I'm very excited to announce that I was commissioned by Dr. Marco Schirippa to join the PIXEL MASTERWORKS project!
While most of what I write for games doesn’t necessarily show it, I’ve been a lifelong appreciator of classical music. My primary instruments are piano and viola and I’ve studied classical music since I was a child, so I’ve spent a lot of time performing on stage and mingling with other classical musicians. I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be writing a piece for marimba with live delay pedal as my contribution to the project (and my first official release of concert music!)
From Marco:
“The PIXEL MASTERWORKS Project seeks to expand the marimba repertoire with pieces bridging the gap between genres, creating music that may appeal to a wider audience while maintaining high technical and musical demand for the performer. All of the pieces commissioned through this initiative are heavily inspired by (or in some cases, adaptations of) video game music. Every composer featured in this project is either a credited game composer, a recording artist for game soundtracks, or someone whose compositional voice encapsulates VGM on a deep level.
The first PIXEL MASTERWORKS consortium will create 6 new works for marimba, totaling approximately 50 minutes of music, a full recital! A studio album recording will follow, along with these new pieces being released into the world! Each composer has been thoughtfully selected in order to represent a wide variety of relationships to video games and VGM, presenting each with an opportunity to express their unique musical voice through the marimba.”
I look forward to sharing more details about my contribution as it develops. Stay tuned! ✨