126
2002-08-15 | 3.61 MB | 3'56" (#8)
Probably one of the oddest tracks on Clocks Striking 13. The main guitar riff is pretty intrica...
54321
2009-09-22 | 2.95 MB | 1'44" (#6)
A bookend to Ing, this showcases a nice 5-4-3-2-1 descending drum meter with some caaa...
A Day in the Strife
2010-09-10 | 21.59 MB | 12'07" (#14)
The last project I did that was this ambitious was for M.U.S.I.K. 2006, when I did a five-part,...
A Night at Paul's
2008-11-20 | 2.29 MB | 1'58" (#28)
A fun song to play on the guitar. This is the essence of the piece in less than 2 minutes. Jazz...
A Question of Dodge (SDB remix)
2004-02-17 | 3.85 MB | 4'11"
Remix of Super Dodge Ball's 'Title,' 'USA,' and 'Russia' themes.
A Tepid Downtrickle
2006-08-02 | 6.05 MB | 4'24" (#2)
I'm not really sure what this is. Equal parts pretension, patience, and placency are needed for...
An Offering Triggered
2009-09-22 | 7.62 MB | 4'33" (#5)
Once again, a piece that lived as one kind of piece is transformed into something else. Kind of...
Awakening
2002-08-15 | 4.57 MB | 4'59" (#1)
My first epic. A killer riff that gets toyed with and fleshed out over almost 5 minutes.
Axistential
2003-05-12 | 5.55 MB | 6'03"
Breakbeat madness. Sweet little drum-only breakdown in the middle. Freneticness squared.
Baroque (Satch cover)
2005-10-24 | 2.16 MB | 2'21"
A heavily edited cover of the Joe Satriani classic. This is several attempts spliced together a...
Battle - 'The Hunter'
2008-07-08 | 3.96 MB | 2'07" (#7)
An enemy approaches! Start the battle theme! Whip the heroes into a lather! All good RPGs have ...
Blue
2008-11-20 | 2.14 MB | 1'52" (#6)
Allusions to Awakening from Clocks Striking 13 are apparent here, mainly because of th...
Breaking the Captain
2010-09-10 | 5.14 MB | 2'40" (#1)
I've gone long periods of time just listening to chiptunes. NES, SNES, GB, and GBA are my favor...
Breezy (FF8 cover)
2006-07-15 | 1.60 MB | 1'15"
A 'breezy' acoustic guitar song from Final Fantasy VIII for the Playstation. This is the second...
Character (Claire) - 'Starebeam'
2008-07-08 | 5.28 MB | 2'50" (#4)
Meet Claire. She's a starry-eyed, twenty-something destined for greatness. Or so she thinks. ...
Character (Olos) - 'Adamant'
2008-07-08 | 5.72 MB | 3'07" (#3)
Meet Olos. He's a saxophonist. He's currently unemployed, and he's seen better days. Living ...
Character (Senegal) - 'Chirrum'
2008-07-08 | 5.57 MB | 2'57" (#5)
Meet Senegal. Well, it may be hard to actually meet him, as he's the shadowy, odd one of the bu...
Cumulonimbus
2006-08-10 | 5.32 MB | 3'52" (#10)
I attempted the musical technique found here on an earlier MUSIK, but it wasn't until a talk wi...
Dargonia
2010-09-10 | 6.40 MB | 3'33" (#9)
All of the Dragon Quest/Warrior games have epic Sugiyama music, with a classical feel reminisce...
Dave is the Man
2010-09-10 | 5.36 MB | 2'50" (#3)
A straight-ahead rocker from Maniac Mansion. Dave's Theme has some truly bitching solos that I ...
Dearly
2010-03-19 | 8.43 MB | 5'07" (#2)
Picture yourself on a front porch attached to an old log cabin out in the forest. It's daybreak...
Discoverton
2009-02-09 | 1.26 MB | 1'16" (#4)
You've been tagged, flagged, and bagged. But there is hope yet. The out is in Discoverton, exa...
Down a Wood Path
2002-08-15 | 5.88 MB | 6'25" (#5)
Story time! If you try hard you can envision a plot of sorts within the music including a creep...
Dungeon - 'Hole of Borgon'
2008-07-08 | 4.28 MB | 2'18" (#10)
It appears you've stumbled into a dungeon, cave, evil temple, demon tower, vortex of chaos, or ...
Edge of the Cliff
2002-08-15 | 3.41 MB | 3'43" (#7)
Alt-rock and grungy. The middle part of the song was written completely on the fly. One of my f...
