I’ve recently had the pleasure to be a part of the jury for the Scorelief 2021 film scoring competition, a charity event organized by The Cue Tube and Northern Film Orchestra. The contest is affiliated with a fundraiser benefiting technical workers from the event and entertainment industry that lost their income as a result of the pandemic.

Contestants were asked to write and submit an original score for a segment from the 2019 animated short film SPRING, directed by Andy Goralczyk. With almost 2000 submissions, the event was an astonishing success, which turned evaluating all the entries into quite a challenge! Thankfully it was rewarding work, as we were all impressed with the creativity and quality on display in the submissions.

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everybody who took part in the event and donated!

You can purchase albums of my complete original scores for the tactical fantasy roleplaying game Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark, as well as its DLC Missions & Monsters, on my Bandcamp page!

Here’s what reviewers have to say about the soundtrack:

“The soundtrack consists of exquisitely composed, classical-inspired music befitting an epic fantasy.” – Neal Chandran, RPGFan

“Alongside the visual spectacle, is a musical score that sits perfectly, adding to the fantasy feel and very in keeping with what you would expect from the world of Teora. When a creative team is in harmony (excusing the pun!) like this, the world really comes to life!” – Ash Cohen, AbsoluteXbox

“Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark soundtrack is epic and perfectly fits the game so well.” – Brad Crespo, Noisy Pixel

“Fell Seal’s music is spot-on, too, with fleshed out orchestral pieces that make each battle feel grand.” – A. J. Maciejewski, Videochums

“Seriously, this might be one of the finest soundtracks I’ve heard in 2018.” – Francis DiPersio, HeyPoorPlayer

Directed by 3D veteran Sacha Goedegebure, SOFT RAIN tells a story of changing perceptions. The short film is currently in post production; I’m responsible for the original score, as well as sound design and the re-recording mix.