starling 🦆
@starlingoboe.itch.io
composer + arranger ☁️ // oboist, woodwinds, cello, keys, (erhu) ✨🍵
vancouver, bc 🇦🇺 | starlingoboe.com
vancouver, bc 🇦🇺 | starlingoboe.com
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starling 🦆
@starlingoboe.itch.io
· Mar 15
hello! i'm starling, composer for games + media ⭐️ nice to meet you!
i also record oboe + cor anglais, tin whistle, recorder + cello/keys 🎻
RTs appreciated if you like what you hear 🩵
i also record oboe + cor anglais, tin whistle, recorder + cello/keys 🎻
RTs appreciated if you like what you hear 🩵
visited a bunny cafe yesterday!! this bun had one ear up, one down 🥹
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
visited a bunny cafe yesterday!! this bun had one ear up, one down 🥹
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A noble lord brings two squires along on a hunt. One is a gentle boy who should not exist. 🌟
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A noble lord brings two squires along on a hunt. One is a gentle boy who should not exist. 🌟
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
that one cellist practising elgar concerto passionately, soloistically during your chinese orchestra rehearsal break
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
that one cellist practising elgar concerto passionately, soloistically during your chinese orchestra rehearsal break
🥹🤩!!!! thank you to everyone who backed our kickstarter so far... funded already.... i'm cry
Delphinium is FUNDED in less than 72 hours!
Thank you all so, so, SO MUCH 🥹🩵
Thank you all so, so, SO MUCH 🥹🩵
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
🥹🤩!!!! thank you to everyone who backed our kickstarter so far... funded already.... i'm cry
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Excited to be part of the #GamesUnder5Hours event happening on Steam. There are some amazing games participating so be sure to check it out!
store.steampowered.com/publisher/De...
store.steampowered.com/publisher/De...
The Games Under 5 Hours Event Is Live! 🎮
October 13–27: Looking for something you can actually finish? Explore a curated selection of extraordinary short games that prove great experiences don’t need endless hours.
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Excited to be part of the #GamesUnder5Hours event happening on Steam. There are some amazing games participating so be sure to check it out!
store.steampowered.com/publisher/De...
store.steampowered.com/publisher/De...
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the best part of the Kickstarter campaign: getting to share more of Starling's incredible music!!! 🎵
if you click on the kickstarter you can also listen to four full new tracks from me, written for the game 🌱 i have been pouring my heart into this soundtrack over the past year and i'm so excited to finally share some of it! 🥹
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cin...
soundcloud.com/starlingoboe...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cin...
soundcloud.com/starlingoboe...
Delphinium OST - Teaser Collection
Delphinium: a bittersweet cozy farming sim in which cultivating connections with those around you matters just as much as growing crops- sometimes even more so. (Developed by CinnaDev)
Kickstarter: h
soundcloud.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
the best part of the Kickstarter campaign: getting to share more of Starling's incredible music!!! 🎵
the delphinium kickstarter is now live!! support our small team + glimpse a beautiful world 🫶
Grow new connections in the middle of nowhere with this bittersweet cozy story. Delphinium is now LIVE on Kickstarter 💙🌿
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
the delphinium kickstarter is now live!! support our small team + glimpse a beautiful world 🫶
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“How do we establish our future in a world that doesn’t feel like it’s progressing? The answer is with community.” Will a cottage in the woods really will fix you? @cinnadev.bsky.social 's Delphinium is all about building connections
FEATURE @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/delphin...
FEATURE @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/delphin...
October 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“How do we establish our future in a world that doesn’t feel like it’s progressing? The answer is with community.” Will a cottage in the woods really will fix you? @cinnadev.bsky.social 's Delphinium is all about building connections
FEATURE @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/delphin...
FEATURE @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/delphin...
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time for work/income restraints due to family commitment is something i’ve never heard discussed in my circles of media composers. i suspect it has a lot to do with composers who perform maternal roles in their families being a rarity. i only know two other than me. one had to give up her career.
