Name: The Simple Life by Sam Ellenberger
Duration: 6 min 17 s
Description: "The Simple Life" by Jerry Martin, heard on the Sims 1 game in build mode. Performed by Sam Ellenberger. I don't really consider myself a pianist, so it's a bit of a draft and certainly not perfect, but I'm proud of it!

The Sims Build Mode Theme + 8-bit sounds + electro beat = this. It's a kind of "What if The Sims was made 15 years earlier?". This melody as well as The Sims brand belong to Maxis.

"Let's Build It!" - The Sims Build Mode Theme 6 (8-bit cover)

1. Chromatic Fantasy, Bach - Hasty

Lorde - Magnets (EGROEG Edit)

I had recently been working on a score for an animated film. However the project was cancelled.

Anyway, here's the score that was close to completion. The cgi animated film had an other-worldly feel to it; it takes place in a strange overgrown jungle on another planet, and I could imagine this place feeling very humid and claustrophobic. The producer wanted the score to sound sci-fi-ish, with digital-sounding percussion and ambience. I tried to capture this but also with an "organic" feeling that lurks under all the unearthly synth. 

During the film, a small wolf-like creature ventures away from its mother as it innocently chases a bug. It is lead into the heart of the jungle, and ends up being chased by a huge dinosaur-like monster. There was no dialogue in the film at all so the music had to carry the narrative. 

The Void - Animation Score (demo)

"The Simple Life" by Jerry Martin, heard on the Sims 1 game in build mode. Performed by Sam Ellenberger. I don't really consider myself a pianist, so it's a bit of a draft and certainly not perfect, but I'm proud of it!

The Simple Life

Sam Ellenberger

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