Composer • Sound Designer • Retro/JRPG Hybrid Specialist
Game composer focused on modern retro music for story-driven games, blending electronic texture, industrial edge, and JRPG-style melodic writing into scores built for atmosphere, identity, and gameplay movement.
Multi-instrumentalist with a composer-first approach
Graduate of the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media with over two decades of composition experience. My work emphasizes game-focused design, JRPG influences, and scores that serve the player experience above all else.
I've composed over 600 tracks across 33+ shipped game projects, delivered 104 tracks per year for 4 consecutive years to a subscriber base, and my music serves as the official RTP for the RPG Architect game engine.
I livestream my composition sessions weekly on YouTube, Twitch, and Kick — 188+ archived sessions showing real-time scoring, sound design, and creative process.
Core Strengths
- Strong melodic theme writing with emotional recall
- Retro accuracy with modern production finish
- Range across chiptune, electronic, industrial, orchestral
- Implementation-aware scoring (adaptive states, middleware)
- Fast turnaround and deadline precision
From first conversation to final delivery
Discovery
We talk through your game's world, tone, references, and needs. I learn your vision before writing a single note.
Direction
I create initial demos establishing the sonic identity — palette, themes, and energy that will define your game's sound.
Production
Full score production with regular check-ins, feedback rounds, and iterative refinement. Clear communication throughout.
Delivery
Final assets delivered in your required formats — stems, loops, adaptive layers, middleware-ready files as needed.
Games I've scored
Light Of The Locked World
Zuurix • Lead Composer
Magic of Spring
Zuurix • Lead Composer
Quartet
Something Classic • Contributing Guitarist & Sound Design
Tower of Nod
Tiny Abyss • Contributing Composer
Retaliate
Romans I:XVI Gaming • Lead Composer
RPG Architect
Locke Lunde • Official Audio for RTP
Crystal Project
Andrew Willman • Contributing Composer
Sector Six
Zuurix • Lead Composer
33+ game credits spanning 2012–2025. View full portfolio →
What studios say about working with Bert
Bert is such a pleasure to work with! He processes feedback magnificently and created the exact track that I was looking for.
Developer, Crystal Project
Bert is an exceptionally hard working, industrious and collaboratively focused individual whose compositions showcase a strong sense of melody, a wide range of styles and colors, and his love for gaming.
Developer, Something Classic Games
Bert's contributions have helped make RPG Architect a more fully-fledged product—he provided song packs and built the sound effects package, which are now some of the most celebrated resources included.
Developer, RPG Architect
Ready to talk about your game's soundtrack?
Send over your game, prototype, pitch deck, or mood references and we can talk through sonic direction, scope, and next steps.