François Gérin-Lajoie
@oragus.bsky.social
🎶 Video Game Composer 🏫 Music Educator 🎹 Music Asset Packs 🌎 French Canadian based in Ottawa 👨👩👦 Dad and Husband 🌳 Nature Lover
https://francoisgerinlajoie.com/home/
https://francoisgerinlajoie.com/home/
My eighth video game music album 🎮🎵 is coming out on all major streaming services on February 19. Don't miss it! drive.google.com/file/d/1jv2P...
#soundtrack #vgm #music
#soundtrack #vgm #music
February 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
My eighth video game music album 🎮🎵 is coming out on all major streaming services on February 19. Don't miss it! drive.google.com/file/d/1jv2P...
#soundtrack #vgm #music
#soundtrack #vgm #music
Recently, I had the opportunity to watch an award-winning video game composer demonstrate speed-writing. He showed me how he generates ideas quickly🎮💡🎵🎹. I was inspired to try his method and started challenging myself to write tracks in an hour. Listen to what I made: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
One-Hour Challenge - YouTube
I wrote these tracks in roughly one hour so I could practice speed-writing.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Recently, I had the opportunity to watch an award-winning video game composer demonstrate speed-writing. He showed me how he generates ideas quickly🎮💡🎵🎹. I was inspired to try his method and started challenging myself to write tracks in an hour. Listen to what I made: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Help me out if you have a minute! Over the past six weeks, I composed 10 RPG exploration music tracks (forest, mountains, valleys, etc.) 🎵🎮⚔️🌳⛰️. Would they work for a video game? Anything I should consider or improve? Any feedback is useful! Here's the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Orchestral RPG Exploration Music - YouTube
This is a collection of tracks that I am composing in order to practice using the orchestra, writing ambiant music that has less melodic content, improving m...
youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Help me out if you have a minute! Over the past six weeks, I composed 10 RPG exploration music tracks (forest, mountains, valleys, etc.) 🎵🎮⚔️🌳⛰️. Would they work for a video game? Anything I should consider or improve? Any feedback is useful! Here's the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
If you're using the Unreal Engine for your current project, my 16-bit Islands and Sea RPG music pack 🎮⚔️⚓🎵 is now available on Fab: www.fab.com/listings/598...
#fab #vgm #asset #16-bit #music
#fab #vgm #asset #16-bit #music
16-Bit Adventure RPG Islands and Sea Music
Consider this 16-bit fantasy music asset pack for your next project! Be sure to watch the Sample Video: https://youtu.be/QbLtBOThPasThis asset pack includes twelve loop-ready music tracks, in .WAV for...
www.fab.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I'm studying orchestral RPG exploration music🎵🎮🌳⛰️, listening to great soundtracks like Skyrim and Pillars of Eternity, and trying my hand at composing for different settings. Check out the latest tracks that I wrote: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Orchestral RPG Exploration Music - YouTube
This is a collection of tracks that I am composing in order to practice using the orchestra, writing ambiant music that has less melodic content, improving m...
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I'm studying orchestral RPG exploration music🎵🎮🌳⛰️, listening to great soundtracks like Skyrim and Pillars of Eternity, and trying my hand at composing for different settings. Check out the latest tracks that I wrote: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I have a new 16-bit JRPG and SNES asset pack on itch.io, for those looking for sea-themed music for their games 🎮🎶⚔️⚓🏴☠️! oragus.itch.io/16-bit-adven...
#vgm #snes #16-bit #asset
#vgm #snes #16-bit #asset
Download the latest indie games
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January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Great news! My new album, Stellar Saga, has been released today on major digital streaming services 🎉🎵🎧! Head over to francoisgerinlajoie.com/albums/ for the links to listen to it on your favorite platform.
#vgm #sega #soundtrack
#vgm #sega #soundtrack
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Great news! My new album, Stellar Saga, has been released today on major digital streaming services 🎉🎵🎧! Head over to francoisgerinlajoie.com/albums/ for the links to listen to it on your favorite platform.
#vgm #sega #soundtrack
#vgm #sega #soundtrack
The album "Stellar Saga", which I co-wrote with frequent collaborator Ruddy Fantelli (HydroGene) is coming out on January 5! It's an hommage to sci-fi/fantasy JRPGs on the Sega Genesis. Click on the link for more details: drive.google.com/file/d/1mMN3...
January 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM
The album "Stellar Saga", which I co-wrote with frequent collaborator Ruddy Fantelli (HydroGene) is coming out on January 5! It's an hommage to sci-fi/fantasy JRPGs on the Sega Genesis. Click on the link for more details: drive.google.com/file/d/1mMN3...
