Josh Sutphin
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I've written digital music since 2004. I primarily use Reason with an Arturia KeyLab 88 MkII.

Legacy of the Elder Star soundtrack

🏆 "I have to start with praise for the music of Elder Star. Props to the composer for writing something that's at once epic, spacey and robotic that evokes the classic 8/16-bit legends."
— Steam review by PapaBrain

The soundtrack from my indie game Legacy of the Elder Star is driving melodic electro-rock, evoking and modernizing the chiptune style of old-school arcade shoot 'em ups. I put a lot of emphasis here on developing, reprising, and interweaving musical themes. I'm really proud of this one!

  1. Legacy of the Elder Star
  2. The Perimeter
  3. The Infinite Legion
  4. The Garden
  5. The Fragments
  6. The Spires
  7. The Fleet
  8. Finale
  9. The Elder Star

Bloxx soundtrack

The soundtrack from my arcade puzzle game Bloxx was designed to start out relaxing and build in intensity through the game's ten levels, mirroring the increase in game speed and difficulty.

  1. Title
  2. Home
  3. Starfield
  4. Full Moon
  5. Lonely Wormhole
  6. Gaseous Cloud
  7. Dead Planet
  8. Nebula
  9. Supernova
  10. Anomaly

Other game soundtracks

I've made other pieces for hobby games, game jams, prototypes, etc. Here are some of them:

Future work

I have a collection of almost-finished cinematic EDM -- standalone pieces, not part of any game soundtrack -- that I haven't decided exactly what to do with yet. Album? Singles? TBD.

I'm also looking to get into more orchestral compositions and work on integrating more organic instruments, including live acoustic guitar.

Created 7/18/2023 • Updated 12/1/2024