Jarren Crist
@jarrencrist.bsky.social
I make music for Video Games! Some recent games I've composed for include: Glitched Out, Hark the Ghoul, Night Hazard, Lunacid, Cooking Companions, Lost in Vivo, Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion, & others!
www.jarrencristmusic.com
My S/O 💜 grmln.bsky.social
www.jarrencristmusic.com
My S/O 💜 grmln.bsky.social
I made a couple of songs for this! It's a cool little atmospheric game where you walk around and interact with stuff, uncover dialogue, secrets, and the sort. And I'm pretty proud of the tunes I did for this one!
Full Metal Syncope achieved **200 pre-registrations** on the Google Play Store! Thanks everyone who pre-registered it, I'll be releasing the game later today, stay tuned.
#gamedev #indiedev #mobilegaming #art
#gamedev #indiedev #mobilegaming #art
October 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I made a couple of songs for this! It's a cool little atmospheric game where you walk around and interact with stuff, uncover dialogue, secrets, and the sort. And I'm pretty proud of the tunes I did for this one!
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Halloween is upon us and @materiacollective.com are celebrating by launching preorders for the vinyl soundtrack to Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion by @akumakira.bsky.social, @jarrencrist.bsky.social and Nolan Reese: blipblop.net/spookys-jump...
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Halloween is upon us and @materiacollective.com are celebrating by launching preorders for the vinyl soundtrack to Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion by @akumakira.bsky.social, @jarrencrist.bsky.social and Nolan Reese: blipblop.net/spookys-jump...
This performance rocks, I love clipping. and they took a primarily electronically-produced set of songs and pulled off a lot of cool acoustic adaptation and found sound foley stuff in this, it's really cool.
youtu.be/h0-k7vW9Xek
youtu.be/h0-k7vW9Xek
clipping.: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This performance rocks, I love clipping. and they took a primarily electronically-produced set of songs and pulled off a lot of cool acoustic adaptation and found sound foley stuff in this, it's really cool.
youtu.be/h0-k7vW9Xek
youtu.be/h0-k7vW9Xek
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ok, time for another round of #screenshotsaturday. This is 'Tidal Hell', a zero-player war sim game where you engineer weapons and send off your pawns to watch them fight.
w/ music by @jarrencrist.bsky.social <333
check it out @ play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine
w/ music by @jarrencrist.bsky.social <333
check it out @ play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine
October 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
ok, time for another round of #screenshotsaturday. This is 'Tidal Hell', a zero-player war sim game where you engineer weapons and send off your pawns to watch them fight.
w/ music by @jarrencrist.bsky.social <333
check it out @ play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine
w/ music by @jarrencrist.bsky.social <333
check it out @ play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine
Just found you can use a browser extension to re-enable the little "Watch Later" button that used to be present in the top corner of YouTube thumbnails as a quick way to add videos into that playlist and JEEZ I've missed that feature so much.
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just found you can use a browser extension to re-enable the little "Watch Later" button that used to be present in the top corner of YouTube thumbnails as a quick way to add videos into that playlist and JEEZ I've missed that feature so much.
This color... It's a Bismol.
September 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This color... It's a Bismol.
If I hear you rave about how great "AI Summaries" are on Google you've basically outed yourself as having been unable to research anything on the internet up to this point.
Yes I have quite a few ppl in my life that talk about how "amazing and helpful" the summaries are.
Yes I have quite a few ppl in my life that talk about how "amazing and helpful" the summaries are.
September 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If I hear you rave about how great "AI Summaries" are on Google you've basically outed yourself as having been unable to research anything on the internet up to this point.
Yes I have quite a few ppl in my life that talk about how "amazing and helpful" the summaries are.
Yes I have quite a few ppl in my life that talk about how "amazing and helpful" the summaries are.
Big recommend for this game (Mortal Meal) for a short & sweet horror-adjacent game. I really liked the visuals and music in this one especially, plus it's got a good story to boot.
(Also its OST is free on Bandcamp which is super dope.)
(Also its OST is free on Bandcamp which is super dope.)
August 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Big recommend for this game (Mortal Meal) for a short & sweet horror-adjacent game. I really liked the visuals and music in this one especially, plus it's got a good story to boot.
(Also its OST is free on Bandcamp which is super dope.)
(Also its OST is free on Bandcamp which is super dope.)
Fun fact: the main synth used in my song "Falling to my Death" from Lunacid is a patch called "Siphons in the Sky" from the plugin: Absynth 5, by Native Instruments.
