Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
He/him
Composer 🌙🎮
Guitar for countlessthousands.bsky.social 🎸🇺🇸
Open for comissions ✏️🎵
All the stuff 🎧⬇️
https://linktr.ee/lightxreturn
Composer 🌙🎮
Guitar for countlessthousands.bsky.social 🎸🇺🇸
Open for comissions ✏️🎵
All the stuff 🎧⬇️
https://linktr.ee/lightxreturn
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Hauntii — Lost In Cult
Lost In Cult Records and Moonloop Games invite you on the journey of a lifetime - and beyond. This hauntingly beautiful original soundtrack transports you into the afterlife, with its otherworldly ech...
www.lostincult.co.uk
You can pre-order the 2xLP Hauntii Original Soundtrack on vinyl, right now! A freshly curated collection of songs from the OST with new arrangements and mixes! Im so thrilled to be working with @lostincult.co.uk on this 🥰👻💙
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
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Breakdown of the animation process for the Rooster statue transform seen in our trailer for Raincaster. Drawn and painted by hand in @procreate.com!
January 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Breakdown of the animation process for the Rooster statue transform seen in our trailer for Raincaster. Drawn and painted by hand in @procreate.com!
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Old Man Terrapin stood blinking sleepily,
when Rooster came with a yell:
“Good morning!” called he, a little too loud,
for Terrapin hid in his shell.
Animated in @procreate.
when Rooster came with a yell:
“Good morning!” called he, a little too loud,
for Terrapin hid in his shell.
Animated in @procreate.
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Old Man Terrapin stood blinking sleepily,
when Rooster came with a yell:
“Good morning!” called he, a little too loud,
for Terrapin hid in his shell.
Animated in @procreate.
when Rooster came with a yell:
“Good morning!” called he, a little too loud,
for Terrapin hid in his shell.
Animated in @procreate.
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Full video's up! Talking about creative direction, sound design, and FMOD + Unity implementation for adaptive ambience.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fnn...
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev #Hauntii
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fnn...
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev #Hauntii
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Full video's up! Talking about creative direction, sound design, and FMOD + Unity implementation for adaptive ambience.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fnn...
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev #Hauntii
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fnn...
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev #Hauntii
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Video coming soon about dynamic ambience design in #Hauntii. Here's a lil animation I made about using dot product similarity for ambience regions
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Video coming soon about dynamic ambience design in #Hauntii. Here's a lil animation I made about using dot product similarity for ambience regions
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev
#gameaudio #sounddesign #gamedev
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Another clip from that upcoming #Hauntii video: making odd, ghostly bird sounds with frequency shifting. The woodpecker at the end was such a happy accident
#sounddesign #gameaudio #indiedev
#sounddesign #gameaudio #indiedev
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Another clip from that upcoming #Hauntii video: making odd, ghostly bird sounds with frequency shifting. The woodpecker at the end was such a happy accident
#sounddesign #gameaudio #indiedev
#sounddesign #gameaudio #indiedev
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Find the best bundle for you! The ninth (and last) in our collection this year, I Am Your Beast joins Promise Mascot Agency, Paper Trail, Norco, Arco, Hauntii, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Thank Goodness You’re Here!, and Immortality.
www.lostincult.co.uk/editions
www.lostincult.co.uk/editions
Editions — Lost In Cult
The eighth release in our prestigious collection so far this year, Promise Mascot Agency joins Immortality, Thank Goodness You’re Here!, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Hauntii, Arco, Norco, and…
www.lostincult.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Find the best bundle for you! The ninth (and last) in our collection this year, I Am Your Beast joins Promise Mascot Agency, Paper Trail, Norco, Arco, Hauntii, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Thank Goodness You’re Here!, and Immortality.
www.lostincult.co.uk/editions
www.lostincult.co.uk/editions
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One of my favorite pieces on this whole soundtrack by @michaelkirbyward.bsky.social is this gorgeous track at the end of Eternia. It's easy to miss in-game because it only plays in this room *after* you've done what you need to do here, but what a treat if you stay a while
#gameaudio #vgm
#gameaudio #vgm
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One of my favorite pieces on this whole soundtrack by @michaelkirbyward.bsky.social is this gorgeous track at the end of Eternia. It's easy to miss in-game because it only plays in this room *after* you've done what you need to do here, but what a treat if you stay a while
#gameaudio #vgm
#gameaudio #vgm
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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Genuinely so insanely proud of what we're doing with our physical releases - Promise Mascot Agency, ahhhh! ❤️
Paper Trail, Hauntii, Arco, NORCO, Thank Goodness You're Here!, IMMORTALITY, and The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - an absolutely wildly beautiful lineup.
