Welcome to the official playlist for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest! 🎶

This collection features every submission, listed in the order they were received.

🎯 Contest Overview:
Participants were challenged to create an original song for a game of their choice. Each track was designed to fit naturally within the game—whether for a specific scene or theme.

🗳️ Judging Process:
A panel of judges will narrow this list of 29 songs down to the Top 10 finalists.

The Top 10 songs will be announced at the June 25th Game Industry Gathering—and then YOU get to vote! Stay tuned for the ballot—we need your input to help choose the final winners!

🎵 Listen. Enjoy. Support your favorite composers. Leave encouraging comments!

Huge thanks to everyone who submitted—and good luck to all!

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This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.

🎶 Song Name: The Arrival
🎮 Game: Halo 3
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_3
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Being dropped off from a Pelican ship at the beginning of an Exploration Zone, with combat levels not exceeding low intensity.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/6wbp6plTFrE?si=qS3AEA3N3M-GuzMn&t=41
🎼 Credits: Kendall Wix - Composer

The Arrival (Halo 3)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.


🎶 Song Name: Covert
🎮 Game: Splinter-Cell: Chaos Theory
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Splinter_Cell:_Chaos_Theory
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: This Stealth track is designed to dynamically scale alongside gameplay, ranging from the player being Undetected to Full-Combat.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/B9bn1ooLZJk?si=WJv84lPmZvX9XvaO&t=5044
🎼 Credits: Kendall Wix - Composer

Covert (Splinter-Cell: Chaos Theory)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.


🎶 Song Name: Maroon Moth
🎮 Game: Mega Man X
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Stage Music - Combat
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/pYPMaTjv38I?t=20
🎼 Credits: Reniery Villafranca

Maroon Moth (Mega Man X)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. POTIONS & PIXELS is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact

Rketec - University Park

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.


🎶 Song Name: The Underground Lab
🎮 Game: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: My song was designed to be stage music for an underground lab stage, if it were to exist in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. The BPM is strategically placed at 130 to have an upbeat feel to it. It is fast enough to get players in the fighting mood, but not too distracting during gameplay.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVmjfkTZH3s&t=11s
🎼 Credits: Jimmy Saldana - Lead Composer
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The Underground Lab (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 
POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.

🎶 Song Name: The Get Down
🎮 Game: NBA Street Vol. 2
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Street_Vol._2
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Menu Music: Character selection/Team selection and Stage selection.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: [Please provide a video link.]
🎼 Credits: BlackSmith Sundays - Producer

The Get Down (NBA Street Vol. 2)

Out My Way

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.

🎶 Song Name: Puddle Jumping
🎮 Game: Animal Crossing: New Horizons
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing%3A_New_Horizons 
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Don your raincoat and galoshes! We're gonna go catch some bugs and maybe a fish!
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMDm8l4_wDw&t=3427s 
📹 Alternative game trailer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6k_QRrZ_60
🎼 Credits: Bryan Guess - composer, performer, recording engineer, etc.; with additional percussion performance by Chloe G

The music in this video is an original work, inspired by *Animal Crossing: New Horizons*

The absolutely glorious Opening Theme was composed by Yasuaki Iwata and performed by others. Check out this beautiful performance by the original musicians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKdsawDSvU

Puddle Jumping (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 
POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.

🎶 Song Name: Bryan Fury
🎮 Game: Tekken 3
📝 Game Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekken_3
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: Story mode - stage selection for specific character 
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: https://youtu.be/1RmEn8VLLkA?si=eGO8_Gc99mwvjCt5
🎼 Credits: EM HENDRIX

BRYAN FURY (Tekken 3)

The Legend of Tyrone & The Temple of Gaia

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 

POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.


🎶 Song Name: Destined
🎮 Game: Final Fantasy XIV
📝 Game Info: https://store.steampowered.com/app/39210/FINAL_FANTASY_XIV_Online/
📽️ Scene / Theme Description: This track portrays a powerful and meaningful moment, set against a night sky as an ominous threat approaches Earth from space.
📹 Video Corresponding to Music: http://youtu.be/1xOOFCltZuc?si=VkWRYilUhiEW08Lc&t=14
🎼 Credits: Connor McElroy - Composer

Destined (Final Fantasy XIV)

This song was created for the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest. 
POTIONS & PIXELS (https://www.potionsandpixels.com/) is a nonprofit organization that creates and utilizes games, art, and technology for social impact.

Puddle Jumping (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

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