Jonathan Alexander (蔣智海) - Music & Sound | Audio Design

Exactly one week after my graduation recital at the University of Lethbridge, I had the pleasure of being contacted by Smobler Studios asking me to produce two BGMs for their project titled 3VEREST. They were specific in their request for the music to evoke elements of Nepali culture, with a hybrid orchestral feel, and I spent the next few weeks doing a deep-dive into traditional Nepali folk music and their signature instruments including the Nepali Sarangi (नेपाली सारङ्गी) and Madal (मादल) drums. Of course, it's exactly these types of composing/learning projects that make the process such a treat!

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3VEREST - "The Wall" | BGM for Smobler Studios, Nepali Instrumentation

Music I wrote inspired by the music of Ludvig Forssell on Death Stranding.

Strand Type | Sci-Fi, Synth, Hybrid Orchestral | REMASTER

Some music I wrote inspired by a cat game 😺

The game’s aesthetic felt perfect for fingerstyle guitar and elements of folk music; mandolins, lute, banjo, and dulcimers a`ll sing above the pulse of an Irish Bodhrán, also known as a frame drum 🪕🥁.

For guitar, I wrote using Ample's free Guitar M Lite VST, primarily for its outstanding UI. This way, composing a natural feeling part and transcribing off the animated visual was a piece of cake 🍰! The hardest part was simply learning to play it haha—it’s been nearly 10 years since my Sungha Jung / Tommy Emmanuel phase.

Inspired by Catrophy by Occlusional, Copeland's Appalachian Trail, and Chance Thomas' work on Settlers by Ubisoft.

Settlers of Cat-an | Folk, European, Game Trailer | REMASTER

Hybrid orchestral synth music composed as a demo for a top-down rogue-like. Live violin and flute were recorded and layered in by yours truly. Synth loops and orchestral VSTs are mixed together to evoke a feeling of old meets new. Mix and arrangement focuses primarily on the higher frequencies (aiming for nice and crispy👌😌). Used voices in a folk style (reminiscent of Balkan voices, but with Logic's free South African Voices). Tremulated them in the style of River Boy of Cult of the Lamb fame—may he rest in peace.

Echoes of Relics | Hybrid Synth Orchestral, Game OST

Written using the Chinese Orchestra, inspired by soundtracks including Genshin Impact and Kung-Fu Panda. The piece was composed swiftly after writing the percussive introduction in a spur of inspiration. The main melody is first introduced by a wailing suona, accompanied by the dizi and erhu as the piece develops. Needless to say, writing such a percussive and lively piece was an absolute joy to compose!

The Phoenix Gate | Chinese Orchestra, Action, Game Loop, Percussive, BGM, VGM,

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