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BB's Theme (from "Death Stranding")

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

My wife forced me to play Death Stranding and "BB's Theme" shook me to the core. Such power and emotion. The only way to recover from the experience was to create this Bossa Nova cover.

Corridors of Time (from "Chrono Trigger") [feat. Surbhi Samdani]

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

I've always heard "Corridors of Time" from Chrono Trigger as an Indian tune, so that's the direction I took for the Dwelling of Duels Mitsuda Month contest. This features the absolutely wonderful vocal improvisations of Surbhi Samdani along with dholak, electric sitar, santoor, acoustic sitar, tabla, hang, acoustic sitar, and other elements. This is a new 'n' improved mix that I created with some help from Ronin Op F.

Guadosalam (from "Final Fantasy X")

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

I produced/arranged/performed a cover of "Guadosalam" from Final Fantasy X about 5 years ago that started with a light Lisa Gerrard inspiration before gaining a bit of Ramin Djawadi influence after seeing him in concert. I recently gently remixed and remastered this track after the original was removed from online services, and I'm excited to share the new refined version!

On His Majesty Louis XVI's Secret Service (Pierre’s Theme from "Ambition: A Minuet in Power")

Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

The game Ambition: A Minuet in Power features a ton of beautiful music, and I felt the need to reimagine Pierre's theme somewhere near the intersection of 60's spy music and 60's comic superhero TV music.

Swingin' in the Sewers (from "Chrono Trigger") [feat. HatVGM]

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500

Here's "Swinging In The Sewers", my cover of the track "Underground Sewer" (地下水道) from the game Chrono Trigger featuring Beret Fox on vocals! The original was taken down by a record label, but a remaster has been released. During that process, it was decided that due to the focus of the reviews, Beret Fox would be listed as the main artist and I would be a featured artist. Kids these days...

Battlerock Galaxy (from "Super Mario Galaxy")

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

To celebrate the upcoming release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, I'm releasing my big band cover of "Battlerock Galaxy" (From "Super Mario Galaxy") to the major music services. It's now available to pre-order and is scheduled to go live for downloads and streaming on September 15, 2020.

Brasslevania: A Tribute to the Video Game Macabre

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400

The Game Brass have teamed up again with arranger Thomas Kresge to bring you "Brasslevania: A Tribute to the Video Game Macabre"! Featuring some of the finest ghost, horror, and skeleton-themed music in video games, Brasslevania includes over 20 tracks from such classics as Banjo-Kazooie, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Deltarune, Castlevania, Grim Fandango, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Celeste, and more. For this album, the quintet has expanded to a 9-piece brass ensemble and invited an array of special guests, including Mariachi Entertainment System, to the party. Equal parts spine-chilling, terrifying, and cadaverous, Brasslevania brings you the biggest Game Brass sound you've heard yet!

Jazz Arrange Version: Octopath Traveler

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Sean Schafianski put out a new album of jazz arrangements from Octopath Traveler, and I play trumpet on the track "My Quiet Forest Home".

Danse Macabre 5

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500

I played in the band Monstro Town on the track GruntilSka from the game Banjo-Kazooie for a Halloween album! SPOOOOKY!!!

Ken "Hat" Crouch - trumpet, trombone
Anton "Detective Tuesday" Corazza - alto sax, tenor sax
Chelsea McBride - baritone sax
Ian Luckey - keyboards, bass, arrangement
Erich "ErichWK" Beckmann - guitar, drums
Sean Schafianski - mixing