Astute, adaptable and dedicated composer and songwriter. Looking for work composing for entertainment media, such as songs, video games, TV, film and stage productions. Specialising in video game music, theme music, background/ambient music, emotional tracks, and songs in rock, jazz or classical style. I have excellent musical knowledge and very good technical skills, utilising high quality sample sets, digital manipulation and my home studio equipment, I can produce very high quality, realistic soundtracks without the additional costs of hiring recording space, studio engineers or additional musicians, making them accessible even to low budget productions. I also offer sound design for games, and can provide original lyrics for songs if requested. As a musician, I play classical piano, guitar (electric & acoustic), bass guitar (electric), clarinet, vocals (Baritone - Tenor range), and recorder. In 2016 I graduated with a Master's degree in Composition from Bangor University, where I studied under the guidance of experienced, contemporary composers such as Guto Puw, Andrew Lewis, Patricia Alessandrini, Pwyll ap Sion, and media composer Owain Llwyd. There I experienced composing for a vast range of commercial media with a wide range of styles and instrumentation, and was commissioned to write a piece to accompany a children's activity group. Since then I have worked on a number of projects, including music for podcast, audio books, and promotional video, as well as music and lyrics for commercial releases. For audio only examples of my work, please see my portfolio or Soundcloud profile _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_/mike-bassington Examples of my work for visual media, including those which, due to copyright, I do not have permission to show publicly, I am happy to share with individuals upon request.…Astute, adaptable and dedicated composer and songwriter. Looking for work composing for entertainment media, such as songs, video games, TV, film and stage productions. Specialising in video game music, theme music, background/ambient music, emotional tracks, and songs in rock, jazz or classical style. I have excellent musical knowledge and very good technical skills, utilising high quality sample sets, digital manipulation and my home studio equipment, I can produce very high quality, realistic soundtracks without the additional costs of hiring recording space, studio engineers or additional musicians, making them accessible even to low budget productions. I also offer sound design for games, and can provide original lyrics for songs if requested. As a musician, I play classical piano, guitar (electric & acoustic), bass guitar (electric), clarinet, vocals (Baritone - Tenor range), and recorder. In 2016 I graduated with a Master's degree in Composition from Bangor University, where I studied under the guidance of experienced, contemporary composers such as Guto Puw, Andrew Lewis, Patricia Alessandrini, Pwyll ap Sion, and media composer Owain Llwyd. There I experienced composing for a vast range of commercial media with a wide range of styles and instrumentation, and was commissioned to write a piece to accompany a children's activity group. Since then I have worked on a number of projects, including music for podcast, audio books, and promotional video, as well as music and lyrics for commercial releases. For audio only examples of my work, please see my portfolio or Soundcloud profile _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_/mike-bassington Examples of my work for visual media, including those which, due to copyright, I do not have permission to show publicly, I am happy to share with individuals upon request.WWW…
Astute, adaptable and dedicated composer and songwriter. Looking for work composing for entertainment media, such as songs, video games, TV, film and stage productions. Specialising in video game music, theme music, background/ambient music, emotional tracks, and songs in rock, jazz or classical style. I have excellent musical knowledge and very good technical skills, utilising high quality sample sets, digital manipulation and my home studio equipment, I can produce very high quality, realistic soundtracks without the additional costs of hiring recording space, studio engineers or additional musicians, making them accessible even to low budget productions. I also offer sound design for games, and can provide original lyrics for songs if requested. As a musician, I play classical piano, guitar (electric & acoustic), bass guitar (electric), clarinet, vocals (Baritone - Tenor range), and recorder. In 2016 I graduated with a Master's degree in Composition from Bangor University, where I studied under the guidance of experienced, contemporary composers such as Guto Puw, Andrew Lewis, Patricia Alessandrini, Pwyll ap Sion, and media composer Owain Llwyd. There I experienced composing for a vast range of commercial media with a wide range of styles and instrumentation, and was commissioned to write a piece to accompany a children's activity group. Since then I have worked on a number of projects, including music for podcast, audio books, and promotional video, as well as music and lyrics for commercial releases. For audio only examples of my work, please see my portfolio or Soundcloud profile _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_/mike-bassington Examples of my work for visual media, including those which, due to copyright, I do not have permission to show publicly, I am happy to share with individuals upon request.