European edge to it, with an emphasis on gypsy culture, so I'm bringing out the Balalaika and there …
Set Rising, some sneak peek teasers of the upcoming OST
(Originally posted 8th June 2013) Dust off your dumbeks and polish your ankhs, there’s some Egyptian adventure sounds heading your way! Set Rising is the upcoming trad-RPG adventure from publishers Savage Mojo and with it comes a 12 track album that answers the question: what would happen if atmospheric electronica and a full size orchestra …
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Dishonored Trailer with redone SFX + music
(Originally posted on 13th May 2013) During the final year of study for my Music degree, I redid the sound effects and music for the Dishonored trailer. I muted the original (cutting off the intro in the jail for brevity) and tried to manipulate the audio so as to create a sinister sounding interpretation of the …
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New tracks posted
(Originally posted on 23rd April 2013) Just a quick note that this week there have been some additions to my Bandcamp, with more on the way. Some of them are from university projects, some of them are short commissioned collections for media, and there's hopefully going to be a new Savage Mojo album in the …
Dungeonlands Soundtrack released!
(Originally posted on 20th January 2013) The Dungeonlands adventure has been coming for a little while now so, good news! The soundtrack is the first element to be released, with 12 tracks of orchestral fantasy goodness, guaranteed to turn your heroism meter up to 11. You can listen to the short versions of the pieces on …
Brainpowered Beach Party soundtrack released!
(Originally posted on 22nd December 2012) My first soundtrack for publishers Savage Mojo has been released! Brainpowered Beach Party is an RPG adventure for the Suzerain universe, taking characters from a 70s rock concert to a Flash Gordon-esque land where Egyptian gods test the mettle of mortals. This accompanying OST is 42 minutes full of rock guitars …
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Company of Heroes: Eastern Front – updates and Steam Greenlight
(Originally posted 8th December 2012) The soundtrack to Company of Heroes: Eastern Front was released way back in April of this year and I was really happy to see the game's community react positively to it. Since then, other than occasionally using the mod tools to help add audio to the game, it's gone all quiet …
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