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Mark Benis
@markbenis.bsky.social
game dev + composer 💀
AiliA, Wishfarers, Rosewater, Lamplight City, Once Upon a Jester, Everybody Wham Wham
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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)
July 19, 2025 at 4:07 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
July 18, 2025 at 4:35 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.
June 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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
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
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!
May 6, 2025 at 1:28 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
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
My chiptune album's already been out a month! ☀️

ICYMI - SUMMERBORNE is a love letter to the Game Boy music of my childhood, packed with town themes, fanfares, battle tracks and everything in between. Link below ⬇️
November 20, 2024 at 10:24 AM
Chiptune album incoming!

SUMMERBORNE is a love letter to the Game Boy music of my childhood, packed with town themes, fanfares, battle tracks and everything in between.

Release date is OCT 11 2024 ☀️

Bandcamp page w/ track previews is up! Link below ⬇️
October 2, 2024 at 7:09 PM