Hey everyone! Krin has just finished a brand new RTS game called Colony! You absolutely have to take a look at this game, it's well worth it! I've had the pleasure of scoring an all-original soundtrack for it, which I'm really happy with. I'll discuss that in one second. For now, let me tell you about the game. It takes place in the year 2273, on the first planet colonized by man. It features three governments you can play as (each government offers a different play style), and a host of buildings and units. The visuals are stunning- among the most polished I've seen in flash games to-date. Once you think you've mastered the game, you can put your skills to the test by battling against others using an online multiplayer server!

We took a different muscial approach than the Sonny games this time around. I incorperated more electronic and rock-styles in this soundtrack, to try and play homage (as the game does) to the Starcraft series. We decided to and create a more unique soundtrack- this time around, instead of a few loopable pieces, we created many smaller musical "slices", that are assembled in any order during the game. Some slices are driving and blood-pumping, others are ambient and mood building. On top of that, each government has a unique theme that will play at certain times to help give each government a unique feel. I find that the music doesn't get as old as quickly, and you can bet that we'll be looking at this method to bring a more dynamic and ever-changing soundtrack to future games. This is very much a test run for future soundtracks, so we need to hear your input on how to improve it!

As always, you can head on over to Armorgames and play it, or you can click this link right here. We need your help to make this game a success!

Hello again everyone! I've been busy on Newgrounds these past few days, review lots of music, posting some new music of my own, and looking around at all the new movies and games. There is a HUGE amount of talent and creativity here. Newgrounds is a website that's evolving into a high-caliber flash and audio production community.

Anyway, I'm busy working on the ST music series, which is available to ALL flash developers here. It won't be on Newgrounds forever, but while it's here I encourage you to take advantage of the music. I've been sending out some PMs to some great flash artists I've found throughout the site asking for feedback and ideas, and I've gotten a lot of great response. Thank you all!

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Now, I present you an offer. If you are looking for music and you don't find what you're looking for, please send me a PM or post here letting me know what you're after, and I'll see if I can make it. I can't guarantee I'll be able to make every request, but I'll try my best. FREE OF CHARGE. I'm trying to learn what developers are after, and I think this is a great way to do it. I ask in return that you support my ST series, and give me any feedback you may have. I need you to make this work!

That's all for now, stay tuned folks!
- David

Well, I wasn't ever gone, really. My focuses for the past several months have been more studious, and as a result I haven't had much time for website updates. A lot has gone on since my last update, though. Let me fill you in!

Sonny 2 was released a few months back on Armorgames.com. It's done great, and almost has 5 million plays just on Armorgames! You can find the music I wrote for it on Newgrounds, along with a revised copy of the boss music from the original Sonny.

I'm currently reviving my ST series. For those of you who don't know, I started the ST series a few years back as composition exercises. I would create a scene in my head, and then write a 1 minute loop to fit the music. A lot of people found that music useful, so I've decided to bring back the series for the movie, tv, and game developers to license and use. You can find some of the tracks temporarily on Newgrounds (and I'll be featuring them here). I'll let you know more about it as more are released and the project moves forward.

That's it for now, be sure to stop by often for the latest new music and updates straight from the source!

I just finished scoring the music to a short film Krin has created. For those of you who don't know Krin, he brought you such flash gems as the Sinjid series and Sonny 1 & 2 (the latter two of which I had the privilege of writing the musical score for). We've submitted the film to an independent contest, and would love your support!

The piece is titled "Puzzled". A brief synopsis; An artist is at the park drawing various scenes, but he's interrupted by a stranger looking for help with a crossword puzzle. You can only guess what happens!
As always, I'd love any feedback, especially constructive ideas!

Heres a link: Puzzled

Hey everyone, it's been a while since I last updated! I bring you good news- Sonny 2 is nearing release! With such a close release date, I decided to upload some of the music featured in the game. A few days ago I uploaded "Internal Conflict", and I just uploaded Outnumbered, so give them a listen for a sneak peak of the music!

I've been debating what to lengthen out and what not to lengthen for my new album. I already have Four Brave Champions and Heroic Confrontation lengthened out, but I'm not sure what else to lengthen. So, my question for you is this: What would you like as a full piece?

You can post comments here (I always read each and every one of the), but I'm going to take ratings into even greater consideration. If a particular piece is particularly well received, I'll lengthen it out.There is no limit to what I'm going to do, either; if every piece is a hit, then every piece will be lengthend out and featured on the upcoming album!

More to come- but until then, enjoy the music!

I've been talking about putting out a new album for well over a year now, but the process has been very slow. Somehow, I always seem to be working on music for a game or animation, and if I'm not doing that, I'm busy with school. Now that summer has started, I've been really pushing towards releasing a new album.

