Main level theme written for "Race the Rainbow", a Unity game that my teammates and I designed and created over 48 hours at the Global Game Jam.

The game's visual scheme ended up being vibrant but simple, so I conceptualized this piece as a sort of "modern chiptune" song. Whatever that means :P

Check out our gameplay trailer at http://youtu.be/i0L-aT_03R4, and you can download (and play) the game at http://globalgamejam.org/2014/games/race-rainbow.

ARE YOU READY TO RACE THE RAINBOW?

Logo by Alice Wang & Jordan Mecom.

Chromatic Circuit ("Race the Rainbow" Main Theme)

I've always loved the songs "Uninstall" by Chiaki Ishikawa and "Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi" by KOKIA. I  noticed one day how similar the chord progressions were and decided to try combining them. This mashup was the result :P

This is an update to my upload a few weeks ago, with one particular section edited. Song created in Audacity, ~6 hours. The technique I used for extracting the vocals from Uninstall was pretty painful and it didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped, but *shrugs*. Good learning process though.

This is my first attempt at a mashup; it's pretty rough and I definitely still have a lot to learn. I'd appreciate any suggestions and opinions in the comments! Thanks :)

Information about original songs:
UNINSTALL by Chiaki Ishikawa, for Bokurano (http://youtu.be/iNCXiMt1bR4)
たった一つの想い by KOKIA, for Gunslinger Girl II (http://youtu.be/88lCO6ICfbA).

Uninstall / たった一つの想い Mashup

Piano arrangement of a theme from Laputa: Castle in the Sky. I recently played this song for a wedding of two of my very good friends (congratulations!). Decided to record this for posterity while messing around with a little piano VST I just downloaded ^_^

Software: FL Studio, TruePianos VST.

Composed by Joe Hisaishi; arrangement by Herman Tse; transcription by Aric Chan. You can find the sheet music here: www.mediafire.com/download/j562166…8Innocent%29.pdf

Innocent (Laputa, Castle in the Sky Theme): Piano Cover

Main theme for "The Situation is Grim," a game my teammates and I made for the 48-hour Global Game Jam 2024. We made a rapid-fire target matching game about banishing souls to the underworld!

Co-wrote/produced this track with my good friend Ashiko over the course of about 24 hours! It was a blast working together with him and getting to try out some new styles that drew upon our collective expertise :) Please visit his YT channel: youtube.com/user/ashikodrum

Special thanks to my game jam teammates Jeff, Alice, Estelle, Tivi, Aerin, and of course Ashiko for another great game jam! Also special thanks to Sno for music advice. You can play our game online here: studiotapioca.itch.io/the-situation-is-grim

DAW: Ableton / FL Studio
Plugins: Darksichord, Insolidus, Omnisphere

Art by Estelle: https://twitter.com/estelleMKGL

#ggj24 #ggj2024

【Ashiko/Torchie】 Scythewave ("The Situation is Grim" Main Theme)

Main level theme for "Vanguard Delta," a team-based top-down shooter/bullet hell game that my teammates and I made for the Global Game Jam 2015 (over 48 hours!).

Song was composed in FL Studio as usual. Ended up running out of time and didn't get to a few things that I'd planned on doing, like properly mixing the voices and adding something different to the second half of the "chorus." But hey, that's how these things go xD

Check out our gameplay trailer at http://youtu.be/haFMiEHCBHo, and our Global Game Jam page at http://globalgamejam.org/2015/games/vanguard-delta.

Logo by Jeffrey Hsu.

#ggj2015

United We Stand ("Vanguard Delta" Main Theme)

NEW: Please check out my updated version of this cover here: http://youtu.be/XOztvziQwSY

Piano cover of "Ano Mori de Matteru," the beautiful opening to Yuri Kuma Arashi by Bonjour Suzuki. Performed in honor of Sno, fearless leader of CollaboDaisakusen and lover of all things yuri bears.

Be sure to check out the original artist, Bonjour Suzuki: https://soundcloud.com/bonjour-suzuki

Software: FL Studio, TruePianos VST.

