Gonzalo Varela
@gonzalovarela.bsky.social
gonzalovarela.com
Audio Across Boundaries
Uruguayan composer, sound designer and guitarist.
Music and sound for media: video games, films and more.
Audio Across Boundaries
Uruguayan composer, sound designer and guitarist.
Music and sound for media: video games, films and more.
The multi-award-winning (and UK Music Video Awards–nominated) music video for my instrumental composition “Amanecer” is out! The video was created by Clara Rodríguez de Almeida (UnMomenStop), and the piece features guest performances by Tina Guo and Emilio Orsi. [1/2]
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The multi-award-winning (and UK Music Video Awards–nominated) music video for my instrumental composition “Amanecer” is out! The video was created by Clara Rodríguez de Almeida (UnMomenStop), and the piece features guest performances by Tina Guo and Emilio Orsi. [1/2]
Thanks to the Uruguayan Game Developers Association and the LEVEL UY organization for the Best International Game award for Neon Inferno (Zenovia Interactive, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com)! It was a great honor to receive this recognition on behalf of the game!
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Thanks to the Uruguayan Game Developers Association and the LEVEL UY organization for the Best International Game award for Neon Inferno (Zenovia Interactive, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com)! It was a great honor to receive this recognition on behalf of the game!
More exciting news, NEON INFERNO (Zenovia Interactive, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com) nominated for Best International Game at Uruguay's National Video Game Contest (CONAVI) 2025! Big thanks to the Uruguayan Game Developers’ Association!
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
More exciting news, NEON INFERNO (Zenovia Interactive, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com) nominated for Best International Game at Uruguay's National Video Game Contest (CONAVI) 2025! Big thanks to the Uruguayan Game Developers’ Association!
After four years of development, NEON INFERNO is out today! You can find the game on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4 and 5, and Microsoft Xbox. The soundtrack is also available on Steam and on streaming platforms. We hope you enjoy it!
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
After four years of development, NEON INFERNO is out today! You can find the game on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4 and 5, and Microsoft Xbox. The soundtrack is also available on Steam and on streaming platforms. We hope you enjoy it!
Thanks to the Association of Video Game Developers of Argentina for the Best International Game award for Neon Inferno (@zenoviainteractive.bsky.social, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com)! [1/2]
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thanks to the Association of Video Game Developers of Argentina for the Best International Game award for Neon Inferno (@zenoviainteractive.bsky.social, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com)! [1/2]
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of giving a presentation on music composition and sound design for video games at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), in the United States, both in person and streamed via Zoom. Many thanks to composer and Professor Kyle Simpson and his great students!
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of giving a presentation on music composition and sound design for video games at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), in the United States, both in person and streamed via Zoom. Many thanks to composer and Professor Kyle Simpson and his great students!
¡Muchas gracias a Rosario Rodríguez, Nelson Burgos y Lorena Maffoni del programa Día a Día de VTV por la invitación! [1/3]
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
¡Muchas gracias a Rosario Rodríguez, Nelson Burgos y Lorena Maffoni del programa Día a Día de VTV por la invitación! [1/3]
NEON INFERNO (@zenoviainteractive.bsky.social, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com), nominated for Best International Game at the Argentine Video Game Expo (EVA) 2025! Thanks to the Association of Video Game Developers of Argentina!
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEON INFERNO (@zenoviainteractive.bsky.social, @retroware.bsky.social, @limitedrungames.com), nominated for Best International Game at the Argentine Video Game Expo (EVA) 2025! Thanks to the Association of Video Game Developers of Argentina!
Un honor volver a dar una conferencia en la Exposición de Videojuegos Argentina, luego de una muy grata experiencia el año pasado. [1/3]
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Un honor volver a dar una conferencia en la Exposición de Videojuegos Argentina, luego de una muy grata experiencia el año pasado. [1/3]
Con UnMomenstop estuvimos conversando sobre Amanecer y la nominación a los UK Music Video Awards. ¡Gracias a Ignacio Palumbo y Montevideo Portal por la nota!
montevideo.com.uy/Tiempo-libre...
montevideo.com.uy/Tiempo-libre...
October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Con UnMomenstop estuvimos conversando sobre Amanecer y la nominación a los UK Music Video Awards. ¡Gracias a Ignacio Palumbo y Montevideo Portal por la nota!
montevideo.com.uy/Tiempo-libre...
montevideo.com.uy/Tiempo-libre...
The music video of my composition "Amanecer" is nominated for this year's UK Music Video Awards!!
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¡El videoclip de mi composición “Amanecer” está nominado a los UK Music Video Awards de este año!
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Hats off to music video director: Clara Rodríguez de Almeida (UnMomenstop)!
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¡El videoclip de mi composición “Amanecer” está nominado a los UK Music Video Awards de este año!
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Hats off to music video director: Clara Rodríguez de Almeida (UnMomenstop)!
October 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The music video of my composition "Amanecer" is nominated for this year's UK Music Video Awards!!
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¡El videoclip de mi composición “Amanecer” está nominado a los UK Music Video Awards de este año!
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Hats off to music video director: Clara Rodríguez de Almeida (UnMomenstop)!
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¡El videoclip de mi composición “Amanecer” está nominado a los UK Music Video Awards de este año!
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Hats off to music video director: Clara Rodríguez de Almeida (UnMomenstop)!
El sábado 11 de octubre daré un seminario sobre música para audiovisuales y videojuegos en el Festival de Cine Matroska de la ciudad de Rivera. Será en el Club Uruguay y con entrada gratuita. Pueden inscribirse por WhatsApp, al 092363473.