I've started work on orchestral fantasy RPG music 🎮⚔️🎵. It's a lot different than the 16-bit stuff that I composed recently, and falls more in line with western RPG traditions than JRPG music. Check out what I've written so far:
- youtu.be/6fC32PoPzUw
- youtu.be/zmOgntwiKCc
- youtu.be/6fC32PoPzUw
- youtu.be/zmOgntwiKCc
Epic Orchestral Video Game Music - Champion's Charge (2025)
YouTube video by François Gérin-Lajoie
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I've started work on orchestral fantasy RPG music 🎮⚔️🎵. It's a lot different than the 16-bit stuff that I composed recently, and falls more in line with western RPG traditions than JRPG music. Check out what I've written so far:
- youtu.be/6fC32PoPzUw
- youtu.be/zmOgntwiKCc
- youtu.be/6fC32PoPzUw
- youtu.be/zmOgntwiKCc
Great news for humans! I finally removed all traces of AI🤖 images from my website, and I have artist Jeremy Smith from Smithy Games to thank! I commissioned him to create a new background🎨 which you can see right here francoisgerinlajoie.com. Check out his other work: smithygames.com/art-commissi...
Art Commissions - Smithy Games
Commission your own art, album covers, animation, and more! See examples of commissioned work and contact me with your project details for rates.
smithygames.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Great news for humans! I finally removed all traces of AI🤖 images from my website, and I have artist Jeremy Smith from Smithy Games to thank! I commissioned him to create a new background🎨 which you can see right here francoisgerinlajoie.com. Check out his other work: smithygames.com/art-commissi...
I finished composing for my album and asset pack 🎵🎮⚔️🏴☠️! You'll soon find it all on digital streaming platforms as well as online marketplaces for game devs. You can hear the two last tracks on my YouTube channel:
- youtu.be/Xfk1xndifY0
- youtu.be/Fj5AjUXSUv4
#vgm #16-bit #snes #soundtrack
- youtu.be/Xfk1xndifY0
- youtu.be/Fj5AjUXSUv4
#vgm #16-bit #snes #soundtrack
16-Bit Fantasy & Adventure Music - Sails of the Free Seas (2025)
YouTube video by François Gérin-Lajoie
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I finished composing for my album and asset pack 🎵🎮⚔️🏴☠️! You'll soon find it all on digital streaming platforms as well as online marketplaces for game devs. You can hear the two last tracks on my YouTube channel:
- youtu.be/Xfk1xndifY0
- youtu.be/Fj5AjUXSUv4
#vgm #16-bit #snes #soundtrack
- youtu.be/Xfk1xndifY0
- youtu.be/Fj5AjUXSUv4
#vgm #16-bit #snes #soundtrack
I'm participating in itch.io and its Winter Sale! See if there's something that piques your interest 🎵🎮⚔️💰: itch.io/s/173650/win...
Winter Sale 2025 by François Gérin-Lajoie
A bundle by François Gérin-Lajoie, $15.00 for 4 games
itch.io
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I'm participating in itch.io and its Winter Sale! See if there's something that piques your interest 🎵🎮⚔️💰: itch.io/s/173650/win...
In a few weeks, I'm releasing an album and a music asset pack with ten 16-bit JRPG sea-themed tracks 🎵🎮⚔️🏴☠️. I wonder, is that theme interesting to game devs and vgm fans? You can hear what I've created so far on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.... Let me know what you think🙏!
Secrets of the Archipelago - YouTube
This is a set of sea-themed JRPG tracks that are set in an ocean with dozens of mysterious islands to explore.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In a few weeks, I'm releasing an album and a music asset pack with ten 16-bit JRPG sea-themed tracks 🎵🎮⚔️🏴☠️. I wonder, is that theme interesting to game devs and vgm fans? You can hear what I've created so far on my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis.... Let me know what you think🙏!
I put up a few more 16-bit JRPG sea-themed tracks 🎵🎮⚔️🏴☠️ on my YouTube channel recently. You can hear my latest three compositions right here:
- youtu.be/AzLFZ5NJvek
- youtu.be/2nP2uGLPiJk
- youtu.be/kZRkcxG1s-k
#vgm #music #16-bit #snes #jrpg
- youtu.be/AzLFZ5NJvek
- youtu.be/2nP2uGLPiJk
- youtu.be/kZRkcxG1s-k
#vgm #music #16-bit #snes #jrpg
16-Bit Fantasy & Adventure Music - Sunlit Harbour (2025)
YouTube video by François Gérin-Lajoie
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I put up a few more 16-bit JRPG sea-themed tracks 🎵🎮⚔️🏴☠️ on my YouTube channel recently. You can hear my latest three compositions right here:
- youtu.be/AzLFZ5NJvek
- youtu.be/2nP2uGLPiJk
- youtu.be/kZRkcxG1s-k
#vgm #music #16-bit #snes #jrpg
- youtu.be/AzLFZ5NJvek
- youtu.be/2nP2uGLPiJk
- youtu.be/kZRkcxG1s-k
#vgm #music #16-bit #snes #jrpg
A few more Shadow Maiden⚔️ tracks🎵 are now up on my YouTube channel. The game dev🎮 is providing very deep descriptions of characters, moods, emotions and plot elements, and it's incredibly enjoyable to turn🎹 these into music. Enjoy!
