I'm a solo dev working on a Game Boy Color-inspired RPG. I'm hiring a composer / sound designer to help define the game's audio identity and produce an initial set of music and sound effects.

Music

• Gothic chiptune. Minor key, arpeggios, melody-driven
• Loop Hero meets Mina the Hollower. The moodier tracks from both, not the upbeat boss fights
• Made in a chip tracker on Game Boy hardware. Furnace, LSDj, whatever you use. Expansion chips welcome, modern synths are not

Sound effects

• Crunchy and degraded
• Both Loop Hero and Mina the Hollower have some good examples. Nothing high-pitched or beepy
• Same hardware and tracker requirements as the music

The job

• Roughly 4 tracks and 10 sound effects, small and highly polished, for a pitch video and early marketing materials
• You deliver the audio files and I'll handle putting them in the game
• If we work well together, the full game will need tons of audio and I'd love to continue the relationship

Terms

• Paid test for anyone who looks like a fit, one round of notes included in the fee
• Sign an NDA before I send the test brief
• Work-for-hire
• No generative AI at any stage

To apply

• Send an email with your portfolio or reel
• Chip music or sound design that fits the above
• Your rates and availability