One of the greatest new voices in the city.

Amazing vocals courtesy of Samantha Karam, a.k.a. @dynasam

Image credit to Michael C. Berch: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_Beach

09.06.15

Concrete Walls (feat. dynasam)

This is a unique soundtrack created solely for the 33rd Ludum Dare Game Jam. It consists of mostly finished tracks - the game is as complete as the tracks are, so there is a lot more work for me to do.

Valhalla Awaits:
Intended as "daytime" music. It was meant for a bigger role in the game but I didn't find out about that until later, so the ending is abrupt.

The Razing:
Intended as "nighttime/raiding" music. This was the highlight of the game, as it helped illustrate the 'you are the monster' theme. That, and the player was going to spend most of their time running around anyway.

Retribution:
Intended as "boss fight" music. Very rushed track, I was told by the team that they were going to put in a boss fight at the end of the game approximately 3 hours before the Jam ended, so I scrambled to write something. Meant to be music for serial-killers and other sadistic pleasures in the world.

The Razing (LD33)

Valhalla Awaits (LD33)

At long last, I've finally finished remastering this track. It didn't take too long, mostly because I still have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to the actual mastering bit of music production, but it should be a lot more interesting than the last version of this song.

Full disclosure, I added inserts to the master output channel... including a compressor... you can now freely dislike my music with my full understanding

03.01.16

Six (Redux)

Basically thought of this show the entire time I was writing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_lPcJO7Y90

Image credit: http://theworldisquiet-here.deviantart.com/art/nanalan-317052105

Paper Folding

technically this is illegal because of copyrights on the original track, so if anyone knows a female tenor or other low-pitch female vocalist that can cover adele's track "rolling in the deep" I would love to collab and avoid a lawsuit, thanks...

(written some time in 2014?)

Static (bootleg)

"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories." -Sun Tzu

This piece is a tribute to Season 3 of Guild Wars 2's PvP League. I spent about 15 hours straight writing this (only interrupted by biological needs). Even though I'm not the greatest of PvPers, I enjoyed climbing the ranked ladder this season. I hope the sounds from this track can inspire, motivate, encourage those competing for glory in the Heart of the Mists, as those are the things the Mists gave me to write this.

Cheers to my friend Valia for encouraging me to push through a creative wall I hit in the first 5 hours of writing this.

Also, a big shoutout to Anput, Priscillia (Danielle), and Ascast for a great team experience on May 25th. May you find glory, and glory find you... in the Mists and beyond!

P.S. There's a hint of the HoT theme in my track, as its own tribute to elite specialisations that came with the expansion. I played around for fun in season 1, but struggled this season due to a completely different meta. Now that I understand how to play (against) the new meta, the new sub-professions feel a lot more enjoyable to me. I also haven't had a chance to really play the expansion until now, since I bought it shortly before release last year, so having experienced all 4 maps (and all the great music that came with them), also encouraged me to include that 3-4 second taste of HoT.

Image credit (ArenaNet, Guild Wars 2): http://imgur.com/a/QUIku

Copyright disclaimer: This track is not being sold for profit and should be considered a "fan contribution" to ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2 game.

27.05.16

For Glory

[from the PCS website]: "The Paragon Challenger Series (PCS) aims to bring European Paragon teams a platform to demonstrate their skills and teamwork in a professional competitive format. This will consist of monthly tournaments containing a qualifying round, a group stage and finally the playoffs with prizes being handed out to the top three teams.
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Not only will you be fighting for the title of European Champions, all player and hero statistics will be tracked as well. Can you reach the top?"

https://paragoncseries.wixsite.com/paragoncseries

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The Challenger is the companion track to The Prophecy (https://soundcloud.com/tim_six/the-prophecy).

This track is an original composition. It is free to download, as are the rest of my songs. Any proceeds earned from my music will go 100% to charity. Please read my SoundCloud bio for more information about downloads, usage, and the dream I have for the people I care about.

