CJ’s Compilation of Favorite Compositions

Testing the waters with a horror soundscape as a thought experiment. I know it's not great, but I thought I'd upload something after a long silence to get ideas out there. Let me know if you like it!

Derelict

I've been sitting on this one for the past 7-8 months and I finally got around to finishing it. The idea was "what can I get away with by taking the same two notes and repeating them consistently in the same pattern?" The result ended up becoming much bigger than it originally intended to be, but it works. Let me know if you like it!

Blueprints

This was another project I started months ago and only just got around to completing. Another thought experiment-type piece that I wouldn't call great or complete-ish, but I think it encapsulates stargazing nicely. Let me know if you like it! Thank you!

Stardrift

What started as a bitcrusher experiment many months ago evolved into something far darker and more mysterious, but the bitcrusher-esque compression remains for many of the elements of the song. I likened the song to a haunted forest at first, then leaned into witchcraft, then leaned into ghosts within a forest, so that was what influenced the title. Hope you like it!

Phantoms

Forget putting this off for several months, this one took me FIVE YEARS to complete, mostly because the tech wasn't quite there yet for me to be able to make what I wanted. As many revisions as this went through to make to an experiment attempting to encompass the wonders of the seafloor, I think I finally hit on something I can truly say I’m proud of. Can’t fault me for that! Hope you enjoy it!

Undersea

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I was randomly inspired to make this at 2AM. I normally am not known for upbeat-sounding music, so this rarity as well as creative fever lead me to make...probably the most video game-sounding track I've ever created. Thanks for listening!

Clockwork

A little experiment with background music I created, with a horror twist thrown in for good measure! Please listen with headphones for highest quality. Hope you enjoy!

Subterranean

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Felt motivated to make a Metroid-inspired track! Hope you enjoy!

Gravity

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The results of a late-night jam session. Even though a void is emptiness, if it had a sound, I imagine this is what it would sound like. Maybe it would fit in a game, or maybe not. Time will tell!

Void

This is a remake of Flux Continuum, a song I did three years ago. I enjoy listening to the song, but I recognize how awful it is. So I decided to take what I've learned in the three years since then regarding sample matching, and I remade it, bases intact but flow completely differentiated, and I even ended with some parts from Starlight Sea and Champion Supreme here, too. Hope you enjoy!

Mondolith

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Aeon

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The idea behind this track is that there's not much of one. Just relax to the song. Let it influence your dreams if you listen to it to sleep at night. Just chill and have fun with it. Enjoy!

Ethereal

I imagine factory work to be procedural in a sense, so I tried to translate this into a song. I'm not sure how good a job I did, considering how short it is, but considering this was done for fun anyway, does it even really matter?

Industrial

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Essentially, I liken this track to being in the presence of a giant and how that would translate out in a song. Around a minute and a half in, I would imagine this would be the feeling of watching two giants getting into a fistfight, then one finished beating the crap out of the other and went on its way. That's what it feels like, anyway!

Colossus

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This is what I imagine the theme song would be to a slasher movie villain. Took some inspirations from older tracks such as Requiem in Terror, Dreaded Vestige, and a minor cue from Technical Heart. If you think the song is too repetitive, that's kind of the idea. Cheers!

Freak

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A random burst of inspiration created this track, and it was completed in an hour and a half. This track was inspired by horror games such as The Evil Within, Outlast, Resident Evil, and other such horror media. Also crazy that you can put your mind to making something you're truly proud of when you're trying to focus on not being sick.

Enjoy!

Asylum

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The results of a late-night jam session. If I were to say I was inspired by an anime, would anyone believe me? Hahaha!

Soular

Lotus

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Take a jaunt through cyberspace and explore the many things a virtual world has to offer you with this track. That's really the only inspiration behind this. That's all. Enjoy!

Virtual

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Definitely one of my favorite things I've ever done in recent memory! I couldn't help but grinning like an idiot while listening during the production, because it just sounded so good! Hope you like it!

Cybersurf

I'M BACK! Who knows when I'll get another burst of inspiration, but it seems like all it took was (unfortunately) testing positive for COVID and showing symptoms. But as you can see, I'm doing fine, I'm very much alive, and I finally got my spark back! Enjoy, everyone!

BandCamp links coming in the future.

Initialize

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Four hours of experimenting resulted in chaotic energy meeting hip-hop backing beats. Initially inspired by the backing instrumental to I Think by Tech N9ne. Hope you enjoy!

Quarantined

Hyperspace

Thanks for taking the time to check me out! I do a lot of experimental music using loops and MIDI files pre-packaged with GarageBand, testing out all sorts of different styles to craft tunes that fit either a specific environment or a specific situation. If that's your thing, then awesome! If not, that's also cool.

If you like what I do and want to work with me, send me a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible. For other things I do, check out my links.

CJ’s Compilation of Favorite Compositions

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