Epilogue - 'Flow'
2008-07-08 | 14.28 MB | 7'44" (#15)
The final story unfolds as our plucky protagonists finally find out the secrets behind the worl...
Ermina
2008-11-20 | 1.14 MB | 0'47" (#18)
A throwaway MUSIK acoustic guitar riff gets some new life breathed into it.
Euphoria
2003-10-03 | 3.47 MB | 3'47" (#3)
My first pop song with vocals. It's sappy and gets your knickers in a bunch.
Five Square Feet of Area
2010-09-10 | 5.73 MB | 3'05" (#2)
The NESkimos do a bang-up job of covering Bionic Command...
Flight - 'New Sea'
2008-07-08 | 4.13 MB | 2'13" (#11)
No longer forced to walk on foot, an airship/airplane/spaceship/helicopter/flying contraption o...
Fling
2009-09-22 | 6.09 MB | 3'38" (#4)
Beepy jaunt that turns into a cavernous rock-a-thon and back into a beepier jauntier...thing.
For Not Trying
2002-11-21 | 2.27 MB | 3'24"
In my musical exploration I decided to do something in 5/4 time. Here's what I came up with.
From the Depths of the Sky
2010-09-10 | 9.49 MB | 4'53" (#13)
A little known game from the NES era called "Magician" exists. It is tough. I've never gotten v...
Gravy Milkshake Mistake
2006-08-28 | 4.20 MB | 3'03" (#28)
A cool name for an otherwise unspectacular little electronica dirge.
Harbinger
2009-09-22 | 5.47 MB | 3'26" (#3)
An ever-so-smooth electronic trip that gets a little noisy before the ever-so-smooth ending.
I'm Gonna Rob a Bank Today
2003-10-25 | 2.98 MB | 3'15" (#25)
Methinks it's a punk rock classic. Three chords, a cliched solo, and lots of strained vocals.
In No Certain Words
2010-08-27 | 3.10 MB | 2'13" (#3)
Matched with "A Day in the Life," this really makes my typical workday seem a lot more exciting...
Indigo
2008-11-20 | 1.09 MB | 0'52" (#7)
The Intro to End All Intros of some kind of rock song I could never properly finish.
Ing
2009-09-22 | 1.39 MB | 0'52"
A brief, quirky intro to Majicking, meant to pique, but not overwhelm interest.
It's Dark at 3am
2010-09-10 | 7.34 MB | 4'00" (#6)
Shadowrun is a cherished RPG from the SNES era. It's the kind of game you can just play and ove...
Jasperlilly
2010-09-10 | 7.77 MB | 4'02" (#5)
Shuffling good time with some old-school synths that might actually make you want to dance. The...
Jazz Hall Crash
2002-08-15 | 4.51 MB | 4'55" (#9)
As a MIDI this song didn't get much love, but as an MP3 it got pretty good reviews. Go figure. ...
Jyothi
2002-08-15 | 2.03 MB | 2'12" (#14)
A hidden piece on Clocks Striking 13 featuring a Middle Eastern-vibe.
Kandle Hopping
2009-09-22 | 6.82 MB | 4'00" (#2)
Is it supposed to make you think of Jack-Be-Nimble, Jack-Be-Quick? No. It is s...
King for a Weeknight
2010-08-27 | 7.82 MB | 5'42" (#4)
Epic RPG-ish rock march music. Used in a video to convey the epic epicness of a recent cruise t...
Lariat
2003-04-27 | 4.74 MB | 5'10"
Stumbling upon some crunchy industrial noise samples in a CD accompanying some audio magazine, ...
Last Boss - 'Gnostis'
2008-07-08 | 8.70 MB | 4'39" (#14)
This is it. It's the final clash between good and evil. Both sides have prepared for this encou...
Life Underwater I
1998-07-03 | 3.15 MB | 3'26"
Digitech provided me with an interesting delay patch on their RP-7 and I wasn't about to NOT use it.
Life Underwater II
1998-07-02 | 3.89 MB | 4'15"
Continuing the delayed water metaphor through a new theme.
Light of Shadow
2010-09-10 | 8.66 MB | 4'38" (#12)
How does one make the haunting melodies of Shadowgate even more haunting? Chan...
Matoya's Cafe
2010-09-10 | 6.09 MB | 3'22" (#7)
This is the kind of video game theme cover that is predictable. Matoya's theme has been covered...
