It's Okay to Cry Sometimes(Unordered)

End of a Journey

Chapter 15: Displacement

Autumnal

The Vibes

Perseverance

Lilac through the ages

Selective Pressure in Progress

Absolute Fave

Get the OST: http://chrischristodoulou.bandcamp.com
Composed & produced by Chris Christodoulou

Risk of Rain

Bandcamp

Hailstorm

『 Skyward Sword 』Fi's Theme REMIX - Neku

This piece was inspired by my time spent struggling to adjust to life in a new environment, the city, where everything was comforting and yet alien at the same time. I realised I was out of my depth early on, but it just kept getting worse. If it sounds autumnal at all, that's because it is. I arrived at university during October, and I used the nostalgic tone of autumn to capture the feeling of longing for everything I left behind.

"The leaves seem to know where they're going when they fall from the trees. I wonder whether they realise how hostile the ground will be?"

Selective Pressure

Displaced

Displaced (WIP)

This piece was brought about from a desire to simply make something like a barcarole in a chiptune medium. It initially started off as a piano composition for a music exam, but after many revisions this is supposedly its ultimate form. Somewhere along the way I realised it resonated with me - it felt like the chaos inside your brain when you're juggling more balls than you can handle. That's what it means to me.

"No matter how mad it gets, you have to keep dancing. One foot out of place and it's game over. How long before we all collapse?"

The Dance Diurnal

The Dance Diurnal (WIP)

This track started off as a remake of an old track I made: Lost to the Ebony was originally an environmental track themed around a misty forest but it was badly paced and needed rewriting. Well, this has become far more than a remake to me. It is entirely its own beast, far outshining its predecessor, and it just reminds me of the times I've stayed up all night at the expense of my sanity to get a piece of work done by the deadline. The title is the motto of my first university friendship group - "sleep is for the weak".
I think that speaks for itself.

"There is only one solution for falling behind. Operating at full capacity, half the time, isn't enough to catch up... Sleep is for the Weak."

Sleep is for the Weak

Sleep Is For The Weak (WIP)

I initially made the prototype for this piece because harpsichords are cool, and I wanted to experiment with ornamentation in chiptune music. However, I developed it further to suit the imposing elegance of Oxford University. Aesthetically, it is beautiful and culturally rich, but there's no escaping that its systems are outdated and its whole vibe is elitist. You can almost feel its alumni standing over you, watching you work, telling you to study harder.

"We stand on the shoulders of giants. Respect them, and walk in their footsteps. One day, you will accompolish what they thought impossible."

Legacy

Legacy (WIP)

What's the one thing that's quick and easy and finally clears your head of all of your problems? Ignoring them of course! Except... escapism doesn't actually clear your head of those problems, does it? They burn into the back of your mind until the searing pain forces you to confront reality yet. And the problems have grown while you ignored them and now they're more terrifying than ever. You could face them before they get even worse... or you could hide again? Maybe it's worth it, just this once, just for that brief moment of reprieve...

"Sure, you can try to run from your problems. But problems are sneaky little things. The faster you run, the faster they overtake you."

Inescapism

Inescapism (WIP)

The first piece of music that I ever composed digitally! I didn't really know where I was going with it, I just wanted to make something fun and upbeat. Mission accomplished I guess?

Gash of Colour

Vibrant Awakening

This was my second finished track composed digitally! For this track I wanted to use variations on recurring themes and have them all come together for a climactic finish. I think it worked okay, especially since I was quite young at the time.

Digital Endeavour

Electroman Adventures

Free download!!! 

