Shady Cicada
@shadycicada.bsky.social
Just a Video Game Composer who loves video games, jokes, food, talking, and candy :)
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Artists (of all kinds), what are your personal tips for burnout? Here's some of mine (:
- Take walks
- Try playing another instrument
- Listen to music that you love. (Especially if it's a new soundtrack)
- (Important) Take a break and go do a hobby that you enjoy!
- Friends!
- Take walks
- Try playing another instrument
- Listen to music that you love. (Especially if it's a new soundtrack)
- (Important) Take a break and go do a hobby that you enjoy!
- Friends!
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Artists (of all kinds), what are your personal tips for burnout? Here's some of mine (:
- Take walks
- Try playing another instrument
- Listen to music that you love. (Especially if it's a new soundtrack)
- (Important) Take a break and go do a hobby that you enjoy!
- Friends!
- Take walks
- Try playing another instrument
- Listen to music that you love. (Especially if it's a new soundtrack)
- (Important) Take a break and go do a hobby that you enjoy!
- Friends!
A little bit of Piano and Strings for you today! Making some melody ideas.
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A little bit of Piano and Strings for you today! Making some melody ideas.
10 games to get to know me! This was really hard. I tried to have a limit of 1 game per series. I would throw in all of Xenoblade (+Xenogears) if I could. As well as some more Zeldas, RPGs, Indies, and...a lot of other stuff!
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
10 games to get to know me! This was really hard. I tried to have a limit of 1 game per series. I would throw in all of Xenoblade (+Xenogears) if I could. As well as some more Zeldas, RPGs, Indies, and...a lot of other stuff!
Spooky times ahead! Streaming Modded Lethal company with friends now! Feel free to come hang (: www.twitch.tv/shadycicada
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Spooky times ahead! Streaming Modded Lethal company with friends now! Feel free to come hang (: www.twitch.tv/shadycicada
Grew a little bit over the years. Only a lil (:
October 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Grew a little bit over the years. Only a lil (:
This is truly the coolest thing ever. AMAZING job!!
Made this because i was watching a Shady Cicada stream and he finally did a 'Bury the Light' cover.
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#ShadyCicada #Blender #3DAnimation
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#ShadyCicada #Blender #3DAnimation
October 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
This is truly the coolest thing ever. AMAZING job!!
Ah man, I missed the Undertale submissions, but I'm sure this community knows how much that game means to me. + Having a video of mine retweeted by the man himself has done more for myself and my video game music career than he'll know. And for that, I'm grateful (:
July 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ah man, I missed the Undertale submissions, but I'm sure this community knows how much that game means to me. + Having a video of mine retweeted by the man himself has done more for myself and my video game music career than he'll know. And for that, I'm grateful (:
I had the awesome opportunity to write a song for this game! Super excited to see a release date 😄 Feel free to check it out if you like Rhythm games and Roguelites!
RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT: August 21st 2025
Kill The Music is a Rhythm Action Roguelite about defeating hordes of enemies with musical instruments.
store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...
Kill The Music is a Rhythm Action Roguelite about defeating hordes of enemies with musical instruments.
store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...
July 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I had the awesome opportunity to write a song for this game! Super excited to see a release date 😄 Feel free to check it out if you like Rhythm games and Roguelites!
sleepy music man acquires monke game
July 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
sleepy music man acquires monke game
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July 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4 were absolutely amazing. Some of the best music yet as well (: definitely gave me some motivation and inspiration. (If you haven't played it, go do it!). And thanks to those who joined me on stream for it! We laughed and cried. Good times 😄
July 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4 were absolutely amazing. Some of the best music yet as well (: definitely gave me some motivation and inspiration. (If you haven't played it, go do it!). And thanks to those who joined me on stream for it! We laughed and cried. Good times 😄
Mario Kart World is already a contender for one of the best Mario OSTs, but the final area of the final track might have one of the best melodies ever produced in the series. I may have had tears in my eyes for the whole course. We've come so far! Glad to have you all here (:
June 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Mario Kart World is already a contender for one of the best Mario OSTs, but the final area of the final track might have one of the best melodies ever produced in the series. I may have had tears in my eyes for the whole course. We've come so far! Glad to have you all here (:
Guys, I found this red box. What am I supposed to do with it??
June 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Guys, I found this red box. What am I supposed to do with it??