- youtu.be/oO6VqZ6nQQw
- youtu.be/Mw0o1kjh_xc
- youtu.be/WQn1WHO16cI
- youtu.be/oO6VqZ6nQQw
- youtu.be/Mw0o1kjh_xc
- youtu.be/WQn1WHO16cI
Shadow Maiden - Steam and Muck (2025)
YouTube video by François Gérin-Lajoie
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A few more Shadow Maiden⚔️ tracks🎵 are now up on my YouTube channel. The game dev🎮 is providing very deep descriptions of characters, moods, emotions and plot elements, and it's incredibly enjoyable to turn🎹 these into music. Enjoy!
- youtu.be/oO6VqZ6nQQw
- youtu.be/Mw0o1kjh_xc
- youtu.be/WQn1WHO16cI
- youtu.be/oO6VqZ6nQQw
- youtu.be/Mw0o1kjh_xc
- youtu.be/WQn1WHO16cI
My video game chiptune asset packs are on sale for Black Friday for just another day 🎵🎮⚔️!!! Click on the link to see what's available and to hear samples. You can grab the whole lot for only 12$ USD! itch.io/s/167750/mus...
#vgm #chiptune #music
#vgm #chiptune #music
Music Asset Packs Black Friday Sale (Nov 20–Dec 1) by François Gérin-Lajoie
A bundle by François Gérin-Lajoie, $12.00 for 5 games
itch.io
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
My video game chiptune asset packs are on sale for Black Friday for just another day 🎵🎮⚔️!!! Click on the link to see what's available and to hear samples. You can grab the whole lot for only 12$ USD! itch.io/s/167750/mus...
#vgm #chiptune #music
#vgm #chiptune #music
I made two 16-bit battle tracks to add to my collection of retro sea-based fantasy music pack🎮🎵. You can hear them on my YouTube channel. Let me know if I captured the vide of the 1990s and its JRPGs⚔️!
- Coastal Clash: youtu.be/Iq4CI8wao18
- Deckside Duel: youtu.be/XWw3KApt1ok
#vgm #16-bit #snes
- Coastal Clash: youtu.be/Iq4CI8wao18
- Deckside Duel: youtu.be/XWw3KApt1ok
#vgm #16-bit #snes
16-Bit Fantasy & Adventure Music - Coastal Clash (2025)
YouTube video by François Gérin-Lajoie
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I made two 16-bit battle tracks to add to my collection of retro sea-based fantasy music pack🎮🎵. You can hear them on my YouTube channel. Let me know if I captured the vide of the 1990s and its JRPGs⚔️!
- Coastal Clash: youtu.be/Iq4CI8wao18
- Deckside Duel: youtu.be/XWw3KApt1ok
#vgm #16-bit #snes
- Coastal Clash: youtu.be/Iq4CI8wao18
- Deckside Duel: youtu.be/XWw3KApt1ok
#vgm #16-bit #snes
I used to play Snake on my very first cellphone, about 23 years. A game developer make a new version of Snake and used some of my tracks to go with it. Neat! Be sure to have a look: captaind.itch.io/agsnake-the-...
#snake #vgm #chiptune
#snake #vgm #chiptune
AGSnake: The Last Bite by CaptainD
A retro arcade game
captaind.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I used to play Snake on my very first cellphone, about 23 years. A game developer make a new version of Snake and used some of my tracks to go with it. Neat! Be sure to have a look: captaind.itch.io/agsnake-the-...
#snake #vgm #chiptune
#snake #vgm #chiptune
I'm making a SNES-inspired collection of beach and seaside vgm tracks 🎹🎮! Listen to the ones that are already published.
