Matt Christensen Website Launch

We’ve just launched the new website for Matt Christensen – Composer & Performer. Matt specializes in original high quality musical compositions for creative iOS games and web application projects.

HOST – ISEA 2012

Trish Adams’ video: “HOST” has been accepted to play at the Albuquerque Museum of Modern Art on September 19th as part of the ISEA 2012 “Machine Wilderness” programme. ROUNDHOUSE created the Soundtrack to ‘Host’ and we have been long term collaborators with Trish, working on many of her video / installation projects as well as creating […]

Garcon Garcon Debut Music Video

Electro-pop duo Garcon Garcon have just released their debut music video for ‘Stay in Touch’. The long awaited vid didnt dissapoint with superb direction by alex goddard.

Biophilia

We love the interdisciplinary artistic project Biophilia from Bjork. It is an extraordinary and innovative multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology by Bjork, her longtime design collaborators M/M (Paris) and Scott Snibbe (for the biophilia iphone / ipad app). Biophilia app Biophilia website

Game Music and Sounds from 1980s

At Roundhouse, we have a penchant for retro gaming. Check out some well known and some nearly forgotten music and sounds from video games of the 1980s. 1. Pacman Namco’s classic arcade game. The developer of the classic Pacman arcade game was Namco. Toshio Kai is responsible for the sound and music. 2. Space Invaders […]

Gaming and Sound Design Perfection : 5 Ways to Develop Layers of Sound and Meaning

‘A beautiful thing is never perfect.’ (Proverb) Sound perfection is in the ear of the beholder. Everyone in game audio is striving to create the richest audio experience possible. Sound Design is in many ways about problem solving. Although perfection remains a mystery – sonic success does leave some clues. The Meaning within the Music […]

15 Game Company Sound Logos

Game Sound of the early 1980s – 5 Powerful Lessons from the Classics

The Games of the early 1980s were in many ways defined by sound Digital sound was revolutionising the new gameplay – with key characters being defined by sound and music elements alone. These addictive and repetitive themes enhanced games in a way never experienced before, creating that compelling dramatic tension we have grown to love. […]

Creative App Review – Flourish

Flourish is a composer’s dream. Making music made easy – with wonderful graphics to match. Headphones recommended. What is Flourish? The basic concept : select instruments, layer sounds, create loops. Compose entire tracks. It’s intuitive, addictive and surprisingly easy to get your head around this nifty app. Come to Life Flourish is all about phrases […]

Emily Industries Website

Sound Designer & Game Audio Consultant Emily Ridgway is responsible for the amazing soundscapes / sound design in well known titles such as BIOSHOCK & BRUTAL LEGEND. We’ve developed a website for her to showcase her accololaides (of which there are many) and to house an upcoming suite of samples of her work (coming soon) […]