Paper Trail, Hauntii, Arco, NORCO, Thank Goodness You're Here!, IMMORTALITY, and The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - an absolutely wildly beautiful lineup.
📢 EXCITING NEWS TIME! ✨
We're very happy to announce PHYSICAL EDITIONS of Promise Mascot Agency for Switch and PS5!
There's a few different limited edition variants now available to pre-order with @lostincult.co.uk! 🛻✨💗
Check them out here!👇
#promisemascotagency
We're very happy to announce PHYSICAL EDITIONS of Promise Mascot Agency for Switch and PS5!
There's a few different limited edition variants now available to pre-order with @lostincult.co.uk! 🛻✨💗
Check them out here!👇
#promisemascotagency
PROMISE MASCOT AGENCY: EDITIONS🩸
Pinky promise you're gonna love this one! 🩷 We're bringing you @KaizenGameWorks.com's Promise Mascot Agency to Switch + PS5 with a physical release!
Limited AND retail versions for collectors of all kinds✨
Pre-Order Now: lostincult.co.uk/editions
Pinky promise you're gonna love this one! 🩷 We're bringing you @KaizenGameWorks.com's Promise Mascot Agency to Switch + PS5 with a physical release!
Limited AND retail versions for collectors of all kinds✨
Pre-Order Now: lostincult.co.uk/editions
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Genuinely so insanely proud of what we're doing with our physical releases - Promise Mascot Agency, ahhhh! ❤️
Paper Trail, Hauntii, Arco, NORCO, Thank Goodness You're Here!, IMMORTALITY, and The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - an absolutely wildly beautiful lineup.
Paper Trail, Hauntii, Arco, NORCO, Thank Goodness You're Here!, IMMORTALITY, and The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - an absolutely wildly beautiful lineup.
My friends are correct when they tell me I am not promoting this nearly enough… and though I am loathe to self-promote, this is genuinely the coolest thing Ive ever gotten to do. The double LP vinyl of my soundtrack for Hauntii is available for pre-order NOW!
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
Hauntii — Lost In Cult
Lost In Cult Records and Moonloop Games invite you on the journey of a lifetime - and beyond. This hauntingly beautiful original soundtrack transports you into the afterlife, with its otherworldly ech...
www.lostincult.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My friends are correct when they tell me I am not promoting this nearly enough… and though I am loathe to self-promote, this is genuinely the coolest thing Ive ever gotten to do. The double LP vinyl of my soundtrack for Hauntii is available for pre-order NOW!
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
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"The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler features another delightful minimalist presentation by these developers, its simple hand-painted aesthetic befitting an animated storybook told entirely in verse." — @aghotspot.bsky.social
adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement...
adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement...
The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler looking like a hoot | Adventure Game Hotspot
Unique time-looping "puzzle ballad" unveiled by the creators of Doggins and Burly Men at Sea
adventuregamehotspot.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler features another delightful minimalist presentation by these developers, its simple hand-painted aesthetic befitting an animated storybook told entirely in verse." — @aghotspot.bsky.social
adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement...
adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement...
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❤️🔥 Sheer foot-stomping exuberance by composer @michaelkirbyward.bsky.social and playful audio by @benseavello.bsky.social.
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
❤️🔥 Sheer foot-stomping exuberance by composer @michaelkirbyward.bsky.social and playful audio by @benseavello.bsky.social.
This is a real special one ya’ll 🐓🐦⬛🦝🪕🎶
ANNOUNCEMENT: introducing our latest game!
The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, a time-looping puzzle ballad. 🪕
💧 Unravel a story-based time puzzle
💧 Employ a traveling c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman
💧 Orchestrate a shindig and other such matters
Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, a time-looping puzzle ballad. 🪕
💧 Unravel a story-based time puzzle
💧 Employ a traveling c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman
💧 Orchestrate a shindig and other such matters
Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
October 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is a real special one ya’ll 🐓🐦⬛🦝🪕🎶
Mega excited for this one 🐓🪕
If you didn't watch this with sound, you should do that. First teaser of Raincaster’s music and sound, by @michaelkirbyward.bsky.social and @benseavello.bsky.social!