- Echoes by the Sea: youtu.be/jpyAk_wyQus
- Coral Bay Village: youtu.be/zshZBlWffEc
- Sunken Temple: youtu.be/11daF0s47lc
#vgm #snes #16-bit #videogames
- Echoes by the Sea: youtu.be/jpyAk_wyQus
- Coral Bay Village: youtu.be/zshZBlWffEc
- Sunken Temple: youtu.be/11daF0s47lc
#vgm #snes #16-bit #videogames
16-Bit Fantasy & Adventure Music - Echoes by the Sea (2025)
YouTube video by François Gérin-Lajoie
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm making a SNES-inspired collection of beach and seaside vgm tracks 🎹🎮! Listen to the ones that are already published.
- Echoes by the Sea: youtu.be/jpyAk_wyQus
- Coral Bay Village: youtu.be/zshZBlWffEc
- Sunken Temple: youtu.be/11daF0s47lc
#vgm #snes #16-bit #videogames
- Echoes by the Sea: youtu.be/jpyAk_wyQus
- Coral Bay Village: youtu.be/zshZBlWffEc
- Sunken Temple: youtu.be/11daF0s47lc
#vgm #snes #16-bit #videogames
You can hear the new Sega Genesis inspired JRPG music album that I co-wrote with my collaborator #HydroGene right here! 🎵🎮 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94Q...
But if you want to avoid YouTube ads, you'll want to hear it once it becomes available on all digital streaming services.
#vgm #soundtrack
But if you want to avoid YouTube ads, you'll want to hear it once it becomes available on all digital streaming services.
#vgm #soundtrack
Stellar Saga - A Sega Genesis-style Sci-Fi/Fantasy RPG Soundtrack (Full Album)
YouTube video by HydroGene
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
You can hear the new Sega Genesis inspired JRPG music album that I co-wrote with my collaborator #HydroGene right here! 🎵🎮 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94Q...
But if you want to avoid YouTube ads, you'll want to hear it once it becomes available on all digital streaming services.
#vgm #soundtrack
But if you want to avoid YouTube ads, you'll want to hear it once it becomes available on all digital streaming services.
#vgm #soundtrack
Reposted by François Gérin-Lajoie
Play #wyrmwarrior! A #pixelart #jrpg in the style of #dragonquest and #finalfantasy
gx.games/games/z0d76p...
crawsome.itch.io/wyrm-warrior
#feedbackfriday #wyrmwarrior #pixel #2D #appdev #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #indiegames #gaming #IndieGameDev #indie #gamedesign #gxgames #rpg
gx.games/games/z0d76p...
crawsome.itch.io/wyrm-warrior
#feedbackfriday #wyrmwarrior #pixel #2D #appdev #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #indiegames #gaming #IndieGameDev #indie #gamedesign #gxgames #rpg
Wyrm Warrior | GX Games
Welcome to the world of WYRM WARRIOR!
You are a knight who fights to save the world from the WYRM MENACE!
Grind, level, loot, buy, talk, and think your way through a retro-style RPG!
11-5-2025 - Patc...
gx.games
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My chiptune music pack sale is on!!! 🎵 You can get individual packs for 3$ USD, or my entire collection for 12$ USD. 💰 Consider these tracks for your next retro video game project. 🎮 itch.io/s/167750/mus...
Music Asset Packs Black Friday Sale (Nov 20–Dec 1) by François Gérin-Lajoie
A bundle by François Gérin-Lajoie, $12.00 for 5 games
itch.io
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
My chiptune music pack sale is on!!! 🎵 You can get individual packs for 3$ USD, or my entire collection for 12$ USD. 💰 Consider these tracks for your next retro video game project. 🎮 itch.io/s/167750/mus...
I'm running a Black Friday Sale tomorrow on itch.io for video game chiptune music and a soundtrack that I made! This could be useful for your next project. Each pack is only 3$ USD, or you can grab the entire collection for 12$ USD. Enjoy! itch.io/s/167750/mus...
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I'm running a Black Friday Sale tomorrow on itch.io for video game chiptune music and a soundtrack that I made! This could be useful for your next project. Each pack is only 3$ USD, or you can grab the entire collection for 12$ USD. Enjoy! itch.io/s/167750/mus...
I like to promote games by indie devs. More precisely, games that make use of my original music! 😉🎵 So take a look at this neat Survival mode video game, Boned Again: Survivors, available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS and Xbox. ternoxgames.com/bonedagain/
#BonedAgain #vgm
#BonedAgain #vgm
Boned Again: Survivors
Survive waves of enemies, defeat unique bosses, earn gold, and unlock new deadly arenas. Each run is different – each decision, crucial. Can you survive?
ternoxgames.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I like to promote games by indie devs. More precisely, games that make use of my original music! 😉🎵 So take a look at this neat Survival mode video game, Boned Again: Survivors, available now on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS and Xbox. ternoxgames.com/bonedagain/
#BonedAgain #vgm
#BonedAgain #vgm