Mellifluous
2010-08-27 | 3.05 MB | 1'51" (#5)
Dorky little suspense/spy theme. Silliness abounds in the video it's used in, "TiVo on the Lam....
Midnight on the Veranda
2002-08-15 | 2.87 MB | 3'08" (#4)
Slowing it down a bit here with an upwardly catchy and jazzy chord progression. Floating on clo...
Minute Waltz
2008-11-20 | 1.12 MB | 1'01" (#26)
Depending on your filesystem or media player, this may or may not be one minute long or not. A...
Mist in Your Eyes
2002-08-15 | 4.09 MB | 4'21" (#3)
Jazzy little number. I used that odd synth in the beginning because I couldn't find a harpsicho...
Monochromatic
2010-02-09 | 8.49 MB | 6'35"
Breaking out the Dream Theater inside for this epic rockfest.
Moonlit Santa Ana
2003-10-05 | 4.32 MB | 4'42" (#5)
Classical melody over breakbeats in the vein of my earlier singles stuff.
My Chamber Life
2010-08-27 | 4.20 MB | 2'20" (#2)
This started out as a solo piano piece, but took on more of a life once it got a video companio...
Narcissus Terminus
2010-08-27 | 4.23 MB | 2'39" (#7)
Imposing title, no? My intention was for this to be played behind the opening credits for a sus...
Nebulae
2002-08-15 | 3.19 MB | 3'28" (#10)
My namesake song is a very simple one. Give me my guitar and let me go.
Needles in the Ground
2008-11-20 | 1.94 MB | 1'04" (#23)
Dark stuff here. Some of the most dissonant chords I've ever thought up, let alone recorded.
New Halveshire
2009-02-09 | 3.16 MB | 2'41" (#2)
Descending into the cave, sagging stone structures fill your eyesight. The underground city of...
Norwegian Wood (Beatles cover)
2006-12-10 | 3.32 MB | 2'25"
Acoustic guitar cover of the Beatles classic 'Norwegian Wood,' sans sitar, of course.
Number 18 (Song for Her)
2002-08-15 | 4.71 MB | 5'08" (#6)
Written for a girl that once had a name and is now anonymous.
Nyxville
2009-02-09 | 3.87 MB | 2'46" (#5)
Forgetting you ever found Average Town even remotely hospitable, a long journey home along the ...
On the Edge of the World
2006-08-22 | 4.40 MB | 3'12" (#22)
If you were standing at the theoretical edge of the world, this music just might start playing.
Overworld - 'Hero King'
2008-07-08 | 5.10 MB | 2'41" (#6)
The quintessential theme of any RPG that requires transportation on foot is that of the Overwor...
Parasite
2004-09-13 | 2.62 MB | 2'51"
I was bored one night and put together this chill piece in less than an hour.
Peccadillo
2003-07-01 | 5.17 MB | 5'38"
A guitar pattern that I've played with for a while finally gets recorded...as an electronic son...
Plenty of Stuffing
2010-03-19 | 7.85 MB | 4'49" (#3)
The original version of this was first recorded on M.U.S.I.K. 2006. It was pretty much improvis...
Printaphobia
2002-11-02 | 2.75 MB | 3'00"
One night while finishing up a paper for school I started to listen to my printer. Lexmark Z51s...
Prologue - 'Jellyfish'
2008-07-08 | 8.48 MB | 4'12" (#2)
Now that you've sat and listened to the title screen and started the game, the story can begin....
Psychopathic Wedding March
2008-11-20 | 2.16 MB | 1'50" (#10)
Named for its obvious marital procession overtones, I've always wanted to jam this one out more.
Quest for Blue
2006-08-07 | 6.39 MB | 4'39" (#7)
You'll find a groove piece with some tasty melodies interwoven atop a fairly normal 4/4 beat. N...
Reggae Robble
2010-09-10 | 5.24 MB | 2'41" (#11)
Another idea contributed by a friend, quite a long time ago. They wanted to hear a reggae rendi...
Rest - 'Laissez Affaire'
2008-07-08 | 435 KB | 0'13" (#9)
When your party has had an exhausting day of monster-slaying, gold-acquiring, and treasure-hunt...
Rewinder
2008-11-20 | 1.81 MB | 1'23" (#9)
Written mainly as a bass line to be used for something later, adding some drum loops worked out...
Sadness - 'Trickle'
2008-07-08 | 5.03 MB | 2'44" (#13)
Not all of life is considered happy. The opposite of happiness is sadness, and it wouldn't be a...