October 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
time for work/income restraints due to family commitment is something i’ve never heard discussed in my circles of media composers. i suspect it has a lot to do with composers who perform maternal roles in their families being a rarity. i only know two other than me. one had to give up her career.
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CREEPY CRAWLIES, our first single, is out now on youtube! (link in bio!) with an incredible lyric video made by @adibabidan.bsky.social @minty-marcus.bsky.social , @babblingbirdart.bsky.social , @mossmushroom.bsky.social !
Watch it now!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNa...
#WAMmusic #newmusic #funk
Watch it now!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNa...
#WAMmusic #newmusic #funk
October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
CREEPY CRAWLIES, our first single, is out now on youtube! (link in bio!) with an incredible lyric video made by @adibabidan.bsky.social @minty-marcus.bsky.social , @babblingbirdart.bsky.social , @mossmushroom.bsky.social !
Watch it now!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNa...
#WAMmusic #newmusic #funk
Watch it now!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNa...
#WAMmusic #newmusic #funk
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Check out all the nominees for the Best Music for a Video Game or Other Interactive Media category in Australia's 2025 Screen Music Awards, including @starlingoboe.itch.io's amazing soundtrack for Pinball Spire! 🎹🎶✨
The awards ceremony is just days away (Oct 28!).
#music #vgm #ost #gamedev
The awards ceremony is just days away (Oct 28!).
#music #vgm #ost #gamedev
Ahead of the 2025 Screen Music Awards, catch up on the best game score nominees on ABC Classic 🎮🎵
🌔 Rebel Moon: The Descent by David Barber
🔵 @PinballSpire by @starlingoboe.itch.io (& @tom.voros.ca)
🥽 Feed the Deep by Cedar Jones
🌷 @tempopogame.com by @jeffvandyck.com
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🌔 Rebel Moon: The Descent by David Barber
🔵 @PinballSpire by @starlingoboe.itch.io (& @tom.voros.ca)
🥽 Feed the Deep by Cedar Jones
🌷 @tempopogame.com by @jeffvandyck.com
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October 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Check out all the nominees for the Best Music for a Video Game or Other Interactive Media category in Australia's 2025 Screen Music Awards, including @starlingoboe.itch.io's amazing soundtrack for Pinball Spire! 🎹🎶✨
The awards ceremony is just days away (Oct 28!).
#music #vgm #ost #gamedev
The awards ceremony is just days away (Oct 28!).
#music #vgm #ost #gamedev
pictures from panel on 'seeds of emotion in sound' with @pongball.bsky.social & @emaudible.bsky.social at vancouver game garden last month 🌱✨
last year's garden was my first encounter with the local games community + i felt so welcomed & inspired 🥹 so happy to be involved as a speaker this yr!!
last year's garden was my first encounter with the local games community + i felt so welcomed & inspired 🥹 so happy to be involved as a speaker this yr!!
October 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
pictures from panel on 'seeds of emotion in sound' with @pongball.bsky.social & @emaudible.bsky.social at vancouver game garden last month 🌱✨
last year's garden was my first encounter with the local games community + i felt so welcomed & inspired 🥹 so happy to be involved as a speaker this yr!!
last year's garden was my first encounter with the local games community + i felt so welcomed & inspired 🥹 so happy to be involved as a speaker this yr!!
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Upcoming show in SF!
Wisdom Waveform 🎹🎻🍂
Nov 9 @ 2pm
We'll be performing with our friends @jasonyu.me, @roninopf.bsky.social & @sixthstationtrio.bsky.social in an afternoon of classical fusion music & local art!
Hosted by @syzygysf.com 🤎
🎨: Meena Vempaty
Tix: syzygysf.com/events/wisdom-waveform
Wisdom Waveform 🎹🎻🍂
Nov 9 @ 2pm
We'll be performing with our friends @jasonyu.me, @roninopf.bsky.social & @sixthstationtrio.bsky.social in an afternoon of classical fusion music & local art!