Excited to announce that Raincaster will be playable next weekend at @egxofficial.bsky.social, with Leftfield Collection! And…something more is coming next week. 👀
October 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Mega excited for this one 🐓🪕
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Everyone in this admin is a different type of tik tok guy. Natural cures only no medicine guy. Alpha warrior guy who hasn't been in a fight with anyone except his wife. Evil trad wife
October 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Everyone in this admin is a different type of tik tok guy. Natural cures only no medicine guy. Alpha warrior guy who hasn't been in a fight with anyone except his wife. Evil trad wife
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
EDITIONS have been described as "the Criterion Collection of games".
Switch + PS5 Bundles help you collect the full set with a discount.
Immortality, Thank Goodness You’re Here, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Hauntii, Arco, Norco available.
lostincult.co.uk/editions
Switch + PS5 Bundles help you collect the full set with a discount.
Immortality, Thank Goodness You’re Here, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Hauntii, Arco, Norco available.
lostincult.co.uk/editions
September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
EDITIONS have been described as "the Criterion Collection of games".
Switch + PS5 Bundles help you collect the full set with a discount.
Immortality, Thank Goodness You’re Here, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Hauntii, Arco, Norco available.
lostincult.co.uk/editions
Switch + PS5 Bundles help you collect the full set with a discount.
Immortality, Thank Goodness You’re Here, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Hauntii, Arco, Norco available.
lostincult.co.uk/editions
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Hauntii is DoesItPlay? approved!
Testing for Switch (including Switch 2 BC) and PS5 has concluded. Hauntii is the 4th @lostincult.co.uk release to earn our Badge of Approval. Pre-order at lostincult.co.uk or at these ref links:
VGP: videogamesplus.ca/Lc...
PnP Games: pnpgamesonline.com/?...
Testing for Switch (including Switch 2 BC) and PS5 has concluded. Hauntii is the 4th @lostincult.co.uk release to earn our Badge of Approval. Pre-order at lostincult.co.uk or at these ref links:
VGP: videogamesplus.ca/Lc...
PnP Games: pnpgamesonline.com/?...
September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hauntii is DoesItPlay? approved!
Testing for Switch (including Switch 2 BC) and PS5 has concluded. Hauntii is the 4th @lostincult.co.uk release to earn our Badge of Approval. Pre-order at lostincult.co.uk or at these ref links:
VGP: videogamesplus.ca/Lc...
PnP Games: pnpgamesonline.com/?...
Testing for Switch (including Switch 2 BC) and PS5 has concluded. Hauntii is the 4th @lostincult.co.uk release to earn our Badge of Approval. Pre-order at lostincult.co.uk or at these ref links:
VGP: videogamesplus.ca/Lc...
PnP Games: pnpgamesonline.com/?...
You can pre-order the 2xLP Hauntii Original Soundtrack on vinyl, right now! A freshly curated collection of songs from the OST with new arrangements and mixes! Im so thrilled to be working with @lostincult.co.uk on this 🥰👻💙
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
Hauntii — Lost In Cult
Lost In Cult Records and Moonloop Games invite you on the journey of a lifetime - and beyond. This hauntingly beautiful original soundtrack transports you into the afterlife, with its otherworldly ech...
www.lostincult.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
You can pre-order the 2xLP Hauntii Original Soundtrack on vinyl, right now! A freshly curated collection of songs from the OST with new arrangements and mixes! Im so thrilled to be working with @lostincult.co.uk on this 🥰👻💙
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Did you miss our #antifascist anthem ‘Casual Fascists’? Check it out:
youtu.be/yz6N_PCcGBE?...
#indie #punk #rock #political #punkrock #solidarity #fuckMAGA #fuckICE
youtu.be/yz6N_PCcGBE?...
#indie #punk #rock #political #punkrock #solidarity #fuckMAGA #fuckICE
Casual Fascists (Official Music Video) - Countless Thousands
YouTube video by CountlessThousands
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Did you miss our #antifascist anthem ‘Casual Fascists’? Check it out:
youtu.be/yz6N_PCcGBE?...
#indie #punk #rock #political #punkrock #solidarity #fuckMAGA #fuckICE
youtu.be/yz6N_PCcGBE?...
#indie #punk #rock #political #punkrock #solidarity #fuckMAGA #fuckICE
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
You need to hear these 10 radical new albums, from...
