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Mark Benis

@markbenis.bsky.social
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game dev + composer 💀 AiliA, Wishfarers, Rosewater, Lamplight City, Once Upon a Jester, Everybody Wham Wham linktr.ee/markbenis

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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy launch day to Nighthawks! Had a blast working with @wadjeteyegames.com to edit through tons of VO recordings for this. The writing is stellar and yet the voice actors absolutely take it next level. If you like vampires, a good story and some killer music from Thomas Regin def check it out!
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
That live musician would be the incredible Andy Lin! With killer support from Zac Zinger on xiao + flutes and Isaac Pérez on violin 🎶
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I guess this is the start to my Elden Ring chiptune mod
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Music from games like Elden Ring and Dark Souls with their intricate orchestration, huge sound, surprisingly delicate moments... that's me. Getting to explore that style would be a total dream project. If you're a dev looking for a dark, epic soundtrack -- let's chat!
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Little peak at what @clarkaboud.bsky.social and I have been writing for @squiddershins.bsky.social upcoming RPG game Wishfarers!
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Making this was harder than writing my whole chiptune album 💀 Album art I commissioned from Ajmal Rizni, animated by myself
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Is it obvious how much I love Pokemon music?
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
There's an Elden Ring fan game for the Game Boy?! Shoutout to the dev shin for making it, I love pixel art/chiptune aesthetics mixed with recent games and you can tell a lot of heart went into it!
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
You see them looking at you from the haligtree you best turn around 😶‍🌫️
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Sometimes all you need is one fab musician to carry a whole track. For me that's Zac Zinger 🪈
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
yeah I use AI to make album art... Artistic Intelligence
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Sometimes wish I lived in the alternate reality where Elden Ring was made in the 90s
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Elden Ring's godskin apostles is S-tier boss music IMO
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
No half measures for our boy Jeff 🦈
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Really cool to see Rosewater win Best Audio, Best Programming, Best Visuals and Best Game(!!) at the 2025 AGS Awards! Big shoutout to @clarkaboud.bsky.social @brookeferdmusic.bsky.social Noah Kellman, Isaac Pérez Riera, and Zac Zinger who played on the soundtrack and to the game’s amazing cast 🤠
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
AiliA is out! 🪞 So grateful to Jingyu Sui, Andy Lin, Isaac Pérez Riera and Zac Zinger for their incredible musicianship on display in this soundtrack. AiliA is available on Steam and you can find the soundtrack on your usual suspects + Bandcamp! Links in bio 🪞
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Celebrating Thanksgiving the English way 🇺🇸🫡
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Very excited to be part of a panel at AdventureX with @jdwasabi.bsky.social, @thomasregin.bsky.social and @paulzmmermann.bsky.social moderated by Seoirse Dunbar! We’ll be talking game audio for adventure games, happening today 4:15pm if you’re around #AdvX25
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
New haul of Jeff comics! He always has the best expressions 😋😱😬
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
this is me today really taken by the response to my Jeff music, appreciate all the wholesome comments!
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
With Jeff being surprised to see the cat I had his "walking" theme interrupted by the cat's theme. And with the appearance of the kittens I gave each one a little gesture on solo strings 🐈🐈🐈 Finally it ends with Jeff's main theme over cat theme's harmony and an "It's Jeff!" slide down on brass
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
I tried to really bring out some moments like giving the cat their own theme when they appear and digging into Jeff's MRRRRRR!!!! But I also took some creative liberties like giving Jeff a little tummy rumble in the beginning
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
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)
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
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.
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Absolute dream to get to record with the FAMES orchestra! Little sneak peek of something I've been working on, coming soon... 🦈
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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 (!)
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
started the day early with a casual 4 am choir session ☀️ had some truly fantastic singers, def made the time difference worth it!
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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!
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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 🤠
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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 ⬇️
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
my lil buddy
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Mark Benis @markbenis.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
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 ⬇️
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