Hosted by @syzygysf.com 🤎
🎨: Meena Vempaty
Tix: syzygysf.com/events/wisdom-waveform
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Upcoming show in SF!
Wisdom Waveform 🎹🎻🍂
Nov 9 @ 2pm
We'll be performing with our friends @jasonyu.me, @roninopf.bsky.social & @sixthstationtrio.bsky.social in an afternoon of classical fusion music & local art!
Hosted by @syzygysf.com 🤎
🎨: Meena Vempaty
Tix: syzygysf.com/events/wisdom-waveform
Wisdom Waveform 🎹🎻🍂
Nov 9 @ 2pm
We'll be performing with our friends @jasonyu.me, @roninopf.bsky.social & @sixthstationtrio.bsky.social in an afternoon of classical fusion music & local art!
Hosted by @syzygysf.com 🤎
🎨: Meena Vempaty
Tix: syzygysf.com/events/wisdom-waveform
played some tin whistle for this cool arrangement ✨️🌊 such a lovely melody!
Its finally out! A long overdue passion project & happy to finally release! 😭
Seaside - Infinite Mana
Original music by AdLibPiano
@starlingoboe.itch.io
@brookeferdmusic.bsky.social
@soundole.bsky.social
@nicolewtchang.bsky.social
@zdmajor7.bsky.social
Phoebe Chou
youtu.be/0hln43NFWMk?...
Seaside - Infinite Mana
Original music by AdLibPiano
@starlingoboe.itch.io
@brookeferdmusic.bsky.social
@soundole.bsky.social
@nicolewtchang.bsky.social
@zdmajor7.bsky.social
Phoebe Chou
youtu.be/0hln43NFWMk?...
October 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
played some tin whistle for this cool arrangement ✨️🌊 such a lovely melody!
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. ★⋆. ALBUM RELEASE . ★⋆.
stutter is out now ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡
🖇️ ⋆｡「 linktr.ee/laryssaokada 」
this record is a reflection of my innermost thoughts & pains over this past year. my god it's been a long one. but despite the world's horrors, we must persevere & create art. we must maintain our whimsy!
stutter is out now ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡
🖇️ ⋆｡「 linktr.ee/laryssaokada 」
this record is a reflection of my innermost thoughts & pains over this past year. my god it's been a long one. but despite the world's horrors, we must persevere & create art. we must maintain our whimsy!
September 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
. ★⋆. ALBUM RELEASE . ★⋆.
stutter is out now ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡
🖇️ ⋆｡「 linktr.ee/laryssaokada 」
this record is a reflection of my innermost thoughts & pains over this past year. my god it's been a long one. but despite the world's horrors, we must persevere & create art. we must maintain our whimsy!
stutter is out now ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡
🖇️ ⋆｡「 linktr.ee/laryssaokada 」
this record is a reflection of my innermost thoughts & pains over this past year. my god it's been a long one. but despite the world's horrors, we must persevere & create art. we must maintain our whimsy!
Reposted by starling 🦆
Huge congratulations to @starlingoboe.itch.io for her nomination in the Best Music for a Video Game category in the Australian Screen Music Awards! Hiring Starling for the Pinball Spire soundtrack was one of the best decisions I made on the project. Very well deserved! 🥳
excited to share that my score for pinball spire has been nominated for a screen music award in the video game category 🥹✨ thanks to the folk at @apraamcos.bsky.social for the nomination!!!
September 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Huge congratulations to @starlingoboe.itch.io for her nomination in the Best Music for a Video Game category in the Australian Screen Music Awards! Hiring Starling for the Pinball Spire soundtrack was one of the best decisions I made on the project. Very well deserved! 🥳
excited to share that my score for pinball spire has been nominated for a screen music award in the video game category 🥹✨ thanks to the folk at @apraamcos.bsky.social for the nomination!!!
