Jesse Harlin π88%
@jesseharl.in
Game composer, music supervisor at 2K Games, ttrpg enthusiast and author. Music for Star Wars: Republic Commando, Valorant, The Old Republic, the Mafia games, and other stuff. He/Him. Opinions are very much my own.
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Jesse Harlin π88%
@jesseharl.in
Β· Oct 16
π Hello, new people. A bit about who you just followed:
- Composer in the video game industry, on-staff at 2K working on BioShock 4.
- Indie #ttrpg author working on my first game. Called @arrhenius.bsky.social, it's about surviving the next Ice Age in the year 100k
- Cat person (don't tell my dog)
- Composer in the video game industry, on-staff at 2K working on BioShock 4.
- Indie #ttrpg author working on my first game. Called @arrhenius.bsky.social, it's about surviving the next Ice Age in the year 100k
- Cat person (don't tell my dog)
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Laundry content π
January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Laundry content π
This implies the existence of amcrastinating.
January 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This implies the existence of amcrastinating.
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One of the best things you can do for yourself in this new year is learning music stuff from me
"hmm megan i think you're biased" no it's objectively true. several esteemed researchers told me
"hmm megan i think you're biased" no it's objectively true. several esteemed researchers told me
Hi I had my first lesson with a new composition/theory student today and it was a nice reminder that I rly enjoy teaching people how to make music! And good news, I have room for a few new students! Feel free to email or DM me to learn more π©·πΌ
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
One of the best things you can do for yourself in this new year is learning music stuff from me
"hmm megan i think you're biased" no it's objectively true. several esteemed researchers told me
"hmm megan i think you're biased" no it's objectively true. several esteemed researchers told me
#HotTake: Tame Impala just makes me sad. Itβs like listening to the ghost of a dying mall. Itβs the soulless fossilized stick of gum from an ancient pack of baseball cards.
January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
#HotTake: Tame Impala just makes me sad. Itβs like listening to the ghost of a dying mall. Itβs the soulless fossilized stick of gum from an ancient pack of baseball cards.
I did! Iβve been taking a break from everything, but Iβll get back to you.
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I did! Iβve been taking a break from everything, but Iβll get back to you.
There were two ways I made that work:
1. I spelled it all phonetically in the score & I took the time to just read through each trackβs lyrics before we tracked it. And,
2. I made sure that cue was late in the session and used material they were experienced with already so it was familiarβif fast.
1. I spelled it all phonetically in the score & I took the time to just read through each trackβs lyrics before we tracked it. And,
2. I made sure that cue was late in the session and used material they were experienced with already so it was familiarβif fast.
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
There were two ways I made that work:
1. I spelled it all phonetically in the score & I took the time to just read through each trackβs lyrics before we tracked it. And,
2. I made sure that cue was late in the session and used material they were experienced with already so it was familiarβif fast.
1. I spelled it all phonetically in the score & I took the time to just read through each trackβs lyrics before we tracked it. And,
2. I made sure that cue was late in the session and used material they were experienced with already so it was familiarβif fast.
They were great. Itβs not easy to be a group that shows up and has to then learn how to pronounce every syllable they have to sing.
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 AM
They were great. Itβs not easy to be a group that shows up and has to then learn how to pronounce every syllable they have to sing.
Youβre welcome!
The hardest part wasnβt playing on the flaming piano. It was actually getting the permit to film on the beach.
The hardest part wasnβt playing on the flaming piano. It was actually getting the permit to film on the beach.
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Youβre welcome!
The hardest part wasnβt playing on the flaming piano. It was actually getting the permit to film on the beach.
The hardest part wasnβt playing on the flaming piano. It was actually getting the permit to film on the beach.
Ron Howard voice: βIt didnβt.β
Get fucked, 2025.
Get fucked, 2025.
Happy 2025, everyone.
2020-2024 have me bracing for impact. But hey: you never know. Maybe this yearβll turn it around. π€
2020-2024 have me bracing for impact. But hey: you never know. Maybe this yearβll turn it around. π€
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Ron Howard voice: βIt didnβt.β
Get fucked, 2025.
Get fucked, 2025.
And yet, as my mother-in-law tells me about getting older, βitβs better than the alternative.β
December 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
And yet, as my mother-in-law tells me about getting older, βitβs better than the alternative.β
Also, I have to say, getting older is dumb. Iβm trying to fight a series of boss fights in Metroid Prime 4 and itβs annoying because of fucking arthritis of all things.
Enjoy your thumbs while you got βem, ya whippersnappers.
Enjoy your thumbs while you got βem, ya whippersnappers.
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Also, I have to say, getting older is dumb. Iβm trying to fight a series of boss fights in Metroid Prime 4 and itβs annoying because of fucking arthritis of all things.
Enjoy your thumbs while you got βem, ya whippersnappers.
Enjoy your thumbs while you got βem, ya whippersnappers.
Dear, whomever built Volt Forgeβs Tower 2 in Metroid Prime 4:
Youβre a sadist.
Sincerely,
The rest of us masochists, apparently
Youβre a sadist.
Sincerely,
The rest of us masochists, apparently
December 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Dear, whomever built Volt Forgeβs Tower 2 in Metroid Prime 4:
Youβre a sadist.
