Mark Benis
@markbenis.bsky.social
game dev + composer 💀
AiliA, Wishfarers, Rosewater, Lamplight City, Once Upon a Jester, Everybody Wham Wham
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AiliA, Wishfarers, Rosewater, Lamplight City, Once Upon a Jester, Everybody Wham Wham
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Super excited to share that @clarkaboud.bsky.social and I are writing music for Wishfarers 💫 Easy to be inspired by what @squiddershins.bsky.social is making and what a perfect game for us to join forces on! Lots more synths/8-bit + guitar on the way
NEW GAME REVEAL - Wishfarers!
⭐ Play explosive RPG battles with destructible environments and streamlined platformer movement.
⭐ Customize characters with 7 classes, over 100 abilities, and many magical socks.
⭐ Explore a whimsical world of falling stars and lost wishes.
⭐ Play explosive RPG battles with destructible environments and streamlined platformer movement.
⭐ Customize characters with 7 classes, over 100 abilities, and many magical socks.
⭐ Explore a whimsical world of falling stars and lost wishes.
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Super excited to share that @clarkaboud.bsky.social and I are writing music for Wishfarers 💫 Easy to be inspired by what @squiddershins.bsky.social is making and what a perfect game for us to join forces on! Lots more synths/8-bit + guitar on the way
Had such a great time chatting with Josh! Covered so many fun topics that we got to really dig into, keep an eye out for part 2
For this week's podcast chat, I spoke with @markbenis.bsky.social about composing music for games, and the best ways for designers to get the most out of hiring a composer for their games and part 2 will be going up in a few days youtu.be/mfK7TopKdhQ #indiegamedev
The Sound (and Music) of Games With Mark Benis Part 1 | Perceptive Podcast #gamewisdom #composer
YouTube video by Game Wisdom
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Had such a great time chatting with Josh! Covered so many fun topics that we got to really dig into, keep an eye out for part 2
New haul of Jeff comics! He always has the best expressions 😋😱😬
July 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New haul of Jeff comics! He always has the best expressions 😋😱😬
If you're a fan of adventure games Rosewater should def be on your list! Had the pleasure writing my own take on a Western soundtrack and the world-building here is some of the finest out there
Rosewater, my Wild West adventure game, has been out nearly 4 months and has been very well-received!
But I also feel like it’s reached a fraction of its potential audience.
If you can spare a repost and help spread the word, it would be greatly appreciated!
www.grundislav.games/Rosewater.html
But I also feel like it’s reached a fraction of its potential audience.
If you can spare a repost and help spread the word, it would be greatly appreciated!
www.grundislav.games/Rosewater.html
July 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you're a fan of adventure games Rosewater should def be on your list! Had the pleasure writing my own take on a Western soundtrack and the world-building here is some of the finest out there
this is me today
really taken by the response to my Jeff music, appreciate all the wholesome comments!
really taken by the response to my Jeff music, appreciate all the wholesome comments!
July 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
this is me today
really taken by the response to my Jeff music, appreciate all the wholesome comments!
really taken by the response to my Jeff music, appreciate all the wholesome comments!
As part of writing an original theme song for Jeff the Land Shark, I also wrote some music for my favorite Jeff comic:
Jeff the Magnanimous!
(music ideas w/ comic panels below)
Jeff the Magnanimous!
(music ideas w/ comic panels below)
July 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As part of writing an original theme song for Jeff the Land Shark, I also wrote some music for my favorite Jeff comic:
Jeff the Magnanimous!
(music ideas w/ comic panels below)
Jeff the Magnanimous!
(music ideas w/ comic panels below)
I wrote a theme song for Jeff the Land Shark 🦈
This is what happens when a musician plays a bit too much Jeff in Marvel Rivals
This is what happens when a musician plays a bit too much Jeff in Marvel Rivals
July 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I wrote a theme song for Jeff the Land Shark 🦈
This is what happens when a musician plays a bit too much Jeff in Marvel Rivals
This is what happens when a musician plays a bit too much Jeff in Marvel Rivals
Across the Frontier was one of my favorite pieces to write for Rosewater by @grundislav.games, here notated out!
Kept most of the parts pretty simple to let everything breathe + play off each other, and Zac Zinger absolutely ran with it to make that shakuhachi part sound SO smooth.
Kept most of the parts pretty simple to let everything breathe + play off each other, and Zac Zinger absolutely ran with it to make that shakuhachi part sound SO smooth.
June 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Across the Frontier was one of my favorite pieces to write for Rosewater by @grundislav.games, here notated out!
Kept most of the parts pretty simple to let everything breathe + play off each other, and Zac Zinger absolutely ran with it to make that shakuhachi part sound SO smooth.
Kept most of the parts pretty simple to let everything breathe + play off each other, and Zac Zinger absolutely ran with it to make that shakuhachi part sound SO smooth.