September 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
excited to share that my score for pinball spire has been nominated for a screen music award in the video game category 🥹✨ thanks to the folk at @apraamcos.bsky.social for the nomination!!!
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Letters to Arralla is OUT NOW on Steam with a limited time 20% launch discount!! 🏝️💌
After 5 long years of development and lots of fruit & veggies eaten to power our developers, this cheeky game is finally ready to be delivered directly into your hands!! ☺️ Play now on Steam!
youtu.be/7GbGTEpsoIM
After 5 long years of development and lots of fruit & veggies eaten to power our developers, this cheeky game is finally ready to be delivered directly into your hands!! ☺️ Play now on Steam!
youtu.be/7GbGTEpsoIM
Letters to Arralla OUT NOW!
YouTube video by Little Pink Clouds
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Letters to Arralla is OUT NOW on Steam with a limited time 20% launch discount!! 🏝️💌
After 5 long years of development and lots of fruit & veggies eaten to power our developers, this cheeky game is finally ready to be delivered directly into your hands!! ☺️ Play now on Steam!
youtu.be/7GbGTEpsoIM
After 5 long years of development and lots of fruit & veggies eaten to power our developers, this cheeky game is finally ready to be delivered directly into your hands!! ☺️ Play now on Steam!
youtu.be/7GbGTEpsoIM
finally playing slay the princess... why did i wait so long
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
finally playing slay the princess... why did i wait so long
starlight festival streaming now!! 💫🌠⭐✨
⭐ Starlight Festival ⭐
Sat, 8/23 @ 4pm PDT
twitch.tv/infloresce
To commemorate the re-release of “Perseids 🌠” by @maddie.vision, we’re hosting a cozy festival featuring music by the Infloresce & Friends community! All are welcome!
Info: infloresce.com/starlight-festival-2025
🎨: @aiviwave.com
Sat, 8/23 @ 4pm PDT
twitch.tv/infloresce
To commemorate the re-release of “Perseids 🌠” by @maddie.vision, we’re hosting a cozy festival featuring music by the Infloresce & Friends community! All are welcome!
Info: infloresce.com/starlight-festival-2025
🎨: @aiviwave.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
starlight festival streaming now!! 💫🌠⭐✨
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It’s live!
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s live!
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
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To celebrate the re-release of
Maddie Lim's single, 'Perseids 🌠'
we're hosting Starlight Festival—a cozy, casual event spotlighting music from the Infloresce & Friends community.
August 23rd, 4pm PT
twitch.tv/infloresce
[ more details coming soon ]
Maddie Lim's single, 'Perseids 🌠'
we're hosting Starlight Festival—a cozy, casual event spotlighting music from the Infloresce & Friends community.
August 23rd, 4pm PT
twitch.tv/infloresce
[ more details coming soon ]
August 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
To celebrate the re-release of
Maddie Lim's single, 'Perseids 🌠'
we're hosting Starlight Festival—a cozy, casual event spotlighting music from the Infloresce & Friends community.
August 23rd, 4pm PT
twitch.tv/infloresce
[ more details coming soon ]
Maddie Lim's single, 'Perseids 🌠'
we're hosting Starlight Festival—a cozy, casual event spotlighting music from the Infloresce & Friends community.
August 23rd, 4pm PT
twitch.tv/infloresce
[ more details coming soon ]
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Resurrecting this thread for this very sweet melodic and nicely groovy track from Pinball Spire by @starlingoboe.itch.io
starlingoboe.bandcamp.com/track/overgr...
starlingoboe.bandcamp.com/track/overgr...
Overgrown Bastion, by Starling Tan
from the album Pinball Spire (Original Soundtrack)
starlingoboe.bandcamp.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Resurrecting this thread for this very sweet melodic and nicely groovy track from Pinball Spire by @starlingoboe.itch.io
starlingoboe.bandcamp.com/track/overgr...
starlingoboe.bandcamp.com/track/overgr...