Ano Mori de Matteru (Bonjour Suzuki): Piano Cover [HAPPY BIRTHDAY SNO]

It's https://soundcloud.com/jparecki95's birthday! Here's a little present from https://soundcloud.com/hikarustation and https://soundcloud.com/fireteamtorch :)

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https://soundcloud.com/fireteamtorch: It feels like I've known you for longer than just the few months we've been talking on YouTube/Twitter. Sometimes I think back to those dark ages before your constant dank memes and artful shitposting and wonder how I ever lived. Thanks for your constant support; it means a lot to see an accomplished musician like you listening to my music, and it definitely gives me motivation to keep going! Hikaru and I chose this song because we remember how much you cried after watching the season finale :'D Happy birthday and hope it's filled with plenty of hot yaoi action~ <3

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https://soundcloud.com/hikarustation: HEY PARECKINKY!!!1!!111 Here's a little gift to you for all the meme-age and suGAY anime covers we've all had the honor of listening to. Thank you being one the very first people to ever subscribe to me and investing your belief in my youtube channel. I really look up to you as as musician and as a friend who would go out of their way just to make sure everyone he cares about is safe. I can't count the amount of times I've listened to your Daze cover and how it inspired me to never put down my guitar again. I've gone from just being 1 person out of a sea of comments to the person behind the mic I don't know how to express how happy I am to finally be able to give back. YOU REALLY KEEP ME GOING AND GIVE ME THE COURAGE TO GO OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE AS A SINGER AND A (SHIT) GUITAR PLAYER. KEEP STRUMMING AND MEME-ING FOREVER AND I HOPE YOUR DAY IS ALMOST AS AMAZING AS THE PERSON YOU ARE!!!!!

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Many thanks and much love to the amazing https://soundcloud.com/natural-spring-water-1 for the mix~ :D

【Torchie x Hikaru Station】 Kirameki (Your Lie in April ED) Vocal/Piano Cover | HAPPY BDAY JPARECKI

Full version with vocalists! Starring Yuri & Shuuta https://youtu.be/uxPEq7wsbS4

Piano/Vocal version of "Nana Hitsuji" by Scenarioart, the ending to the anime Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider.

I originally used Hatsune Miku as a placeholder for the vocalists I was working with, but I figured I might as well release this version too.

Look forward to the real project release in the near future! :)

Software: FL Studio, TruePianos, Hatsune Miku, PiaPro Studio

Nana Hitsuji (Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider ED): Piano/Vocal Ver. ft. Hatsune Miku

Check out the video version here: youtu.be/uxPEq7wsbS4

Piano/Vocal version of "Nana Hitsuji" by Scenarioart, the ending to the anime Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider. I for to work with two very talented vocalists for this project, and I think everything came together really well in the end!

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Vocals: Yuri & Shootingstarshooter
Piano: Fireteamtorch
Mix: Fireteamtorch
Original Artists: Scenarioart, CHRYSANTHEMUM BRIDGE
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Sayuri Sakurada (Yuri)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rozaykka
Twitter: https://twitter.com/yuurarii
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sayuri-sakurada
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Shootingstarshooter (Shuuta)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shootingstars...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shootingstar...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/star_shuuta

Nana Hitsuji (Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider ED): Piano/Vocal Ver. ft. Yuri & Shuuta

I sang a duet with @kanimeymusic ;)
Original song: Miyano Mamoru

【Kanimey x Torchie】 HOW CLOSE YOU ARE (Miyano Mamoru) Vocal Cover

Main theme for "Our Voyage," a narrative/strategy game that my teammates and I made for the Game Dev Duel 2016! We had the month of July to make a game with the theme "Character."

I composed this song in FL Studio with the help of my newly acquired EastWest Hollywood Orchestra and Stormdrum libraries. Total time spent was probably about 10 hours. There was definitely a learning curve, and I also didn't have time to balance instruments/mix/add the intro and ending I wanted, but eh :')

Major influences: Dragon Age Inquisition, Skyrim, Soul Calibur II

Full game is available here: https://teamtba.itch.io/our-voyage

Art by Betty Liao: http://www.kafaid.com/

#gamedevduel2016

With the Wind in Our Sails ("Our Voyage" Main Theme)