August 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Fun fact: the main synth used in my song "Falling to my Death" from Lunacid is a patch called "Siphons in the Sky" from the plugin: Absynth 5, by Native Instruments.
I love Donkey Kong Country on the SNES, but am I alone in feeling the level design of the first entry is kind of... frustrating? I love the way the game feels, looks, sounds, how DK/Diddy control - but the levels themselves have been kind of annoying, enemy placement feels cheap oftentimes.
August 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I love Donkey Kong Country on the SNES, but am I alone in feeling the level design of the first entry is kind of... frustrating? I love the way the game feels, looks, sounds, how DK/Diddy control - but the levels themselves have been kind of annoying, enemy placement feels cheap oftentimes.
With every passing day I feel my "professional" veneer fading in favor of more human interaction with every instance of nonsense I encounter in business-y convos with people.
Working a desk job does that to you I think, lol. There's only so much disingenuous interaction one can stomach.
Working a desk job does that to you I think, lol. There's only so much disingenuous interaction one can stomach.
August 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
With every passing day I feel my "professional" veneer fading in favor of more human interaction with every instance of nonsense I encounter in business-y convos with people.
Working a desk job does that to you I think, lol. There's only so much disingenuous interaction one can stomach.
Working a desk job does that to you I think, lol. There's only so much disingenuous interaction one can stomach.
Post 4 albums that influenced your music and tag 2-4 others!
@akumakira.bsky.social
@nolanbrewer.bsky.social
@grantkirkhope.bsky.social
@lukewasthefish.bsky.social
@akumakira.bsky.social
@nolanbrewer.bsky.social
@grantkirkhope.bsky.social
@lukewasthefish.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Post 4 albums that influenced your music and tag 2-4 others!
@akumakira.bsky.social
@nolanbrewer.bsky.social
@grantkirkhope.bsky.social
@lukewasthefish.bsky.social
@akumakira.bsky.social
@nolanbrewer.bsky.social
@grantkirkhope.bsky.social
@lukewasthefish.bsky.social
I'm part of a new compilation album from The Fainting Room! Lots of cool artists featured in this, like Luke Vincent (Automaton Lung) Mike Klubnika (Buckshot Roulette) and others, too many cool folks to mention.
The album is completely FREE on Bandcamp!
thefaintingroom.bandcamp.com/album/transc...
The album is completely FREE on Bandcamp!
thefaintingroom.bandcamp.com/album/transc...
Transcendence [TFR03], by The Fainting Room
12 track album
thefaintingroom.bandcamp.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm part of a new compilation album from The Fainting Room! Lots of cool artists featured in this, like Luke Vincent (Automaton Lung) Mike Klubnika (Buckshot Roulette) and others, too many cool folks to mention.
The album is completely FREE on Bandcamp!
thefaintingroom.bandcamp.com/album/transc...
The album is completely FREE on Bandcamp!
thefaintingroom.bandcamp.com/album/transc...
Normalize taking screenshots of posts of cool art, music, games and other stuff that you want to check out later but don't have the time to in the moment.
Can't tell you how many things I've been able to circle back to and enjoy that way.
Can't tell you how many things I've been able to circle back to and enjoy that way.
June 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Normalize taking screenshots of posts of cool art, music, games and other stuff that you want to check out later but don't have the time to in the moment.
Can't tell you how many things I've been able to circle back to and enjoy that way.
Can't tell you how many things I've been able to circle back to and enjoy that way.
Heard a weird similarity to a synth from a song from the game Sephonie by @hantani.bsky.social and "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson, they're almost identical - pretty neat! Kinda makes me wonder if it was an emulation vst of a similar synth used in the MJ song or something.
June 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Heard a weird similarity to a synth from a song from the game Sephonie by @hantani.bsky.social and "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson, they're almost identical - pretty neat! Kinda makes me wonder if it was an emulation vst of a similar synth used in the MJ song or something.
I guess Mario Kart World has a bunch of new arrangements of pretty deep cut/relatively obscure Nintendo music, keep seeing posts about it and stuff - I think that's pretty neat! Nice to hear some of these old songs with a cool new take.
June 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I guess Mario Kart World has a bunch of new arrangements of pretty deep cut/relatively obscure Nintendo music, keep seeing posts about it and stuff - I think that's pretty neat! Nice to hear some of these old songs with a cool new take.
As a big Mario Kart DS fan the new game with the free roaming and all the micro challenges in the world looks pretty fun, it's kinda like an improved "mission mode" from the aforementioned game in that sense.
Also gives Sonic Frontiers vibes to me. Just cruising around and doing random stuff.
Also gives Sonic Frontiers vibes to me. Just cruising around and doing random stuff.