Absolute dream to get to record with the FAMES orchestra! Little sneak peek of something I've been working on, coming soon... 🦈
June 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Absolute dream to get to record with the FAMES orchestra! Little sneak peek of something I've been working on, coming soon... 🦈
Little snippet from our choir session yesterday! Amazing to be reunited with Angel Mannion for some good ole recording -- we did Down Among the Dead Men together from Lamplight City back in the day with engineer Chris Hobson and some singers even returning (!)
June 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Little snippet from our choir session yesterday! Amazing to be reunited with Angel Mannion for some good ole recording -- we did Down Among the Dead Men together from Lamplight City back in the day with engineer Chris Hobson and some singers even returning (!)
started the day early with a casual 4 am choir session ☀️ had some truly fantastic singers, def made the time difference worth it!
June 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
started the day early with a casual 4 am choir session ☀️ had some truly fantastic singers, def made the time difference worth it!
No I'm not obsessed with Blue Prince how could you possibly draw that conclusion from my 8 spreadsheets, 20+ pages of handwritten notes and organized screenshots folder categorized by room, puzzle type and book name
May 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
No I'm not obsessed with Blue Prince how could you possibly draw that conclusion from my 8 spreadsheets, 20+ pages of handwritten notes and organized screenshots folder categorized by room, puzzle type and book name
Freshly recorded main theme for AiliA! Featuring Andy Lin on erhu, Isaac Pérez Riera on violin, and Zac Zinger on xiao + flute 🎶
Learning about Chinese instruments and writing for them has been a blast and finally hearing these parts live is really something else. More info on release soon!
Learning about Chinese instruments and writing for them has been a blast and finally hearing these parts live is really something else. More info on release soon!
May 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Freshly recorded main theme for AiliA! Featuring Andy Lin on erhu, Isaac Pérez Riera on violin, and Zac Zinger on xiao + flute 🎶
Learning about Chinese instruments and writing for them has been a blast and finally hearing these parts live is really something else. More info on release soon!
Learning about Chinese instruments and writing for them has been a blast and finally hearing these parts live is really something else. More info on release soon!
It’s amazing how chance encounters can end up changing your life. If only I knew how important that day would end up being!
I met @markbenis.bsky.social at a local NYC meetup and casually mentioned I was looking for a composer for my game, and now we’ve done 2 games together, with hopefully many more to come in the future.
You never know when collaboration opportunities will appear!
You never know when collaboration opportunities will appear!
what do you mean the dude who composed Expedition 33's soundtrack, the director just randomly found his soundcloud and offered him the job on the spot
April 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It’s amazing how chance encounters can end up changing your life. If only I knew how important that day would end up being!
Had such a great time chatting with James!! Talking about everything from console sound chips and composer limitations leading to creativity to lots of details on how my collaboration with Francisco Gonzalez and my score to Rosewater came to be 🎶
Game Music Composition Interview with Rosewater’s Mark Benis – Game & Gadget Podcast #40
I interview @markbenis.bsky.social music composer of Rosewater, a point and click adventure game set in the wild west and released in 2024.
www.pixelrefresh.com/game-music-c...
I interview @markbenis.bsky.social music composer of Rosewater, a point and click adventure game set in the wild west and released in 2024.
www.pixelrefresh.com/game-music-c...
Game Music Composition Interview with Rosewater's Mark Benis - Game & Gadget Podcast #40 - Pixel Refresh
I interview Mark Benis music composer of Rosewater, a point and click adventure game set in the wild west and released in 2024.
www.pixelrefresh.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Had such a great time chatting with James!! Talking about everything from console sound chips and composer limitations leading to creativity to lots of details on how my collaboration with Francisco Gonzalez and my score to Rosewater came to be 🎶
Hearing about YT copyright claims and twitch videos getting muted because of Rosewater’s music. My stance has been and always will be that YouTube videos of let’s plays, stream recordings, press coverage and the like + streams are free to use my music.
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April 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Hearing about YT copyright claims and twitch videos getting muted because of Rosewater’s music. My stance has been and always will be that YouTube videos of let’s plays, stream recordings, press coverage and the like + streams are free to use my music.
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GET IN HERE loving these acoustic versions!
The Cassette Beasts: Acoustic Sessions album is now live, along with our Player Survey!
Find out more on both in our new dev blog:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/132...
Find out more on both in our new dev blog:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/132...
Cassette Beasts - Cassette Beasts: Acoustic Sessions + Player Survey now live! - Steam News
Hey everyone! A few new exciting Cassette Beasts updates for you today! Acoustic Sessions The Cassette Beasts: Acoustic Sessions album is now live! This collects the various live recordings that compo...
store.steampowered.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
GET IN HERE loving these acoustic versions!