Video version up! Please check it out: https://youtu.be/PpTQmzp5x0I

Vocals: Kanoe
Piano/Programming: Fireteamtorch
Mix: Fireteamtorch
Illustration: Kanoe
Original Artist: RADWIMPS
Original Arrangement: 天月
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Kanoe | @kanoehiiragi
Youtube: https://goo.gl/LKCJos
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GE_Kanoe
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Fireteamtorch | @fireteamtorch
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fireteamtorch
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fireteamtorch
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fireteamtorch
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Kanoe: お誕生日おめでとう!お姉ちゃんｗalthough I can't sing very well,but I hope you can be happy today~
君の前前前世からぼっくは、君を探し始めた

Torch: Happy birthday Seika! I'm really happy I had the opportunity to meet and work with you over the past few years. Hope you have a wonderful birthday; I can't wait to hear all of the lovely music you'll make in the future!

Special thanks to Sno and Kanimey for mix feedback~

【Torch x Kanoe】 Zen Zen Zense - 天月 Ver. (Kimi no Na wa OST): Piano & Vocal Cover | HBD Seika!

Main level theme for "Yeen Bean," a video game that a friend and I made for fun over a 2-day period. SO YEEN AND NOT BEAN

I composed and produced the track in FL Studio in about 3 hours. I'd always wanted to try writing something chiptune-y, and I definitely still have a lot to learn. Still, hope y'all enjoy it (:

VSTs used: Magical 8-bit Plug, Peach, 8bit Drum

The Yeenest Bean ("Yeen Bean" Main Theme)

Main theme song/level music for "Frankenkart", a game we made for the 48-hour St. Louis Scatterjam 2017. Our game is a customizable monster-part competitive kart racing game!

Song composed & produced in ~10 hours. I even managed to slap in a quick attempt at mixing this time (though it's definitely not WELL mixed tbh). If I had more time I would go and put in more expressions/velocity changes but in the spirit of the jam, I wanted to share what I was able to accomplish within the time limit. This track has the most musical content I've generated for a 48-hour game jam so far and I'm pretty proud of it; hope you guys enjoy!

Special thanks to my teammates Jeff, Chris, Johnson, Jonathan, Carla and Mong! You can download and play our game at teamtba.itch.io/franken-kart (though we're still tweaking some things!).

Inspirations: My junior year marching band show (lol), Soul Calibur II, Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, House of the Dead

DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: Kontakt Factory Selection, TruePianos, Izotope Ozone
Instrumentation: Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Brass Ensemble, String Ensemble, Bass, Drums

Art by Chris (twitter.com/Rikyo) & Johnson (twitter.com/Johnson20XX).

#stlscatterjam #stlscatterjam2017

Halloweenie ("Franken Kart" Main Theme)

Main theme song/level music for "Final Transmission," a game my teammates and I made for the 48-hour Global Game Jam 2018. Our game is a shoot 'em up with the ability to leave final messages for future players!

I produced this song in 6-7 hours. I reused an old melody from a previous game jam game ("United We Stand" from Vanguard Delta), so it's more or less a remix of that song. Doing orchestral stuff was a bit of a challenge in the time I had but as always with game jams, it's about what I managed to finish in the time I had.

Special thanks to my teammates Tim, Jeff, Paul, Chris and Yi! You can download and play our game at https://globalgamejam.org/2018/games/final-transmission-2

DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: EastWest Hollywood Orchestra, Kontakt, Massive, Izotope Ozone

Art by Tim Conceivable and Chris House:
https://timconceivable.tumblr.com/
https://rikyo.artstation.com/

#ggj2018 #ggj18

In the Wake of Ruin ("Final Transmission" Main Theme)

Main theme song/level music for "Animal House," a game my teammates and I made for the 48-hour Global Game Jam 2019. We made a competitive furniture-arranging party game for up to 4 players!

I produced this one in ~10 hours, though brainstorming took a long time and my musician's block only subsided after Nyan recommended the Mario Party OST. I've always wanted to try writing 12-bar blues so I'm happy I finally got a chance! If I had more time, I would have added in a few more sections, but as always, game jam time limits ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Special thanks to my teammates Nyanfood, Kyle, and Chloe, and to the St. Louis Game Jam for accommodating us remotely! You can download and play our game at globalgamejam.org/2019/games/animal-house (:

DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: Kontakt, Massive, Session Brass, Scarbee Funk Guitar, TruePianos, Izotope Ozone
Influences: Mario Party, Splatoon, Tower of Power

Art by Nyanfood: twitter.com/Nyanfood

#ggj19 #ggj2019

Furniture Frenzy!!! ("Animal House" Main Theme)

Main theme song for "Propaganda Machine," a game my teammates and I made for the 48-hour Global Game Jam 2020. We made a puzzle game where you play as a government censor, for the glory of the Party!

