I composed theme music for the upcoming tabletop game Arydia: The Paths we Dare Tread. Really it'll just appear in their online materials, since a tabletop game can't exactly have a musical theme, but it was still a lot of fun writing and recording this. 

I recorded and mixed this in Logic X, and played all the instruments except for trumpet, which was performed by BJ Cord.

Learn more about the game here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219650/arydia-paths-we-dare-tread

Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread (Theme)

This track accompanies the tabletop game Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread. The color codes in the game tell you when to listen to it. Or you can just listen whenever you want!

Arydia Soundtrack 1: Onward!

Arydia Soundtrack 3: To Battle

Arydia Soundtrack 2: Safe Harbor

Arydia Soundtrack 4: Mystical Happenings

Arydia Soundtrack 5: Last Stand

A version of the Strong Songs outro music with no solo over the bridge. Feel free to download this and mess around with it!

(The option to download might be buried under "more" in the player.)

Find a chart of the tune here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nklRY_xAGon5ljriyxu45lKQ762W6Yv3/view

Outro solos typically run from rehearsal marker B to marker C (the bridge), with an extra little "goodbye stinger" over the final couple chords at the very end.

Strong Songs Outro Music (No Solo)

I wrote new theme music for Defector's sports podcast "The Distraction." I love those guys and am super into what Defector is doing, so it was a treat to write this.

Instruments Played: Guitar, bass, synth, keys, alto and tenor sax, Roland Aerophone. Drums weren't recorded live, though I considered it.

Recorded and edited in Logic Pro X

The Distraction Theme

This is the new theme music I wrote for the third year my music podcast, Strong Songs. You can watch a video of us all performing it here: https://youtu.be/DXX4n57Im2I

It features BJ Cord on trumpet, Kyle Molitor on Trombone, Carlos "Insaneintherainmusic" Eiene on bari sax, and me on everything else.

Listen to Strong Songs here: strongsongspodcast.com

Strong Songs Theme (Year Three)

This is an arrangement of one of my favorite pieces from Hollow Knight, which is one of my favorite games. Greenpath was where the game first “clicked” for me, and I’ll always fondly remember that area.

I also made a music video of the arrangement, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/eIVtGlcpZS0

Christopher Larkin's music is a big part of why I loved Hollow Knight as much as I did - he created a beautiful musical identity for the game. (He also made all the sound effects, which blows my mind.) This arrangement is based on the harmony and structure of "Greenpath," though I worked in some of his other motifs, as well. It was really fun to put it all together, particularly because each of his melodies and motifs fits so well with the other ones.

INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Flute, clarinet, alto and tenor sax, melodica, whistle, vocals, xylophone, shaker, shells, promotional coffee mug, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, piano, bass, drums, wine glasses.

Recorded and mixed in Logic Pro X

Check out the whole Hollow Knight soundtrack here: https://christopherlarkin.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-knight-original-soundtrack

"Greenpath" from Hollow Knight - Multi-Instrumental Arrangement

I play a bunch of instruments and write music. I also host/produce the music podcast Strong Songs, as well as the video game podcast Triple Click. Second album in progress, you can find my first at my bandcamp page linked below. Thanks for listening!

Tracks by Kirk Hamilton