I’m very pleased with this composition! The title is simply the date that I composed it (the same day I am writing this), although I think that a simple date for the name can evoke almost an ominous sense. Perhaps December 29, 2013 is the beginning of the story…

December 29, 2013

This is a piece I wrote a while back that was influenced by images of winter and Nobuo Uematsu's music in Final Fantasy IX, in particular the Qu's Marsh and ice cavern music.

Qu's Winter

I got into a weird mood and decided to write a metal song about thanksgiving. I wrote and recorded it very quickly, in about two hours. I think it's pretty funny.

Lyrics:

Happy! Thanksgiving!
The tableware is out and you know without a doubt that a 
Happy! Thanksgiving!
Is in place, so you race to fill your plate for a
Happy! Thanksgiving!
All is well this autumn spell for you

Turkey fills you up and mashed potatoes, too
A drink of sparkling cider and a bit of candied yam
The stuffing is so great but you'll never guess your fate
As a glutton and a fool

Happy! Thanksgiving!
The tableware is out and you know without a doubt that a 
Happy! Thanksgiving!
Is in place, so you race to fill your plate for a
Happy! Thanksgiving!
All is well this autumn spell for you

Feelings of vast terror overwhelm you as you sense that
Something is amiss
Your stomach is expanding at a rate that cannot
Be maintained 
Next thing you know you insides have exploded
There is nothing left of you
Thanksgiving feasting gluttony has destroyed
Your very life

Happy! Thanksgiving!
The tableware is out and you know without a doubt that a 
Happy! Thanksgiving!
Is in place, so you race to fill your plate for a
Happy! Thanksgiving!
All is well this autumn spell for you

Happy! Thanksgiving!
All is well this autumn spell for you!

Happy Thanksgiving

I wrote this composition as a theme piece about the League of Legends video game character, Singed, the Mad Chemist. It originally had lyrics/vocals, but I decided to leave them out for the time being. I wanted to practice writing music for video games, and was currently into playing League of Legends. I already had some material I wanted to work with, and I realized it would suit this character and his gameplay style/mechanics perfectly!

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The Mad Chemist

This is a composition I wrote that I think would fit well in a horror film. 

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Knock, Knock, Who's There? (Horror Film Music)

I originally was intending to write an actual song in the dance/pop genre, but I was thinking that this current form of the piece would make great video game stage music or even a title screen piece, if it were looped. Specifically, I think it has a good old school vibe and reminds me of SNES and Game Boy title screen music, maybe for a puzzle game or something of a more light-hearted nature.

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Dance Pop (VG Stage Music)

I played bass in a metal band called Nineveh. This was not a professional or full-time project, but we did release an EP of four songs that we wrote/collaborated on, produced/recorded by Aaron Smith (7 Horns 7 Eyes, Jeff Loomis). We also performed in mostly local, smaller live shows.

Cameron Benjamin Dean

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