June 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
As a big Mario Kart DS fan the new game with the free roaming and all the micro challenges in the world looks pretty fun, it's kinda like an improved "mission mode" from the aforementioned game in that sense.
Also gives Sonic Frontiers vibes to me. Just cruising around and doing random stuff.
Also gives Sonic Frontiers vibes to me. Just cruising around and doing random stuff.
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The game industry is a little chaotic right now and I'm trying to do something about it:
We're working to raise funds for diverse video game music composers.
If that's you and you're interested, please fill out this form! and please share far and wide!!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We're working to raise funds for diverse video game music composers.
If that's you and you're interested, please fill out this form! and please share far and wide!!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Composer Interest Form
We're looking to fund new music projects from diverse composers! If you'd be interested in potentially working with us in the future, please fill out the form below.
This is not a guarantee of paym...
docs.google.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The game industry is a little chaotic right now and I'm trying to do something about it:
We're working to raise funds for diverse video game music composers.
If that's you and you're interested, please fill out this form! and please share far and wide!!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We're working to raise funds for diverse video game music composers.
If that's you and you're interested, please fill out this form! and please share far and wide!!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
PSA: Google forces AI summaries on almost everything you search and there's no way to remove them without adding syntax like "-ai" to the start of the query, and given that environmental impact of ai summaries vs. regular search engine queries I'd say it's not a bad time to switch an alternative.
May 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
PSA: Google forces AI summaries on almost everything you search and there's no way to remove them without adding syntax like "-ai" to the start of the query, and given that environmental impact of ai summaries vs. regular search engine queries I'd say it's not a bad time to switch an alternative.
Isn't it weird that the games "Shadow x Sonic" generations and Mario & Luigi Brother"ship" came out in the same year as each other? Was 2024 the year of yaoi games? 🤔
April 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Isn't it weird that the games "Shadow x Sonic" generations and Mario & Luigi Brother"ship" came out in the same year as each other? Was 2024 the year of yaoi games? 🤔
This is easier than I thought it would be, I'm not rly feeling any FOMO after the big reveal yesterday. I'm pretty content with holding out for a while on the system.
(That and the new reality of games/consoles pricing this generation is kind hard to swallow...)
(That and the new reality of games/consoles pricing this generation is kind hard to swallow...)
I'm gonna commit to not buying/pre-ordering a Switch 2 unless there's an exclusive game at launch that I just SUPER want to play. It's probably inevitable that I'll get one eventually but I'm gonna try and resist the consumerist hype cycle type beat and hold off for a while.
April 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is easier than I thought it would be, I'm not rly feeling any FOMO after the big reveal yesterday. I'm pretty content with holding out for a while on the system.
(That and the new reality of games/consoles pricing this generation is kind hard to swallow...)
(That and the new reality of games/consoles pricing this generation is kind hard to swallow...)
I'm rly curious about the whole rumored-ish "Mouse" functionality with the new Switch, a ton of ppl I know only ever play docked or in bed/handheld so I struggle to imagine who would actually use it on tabletop with a mouse except for rly specific stuff.
Guess we'll probably find out tomorrow tho
Guess we'll probably find out tomorrow tho
April 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'm rly curious about the whole rumored-ish "Mouse" functionality with the new Switch, a ton of ppl I know only ever play docked or in bed/handheld so I struggle to imagine who would actually use it on tabletop with a mouse except for rly specific stuff.
Guess we'll probably find out tomorrow tho
Guess we'll probably find out tomorrow tho
youtu.be/ueDNFx0v_yw @akumakira.bsky.social and I were interviewed at GDC about music and more for Lunacid and Lost in Vivo!
GDC2025: Lunacid Interview With Akuma Kira & Jarren Crist
YouTube video by Goddamn Gamecube
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
youtu.be/ueDNFx0v_yw @akumakira.bsky.social and I were interviewed at GDC about music and more for Lunacid and Lost in Vivo!
I've posted the Glitched Out OST on all streaming places! If you haven't checked out that game or the music I'd recommend the songs "Everything has a Price!" or "Chip Chillwave (Chip's Chill Mix)" as those are some of my faves that I made for the OST
jarrencristmusic.com/my-video-gam...
jarrencristmusic.com/my-video-gam...
March 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I've posted the Glitched Out OST on all streaming places! If you haven't checked out that game or the music I'd recommend the songs "Everything has a Price!" or "Chip Chillwave (Chip's Chill Mix)" as those are some of my faves that I made for the OST
jarrencristmusic.com/my-video-gam...
jarrencristmusic.com/my-video-gam...