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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 23/03/2026

I wrote music for the new anime-inspired racing game Screamer developed by Milestone! Getting to work on an arcade burnout style racer was such a treat

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 09/02/2026

This weekend I finally heard the song I cowrote with RON, “Aspire” performed live by Liella! at Yokohama Arena As one of the few western composers writing music for Love Live in Japan, I am forever grateful for this opportunity

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 04/07/2025

Anime Expo day 1 lets get it 🤙 Crazy to think RWBY was my first anime ost credit over 10 years ago

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 23/06/2025

game composer discovers game music, age 4

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 05/06/2025

Just got the switch 2! I love the dual screens and street pass is a great social feature

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 29/05/2025

Gamers‼️ I wrote and produced the song Aspire for Liella! Love Live! with R • O • N on their latest album release! I am thankful for the opportunity to work alongside Ron who is a powerful creative force in this music space

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 26/05/2025

Found this event and on the ticket page I needed a pause

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 24/05/2025

DJing tonight @ Anime North lets get it eh 🇨🇦

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 15/05/2025

Got pat down by security at Haneda airport and midpat goes “ahh shadow desu” I love Japan

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 04/05/2025

Gamer meets rhythm game legends kors k + ryu*

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 08/03/2025

My friend @datponpon.bsky.social hosted a b2b baja blast party and invited me and his friends to DJ 🤙 new vid up on 📺

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 03/03/2025

wrestling is better than things you like

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 28/02/2025

How im doing the game ost > Forest level: breaks Ice level: Synth pop Lava level: speed house Desert level: butt rock Beach/ocean level: drum and bass

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 23/02/2025

> me looking at the amount of current active projects for 2025

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 12/02/2025

I went to yoshinoya, selected my food to order. Right as I was about to press the order button, I realized I should make my last day before my flight more special So now im at cocoichi

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 30/01/2025

just dropped my latest vlog where I traveled to Sonic Expo and performed to a full room of the coolest gamers 2025 video gamer content, feels so good to finally invest in this

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 30/01/2025

Gaming is so back Balatro has me on lock in between emails and deadlines

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 23/01/2025

First time since attending magfest 10 years in a row ill be missing it- Japans got me on lock this time Miss all my friends back home ill be back soon Pic related its my first show at magfest chipspace 10 years ago 🤙

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 03/01/2025

Year of the snake ❌ Year of the shiba 🐕 making future bass UKG by doing a fun edit of @hyperpotions.bsky.social Porta Vista 🌊

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 02/01/2025

Locked in for 2025 Expected take best movie yet

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 01/01/2025

Gamers 2024 recap: - DJed around the world w my friends - Met my game music heroes - 1 year living in Japan, renewed visa - 10+ projects for game/anime music 2025 we taking over the music world with my friends and family at Rare Drop and Asahi Crew Love you gamers 🤙

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 13/12/2024

Gamers ‼️ Pumped to be one of the main music composers for Arc System Works new title Double Dragon Revive 🤙 This was one of my first projects since moving to Japan and being part of such a legendary series and creative team has been legit dope

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 11/12/2024

'm in the Japanese newspaper print for the first time! Printed by The Japan Times, I was interviewed by @rinoaskyes.bsky.social to talk about video game music and how the music has become more mainstream through our current generation.

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 05/12/2024

Proud of our team at Rare Drop for doing the audio on this VShojo x GFuel partnership animation, with @nokbient.bsky.social on sound design~ Thank you Studio Yotta and VShojo!

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 03/12/2024

Wrote the new theme music for the action brawler Newgrounds Rushdown Rivals ‼️ huge thank you to Spagato and Keith Garces!! Feels so good to go back to my creative internet roots of almost 20 years past

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 24/11/2024

Celebrated my birthday yesterday, I renewed my Japanese artist visa for another year beyond grateful for everyone in my life who supports me, my career, my daily efforts to make our worlds better Thanks for the memories and more, gamers

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 19/11/2024

there is an incredible alternate timeline where Nintendo was right all along about how people consume media and the future of news and political discourse would be done through your wii console

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 19/11/2024

the game awards (and devs/pubs submitting this for award consideration) please credit the composers

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 18/11/2024

Gamers ‼️ I got to write music with Bandai for their TAMASHII NATION 2024 event! Being asked to make UK Garage Shopping music for Japanese figures is the best 🤙

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 16/11/2024

game composers under several NDAs when people try to guess what they're working on

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 15/11/2024

I will never not love making character select music for video games

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 14/11/2024

Today was a special day to meet with Naoki, one of the original composers of the DDR series 🤙 His music was the reason I became passionate about rhythm games during my childhood to eventually become a game composer Thank you for today Naoki! 今日会いてありがとうございました！

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 13/11/2024

Cleansing your timeline with cocoichi curry

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 09/11/2024

Yooo Sonic Expo yall were wild thank you for gaming with me I love dropping all my sonic remixes and mashups to the crowd who gets it

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 08/11/2024

Hey gamers! For those new here, I'm James, a game & anime music composer/DJ of ~20 years! Rooted in rhythm games and Sega titles, I've worked on many cool projects, most recently with Hololive! I'm living in Japan focused on connecting everyone in the mainstream to video game and anime music 🤙

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 07/11/2024

getting stares on the plane from making this Fly In The Freedom Sonic Adventure 2 edit 🤙

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 07/11/2024

Going full shadow the hedgehog these next 4 years

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 07/11/2024

going to start vlogging my adventures Tokyo ✈️ Dallas ▶️ Sonic Expo 🤙 ps got an osmo pocket 3 here are my first two pics

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 04/11/2024

This week DJing at sonic expo in Dallas Texas 🤠 Days after the US election lmao im gonna make gaming proud

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 30/10/2024

Me booting up a new game after months of being too busy from work

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 29/10/2024

new anime get‼️ I contributed additional music and composed a track for Tower of God Season 2 with Kevin Penkin 🤙 Shoutouts to him and JIMA for the opportunity, Im always excited for these projects

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 28/10/2024

I will never stop djing video game music Tekken 4 Kitsch > IIDX Golden Cross

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 26/10/2024

gamers 🤙 I just saw my song Sirens for HoloLive's group Advent already passed over 1mil plays across platforms woah I'm looking forward to be involved on future vtuber projects! #Hololive

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James Landino 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @jameslandino.com · 24/10/2024

whoever came up with this figurine idea needs a raise at bandai

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