…Astute, adaptable and dedicated composer and songwriter. Looking for work composing for entertainment media, such as songs, video games, TV, film and stage productions. Specialising in video game music, theme music, background/ambient music, emotional tracks, and songs in rock, jazz or classical style. I have excellent musical knowledge and very good technical skills, utilising high quality sample sets, digital manipulation and my home studio equipment, I can produce very high quality, realistic soundtracks without the additional costs of hiring recording space, studio engineers or additional musicians, making them accessible even to low budget productions. I also offer sound design for games, and can provide original lyrics for songs if requested. As a musician, I play classical piano, guitar (electric & acoustic), bass guitar (electric), clarinet, vocals (Baritone - Tenor range), and recorder. In 2016 I graduated with a Master's degree in Composition from Bangor University, where I studied under the guidance of experienced, contemporary composers such as Guto Puw, Andrew Lewis, Patricia Alessandrini, Pwyll ap Sion, and media composer Owain Llwyd. There I experienced composing for a vast range of commercial media with a wide range of styles and instrumentation, and was commissioned to write a piece to accompany a children's activity group. Since then I have worked on a number of projects, including music for podcast, audio books, and promotional video, as well as music and lyrics for commercial releases. For audio only examples of my work, please see my portfolio or Soundcloud profile _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_/mike-bassington Examples of my work for visual media, including those which, due to copyright, I do not have permission to show publicly, I am happy to share with individuals upon request.WWWW…
Available to hire
Astute, adaptable and dedicated composer and songwriter.
Looking for work composing for entertainment media, such as songs, video games, TV, film and stage productions.
Specialising in video game music, theme music, background/ambient music, emotional tracks, and songs in rock, jazz or classical style.
I have excellent musical knowledge and very good technical skills, utilising high quality sample sets, digital manipulation and my home studio equipment, I can produce very high quality, realistic soundtracks without the additional costs of hiring recording space, studio engineers or additional musicians, making them accessible even to low budget productions. I also offer sound design for games, and can provide original lyrics for songs if requested.
As a musician, I play classical piano, guitar (electric & acoustic), bass guitar (electric), clarinet, vocals (Baritone - Tenor range), and recorder.
In 2016 I graduated with a Master’s degree in Composition from Bangor University, where I studied under the guidance of experienced, contemporary composers such as Guto Puw, Andrew Lewis, Patricia Alessandrini, Pwyll ap Sion, and media composer Owain Llwyd. There I experienced composing for a vast range of commercial media with a wide range of styles and instrumentation, and was commissioned to write a piece to accompany a children’s activity group. Since then I have worked on a number of projects, including music for podcast, audio books, and promotional video, as well as music and lyrics for commercial releases.
For audio only examples of my work, please see my portfolio or Soundcloud profile Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup/mike-bassington
Examples of my work for visual media, including those which, due to copyright, I do not have permission to show publicly, I am happy to share with individuals upon request.
Skills
Experience Level
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Beginner
Language
English
Fluent
French
Intermediate
German
Intermediate
Work Experience
Composer at Faefyx Collington
February 1, 2021 - February 7, 2021Title track composer for Unramblings video podcast
Composer at Ocean City Games
March 8, 2023 - March 13, 2023Composer of bespoke music for game introductory trailer
Composer at Faefyx Collington
July 22, 2024 - July 26, 2024Composer of Title and Background music for Audio book reading
Composer at Lydian
November 1, 2024 - PresentSongwriter, Lyricist, Recording, Mixing, Mastering for commercially released tracks
Composer at Wolf in the Web Productions
July 1, 2025 - PresentComposer for music to accompany original new play
Education
Master of Music (MMUS) at Bangor University (UWB)
August 31, 2016Specialising in composition for film, game and other media, electro-acoustic composition, and sonic art
Qualifications
Industry Experience
Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services
Unramblings
Title track for video podcast about storytelling techniques and media literacy across multiple media
The Lonely Traveller -Fantasy Piece (for solo piano)
Written during a period of emotional instability and personal self discovery, this piece is themed primarily around the concept of working towards a personal goal, but could equally be seen as moving through life, or any journey we undertake purely for ourselves.