Reposted by Mark Benis
Rosewater is only 15 reviews away from the magic number 50 that will change “Positive” to “Very Positive” and give it more visibility.
If you’ve played the game and haven’t left a review yet, please do! It helps more than you can imagine.
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
If you’ve played the game and haven’t left a review yet, please do! It helps more than you can imagine.
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
March 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Rosewater is only 15 reviews away from the magic number 50 that will change “Positive” to “Very Positive” and give it more visibility.
If you’ve played the game and haven’t left a review yet, please do! It helps more than you can imagine.
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
If you’ve played the game and haven’t left a review yet, please do! It helps more than you can imagine.
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
Now that Rosewater is out in the wild, boy do I have a lot to share about producing the score! From recording with stellar musicians to crafting a unique sound palette for the West -- I'd love to chat through it all in an interview :]
Just putting this out into the world! 🎶
Just putting this out into the world! 🎶
March 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Now that Rosewater is out in the wild, boy do I have a lot to share about producing the score! From recording with stellar musicians to crafting a unique sound palette for the West -- I'd love to chat through it all in an interview :]
Just putting this out into the world! 🎶
Just putting this out into the world! 🎶
The score to Rosewater wouldn't be what it is without the incredible musicians. Check out some of my favorite bits featuring:
@clarkaboud.bsky.social
@brookeferdmusic.bsky.social
@grundislavgames.bsky.social
@noahkellman.bsky.social
Christian Lanz
Christiane Ramirez
Isaac Pérez Riera
Zac Zinger
@clarkaboud.bsky.social
@brookeferdmusic.bsky.social
@grundislavgames.bsky.social
@noahkellman.bsky.social
Christian Lanz
Christiane Ramirez
Isaac Pérez Riera
Zac Zinger
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The score to Rosewater wouldn't be what it is without the incredible musicians. Check out some of my favorite bits featuring:
@clarkaboud.bsky.social
@brookeferdmusic.bsky.social
@grundislavgames.bsky.social
@noahkellman.bsky.social
Christian Lanz
Christiane Ramirez
Isaac Pérez Riera
Zac Zinger
@clarkaboud.bsky.social
@brookeferdmusic.bsky.social
@grundislavgames.bsky.social
@noahkellman.bsky.social
Christian Lanz
Christiane Ramirez
Isaac Pérez Riera
Zac Zinger
Rosewater is HERE!!
What a dream to actually get to score a Western.
Huge thank you to all the musicians, their brilliant musicianship completely elevates my music to a level I'd never be able to achieve alone.
Thanks for taking me on the adventure of a lifetime @grundislavgames.bsky.social 🤠
What a dream to actually get to score a Western.
Huge thank you to all the musicians, their brilliant musicianship completely elevates my music to a level I'd never be able to achieve alone.
Thanks for taking me on the adventure of a lifetime @grundislavgames.bsky.social 🤠
March 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Rosewater is HERE!!
What a dream to actually get to score a Western.
Huge thank you to all the musicians, their brilliant musicianship completely elevates my music to a level I'd never be able to achieve alone.
Thanks for taking me on the adventure of a lifetime @grundislavgames.bsky.social 🤠
What a dream to actually get to score a Western.
Huge thank you to all the musicians, their brilliant musicianship completely elevates my music to a level I'd never be able to achieve alone.
Thanks for taking me on the adventure of a lifetime @grundislavgames.bsky.social 🤠
Reposted by Mark Benis
ROSEWATER IS OUT!
A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family.
It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...
A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family.
It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...
March 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
ROSEWATER IS OUT!
A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family.
It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...
A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family.
It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...
Rosewater is just a night away :o
March 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Rosewater is just a night away :o
Total dream to get to write a classic Western showdown! And over the moon to have @clarkaboud.bsky.social here on electric guitar, totally nailed it. Full version and soundtrack will be out with the game in a couple months :]
Saddle up, pardners, 'cause ROSEWATER rides into town on PC, Mac, and Linux MARCH 27, 2025!
A Wild West point & click adventure set in an alternate 19th century. 🤠🌵🐎
New trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thru...
A Wild West point & click adventure set in an alternate 19th century. 🤠🌵🐎
New trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thru...
Rosewater Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by Grundislav Games
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Total dream to get to write a classic Western showdown! And over the moon to have @clarkaboud.bsky.social here on electric guitar, totally nailed it. Full version and soundtrack will be out with the game in a couple months :]
new trailer means some new music! had a blast on this and even got a classic Western instrument recorded 👀 happening in a few hours!
All becomes clear TODAY at 3pm EST/8pm GMT: www.youtube.com/live/bgIltAa...
January 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
new trailer means some new music! had a blast on this and even got a classic Western instrument recorded 👀 happening in a few hours!