Artwork: 
http://yuuhiko.tumblr.com/post/114169723250/everything-they-care-about-is-what-i-am

Steven Universe - Stronger Than You (Remix)

Crypt Of The Necrodancer OST - 10 Portabellohead (2 - 3)

Crypt Of The Necrodancer OST - 09 Grave Throbbing (2 - 2)

Crypt Of The Necrodancer OST - 01 Tombtorial (Tutorial)

Toby Fox - UNDERTALE Soundtrack - 71 Undertale

Toby Fox - UNDERTALE Soundtrack - 63 It's Raining Somewhere Else

Toby Fox - UNDERTALE Soundtrack - 51 Another Medium

more undertale music ( I do not in any way own this music )

[UNDERTALE] Disbelief - Papyrus

01 Fable

Bandcamp: https://chrischristodoulou.bandcamp.com/album/deadbolt
Spotify: http://bit.ly/deadboltost

Written & produced by Chris Christodoulou
Guitars by Christos Spirakis
Drums by Thanasi Moustogiannis (www.thanasidrums.com)
Drums recorded by Nicolas Farmakalidis (www.neilaproductions.com)

DEADBOLT

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Undead Man Walkin'

Now I Am Become Death

Wooded Kingdom (Steam Gardens) - Super Mario Odyssey Soundtrack

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzvP1I5tLU
This song was created and played by Lena Raine, I uploaded this song so I could listen to it on Soundcloud and I claim no ownership of the soundtrack.

Celeste Original Soundtrack - 06 - Checking In

A zany and fun sonatina I composed, for two pianos in G Minor.
I composed this for my GCSE music exam, and posted it here because I am still pretty proud of it.
This piece later inspired The Dance Diurnal, which I see as its final form. I don't feel it fits in with any of my digital compositions though, so it has been relegated to the Inkwell.

Inkwell

Ternary Sonatina for Two Pianos in G Minor

Piano Duet GCSE Composition

DEDBOLT

Heynong Man

Blood On The Dancefloor

Dies Irae

This Parrot Is No More

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Moisture Deficit

Tropic of Capricorn

This was my first attempt at creating an exciting boss theme. I wanted it to have a creepy, morose vibe, with a gradual buildup to its climax. I had the tune in my head long before I began Digital Endeavour, and I was planning it for ages, but it wasn't finished until afterwards.

Livid Regret

- 07 - Kuraine - Summit (No More Running Mix) - Official Celeste B - Sides

Alternate download link at:

http://www.mediafire.com/?5m5f4grjry5ta

8BIT Crossing Field - LiSA (Sword Art Online)

Sonic Lost World Original Soundtrack: Without Boundaries (Disc 1)

Windy Hill Zone 2

Beneath The Tides (Sunken Shrine)

Dew Point

I turned my piano duet from GCSE (also posted on this account) into a chiptune song!
This was my first go at writing chiptune music, and as such it was a very small scale project originally - quite short and lacking in instrumentational variety. But it works very well within its limitations.
Since it was later adapted into a full song to form The Dance Diurnal, featured my Selective Pressure EP, it now rests peacefully in the Inkwell.

The Dance Diurnal (Demo Version)

Album out now: https://smarturl.it/ror2ost
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Composed, performed & produced by Chris Christodoulou
©℗2020 Chris Christodoulou

Artwork by Nicole Dorosh

Risk of Rain ©2012-2020 Hopoo game, LLC
Risk of Rain 2 Video game Published by Gearbox Publishing, LLC

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Thermodynamic Equilibrium

Ori and the Blind Forest

Arrival at the Sunstone

Main Theme - Definitive Edition

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Faron Woods soundtrack.

Faron Woods   The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Chanson d'Automne..

I compose chiptune music first and foremost, and I try to give my pieces a rich atmosphere with emotional depth. I want to apply this style originating from retro video games to telling stories that are personal to me. It's not what most people think of when they hear words like "8-bit" or "Video Game Music" but I know tons of games with extremely emotive soundtracks, and I suppose I'm trying to distil those influences here. Maybe my work will resonate with you, and hopefully it'll get you dancing as well! I am available for game soundtrack composition in addition to my more personal releases.

One project I have on the backburner right now is the soundtrack to Deralight, an indie game which I conceptualised but which is not currently being worked on. I've linked the discord below anyway, as I post regular updates on my other projects there too!

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Displaced (WIP)

Self-Made Shrub