Afternoon Cicada (experimenting with different rooms for future video things)
May 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Afternoon Cicada (experimenting with different rooms for future video things)
Funny music man 2
(Playing with camera angles in the small room for potential guitar streams. We'll see 😄)
(Playing with camera angles in the small room for potential guitar streams. We'll see 😄)
May 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Funny music man 2
(Playing with camera angles in the small room for potential guitar streams. We'll see 😄)
(Playing with camera angles in the small room for potential guitar streams. We'll see 😄)
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Ayo? @ylvadaimonas.bsky.social fanmade model reveal?
REPO being such a great start to my monday!!
had to include @shadycicada.bsky.social @justicesilverwing.bsky.social and the subbaby "Jelly" of @missnoma.bsky.social for the funsies
REPO being such a great start to my monday!!
had to include @shadycicada.bsky.social @justicesilverwing.bsky.social and the subbaby "Jelly" of @missnoma.bsky.social for the funsies
April 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Ayo? @ylvadaimonas.bsky.social fanmade model reveal?
REPO being such a great start to my monday!!
had to include @shadycicada.bsky.social @justicesilverwing.bsky.social and the subbaby "Jelly" of @missnoma.bsky.social for the funsies
REPO being such a great start to my monday!!
had to include @shadycicada.bsky.social @justicesilverwing.bsky.social and the subbaby "Jelly" of @missnoma.bsky.social for the funsies
How to write a great melody:
- Map it out
- Squint at the screen menacingly and say "this better be good"
- Scare the melody into being good
Works every time 😎
- Map it out
- Squint at the screen menacingly and say "this better be good"
- Scare the melody into being good
Works every time 😎
April 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
How to write a great melody:
- Map it out
- Squint at the screen menacingly and say "this better be good"
- Scare the melody into being good
Works every time 😎
- Map it out
- Squint at the screen menacingly and say "this better be good"
- Scare the melody into being good
Works every time 😎
Wow this is a nice beat
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds maybe 1-2 more instruments*
Wow this is a hard mix
I think my brain needs to chill 🐛
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds maybe 1-2 more instruments*
Wow this is a hard mix
I think my brain needs to chill 🐛
April 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Wow this is a nice beat
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds maybe 1-2 more instruments*
Wow this is a hard mix
I think my brain needs to chill 🐛
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds more instruments*
*adds maybe 1-2 more instruments*
Wow this is a hard mix
I think my brain needs to chill 🐛
Fun with chords (: (work in progress)
April 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fun with chords (: (work in progress)
350K subscribers on the first day of 2025 is pretty damn cool (: Thank you for the love and support everyone! ❤️
January 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
350K subscribers on the first day of 2025 is pretty damn cool (: Thank you for the love and support everyone! ❤️
The latest pickup I got from a con a few days ago! I never owned the gold cart for Ocarina of Time. I decided to go for the whole boxed thing (booklets included)! I grabbed the physical guide for it too. This is gonna make for some good comfy retro nights :)
November 18, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The latest pickup I got from a con a few days ago! I never owned the gold cart for Ocarina of Time. I decided to go for the whole boxed thing (booklets included)! I grabbed the physical guide for it too. This is gonna make for some good comfy retro nights :)
Today marks the 11th anniversary of Shady Cicada being a thing. So much has happend since then, and there's so much more to look forward to. Thank you for giving this silly music guy a chance all those years ago. I'll do my best to keep blowing you all away :)
November 15, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Today marks the 11th anniversary of Shady Cicada being a thing. So much has happend since then, and there's so much more to look forward to. Thank you for giving this silly music guy a chance all those years ago. I'll do my best to keep blowing you all away :)
So, I've been retro game collecting for maybe 2 years now whenever I set a lil money aside. Idk if people would be interested, but I was thinking of sharing some collection pictures? (: Would share modern collection stuff too
November 9, 2024 at 12:46 AM
So, I've been retro game collecting for maybe 2 years now whenever I set a lil money aside. Idk if people would be interested, but I was thinking of sharing some collection pictures? (: Would share modern collection stuff too
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Happy halloween!
I made this during @shadycicada.bsky.social's silent hill 2 stream for fun, awesome game and awesome person!
I made this during @shadycicada.bsky.social's silent hill 2 stream for fun, awesome game and awesome person!
October 31, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Happy halloween!
I made this during @shadycicada.bsky.social's silent hill 2 stream for fun, awesome game and awesome person!
I made this during @shadycicada.bsky.social's silent hill 2 stream for fun, awesome game and awesome person!
What ritual must I do to get a Switch 2 announcement and a Xenoblade X port
October 25, 2024 at 12:20 PM
What ritual must I do to get a Switch 2 announcement and a Xenoblade X port