It begins with simplicity in the first melody, the goal is set, the path clear, but as the piece develops, unexpected tonal shifts and rhythmic patterns creep in. Furthermore, two additional melodies begin competing for our attention, such as within life, goals adapt and priorities change, so we must keep reminding ourselves of what we set out to do, and thus the original melody continues to resurface throughout.
Finally, the journey culminates in a sort of rollercoaster, shifting rapidly through keys at an unexpected pace, before finally relaxing into a sense of serenity, for as the trials of any journey may seem frantic and unending, when we reflect upon all we have seen and are satisfied, the tribulations seem trivial, and the wonders worthwhile.
audio Classical Piano Fantasy…Written during a period of emotional instability and personal self discovery, this piece is themed primarily around the concept of working towards a personal goal, but could equally be seen as moving through life, or any journey we undertake purely for ourselves.
It begins with simplicity in the first melody, the goal is set, the path clear, but as the piece develops, unexpected tonal shifts and rhythmic patterns creep in. Furthermore, two additional melodies begin competing for our attention, such as within life, goals adapt and priorities change, so we must keep reminding ourselves of what we set out to do, and thus the original melody continues to resurface throughout.
Finally, the journey culminates in a sort of rollercoaster, shifting rapidly through keys at an unexpected pace, before finally relaxing into a sense of serenity, for as the trials of any journey may seem frantic and unending, when we reflect upon all we have seen and are satisfied, the tribulations seem trivial, and the wonders worthwhile.
audio Classical Piano FantasyWW…
06 Battle With Vegnagun
Music I composed for the first of my two projects at Bangor University: A re-scoring of original fantasy music for elements from Square-Enix's "Final Fantasy X-2" (2003). I use melodic motifs to link together key story elements within the game. A brief summary below:
Airship - an area theme, PCs' "base"
Title Theme - Opening credits and title screen
Yuna's Ballad - Main character theme
Bevelle Underground and Farplane - Field themes, areas where significant plot points occur
Battle with Vegnagun/Shuyin - Final battle themes
Shuyin and Lenne Fall - Movie Scene specific composition
Words that Never Die - Theme song relating to story content
audio Game Fantasy Video Game Orchestral…Music I composed for the first of my two projects at Bangor University: A re-scoring of original fantasy music for elements from Square-Enix's "Final Fantasy X-2" (2003). I use melodic motifs to link together key story elements within the game. A brief summary below:
Airship - an area theme, PCs' "base"
Title Theme - Opening credits and title screen
Yuna's Ballad - Main character theme
Bevelle Underground and Farplane - Field themes, areas where significant plot points occur
Battle with Vegnagun/Shuyin - Final battle themes
Shuyin and Lenne Fall - Movie Scene specific composition
Words that Never Die - Theme song relating to story content
audio Game Fantasy Video Game OrchestralWW…
Enough
Written and performed in collaboration with band "The Forgotten Age" for their EP "Enough" (2016). This is the final track on the EP. music vocal song…Written and performed in collaboration with band "The Forgotten Age" for their EP "Enough" (2016). This is the final track on the EP. music vocal songWW…
Relent
Written and performed in collaboration with band "The Forgotten Age" for their EP "Paradigm" (2018). This is the second track on the EP. music vocal song…Written and performed in collaboration with band "The Forgotten Age" for their EP "Paradigm" (2018). This is the second track on the EP. music vocal songWW…
Faith
Written and performed in collaboration with band "The Forgotten Age" for their EP "Paradigm" (2018). This is the first track on the EP. music vocal song…Written and performed in collaboration with band "The Forgotten Age" for their EP "Paradigm" (2018). This is the first track on the EP. music vocal songWW…
Iannis, Valour In Chaos
Part of a small series of works inspired by a previous Dungeons and Dragons campaign. This piece focuses on the character of Iannis, a Chaos sorcerer powerful enough to attain godhood.
