One Hour Photo
Style: electronic
Suitable genre(s): action, RPG

A slow electronic/orchestral hybrid, which would fit well in a dark futuristic setting within an action game. Creates a tense atmosphere, and a sense of foreboding.

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They Come
Style: orchestral
Suitable genre(s): action

This is a loud, dramatic piece, written as music for an important boss battle, and which would work within a number of genres.

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The Funkomatic 3000
Style: electronic
Suitable genre(s): adventure

A funky, electronic piece for an android/electronic character or environment in a science-fiction setting. Started off as a practice in making electronic music sound more "organic".

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Derelict
Style: ambient, experimental
Suitable genre(s): action

This was written as incidental music, for a scene where the player first enters a location which was once a thriving community, but is now a shadow of its former self and has since become abandoned due to some (possibly unknown) disaster.

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Funky See Funky Do
Style: funky jazz, electroacoustic
Suitable genre(s): driving, casual

This upbeat, funky tune is intended for use as menu and/or character select music in casual, family-friendly games. It would also be suitable in driving games, and other genres where plot, style and atmosphere aren't key to the gameplay.

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Orchestral Cue #1
Style: orchestral
Suitable genre(s): adventure

A short, optimistic orchestral cue to mark a transition, an establishing shot, or a scene introduction.

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The Machine
Style: pop
Suitable genre(s): action, 2D platformer

A loud upbeat track with a powerful late 80's/early 90's stylized feel, with synths, loud power drums and gated reverb. Modelled on the factory/mechanical city levels you'd find near the end of old Sonic games.

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Echoes From Neptune
Style: ambient, electronic
Suitable genre(s): sci-fi

An ambient piece, suitable as unintrusive background music in a sci-fi setting. Created using a modular synthesizer, processed heavily with reverb, reversed delay and a bit of granulation.

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Forest
Style: orchestral
Suitable genre(s): adventure, RPG

This piece was written for a peaceful forest scene in a fantasy adventure or RPG, where there is apparently no immediate danger to the player. Inspired by Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy scores.

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A_DAYDREAM_IN_8BIT
Style: retro, electronic
Suitable genre(s): 2D platformer

A catchy, melodic piece with a style inspired by games from the 8-bit era, and music inspired by games like Sonic The Hedgehog and Kirby.

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A Daydream In 16-Bit
Style: retro, electronic
Suitable genre(s): 2D platformer

The same music as the above, remixed to a 16-bit arrangement which, like the music itself, was inspired by the Sega Mega Drive release of Sonic The Hedgehog.

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A Great Expedition
Style: orchestral
Suitable genre(s): RPG, adventure

A grand orchestral piece, for a fantasy RPG in the vein of the Elder Scrolls or Ultima games. More than a little inspired by the orchestral score for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

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Under Exploding Skies
Style: retro electronic
Suitable genre(s): cyberpunk adventure

A sparse, slow, ambient piece for synthesizer, written as music which would run under some introductory story sequence for a cyberpunk-themed game, similar to Blade Runner or Snatcher.

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These works by Ryan Snook are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

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