"Quickly and comfortably, you fall asleep around the camp fire, and once more find yourself slipping into dreams of fey landscapes and creatures. You've had these dreams many times before. ever since you journeyed through the Feywild, but tonight they are stronger, more vivid. You see a path through the trees, towards the twilight sun forever suspended on the horizon."
Hey folks!
My final track of 2021 is Fey Dreams, a choral track with an...
2021-12-31 19:28:15 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
As a late Christmas present to you all, I've added three new Bonus Tracks to the download archive. (also attached to this post). These are older tracks of mine which I think work well enough within the TTRPG genre.
Rumination is a mystical orchestral track featuring some repeating harp sounds and echoey strings.
Tribe of the Forest kind of does what it says on the tin! It's a percussion - heavy track with a mysterious and mystica...
2021-12-30 14:53:15 +0000 UTC
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"The ice tremors beneath you. Then, with a tremendous crack the beast rises, fangs gnashing. Its white fur is marred with dried blood. You only have time to draw your weapons before the battle begins..."
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This track is a combat track with a wintery / festive theme. It was quite interesting writing this one, trying to combine the feeling of festivity with the action feel of battle! The sleigh bell is doing a lot of hard work to keep this one feeling theme-appro...
2021-12-22 19:00:04 +0000 UTC
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"Through the blizzard, you hear the sounds of music and laughter. You finally find the old inn, lights blazing through the windows, piercing the thick snow. You can feel the heat from the hearth even from outside. The heavy oak door swings open, and you are welcomed inside."
Hey folks,
Another festive track for you! This one is very much a tavern track, with some medieval sounding instruments (hurdy-gurdy anyone?) coupled with sleigh bells to create a warm wintery feeling...
2021-12-18 12:52:27 +0000 UTC
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“The walls are bone. The ground is flesh. The ceiling is blood. There is no escape from the temple of bones. There is no escape from the Bone Witch.”
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Really excited to share today’s track with you all, which is based on a track suggestion from Bard Tier supporter Lirin who asked for some music in a similar style to this epic dawn of war III trailer.
2021-12-15 16:51:30 +0000 UTC
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"The arctic tundra stretches out before your eyes. At the centre of the vast ice sheet you see a single heavy oak door. A soft voice from behind it calls to you, inviting you within. As you pass through, the shivering cold is replaced by the warm of a crackling fire which burns majestically at the centre of an ancient fae village..."
Hey folks,
I'm delighted to share with you this festive ambience track, which uses slow orchestral pads, soothing strings, ...
2021-12-13 20:57:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
It's the end of the year and I've received a whole load of amazing track suggestions from my Bard tier supporters, many of which I've yet to work on. So December will be dedicated to catching up on some of those suggestions as best I can.
So far the suggestions I'm considering working on are:
- The Kald - a suggestion by Spyridon Alexopoulos who wants some Dune / Mandalorian style music for his desert adventure
- ...
2021-12-03 09:47:13 +0000 UTC
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"She was a great warrior, and a good friend," Naefir says to the group, his eyes awash wish tears which flow down his elfin skin. "We watched her grow from inexperienced adventurer to a hero that the bards will sing of for an age or more. Where once she was a stranger to us all, she died as family. We will never forgot her, and we will fight on in her name."
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Another track is the Melancholy Moments theme for you. This track was o...
2021-11-28 11:37:41 +0000 UTC
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"We laid the bodies of our fallen companions in a ritual circle. Slowly, the chant began, ushering their spirits from their bodies. We felt great sadness as we said our final farewells, but as their souls were freed from their mortal constrains, we knew that at least they would find peace in the afterworld."
Hey folks!
Today's track is another one in the Melancholy Moments theme. The track uses ritual voices singing in tra...
2021-11-25 12:26:34 +0000 UTC
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"The chamber is lit by the flame of a fading torch, flickering through a daze of dust. Your feet tread slowly across stone tiled floor. There are statues on either side of the room. Mighty heroes, wielding stone-carved depictions of ancient weapons of myth. They tower over you, their shadows long. What deeds did these heroes accomplish, that they have been memorialised in this way? And how quickly we must have forgotten, for their names have been long lost to history..."
2021-11-23 22:04:12 +0000 UTC
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Not every adventure ends in victory. Sometimes, the odds are too great. Heroes fall. Legends are forgotten. But there must always be hope, even when the world looks at its darkest.
Hey folks!
This is another track in my Melancholy Moments series. It's a mournful ambience featuring cello and piano above a bed of soft orchestral textures. Whilst it is melancholy in its tone, there are some small hints of brightness against the dark hidden...
2021-11-17 21:25:53 +0000 UTC
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"Slowly, from below the hill, the procession of mourners moves upwards. Together they carry the body of the fallen warrior atop their shields. Townsfolk gather around, sobbing and throwing flowers. At last, the procession reaches the pyre, and the body is placed atop. Then, with a whoosh of flame, the pyre is lit, and the soul of the warrior can finally find peace in the afterlife."
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Happy to finally have a track to share with you this month! T...
2021-11-16 21:15:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, I'm live in 10 minutes from the time of this post! Writing some music for the Melancholy Moments monthly theme, so bring your tissues.
2021-11-16 17:57:51 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! I'm live composing right now, continuing off from the track I was working on last time, an epic theme for a d&d podcast. Come watch along, or watch the VOD later.
Thanks,
Ian.
2021-11-15 16:07:51 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, I'm live composing right now on youtube, writing an epic theme for a d&d podcast. Come along and help me decide where to take the track! Or watch the VOD if you miss the stream.
Ian.
2021-11-10 16:18:54 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm live composing right now! Probably writing some wintery music for a commission. Hope to see some of you there! If you miss this, the VOD will still be available to watch.
Thanks,
Ian.
2021-11-09 14:49:15 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, it’s been a great few months for the Patreon and I was wondering if you might all help me figure out where folks are hearing about my music? It’ll help me know where to direct my attention for self promotion and such. If you have time, select the option on the poll that best correlates to where you discovered my music.
Thanks!
Ian.
p.s. Oh, and if it’s via another creator let me know who the creator is in the comments if you can. Thanks!
2021-11-07 10:07:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
Happy to share with you my latest album release, featuring the 10 most recent tracks written in the series. Here's some links where you can listen to it:
Apple Music
Spotify
2021-11-02 09:57:16 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
It's that time of year... Things are getting colder (well, in my part of the world anyway), there's a melancholy feel in the air... Oh, woe is me, how shall I possibly write music this month?
Oh, I know! Let's make it all sad!
So, this month I've not put up a poll for the monthly theme, because last month's themed were tied - Legendary Monsters and Melancholy Moments. I ended up dedicating last month to the first ...
2021-11-01 10:17:32 +0000 UTC
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"Astral dreadnoughts exist for one reason: hubris. Not the hubris of mortals, but the hubris of gods who deem themselves too mighty to be approached and looked upon."
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Excited to share with you Astral Dreadnought, the last track in this month's Legendary Monsters theme. This track was mostly written on live stream, so thanks for those who dropped by and helped me along as I wrote this. It uses booming ...
2021-10-30 12:39:36 +0000 UTC
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"The woeful banshee is a spiteful creature forever bound to the place of its demise. It is forced to relive every moment of its life with perfect recall, yet always refuses to accept responsibility for its doom. Those afflicted by the banshee’s curse experience no gladness, feeling only distress in the presence of the living. As the curse takes its toll, their minds and bodies decay, until death completes their transformation into undead monsters."
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2021-10-29 19:40:26 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm back with another live composing session. Come along, hang out in the chat, or watch the VOD if you catch this later.
Thanks,
Ian.
2021-10-28 13:54:21 +0000 UTC
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TL,DR: Do you want your usual patreon pledge to apply when I publicly release a TTRPG track that was originally a paid commission?
Hey folks,
The growth on the Patreon recently has been incredible, and I'm making the gradual shift to working pretty much full time on TTRPG music. Thank you all so so much for that, these past few months have been the most rewarding of my musical career so far.
With growth comes more visibility within the TTRPG scene. I've ha...
2021-10-25 15:11:05 +0000 UTC
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"Fire represents vibrancy, passion, and change. At its best, fire can reflect the light of inspiration, the warmth of compassion, and the flame of desire... but at its worst, it is nothing but cruel and wantonly destructive. Worse, there are those that would twist this otherwise-mindless power to their own ends."
Hi folks!
Happy to share this dread-filled suspense track with you. It's part of the Legendary Monsters monthly theme, and is a track suggestio...
2021-10-23 16:25:42 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, I'm live right now on Youtube for the next hour or two, writing some intense demonic music! Come along, hang out in the chat, or catch the VOD if you miss this post.
2021-10-18 12:28:33 +0000 UTC
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"The village was on fire. There were bodies, half eaten, some still alive. They came without warning, without reason. They killed, they fed, and then they left. No mercy. No reason, beyond simple hunger. Our lives are ruined, all for a simple meal."
Hey folks!
I'm happy to share with you this frenzied combat theme, which uses all kinds of crazy orchestral sounds, including some live violin (apologies to the people on the live stream who had to watch me m...
2021-10-17 18:43:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey @everyone, I'm live streaming right now, finishing up the crazy Gnoll themed track I was working on the other day.
Come along, hang out in the chat, or watch the VOD if you catch this post later.
Ian.
2021-10-16 12:09:33 +0000 UTC
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"In the year 2771, the population of Mars was 55,721,000.
By the year 2871, that number had dropped to under 1,000,000.
By the year 2971, memories of Earth had become legends.
By the year 3071, legends of Earth had become myths.
Today, the years on Earth pass without notice on the once-red planet. Through unimaginable turmoil and against unimaginable odds, humanity has once again begun to thrive.
2021-10-14 14:47:45 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I finally finished the track I've been composing on stream for the past few days! Hurray! I'll be releasing that soon. In the meantime, I'm going to start writing a track based around Gnolls today, in time for an exciting collaboration this weekend. I'll be live in 10 minutes from this post, or catch the VOD afterwards if you miss things live.
Ian.
2021-10-14 11:58:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm live composing for the third day in a row, because apparently I'm incapable of writing music without relying on you to cheer me on ;)
Come along or watch the VOD if you catch this later.
Ian.
2021-10-13 12:24:14 +0000 UTC
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