September 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
El sábado 11 de octubre daré un seminario sobre música para audiovisuales y videojuegos en el Festival de Cine Matroska de la ciudad de Rivera. Será en el Club Uruguay y con entrada gratuita. Pueden inscribirse por WhatsApp, al 092363473.
It was a huge joy to make the music for "Return to Sender", a heart-warming 3D animated short film by Seth Salkin-Weiss and Gabby Piagari, about a mailwoman with a terrible fear of dogs who meets an attention-seeking puppy that won't leave her alone. Currently at festivals!
September 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It was a huge joy to make the music for "Return to Sender", a heart-warming 3D animated short film by Seth Salkin-Weiss and Gabby Piagari, about a mailwoman with a terrible fear of dogs who meets an attention-seeking puppy that won't leave her alone. Currently at festivals!
Hace unos días me enteré que el Fondo Nacional de Música apoyó la publicación de mi libro sobre Composición Musical para Videojuegos. [1/7]
July 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hace unos días me enteré que el Fondo Nacional de Música apoyó la publicación de mi libro sobre Composición Musical para Videojuegos. [1/7]
¡Gracias a Uruguay XXI por la invitación a conversar sobre la composición musical para videojuegos internacionales desde Uruguay! Pueden leer la entrevista en: www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/es/noticias/...
July 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
¡Gracias a Uruguay XXI por la invitación a conversar sobre la composición musical para videojuegos internacionales desde Uruguay! Pueden leer la entrevista en: www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy/es/noticias/...
Neon Inferno (game for which I'm doing music and sound design) at PAX East!
May 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Neon Inferno (game for which I'm doing music and sound design) at PAX East!
An amazing experience to give a talk on video game music at Gamescom Latam in São Paulo, Brazil! And a pleasure to share the event with the other members of the Uruguayan delegation.
@gamescomlatam.bsky.social
@gamescomlatam.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
An amazing experience to give a talk on video game music at Gamescom Latam in São Paulo, Brazil! And a pleasure to share the event with the other members of the Uruguayan delegation.
@gamescomlatam.bsky.social
@gamescomlatam.bsky.social
Next week I'll be speaking at Gamescom Latam 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil. My session, called "Musical Adrenaline: Composing for Action and Combat Scenarios" will take place on May 1st at 1:55 PM, on Anhembi District's Stage 1. [1/2]
April 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Next week I'll be speaking at Gamescom Latam 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil. My session, called "Musical Adrenaline: Composing for Action and Combat Scenarios" will take place on May 1st at 1:55 PM, on Anhembi District's Stage 1. [1/2]
The soundtrack album with the music I composed for Gabriela Guillermo's feature film "La enfermedad de la muerte" is now available on all streaming platforms and for free download on Bandcamp. [1/3]
April 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The soundtrack album with the music I composed for Gabriela Guillermo's feature film "La enfermedad de la muerte" is now available on all streaming platforms and for free download on Bandcamp. [1/3]
LA ENFERMEDAD DE LA MUERTE tendrá su primera exhibición el miércoles 9 de Abril, a las 17 hs, en la Sala B del Auditorio Nelly Goitiño, y como parte del 43° Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay.
April 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
LA ENFERMEDAD DE LA MUERTE tendrá su primera exhibición el miércoles 9 de Abril, a las 17 hs, en la Sala B del Auditorio Nelly Goitiño, y como parte del 43° Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay.
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be speaking at Gamescom Latam 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil! My session will focus on action and combat music, and I'll be sharing the exact date, stage, and time soon. [1/2]
April 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be speaking at Gamescom Latam 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil! My session will focus on action and combat music, and I'll be sharing the exact date, stage, and time soon. [1/2]
Starting today, my soundtrack album of Nuisance is available on all streaming platforms. Nuisance is a short film from UK's directing duo Nott Brothers (Nathan Miller and Mark Danciger) produced by Deadbeat Films, that will premiere soon. [1/2]
March 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Starting today, my soundtrack album of Nuisance is available on all streaming platforms. Nuisance is a short film from UK's directing duo Nott Brothers (Nathan Miller and Mark Danciger) produced by Deadbeat Films, that will premiere soon. [1/2]
Today my first album turns ten years old!
"Dreamnesia" is an album inspired by chiptune music from retro video games, featuring compositions I originally made for a game by Sebastián García (the creator of Fight'N Rage) that was not released. [1/3]
"Dreamnesia" is an album inspired by chiptune music from retro video games, featuring compositions I originally made for a game by Sebastián García (the creator of Fight'N Rage) that was not released. [1/3]
March 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Today my first album turns ten years old!
"Dreamnesia" is an album inspired by chiptune music from retro video games, featuring compositions I originally made for a game by Sebastián García (the creator of Fight'N Rage) that was not released. [1/3]
"Dreamnesia" is an album inspired by chiptune music from retro video games, featuring compositions I originally made for a game by Sebastián García (the creator of Fight'N Rage) that was not released. [1/3]
Este semestre voy a dar un curso sobre Implementación de Audio en Videojuegos en la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad de la República, centrado en el uso de motores de desarrollo de videojuegos y middleware de audio. [1/3]
March 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Este semestre voy a dar un curso sobre Implementación de Audio en Videojuegos en la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad de la República, centrado en el uso de motores de desarrollo de videojuegos y middleware de audio. [1/3]
Tengo nuevo Logo, gracias a la genia de Nadia Terkiel :)
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I have a new Logo, thanks to the amazing Nadia Terkiel :)
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I have a new Logo, thanks to the amazing Nadia Terkiel :)
March 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Tengo nuevo Logo, gracias a la genia de Nadia Terkiel :)
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I have a new Logo, thanks to the amazing Nadia Terkiel :)
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I have a new Logo, thanks to the amazing Nadia Terkiel :)