Saucer of Milk
2004-02-03 | 4.29 MB | 4'40"
This progression just grooves on and on. Features a harmonized saxophone lead.
Seasoned Bedside Manner
2010-08-27 | 4.30 MB | 2'51" (#6)
This piece was once the theme for "Six Easy Steps to Happiness," a short six-picture slideshow/...
Second First Gear
2010-09-10 | 5.77 MB | 2'51" (#8)
Metal Gear 2: Snake's Revenge has been maligned a bit over the years, as it was not worked on b...
Settlement
2009-02-09 | 2.73 MB | 2'24" (#1)
Welcome to Average Town! Enjoy your mediocre stay and don't forget to refer to us neutrally in...
Sewer Symphony (Chrono Trigger cover)
2006-08-20 | 4.14 MB | 3'00" (#20)
Yasunori Mitsuda's score for Chrono Trigger is nothing short of amazing. If I wasn't such a Nob...
Shenanigans
2008-11-20 | 2.13 MB | 1'24" (#21)
Bouncy and fun electronic track. I can see Lemmings, or some other small cute creature, moving...
Six O Six
2003-10-10 | 5.60 MB | 6'06" (#10)
Steve Reich influenced this piece. Improvised on the spot. Also, the intro riff is from an Apex...
Snake Shake (MG remix)
2002-09-30 | 4.60 MB | 5'01"
Metal Gear Solid had neat sound effects. They'd be even neater in a dance electronica song. So ...
Super Mega Eagle Scout
2010-09-10 | 7.57 MB | 4'06" (#10)
I asked a friend to suggest a video game theme to cover to add to this collection, and they sug...
Surf for Cover
2002-08-15 | 3.71 MB | 4'02" (#11)
A medley of surf tunes including 'Pipeline,' 'Miserlou,' and 'Walk, Don't Run.'
Tears in the Rain (Satch cover)
2004-10-26 | 1.30 MB | 1'25"
Almost perfect acoustic guitar cover of Joe Satriani's song 'Tears in the Rain' from his album ...
The Cam Bridge
2008-11-20 | 1.38 MB | 1'10" (#1)
One of my most favorite riffs to play in the always-fun blues canon of riffs.
The Great Tower of Piezo
2008-11-20 | 2.20 MB | 1'56" (#32)
Piezo is a kind of electronic pickup. That has nothing to do with this rocking song at all, though.
The Mistaken
2002-08-15 | 4.10 MB | 4'21" (#2)
Much in the same vein as Awakening, The Mistaken is just me trying my best to solo over a simpl...
The New Standard
2007-11-26 | 8.12 MB | 5'12"
Tuning: CGCGCC (low to high) Classified in the usual 'instrumental rock' style I'm accustome...
The Sea Castle
2010-08-27 | 3.67 MB | 2'25" (#1)
Soundtrack to the video of the same name. Heavily-influenced by pop sensibilities, car commerci...
The Whale Song
2003-10-11 | 2.09 MB | 2'16" (#11)
Coined "The Whale Song" by a friend this is pretty chill and bass-heavy.
Title - 'Ebb'
2008-07-08 | 8.15 MB | 4'01" (#1)
When I think of RPG title themes, my mind goes to places like Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger....
Town - 'Riveria'
2008-07-08 | 5.13 MB | 2'44" (#8)
After all that adventuring through the land of Ebben Flow, it's nice to be able to duck into a ...
Toy Soldiers
2010-03-19 | 3.74 MB | 2'19" (#5)
A smooth acoustic guitar riff gets the cinematic treatment.
Tracerace
2009-02-09 | 3.16 MB | 2'20" (#3)
Running. Tracing. Acing. Win the Tracerace against time or lose your mind.
Trailing the Apple
2009-09-22 | 5.17 MB | 3'06" (#1)
This started out as a simple bass sketch called Trailing. It was also the first time I'd ever u...
Undereke
2010-09-10 | 10.63 MB | 6'00" (#4)
Until recently, when Nintendo blessed the Virtual Console on Wii with this hidden Sunsoft gem, ...
Underwater - 'Sieve'
2008-07-08 | 6.84 MB | 3'36" (#12)
The game is called Ebben Flow, so you'd expect to go underwater at some point, right? Good gues...
Utopiana
2002-08-15 | 4.43 MB | 4'44" (#13)
Kind of reminds me of an old pop song. Nice laid-back rock.
Voxwalk
2008-11-20 | 1.94 MB | 1'44" (#14)
Another difficult lead/solo most likely only possible in my world due to it being sequenced and...