Atlantic Prelude - Classical piano sonata
Cell Phone Symphony - Composed using ONLY the sound effect of my cell phone getting a text
Dungeon Themes - Some music I'm working on for an iPhone game
I'll Never Stop and Think - Composed using ONLY noise from my voice
Logo Themes - Some ideas for logo themes for an iPhone game (two versions)

Logo Theme (8-bit)

Main Orchestral Theme

This tune was made with only three source sounds taken directly from my iPhone: the email "ding", the email "send" and the iconic "doo-dah-dah!"

I pitch shifted, EQ'd, compressed, and added reverb to the sounds, but everything is based on the original samples. There are no synthesized sounds with oscillator sources at all.

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Apple Sounds Song (For Steve)

I heard a song today on the radio but it ended before I could Shazam it so I don't know what it's called or who it's by. I figured the best way to figure that out would be to make a quick mockup of what I remember. This is a very badly mixed, 10 minute creation that I'm only using to figure out what song it was, so don't treat this as a real song by me. So does this sound familiar to anyone? This riff kept playing over and over. It started out with that riff and a big build up for the first minute or so, and then there was finally a drop where the kick came in and such. Thanks!

What song is this?

I wrote this for my wife Dana as a wedding gift. I gave it to her a couple days before we got married on 11.19.11.

This was VERY inspired by C418's music from Minecraft.

11.19.11

I made this song to give my game jam team Plain Cat an inspiration boost. This is for the Toronto Game Jam (http://www.tojam.ca/home/default.asp)

Team Plain Cat's Game Jam Theme Song

Toronto Game Jam Game Theme

Melody and chords by Stoddard Blackall (my brother). Arranged by Whitaker Trebella (me).

Chip Bros.

Undisclosed Super Stickman Golf 2 Level Theme

The theme to the iPhone game Velocispider

Velocispider Theme

Duckers Theme

The theme for the iPhone game Lunar Racer.

Lunar Racer Theme

The garage theme for the iPhone game Lunar Racer

Lunar Racer Garage Theme

The theme to the iPhone game Chicken Balls

Chicken Balls Theme

First let me say that Danny Baranowsky has been a huge influence on me. I think he's one of the most skilled musicians in the games industry today and his music is just excellent.

Also, if you haven't heard the original tune by Danny B., you should listen to it first so you can compare and contrast: http://dbsoundworks.bandcamp.com/track/betus-blues-ch-2-light-world. In fact, just buy the whole album. It's insanely awesome.

I've found that a great way to learn and get better at music is to imitate another's work. I don't mean remix. I mean imitate, as in try to get it as close to the original sound as possible. Many times when I listen to a recording, I just don't understand how composers get a certain sound and I've found that trying to fully recreate the tune really helps me figure out certain aspects.

In recreating a song exactly [sorta], you end up creating synths and designing sounds in ways that are completely new to you. It's a completely different experience than writing you're own song, and I highly recommend it.

My version of this obviously doesn't sound as good as Danny's. His has a fuller, richer, more professional sound. There are still some things that I couldn't get to sound quite right, but I did learn a bunch of things in doing this. I also had a ton of fun remaking this epic piece.

Super Meat Boy - Betus Blues Cover

A cover of SoulEye's brilliant chiptune "Potential for Anything" from PPPPPP, the soundtrack to the awesome game VVVVVV.Use headphones or good speakers for best listening experience!Link to relevant blog post: http://www.whitakerblackall.com/blog/vvvvvvs-potential-for-anything-my-version/Follow me on Twitter!: http://www.twitter.com/wblackall

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