Sincerely,
The rest of us masochists, apparently
Youβre a sadist.
Sincerely,
The rest of us masochists, apparently
Which was the better Darrin Stevens?
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Which was the better Darrin Stevens?
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
December 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
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How hard they are to make. It's useless because somehow that knowledge has never stopped me.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How hard they are to make. It's useless because somehow that knowledge has never stopped me.
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Comfort and joy?! Bah, humbug.
Tis the season for frozen mutants!
The #Arrhenius #ttrpg comes complete w/snow, ice, hypothermia, and a free Quick Start demo available for download RIGHT NOW.
Right now! Can you believe your luck?!
All you need to do is add the dice π²
jesseharlin.itch.io/arrhenius
Tis the season for frozen mutants!
The #Arrhenius #ttrpg comes complete w/snow, ice, hypothermia, and a free Quick Start demo available for download RIGHT NOW.
Right now! Can you believe your luck?!
All you need to do is add the dice π²
jesseharlin.itch.io/arrhenius
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Comfort and joy?! Bah, humbug.
Tis the season for frozen mutants!
The #Arrhenius #ttrpg comes complete w/snow, ice, hypothermia, and a free Quick Start demo available for download RIGHT NOW.
Right now! Can you believe your luck?!
All you need to do is add the dice π²
jesseharlin.itch.io/arrhenius
Tis the season for frozen mutants!
The #Arrhenius #ttrpg comes complete w/snow, ice, hypothermia, and a free Quick Start demo available for download RIGHT NOW.
Right now! Can you believe your luck?!
All you need to do is add the dice π²
jesseharlin.itch.io/arrhenius
They sent me an email link to it. I broke the sound barrier deleting it.
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
They sent me an email link to it. I broke the sound barrier deleting it.
Spotify Wrapped: vaguely interesting
Reddit Wrapped: not interesting
LinkedIn Wrapped: the opposite of interesting
But Google One Wrapped? Thatβs offensively uninteresting. Who gives a fuck what my virtual harddriveβs past year was like?
Reddit Wrapped: not interesting
LinkedIn Wrapped: the opposite of interesting
But Google One Wrapped? Thatβs offensively uninteresting. Who gives a fuck what my virtual harddriveβs past year was like?
December 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Spotify Wrapped: vaguely interesting
Reddit Wrapped: not interesting
LinkedIn Wrapped: the opposite of interesting
But Google One Wrapped? Thatβs offensively uninteresting. Who gives a fuck what my virtual harddriveβs past year was like?
Reddit Wrapped: not interesting
LinkedIn Wrapped: the opposite of interesting
But Google One Wrapped? Thatβs offensively uninteresting. Who gives a fuck what my virtual harddriveβs past year was like?
Reminder that I released ARRHENIUS, Vol. 1 The White Above) this year.
Itβs the first companion EP to #Arrhenius, the #indie #ttrpg I released in May.
open.spotify.com/album/1y6d8K...
Itβs the first companion EP to #Arrhenius, the #indie #ttrpg I released in May.
open.spotify.com/album/1y6d8K...
ARRHENIUS, Vol. 1 The White Above (Original Game Score)
open.spotify.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Reminder that I released ARRHENIUS, Vol. 1 The White Above) this year.
Itβs the first companion EP to #Arrhenius, the #indie #ttrpg I released in May.
open.spotify.com/album/1y6d8K...
Itβs the first companion EP to #Arrhenius, the #indie #ttrpg I released in May.
open.spotify.com/album/1y6d8K...
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Oh yeah! Annual reminder time. You can watch #Muppet Christmas Carol with the emotional lynchpin song "The Love Is Gone" replaced back into the middle of the movie under the Extras menu on Disney+'s entry for the film.
I learned this tip this year! If you have Disney+, the uncut full version of the movie is in the Extras menu for the Muppet Christmas Carol page. I watched it this year with the song back in and it was SO much better.
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Oh yeah! Annual reminder time. You can watch #Muppet Christmas Carol with the emotional lynchpin song "The Love Is Gone" replaced back into the middle of the movie under the Extras menu on Disney+'s entry for the film.
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Good morning, #reviewers! I have your free copies of #Arrhenius βοΈ right here! Just reach out and let me know.
Also, maybe you want to review a Quick Start Guide instead? Iβve got you covered. Just let me know which one you want. π
But you have to pick oneβ¦β¦..π
#indiegame #ttrpg #noAI #rpg
Also, maybe you want to review a Quick Start Guide instead? Iβve got you covered. Just let me know which one you want. π
But you have to pick oneβ¦β¦..π
#indiegame #ttrpg #noAI #rpg
December 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Good morning, #reviewers! I have your free copies of #Arrhenius βοΈ right here! Just reach out and let me know.
Also, maybe you want to review a Quick Start Guide instead? Iβve got you covered. Just let me know which one you want. π
But you have to pick oneβ¦β¦..π
#indiegame #ttrpg #noAI #rpg
Also, maybe you want to review a Quick Start Guide instead? Iβve got you covered. Just let me know which one you want. π
But you have to pick oneβ¦β¦..π
#indiegame #ttrpg #noAI #rpg
This made me snicker.
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This made me snicker.
Oh, a late bloomer.
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Oh, a late bloomer.