Here's the lowdown on the album. First it will only be available digitally at first. I've been debating this one for a while (see my post "Would you buy my music on iTunes?" for more on that). So, my plan is going to be collect the revenue made from the digital sales, and then invest them back into CD production. I have no idea how many will be produced, but it will largely be based on how many digital sales I've made.

Second, the album will have a mixture of my music. I'll try and divide it based on genre, but expect there to be both orchestral and electronica in the mix. I'm aiming for a half and half approach, so there will be an equal amount of both genres, but ultimately I want this album to represent my best work so far, so if one genre dominates the other, then so be it.

I don't have the full lineup of pieces yet, but here are a few pieces you can expect to see. First off on the electronica side, I've recently completely overhauled My Vision. I remastered it, balanced parts, added parts, removed parts, and done a lot of stuff that I think really brings it to a much better aural experience. You'll also see Extrospection on there (which can be heard on the site mp3 player), the finished version of Meltdown, and a few other new pieces in the mix.

For the orchestral side, my goal is to lengthen out the Sonny music, revise a few of the pieces on the site mp3 player, and throw in some new stuff into the mix. I have A LOT of unused material, I just need to figure out what I want to put in to the album to make it as awesome as possible!

If you have any requests, comments, or suggestions, feel free to throw them by me! I read every single comment posted on the site, even if I don't get a chance to reply. I love hearing from everyone!

I've been lengthening a lot of my music (including the stuff from Sonny) with the goal to release it all on CD at some time. I've been thinking, though, that maybe releasing my music on iTunes would be a better idea. Here's why:

* Mastering, Producing, and Distributing a CD requires a huge amount of time, and require a large investment upfront before I started to see any return. I'd have to share a large portion of the revenue with CD distributing companies that I figure I'd have to sell at least 250 CD's before I'd even break even (that's each CD selling for $15 plus s&h)!
* A lot of people have iTunes accounts, and find it much more convienient to buy music off of iTunes rather than buy through an online retailer.
* It's cheaper for you, and I see more of the money. Even If the CD had 12 full length tracks (I'm guessing the number would be closer to 10), you'd end up paying at least $1.75 per track once you factor in shipping, whereas on iTunes you'd likely only pay $0.99.
* You can choose exactly what you want to buy, and not have to pay for anything you don't want to hear!

Ultimately, I think an iTunes album would make far more sense, but what do you think? Would you buy my music on iTunes?

On my website (www.davidorr.net) there's a poll where you can answer the question. I'd love it if you took a second to let me know!

For those of you looking for Sonny music, read on! I've decided to start an email newsletter. In the email, I'll keep you updated with a quick summary about what's going on with the site, and what new projects are underway. I will also let you know of any new music on the site. Now here's the real bonus: I'm going to attach music files to the email.

I've always been a bit nervous releasing music on the site freely available for download. It's not that I'm nervous that my music will be stolen, I just don't like the idea that I'm putting restrictions on what I can use the music for by putting it on the site. I seriously limit my options by having little control over where the music is going. So, I've decided to let anyone sign up for the newsletter (free of charge, of course!) and send music through that. This way, I'll have a much better idea who is getting the music and who isn't. I have no problem with sharing the music amongst friends, I just ask that subscribers don't post it on the web for anyone to download, as this defeats the newsletter's purpose.

For those of you looking for Sonny music, I am only going to be releasing it for download via the newsletter (you can subscribe quickly for free at www.DavidOrr.net)! I'll send out the first email sometime soon with one or two of the pieces, and then another newsletter later with all three pieces. To sign up, just enter your email and name into the form on the left, and submit. You'll get a confirmation email, and all you have to do is click the confirmation link in the email and you're good to go!

Hopefully that clears up any questions you may be having. This is just the first of several posts I'll be making, so sit tight, an feel free to sign up for the newsletter!

Krin has just released his new RPG entitled Sonny. It's been in production for 2 months now, but it's now complete! I'd strongly urge you to check it out, it's extremely slick and offers hours of great game play. I composed three exclusive battle pieces featured throughout the game.

I'd love to hear your comments, and we'd all appreciate your support!

Hey there everyone! If you haven't noticed, I've been submitting a lot less work to Newgrounds lately. No, I am not quitting music, or burning out. If anything, i'm involved in music now than ever before! I have been working on a lot of collaborative game and movie projects over the past few months, but I've decided to post some of the music on my website. The music wont appear on Newground (likely ever) because of copyright issues, but you can find some of the music on my website, www.DavidOrr.net.

I've been working on some of the music for an upcoming role-playing produced by Krin, and a few of the battle tracks can be found on my website. If you're interested in the music I write, I strongly suggest you check it out, and would love to get some feedback!

Keep an eye out for the game, it'll be coming out shortly!

Until next time,
David