@rogerwaters9.bsky.social
COUNTLESS THOUSANDS'
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
@woodyguthrieworld.bsky.social
@haru-nemuri.bsky.social
DJ K
@vyletpony.com
HILLTOP HOODS
@mudratmp3.bsky.social
+ more!
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
@rogerwaters9.bsky.social
COUNTLESS THOUSANDS'
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
@woodyguthrieworld.bsky.social
@haru-nemuri.bsky.social
DJ K
@vyletpony.com
HILLTOP HOODS
@mudratmp3.bsky.social
+ more!
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
August 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
You need to hear these 10 radical new albums, from...
@rogerwaters9.bsky.social
COUNTLESS THOUSANDS'
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
@woodyguthrieworld.bsky.social
@haru-nemuri.bsky.social
DJ K
@vyletpony.com
HILLTOP HOODS
@mudratmp3.bsky.social
+ more!
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
@rogerwaters9.bsky.social
COUNTLESS THOUSANDS'
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
@woodyguthrieworld.bsky.social
@haru-nemuri.bsky.social
DJ K
@vyletpony.com
HILLTOP HOODS
@mudratmp3.bsky.social
+ more!
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Here's this month's best protest music, including COUNTLESS THOUSANDS'
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
#protestmusic
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
#protestmusic
August 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Here's this month's best protest music, including COUNTLESS THOUSANDS'
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
#protestmusic
@michaelkirbyward.bsky.social
www.greenleft.org.au/content/you-...
#protestmusic
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The Fall Season Patreon poll is live! 🗳️
This season, our beloved supporters get to choose which of these 4 indies we will cover this season, all crafted with tons of personality and heart: Hauntii, Many Nights a Whisper, Fretless and Arctic Eggs!
www.patreon.com/posts/fall-s...
This season, our beloved supporters get to choose which of these 4 indies we will cover this season, all crafted with tons of personality and heart: Hauntii, Many Nights a Whisper, Fretless and Arctic Eggs!
www.patreon.com/posts/fall-s...
August 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Fall Season Patreon poll is live! 🗳️
This season, our beloved supporters get to choose which of these 4 indies we will cover this season, all crafted with tons of personality and heart: Hauntii, Many Nights a Whisper, Fretless and Arctic Eggs!
www.patreon.com/posts/fall-s...
This season, our beloved supporters get to choose which of these 4 indies we will cover this season, all crafted with tons of personality and heart: Hauntii, Many Nights a Whisper, Fretless and Arctic Eggs!
www.patreon.com/posts/fall-s...
Underground antifascist #punk shows forever ✊🇺🇸⚡️⚡️⚡️
📷SCPaul Concert Photography
#CountlessThousands #WokeMoralists
📷SCPaul Concert Photography
#CountlessThousands #WokeMoralists
August 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Underground antifascist #punk shows forever ✊🇺🇸⚡️⚡️⚡️
📷SCPaul Concert Photography
#CountlessThousands #WokeMoralists
📷SCPaul Concert Photography
#CountlessThousands #WokeMoralists
Reposted by Michael Kirby Ward 🎶
Embark on an expansive afterlife odyssey set in a beautifully-realised, handcrafted world in Hauntii 👻
Our EDITIONS release includes exclusive variant cover art, an essay & developer interview booklet & more.
Limited to 3,000 on Switch & 1,500 on PS5.
Pre-order now 👇
Our EDITIONS release includes exclusive variant cover art, an essay & developer interview booklet & more.
Limited to 3,000 on Switch & 1,500 on PS5.
Pre-order now 👇
EDITIONS | Hauntii on Switch & PS5 👻
We’re proud to present EDITIONS - our bold new vision for physical media. We launched with a trio of acclaimed indie masterpieces for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, including Immortality, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, and Thank Goodness You’re Here!. Now, we finish our first wave with Hauntii. We’re breathing new life into physical games for collectors and anyone with a real love for the art form.
www.lostincult.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Embark on an expansive afterlife odyssey set in a beautifully-realised, handcrafted world in Hauntii 👻
Our EDITIONS release includes exclusive variant cover art, an essay & developer interview booklet & more.
Limited to 3,000 on Switch & 1,500 on PS5.
Pre-order now 👇
Our EDITIONS release includes exclusive variant cover art, an essay & developer interview booklet & more.
Limited to 3,000 on Switch & 1,500 on PS5.
Pre-order now 👇