11.30.16

Paragon Challenger Series

The Challenger [Paragon Challenger Series OST]

[from the PCS website]: "The Paragon Challenger Series (PCS) aims to bring European Paragon teams a platform to demonstrate their skills and teamwork in a professional competitive format. This will consist of monthly tournaments containing a qualifying 
round, a group stage and finally the playoffs with prizes being handed out to the top three teams.
​
Not only will you be fighting for the title of European Champions,
all player and hero statistics will be tracked as well.
Can you reach the top?"

https://paragoncseries.wixsite.com/paragoncseries

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The Prophecy is the companion song to The Challenger (https://soundcloud.com/tim_six/the-challenger).

This track is an original composition. It is free to download, as are the rest of my songs. Any proceeds earned from my music will go 100% to charity. Please read my SoundCloud bio for more information about downloads, usage, and the dream I have for the people I care about.

11.30.16

The Prophecy [Paragon Challenger Series OST]

A friend of mine asked me to remake a track from Final Fantasy 8. Why not?

I've never played the game, but apparently some crazy things happen while this song plays.

This original piece by Nobuo Uematsu can be listened to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvV7IUNra3k&ab_channel=Cloud183

Only A Plank Between One and Perdition Remix

Fire Dance (FFVIII Remake)

A tribute to the original masters featured in the short film, "Ecstasy of Order".

03.17.17

Original Masters

Another track about a game I knew nothing about when I first started writing. I think I definitely wrote beyond the original song.

Inspired by "Rim Elm", by Michiru Ōshima. The original song can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT7tSr9CY…nel=BalambSqually. Ōshima's song plays in the game, Legend of Legaia, when the player character is in the starting village (called Rim Elm).

edit: I took this down about a month ago and made some tweaks - it's now being re-released under the same name as this was how I intended the track to be. I apologise for the delay, life gets in the way of my music sometimes. Less accidents, more intentional demos!

Image: pixabay.com/en/beach-sand-ocean…-blue-shore-802106/

Memories of the Village

28.07.17

Image: Redd Angelo (https://unsplash.com/reddangelo16)

2021 update: I randomly decided to check my old profile here and found that someone hit play on this track. I still don't use this site anymore (go to my Bandcamp!) but I guess I'm finally comfortable sharing what this song was about. My grandma passed away in 2017. I didn't go to her funeral because I was too sad to leave the house. My grandmother was basically my mother. My best memories of childhood were with my grandparents. Though this isn't the type of music she liked, I didn't know how else to remember her, so I wrote this song for myself.

Remember Her

There is a story that goes along with this track, but it's mostly up to your imagination as to what's going on. If you're interested in what I had in mind... 

The music follows an afternoon of a young girl. Having a bad day, she decides to visit an old witch that lives in the forest. When she arrives, she sees that the witch is clearly busy with... "witchy" stuff. The young visitor can't help but be mesmerised by all the magical gizmos in the witch's house. Eventually, the witch finishes up her chores and brews some tea for the young visitor. As the sun sets, the girl realises that time has flown by, and that she must return home. She thanks the witch for being so friendly (and the tea), and makes her way back home.

The end? I don't know, I'm not a writer, so make up whatever ending you like.

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Writing and producing this took way longer than I expected. It wasn't surprising in the end- this is one of the few tracks where I had to pretend I was playing each instrument and tweak the subtleties from there (i.e. dynamics, articulation, glissandos, etc). Easily the most difficult 2 and a half minutes I've ever produced, even if it ended up being recycled tropes. In my defence, I've always admitted to not having watched any Disney movies growing up, so hopefully it doesn't resemble anything or come off as too cliche!

Tea at the Witch's House

demo

deciding on whether to go all out on the jazz stuff or tone it down for a more chill-hop vibe. but it's 2:30AM, I need to sleep bye

Staying In (demo)

another demo. probably going to stay jazz in the final version.

After Hours (demo)

Full disclosure, this track was originally titled "indie trash". Part of me still likes that name better (more for irony than insult to the genre), but it wasn't hipster enough, so here we are.

As for the name, I went to an indie band name generator and put in some random words. None of the results appealed to me, so I made something up. The end.

12.05.17

Photo (which aren't sunflowers, go figure): https://unsplash.com/photos/qLpbl4OLG-w

Eight Sunflowers Ago

Welcome to the League, Player.

