Over the years I've written a few tracks for Michael Molinari's Soundodger series of games.
Backtrack : Ford the River
Backtrack is a series devoted to backtracking to tell short stories about songs I've written.
"Ford the River", written for Soundodger 2.
I wrote this song back in 2022 - I think I had just finished playing Alba, which was a really beautiful game, and was inspired to make something that had a laid back, quirky, optimistic island feel. Another island game, Mutazione was also a touchstone for the sound of this, as well as the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, who is probably my favorite Bossa Nova artist. Doubling whistle and piano for the melody is something that was very much inspired by Jobim who likes to use piano for melodies, but then tends to double it with other instruments in unison, or with effects.
The sound palette features lots of earthy and quirky sounds - sort of a combo of boom bap drums, fretless bass, bossa nova elements like nylon guitar, piano, whistling, guiro, shakers, and then a few quirky things here and there to pad everything out.
Outta Dodge
"Outta Dodge", written for Soundodger 2
Behind the scenes of the making of the "Outta Dodge" level, featuring the developer's commentary.
Daisy Wheel
"Daisy Wheel", written for the original Soundodger.