This one was done in about 7 hours from brainstorm to actually finished track (a record for me)! I studied up on quite a bit of Soviet music for this one, and funnily enough, John Philip Sousa for the march style. Not mixed well game jam time limits yada yada.

Special thanks to my teammates Alice, Jeff, Jaho, Chris, Yi, and Jiyoung! You can download and play our game at globalgamejam.org/2020/games/praise-our-glorious-robo-overlords-2 (:

DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: EW Hollywood Orchestra, Kontakt, Izotope Ozone
Influences: Soviet marching music, John Philip Sousa

Art by Jaki: twitter.com/heyitsJaki

#ggj20 #ggj2020

March of the Robotopians ("Propaganda Machine" Main Theme)

Level music for "Propaganda Machine," a game my teammates and I made for the 48-hour Global Game Jam 2020. We made a puzzle game where you play as a government censor, for the glory of the Party!

Finished this one in about 1 hour, but since it's just reusing a theme (and quite a bit of MIDI) from my previous track, it doesn't really count :P

Special thanks to my teammates Alice, Jeff, Jaho, Chris, Yi, and Jiyoung! You can download and play our game at globalgamejam.org/2020/games/praise-our-glorious-robo-overlords-2 (:

DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: Massive

Art by Jaki: twitter.com/heyitsJaki

#ggj20 #ggj2020

March of the Robotopians (Droid Mix)

Happy birthday Kanoe! Thanks for being a great friend for all these years. I fell in love with this song when I first heard it; I hope you like it too ^^

Original version: https://youtu.be/3e2yOMrMzzU
Original artist: 周深

【Piano】 大鱼海棠 Main Theme - Big Fish & Begonia | Happy Birthday Kanoe!

A Super Smash Bros. medley I arranged for Duke Chamber Players (web.duke.edu/dcplayers) back in Spring 2011, written for small chamber orchestra. This is the MIDI realization of the arrangement; the sample quality isn't the best, but hopefully the general idea still comes across. Hope you enjoy :)

You can find a live recording of the performance here: web.duke.edu/dcplayers/recordings.html

1. Sector Z (Star Fox)
2. Congo Jungle (Donkey Kong)
3. Saffron City (Pokémon)
4. Hyrule Castle (Legend of Zelda)
5. Peach's Castle (Mario)
6. Yoshi's Island (Yoshi)
7. Dream Land (Kirby)
8. Planet Zebes (Metroid)

Feel free to contact me if you're interested in the score.

Tribute to Super Smash Bros. (Medley)

Level music for "This Mortal Coil," a game my teammates and I made for the 48-hour Global Game Jam 2021. We made a visual novel / puzzle game where you try to bring peace to a ghost's lingering worldly regrets.

This one took about 2-3ish hours total, not counting me just doodling around on piano for ideas. I did take some time to put the distinct layer tracks together into a cohesive piece afterward. Happy that I finally got to work with some dynamic music in our game again!

Huge props to my teammates Jeff, Chris, Lauren, Chloe, Yi and Jiyoung for being an amazing group of people :) You can play our game online here: https://studiotapioca.itch.io/this-mortal-coil

DAW: FL Studio
VSTs: Kontakt Factory Selection, Kontakt Grandeur
Influences: To the Moon, Umineko When They Cry, Studio Ghibli

Art by Chris: https://twitter.com/_eSTELLARt_
Ticking SFX by SoundEffectsFactory

#ggj21 #ggj2021

The Time Once Passed With You ("This Mortal Coil" BGM)

Video game composer and YouTube anime/video game pianist. I write music across a variety of genres and am always looking to learn more!

Major influences: Richard Jacques, Jack Wall, Junichi Nakatsuru, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Hiroyuki Sawano, Yuki Kajiura, Hitoshi Sakimoto

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