Ruler of a secretive society of elven magicians, his philosophy is to act as a benevolent deity, influencing events surrounding mortals for the better, but never interfering directly and always remaining unseen. His actions angered his former benefactor, Vecna, god of secrets, who along with a number of allies, tricked Iannis into exile to the realm of Chaos, where he remains trapped, doomed to fade from existence as the lie that he has perished slowly permeates even among his most devout. His only remaining link to his homeland is his son Viridi, who refuses to accept his father's disappearance, and searches to restore him by any means possible, but he has been deceived into Vecna's service. The god of secrets thus monopolising Iannis's fate, he intends to bury the secret of his existence forever.
audio Classical Game Orchestral Fantasy…Part of a small series of works inspired by a previous Dungeons and Dragons campaign. This piece focuses on the character of Iannis, a Chaos sorcerer powerful enough to attain godhood.
Ruler of a secretive society of elven magicians, his philosophy is to act as a benevolent deity, influencing events surrounding mortals for the better, but never interfering directly and always remaining unseen. His actions angered his former benefactor, Vecna, god of secrets, who along with a number of allies, tricked Iannis into exile to the realm of Chaos, where he remains trapped, doomed to fade from existence as the lie that he has perished slowly permeates even among his most devout. His only remaining link to his homeland is his son Viridi, who refuses to accept his father's disappearance, and searches to restore him by any means possible, but he has been deceived into Vecna's service. The god of secrets thus monopolising Iannis's fate, he intends to bury the secret of his existence forever.
audio Classical Game Orchestral FantasyWW…
Words That Never Die (improved Mix)
Song written in part fulfilment of a Master's Degree project involving rescoring a video game soundtrack, this track was to be the Main Theme and End Credits piece and alludes to a key element in the game's plotline. The project was completed in 2016, but I decided to enhance the track with a second mix, to reflect the additional experience gained since beginning my professional career.
Vocalist on the track is Hannah Alice, live guitars and bass played by myself. Drums are samples edited in Kontakt, strings and piano are East-West samples, played in live on keyboard and then edited.
audio Alternative Rock Rock Symphonic Rock Game Soundtrack…Song written in part fulfilment of a Master's Degree project involving rescoring a video game soundtrack, this track was to be the Main Theme and End Credits piece and alludes to a key element in the game's plotline. The project was completed in 2016, but I decided to enhance the track with a second mix, to reflect the additional experience gained since beginning my professional career.
Vocalist on the track is Hannah Alice, live guitars and bass played by myself. Drums are samples edited in Kontakt, strings and piano are East-West samples, played in live on keyboard and then edited.
audio Alternative Rock Rock Symphonic Rock Game SoundtrackWW…
1m1 -Premonition
The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy Soundtrack…The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy SoundtrackWW…
1m2 -Wicca Circle
The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy Soundtrack…The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy SoundtrackWW…
1m3 -Voice Theft
The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy Soundtrack…The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy SoundtrackWW…
1m4 -Panic Stations
The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy Soundtrack…The second half of my Master's degree, a rescoring of various cues from an Episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon) entitled "Hush"(S4 Ep 10, 1999). As a brief synopsis, the gang's hometown of Sunnydale is beset by an eerie group of monsters known as "The Gentlemen". They steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can go about their business of collecting human hearts in silence. The gang, and some unlikely allies, must find a way to work together to discover and combat the threat, without being able to use their voice.
I chose this episode to score because, since the majority of it has no dialogue, there was more onus on the music to provide the interest. It was a fun project to work on,the villains required subtle, eerie scoring, the deeds were more horrific, there are also action scenes to score, and a number of comedy elements to weave in, so there was really a lot to achieve. A few of the cues below are grouped, because they run in quick succession on screen.
Unfortunately for copyright reasons, I can't display the episode, but if anyone is curious as to how I fit the elements to image (since that was the point of the project) please contact me for a private link.
audio Soundtrack Horror Dark Fantasy SoundtrackWW…
Hire Mike Bassington today
To get started post up your job and then invite Mike Bassington to your job.