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Tom Schipper
@tomponist.bsky.social
30 / Award-winning Composer - Film | Games | Animation - Open for work! ✉️ [email protected]

Dancing Pandas: Ranger's Path OST Coming March 11th! :) 👇
https://tomponist.bandcamp.com/album/dancing-pandas-rangers-path
It’s almost time for one of my favorite weeks of the year, where the whole game industry descends on Köln. Can’t wait to attend both devcom and gamescom again, to meet old and new friends, and to go on my usual lap(s) through the merch hall! See you there!
August 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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It was a real privilege teaching this class this past week in Austria, as part of the Hollywood Music Workshop. I gave the students an interactive music assignment on Monday, we recorded it all by Friday at the Synchron stage and was listening in Wwise by Saturday. And they all crushed it!!
What an incredible week this has been. I’m immensely grateful to @awintory.bsky.social and the Hollywood Music Academy for a GREAT week of lectures, culminating in the amazing experience of conducting my own work at the Synchron stage in Vienna!
July 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What an incredible week this has been. I’m immensely grateful to @awintory.bsky.social and the Hollywood Music Academy for a GREAT week of lectures, culminating in the amazing experience of conducting my own work at the Synchron stage in Vienna!
July 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Made it to Baden and got it up and running! The trip here has occupied me so much that I’ve hardly been able to get excited about the week. Now that I’m here and all set up, the excitement is well and truly kicking in. Can’t wait for tomorrow 😍
July 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Greetings from my well tucked-in PC and me. On my way to Baden 🇦🇹 - splitting it in 2 days on the way there
July 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Beyond excited to announce that I will be attending the Hollywood Music Academy in Baden, Austria next week for the ‘Writing and Recording for Games’ masterclass by @awintory.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to learn from Austin, who is one of the composers I see as a huge role model.
July 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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The HALVE Demo is LIVE on Steam Next Fest!

We also recorded a dev commentary - watch it on our Steam page for behind-the-scenes stories and design insights!

Spoiler alert! Play the demo first, then let us know your thoughts in a review! 💬

store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/...

#indiegame #games
June 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
HERE WE GO! Halve is now part of the Steam Next Fest! We've been working very hard to polish the demo and make it as good as it can be! You can try out our demo with the following link! :)

store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/...
June 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
For our game 'Halve' by @moonleafstudio.bsky.social, we've been working very hard over the last few months to get our new demo ready! We'll be participating in the upcoming @steampowered.com Next Fest, but you can already try out the demo! :)

store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/...
Halve - Demo Release Trailer
YouTube video by ShorteDev
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June 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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We’ve been working on our passion project, Halve, for more than 3 years now - and we're way beyond excited to share with everyone a brand new Steam Demo!

Check out the Demo here on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2391460/...

#indiedev #gamedev #games #madewithunity #VFX #art #atmospheric #cozy
June 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Working on character rotation in 2.5D platformer games can be quite tough... and funny at the same time 😂

Btw, you can wishlist our game HALVE here, public demo is coming soon! 👀 - store.steampowered.com/app/1906430/...

#gamedev #indiedev #games #game #madewithunity
May 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Coming up with some... quite explosive obstacles in our game Halve 👀

#indiegame
#gamedev
#VFX
May 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Doing another @moonleafstudio.bsky.social 'Halve' livestream tonight, writing some more intense music. Join me at 19:00 CET! :)

youtube.com/live/-lqLyp3...
Halve Devlog Live Stream! | Writing Boss Music!
YouTube video by Tom Schipper
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May 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday! :D If you enjoyed 'Invictus' or my recent OST for 'Dancing Pandas', do consider checking either one of those out on Bandcamp :).

And while you're there; don't forget to show some love to other artists! Today is the best day to do so! :)

tomponist.bandcamp.com
Tom Schipper
Hi there; thanks for checking out my Bandcamp! My name is Tom, and I compose music for media; mostly games and animation! I will be filling this with more of my music over the coming months, so stay ...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We are cooking!
We're making great progress on our game, Halve, so far! Finally started polishing stuff and creating some story elements - including in-game cinematics! 🧙

Check out this sneak peek from one of the recent in-game cinematics 👀

#indiegame #gamedev #VFX #SFX
April 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I did another devlog on the music for Halve [email protected]! This time, I'm diving into my process of learning Wwise, our middleware, and how we're currently using it!

youtu.be/Bj513ihiMPA
This Software Makes Game Music Easier! | Game Music Devlog #5
YouTube video by Tom Schipper
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April 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm doing some composition work for @moonleafstudio.bsky.social
'Halve' live on stream tonight! Join me at 19:00 CET on YouTube :)

youtube.com/live/uKTXKrP...
Halve Devlog Live Stream! | Writing Game Music
YouTube video by Tom Schipper
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April 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Opening Pandora's Box today
April 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Release day! I am very proud to share 'Invictus' with the world!

Bandcamp - tomponist.bandcamp.com/album/invictus
Spotify - open.spotify.com/album/4p5xbE...
April 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
This is not a joke! My score for 'Next Please' by Eva Bonnevits has been nominated for a Buma Music in Media award in the Short Film category! Thanks to Buma Music in Motion for this incredible honor, and what a joy to see so many talented friends on the nominee list! See you all on April 16th! :)
April 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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How difficult should we make the secret collectible areas?
Yes, do it.

#indiegame #gamedev
March 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Did a second compilation of my short videos :). Diving into some composition tips this time around!

youtu.be/o6qssuCLzHE
8 Composition Tips in 5 minutes
YouTube video by Tom Schipper
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March 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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We're cooking up some exciting stuff for our game Halve! 👨‍🍳

Check out the visual and audio updates we did for the side-switching portals 🔄

#indiegame #gamedev #VFX #SFX
March 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Getting back on the 'Composer Devlogs' wagon! This time around, I'm talking about the main theme for Halve by @moonleafstudio.bsky.social and how it came into existence (it involves Kalimba and literal inspiration from the game) :).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7iz...
The Most Important Piece of Game Music! | Game Music Devlog #3
YouTube video by Tom Schipper
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March 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There we go, to close off a crazy week - Dancing Panda's Ranger's Path is also out on Spotify! :). To commemorate the release, I've made a short overview video, highlighting some of our musical choices and the challenges we encountered along the way. I hope you enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2q1...
I Wrote Music for a Cozy Game (About Pandas)
YouTube video by Tom Schipper
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March 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM