Welcome to the official playlist for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest! 🎶

This collection features every submission, listed in the order they were received.

🎯 Contest Overview:
Participants were challenged to create an original song for a game of their choice. Each track was designed to fit naturally within the game—whether for a specific scene or theme.

🗳️ Judging Process:
A panel of judges will narrow this list of 29 songs down to the Top 10 finalists.

The Top 10 songs will be announced at the June 25th Game Industry Gathering—and then YOU get to vote! Stay tuned for the ballot—we need your input to help choose the final winners!

🎵 Listen. Enjoy. Support your favorite composers. Leave encouraging comments!

Huge thanks to everyone who submitted—and good luck to all!

(ALL ENTRIES) POTIONS & PIXELS GAME MUSIC CONTEST

Game music contest

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

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🎶 Song Name: The Arrival
🎮 Game: Halo 3
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_3
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Being dropped off from a Pelican ship at the beginning of an Exploration Zone, with combat levels not exceeding low intensity.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/6wbp6plTFrE?si=qS3AEA3N3M-GuzMn&t=41
🎼 Credits: Kendall Wix - Composer

The Arrival (Halo 3)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

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🎶 Song Name: Covert
🎮 Game: Splinter-Cell: Chaos Theory
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell:_Chaos_Theory
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: This Stealth track is designed to dynamically scale alongside gameplay, ranging from the player being Undetected to Full-Combat.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/B9bn1ooLZJk?si=WJv84lPmZvX9XvaO&t=5044
🎼 Credits: Kendall Wix - Composer

Covert (Splinter-Cell: Chaos Theory)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

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🎶 Song Name: Maroon Moth
🎮 Game: Mega Man X
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Stage Music - Combat
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/pYPMaTjv38I?t=20
🎼 Credits: Reniery Villafranca

Maroon Moth (Mega Man X)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. POTIONS & PIXELS is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact

Rketec - University Park

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

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🎶 Song Name: The Underground Lab
🎮 Game: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: My song was designed to be stage music for an underground lab stage, if it were to exist in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. The BPM is strategically placed at 130 to have an upbeat feel to it. It is fast enough to get players in the fighting mood, but not too distracting during gameplay.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVmjfkTZH3s&t=11s
🎼 Credits: Jimmy Saldana - Lead Composer
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The Underground Lab (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 
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🎶 Song Name: Mission Statement
🎮 Game: Hitman 2 (2018)
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitman_2_(2018_video_game)
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Menu music: mission recap stat screen
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/lM61IOqNjrs?si=Iq8xXm45OzNHoHlr&t=1266
🎼 Credits: BlackSmith Sundays - Producer

Mission Statement (Hitman 2)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

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🎶 Song Name: Phantom Thief
🎮 Game: Persona 5
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona_5
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Title Screen
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aABZpxhejUE
🎼 Credits: Anthony Nguyen

Phantom Thief (Persona 5)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

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🎶 Song Name: Main Theme
🎮 Game: TetherGeist
📝 Game Info: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3273110/TetherGeist_Demo/
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: This track showcases a player interacting with her world, with the melody and music carefully timed to match her movements, and includes some original, louder sound effects for added impact, with the synchronicity clearly visible in the video attached below.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: http://youtu.be/u_ELwti9Aho?feature=shared&t=44
🎼 Credits: Connor McElroy - Composer

Main Theme (TetherGeist)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 
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🎶 Song Name: Bryan Fury
🎮 Game: Tekken 3
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekken_3
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Story mode - stage selection for specific character 
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/1RmEn8VLLkA?si=eGO8_Gc99mwvjCt5
🎼 Credits: EM HENDRIX

BRYAN FURY (Tekken 3)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. This video is official gameplay footage of Hi-Fi Rush along with my track Digital Dreams. This is a rhythm game, so it is deeply integrated with the official tracks so it was difficult finding a specific clip. 

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🎶 Song Name: Digital Dreams

🎮 Game: Hi-Fi Rush

📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Fi_Rush

📽️ Scene / Theme Description: General late game gameplay with more complex composition. 

📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/fnQVWmV-esQ *Video includes song*

🎼 Credits: Xavier Jimenez (Code: Savi) - Producer

Digital Dreams (Hi-Fi Rush) Competition Edit

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 
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This Is MK (Mortal Kombat 11)

Emcee, DJ, Music Producer Beat Maker, & One Half of the Charlotte based underground Hip-Hop group Underground Intensity with Misteree Saka. 