Madison James Smith

AETHUS is a narrative-focused indie game that emphasises atmosphere, exploration, and emotional storytelling. Set within a rich world, the game integrates immersive gameplay systems with a dynamic score. The music plays a central role in shaping the players experience, using both adaptive and linear composition techniques to respond to gameplay and enhance the game’s tone and narrative.

The track ‘Lost World’ demonstrates my blending of both subtle ambience in the intro and bridge, with a more rhythmic groove based feel within the tracks A and B sections.

For AETHUS, I composed approximately 45 minutes of original music. The full soundtrack can be found on all streaming platforms and SoundCloud.

Loot Frog is an upcoming incremental action bullet hell game that combines fast-paced combat with addictive progression systems and quirky world-building. Players break pots, collect gems, and battle an evil cult while upgrading gear, unlocking abilities, and pushing deeper into increasingly chaotic encounters.

The game features 25 handcrafted levels across 5 distinct biomes, each introducing unique challenges, hazards, and gameplay variations. Progression is driven by a deep skill tree with over 200 upgrades and a wide range of unlockable abilities, allowing for diverse builds and playstyles. Designed as a compact but content-rich experience, Loot Frog offers approximately 5+ hours of gameplay with strong replayability through its incremental systems and evolving difficulty curve.

Saucer Commander is a VR-exclusive sci-fi experience developed for Meta Quest, set within a stylised 1950s-inspired retro-futuristic world. The game focuses on immersive interaction and atmospheric world-building, blending exploration and action within a distinctive visual and narrative style. The soundtrack draws heavily from mid-century science fiction film scoring traditions, using orchestral and hybrid textures to enhance immersion and reinforce the game’s cinematic tone in a fully spatial VR environment.

The track ‘The Mothership is Coming’ demonstrates my blending of both synthetic and orchestral elements. I leaned heavily on a theremin led melody as a nod towards classic sci-fi film score from the 40’s and 50’s.

The full soundtrack can be heard on SoundCloud, with a wider soundtrack release upcoming.