Inspired by Laser League, with hints of TRON and Blade Runner because it's just how I remember the future.

Not sure if this is necessary, but as a legal disclaimer I am not affiliated with Laser League or its developers in any way. I just like playing the game. If you'd like to learn more about the game, which releases its Early Access on February 8th, check out their website: http://www.laserleaguegame.com

Also, this track has nothing to do with a film under a similar (same?) name.

02.03.18

P.S. Fun fact, this track is actually 3:33:333 long (minutes, seconds, milliseconds). It was naturally 3:33, so I figured I'd add on 333 milliseconds just for the sake of it.

FUTUR3SPORT

First, thank you to everyone who listened to my previous track and special thanks to those who left kind words on the track's Steam page and on Discord. I am really happy so many people enjoyed FUTUR3SPORT in the week before Laser League's early access launch.

"ELIMINATION" is another fan music submission for Laser League. For my own education, I studied Alan Myson's (Ital Tek) work on the Laser League soundtrack, and along with a previous master study on Vangelis' original Blade Runner soundtrack, I felt inspired to write something I would love to hear in the game. This was originally titled "B E Y O N D" as I wanted to complete the soundtrack for the current brands, but I figured Myson has probably started or finished it by now. Maybe the League can expand toward the Southern Hemisphere...

03.19.18

E L I M I N A T I O N

ELIMINATION

Some fan music dedicated to the MMOs.com team based on the 9-second long opening theme from their weekly podcasts. MMOs (Massively Multiplayer Online (Games)) have been a big inspiration for my music ever since I began composing all those years ago. While I don't play as much as I used to, I still enjoy seeing how the industry continues to grow and my memories of both old and current games are definitely a part of every song I write.

To check out their podcasts, they go live on Twitch every Tuesday... twitch.tv/mmosdotcom and have an archive of their podcasts on their YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyo2qIKo9q0ukew4WHlw2mQ?&ab_channel=MMOs.com

They also have a Soundcloud where they upload their podcasts: www.soundcloud.com/mmomusic

Image credit: Kalen Emsley (Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada) https://unsplash.com/photos/Bkci_8qcdvQ

05.04.18

Please don't sue me Sia or David Guetta! You guys both make great music and it was my honour to sample such a legendary track. I hope this is a worthy tribute.

No downloads for this track for copyright reasons.

06.12.18

I Am Titanium

I Am Titanium (bootleg)

Wrote this sometime in 2018 but never got around to finishing it, so here it is, complete with a cheesy album photo too.

If anyone's wondering, the voice sample was from a recording of a music class for kids.

15.03.2019

Photo by Dipan Kumar Rout @ Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@dipankumar

Let's Learn Music

Original composition by Tim Six.

04.04.19

Photo by Christopher Czermak (https://unsplash.com/@czermak_photography)

Preparing For Battle

Inspired by Brady.

24.06.19

Vector/photo credits:
Dragon vector by freepik https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/dragon-logo_785845.htm
Cluster of Stars by Kai Pilger https://www.pexels.com/photo/cluster-of-stars-1341279/
White Cloudy Sky by Allan Scott McMillan https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-cloudy-sky-1098012/
The rest is just an ex-graphic designer flexing.

Neon Dragon

I can't remember the last time I worked this hard or this long on a single track or its album image, but I enjoyed every minute of it.

Antihero was inspired by a superhero from DC Comics, Jessica Cruz. The track itself is only loosely based on her backstory, which you can look up on your own initiative.

Fun fact: The woman in the photo is real, but I applied heavy editing to the source material. Most women don't have bodies like that (and I'm not even sure it's physically possible), but it was based on comic book proportions (which are notoriously unrealistic). Question everything you see and never take anything at face value!

19.08.19

Antihero

for me

improv

photo https://unsplash.com/@natashar21

every single chillhop song ever

photo https://unsplash.com/@wilson188

I don't use SoundCloud anymore, so please visit me at my new home! https://unionkid.bandcamp.com/releases

Nonprofit multi-genre composer, producer, and musician.

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