Muzak

I've been getting some requests for the music from some of my older games, so I thought I'd post some of it up here for download from time to time.

First up is the title theme from Kingdom Crusher. This was a fun little tune for me to do, different from the kind of stuff I usually end up making. I tried to combine processional trumpets with a 1989 Tone Loc style 808 beat and bassline. I was pleased with the result, an energetic little loop that fits the feel of the game pretty well.

Anyway, here's the link (right-click -> Save As). Enjoy!

The Origins of Skullberto

This is Skullberto, the unofficial mascot of sinistersea.com. He comes from an old Italian horror flick that fell into the public domain, Oasis of the Zombies (note: this is NOT a good zombie movie). The opening scene features two girls walking through an oasis, and the camera eventually zooms in on a skull hidden under a palm leaf (after spending a remarkably long time focusing on the "acting").

The skull caught my eye, so I decided to take a screen capture. I opened it up in Illustrator, applied a Live Trace, spent a little time cleaning it up and ended up with Skullberto.

It's a pretty roundabout way of getting a picture of a skull, but it beats killing a drifter, cutting off his head, and waiting for the flesh to decompose, right?