Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
This came up in my GDC talk last week ("Signature Sounds: Crafting a Cohesive Identity Across Games"). The response was incredibly positive and I thought I'd share it with a wider audience.
DEADROP is set in a parallel world where the 1980s never ended. Darker, grittier. I wrote the theme on guitar. A hot pink one, because authenticity matters down to the color of your guitar... ;)
After tinkering with many different sections, we landed on keeping *just* the very first few notes I came up with. The theme ended up being that one idea, carried through the whole score.
I hope you enjoy these few cues!
#GameAudio #GDC2026 #GameMusic #SoundDesign #ComposerLife #MusicForGames #Composer #VideoGameMusic
This came up in my GDC talk last week ("Signature Sounds: Crafting a Cohesive Identity Across Games"). The response was incredibly positive and I thought I'd share it with a wider audience.
DEADROP is set in a parallel world where the 1980s never ended. Darker, grittier. I wrote the theme on guitar. A hot pink one, because authenticity matters down to the color of your guitar... ;)
After tinkering with many different sections, we landed on keeping *just* the very first few notes I came up with. The theme ended up being that one idea, carried through the whole score.
I hope you enjoy these few cues!
#GameAudio #GDC2026 #GameMusic #SoundDesign #ComposerLife #MusicForGames #Composer #VideoGameMusic
