A collection of cues from various film, videogame, and other projects I've worked on, past and present.  Think of this as an audio portfolio of sorts, an aural demo reel, if you will.

Scoring/Soundtrack Demos

DnD Locations: Desert Village

Buy Full Soundtrack

Fossil Echo

The official soundtrack for the 2021 Devolver MaxPass+ Showcase: Monetization as a Service is now available!
http://hyperurl.co/DDCUMaaS

8 tracks of cinematic nonsense by yours truly and the stunning ode to 90's sitcoms, "Daydream", by Stemage, feat. The Arkadian as a capstone to the experience!

Check a look at the full showcase here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=viojUZ4gS5w

Special thanks to Imagos Films for making this absurd flight of genius possible.
www.imagosfilms.com

Devolver Digital® Cinematic Universe: Monetization as a Soundtrack? - 3 - Welcome To The Future

Horizon Zero Dawn (Original Soundtrack)

Meridian, Shining (Part 3 - Onwards to Meridian)

An excerpt of the original score for the upcoming video game Fossil Echo.  

Fossil Echo's music is written as a series of interactive pieces, overlapping, interweaving and repeating as needed to support the action on screen.  As such, I've tried to give you a taste of a musical sequence from the game in a linear form.  
Enjoy!

Check out the game, and our announcement trailer here:
www.fossilecho.com

And follow us on Twitter at @FossilEcho (www.twitter.com/FossilEcho/)

Fossil Echo - Ice And Snow

Celestial Aeon Project - Desert Village

Spartacus: Blood And Sand

Ludus Envy

Fossil Echo is the culmination of more than two years of work, and I’m incredibly pleased to finally be able to share it with you.  The game tells the story of a young boy climbing a mysterious tower that rises from the middle of the sea.  How he got there, why he’s on this quest, and what he’ll find at the top are all things you’ll have to discover for yourself as you make your ascent.

With its beautiful hand-drawn and animated art style and incredible environments, Fossil Echo immediately captured my imagination, and was an absolute joy to score, and giving a voice to the strange and wonderful world created by artist and designer Philippe Crifo was a genuine pleasure.  

Depicting a world equal parts haunting, beautiful, and dangerous, with flashes of real beauty around every corner is every composer’s dream, and I hope you enjoy listening Fossil Echo as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Fossil Echo releases on July 1st, 2016.  
Pre-orders are available at www.fossilecho.com

Fossil Echo Original Soundtrack - The Forest And The Fire

Fossil Echo Soundtrack - Sunset On The Savannah

Fossil Echo Soundtrack - Into The Caves

Featuring the wonderful @mklachu on violin

Fossil Echo is the culmination of more than two years of work, and I’m incredibly pleased to finally be able to share it with you. The game tells the story of a young boy climbing a mysterious tower that rises from the middle of the sea. How he got there, why he’s on this quest, and what he’ll find at the top are all things you’ll have to discover for yourself as you make your ascent.

With its beautiful hand-drawn and animated art style and incredible environments, Fossil Echo immediately captured my imagination, and was an absolute joy to score, and giving a voice to the strange and wonderful world created by artist and designer Philippe Crifo was a genuine pleasure.

Depicting a world equal parts haunting, beautiful, and dangerous, with flashes of real beauty around every corner is every composer’s dream, and I hope you enjoy listening Fossil Echo as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Fossil Echo releases on July 1st, 2016 and on Steam on July 8th, 2016.
DRM-free and Steam versions are available at www.fossilecho.com

Fossil Echo Soundtrack - Main Theme

Assassin's Creed (Original Game Soundtrack)

Spirit of Damascus

Anno 1404 (Original Game Soundtrack)

Our Honoured Guests

A smattering of music from different projects, from fantasy to westerns, from sci-fi to jazz, all curated to take you on a musical journey.  
Perhaps you'll hear something you like?
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
www.johnrobertmatz.com
JRNMatz (at) Gmail.com

Game/Film Composing Demo Reel - Mk1

Master Test Mix 1
Mastering by Robby Duguay
Guitar on Track 21 Robby Duguay

Mythgard - 01 - Main Theme

Another cue from the upcoming visual novel/choose your own guillotine adventure/dating sim set on the eve of the French Revolution,  "Ambition: A Minuet in Power"! 
This Giga is from the suite of music associated with the Church faction, hence "Suite Vaticana".  I took a decidedly Baroque approach for this suite, channeling a bit of the fire of Vivaldi through our two soloists, Michaela Nachtigall (Violin) and Andrew Dunn (Cello) and basing the core of the movement around the idea of a theme and variations spread across the trio. (I played the Harpsichord part myself.)


For more information about Ambition: A Minuet in Power, please check out www.ambition-game.com

Ambition: A Minuet In Power - Suite Vaticana - ii. Giga

Chicago-area based composer (for film, videogames, and concert hall), music educator, and voice actor.  I write epic, intimate, emotional, memorable scores for orchestra, band, piano, electronics, and percussion.  Check out my website at www.johnrobertmatz.com, if you like my music, check out my albums for sale at johnrobertmatz.bandcamp.com, and please comment on my stuff!  Inquiries can be directed to JRNMatz (at) Gmail.com

Fossil Echo Soundtrack - Into The Caves

John Robert Matz