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Scruffy

@scruffymusic.bsky.social

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Hello! I'm Scruffy (he/they), a composer, visual artist, and video educator. {? I ♡}

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Lots of artist friends of mine have been talking about the OoT remake today and the direction of its character design. It got me to sketch an old idea I've held that a Zelda game would do great fully embracing a Rankin-Bass puppet sort of character design :P

An illustration by Scruffy depicting Link, Zelda, Beedle, Ganondorf and Ganon sketched as Rankin-Bass puppets.

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Bee, dog in the city @brodnork.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Hey guys is there supposed to be a man here

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Well, there is a min here.

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Hello everyone! Work has been extremely busy and life has been quite transitional so far this year, I apologize for being so absent as a result. I've got a lot that I want to publish share, just need the spare time and resources to work on it all. Come September I'm hoping to seize such a chance.

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Roarke @roarkehannegan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Day whatever who cares, Pikmin Practical Applications Pt 5, Orchestra . . . #pikmin #pikmin2 #pikmin3 #pikmin4 #heypikmin #pikminbloom #pnf404 #pikminmemes #walk #nintendo #gaming Im sure @scruffymusic.bsky.social would Crush It as a teacher!

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ChickenCOOP @chickencoop.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Rev up your motors and get ready to DRIFT GRIFT: RIDE OR DIE! Drift Grift is currently in production with our trailer launching soon! Made with love by your friends at ChickenCOOP, using all hand made assets, music, and writing! NO AI! chickencooperative.itch.io/drift-grift-...

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André Cardoso @andremc.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I'm working on a game where you play as the Virtual Referee! #gamedev #indiegame

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sira @elsira.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Meet @scruffymusic.bsky.social, the wonderful composer behind FIRE WATCHERS' score! With only 54 hours left and 91% funding, we'll DOUBLE your pledge amount for the next 24 hours! www.kickstarter.com/projects/els...

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sira @elsira.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

60% FUNDED WITH 4 DAYS REMAINING, TOMORROW WE BEGIN MATCHING DONATIONS

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

FIRE WATCHERS still has 9 days in its Kickstarter campaign!! I wrote the music for this little short with the cast 😄

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I'm going to have the pleasure of composing the soundtrack to this lovely coming-of-age indie animated film, FIRE WATCHERS. Please take a moment to check out its Kickstarter campaign!

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I'm getting a chance to work with the lovely people at ChickenCOOP on a very fun project. Please check them out!! Makes me proud to work with them that they make this stance known 😄

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I've uploaded my keynote presentation at @ggxorg.bsky.social, complete with subtitles! I want to thank the wonderful staff and all the attendees at GGX one more time for inviting me for my first in-person event as Scruffy!! youtu.be/qUxqgZKoLpE

Scruffy's Talk at GGX: How to Keep Loving Games While Making Their Audio

YouTube video by Scruffy

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

A double-feature for Stomp & the Sword of Miracles today, as its Kickstarter is almost done! The Thunderkin is a wannabe supervillain who at least passed the milestone of harnessing lightning powers. Here's a taste of the music that'll play when you confront him in the game! youtu.be/TUZlN9Hx6ag

Stomp & the Sword of Miracles - Vs. Thunderkin by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Here's another track I composed for Stomp & the Sword of Miracles, as its Kickstarter campaign continues! The Hooligrin is a creepy henchman and #1 follower of the Duskman who dogs Stomp's adventures. This is a taste of the music that'll play when you confront him in the game! youtu.be/tEzpFMArdA0

Stomp & the Sword of Miracles - Vs. Hooligrin by Scruffy

YouTube video by Scruffy

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Here's another track I composed for Stomp & the Sword of Miracles, as its Kickstarter campaign continues! This is Emberdeep, a cavern lined with lava lakes and flows, amid other, deeper challenges. In this video I demonstrate adaptive layers of the tune that can fade in and out! youtu.be/qpnJwR7pGi0

Stomp & the Sword of Miracles - Emberdeep Theme by Scruffy

YouTube video by Scruffy

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Here's another track I composed for Stomp & the Sword of Miracles, as its Kickstarter campaign continues! This is the Brasswood, an autumnal forest littered with strange metal constructions. In this video I demonstrate adaptive layers of the tune that can fade in and out! youtu.be/kBRKA_bTFa0

Stomp & the Sword of Miracles - Brasswood Theme by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Stomp & the Sword of Miracles is now live with a Kickstarter campaign, so over the next few weeks I'll be sharing more of the music that I've written for the game so far! Here's the theme for the Duskman, a chaotic troublemaker of a trickster deity and the main antagonist! youtu.be/8I81zbMHTXI?...

Stomp & the Sword of Miracles - Duskman's Theme

YouTube video by Scruffy

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EpochFlame @epochflame.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I just backed Stomp & the Sword of Miracles! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bee... Shoutout to @brodnork.bsky.social for making the game and @scruffymusic.bsky.social for doing the music!

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Stomp & the Sword of Miracles - A Story-Focused Metroidvania

Embark on a mission to save the world from the god of chaos in this hand drawn, story-focused metroidvania!

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I am going to be the lead keynote speaker at Georgia Game Development Expo! I'm very excited to participate and inspire indie/student devs. The expo be held November 15 at the Georgia Tech Exhibition Hall in Atlanta, Georgia. You'll find more information on their website! www.ggdevexpo.org

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

A new What I Love video! Heavy spoiler warning: it's all about the endgame of Outer Wilds, and the orchestration/sound design decisions that guide the player through its final sequence. Though I don't talk about the DLC (yet), so if you haven't played through that, no worries! youtu.be/lheIxAMDr0U

Scruffy Gushes about the ENDING of Outer Wilds

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Feast your eyes on a new What I Love video, warping into the universe tomorrow!

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ryan yoshikami @quarkimo.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

✨ ANNOUNCE ✨ TAC+ vol. 3 officially out!! You can grab it now on Bandcamp~ quarkimo.bandcamp.com/album/tac-vo...

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TAC+ vol.3, by quarkimo

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

A new arrangement! I've turned And Now For Today's Sponsors from Deltarune Chapter 3 into a bombastic big band medley, straight out of a game show from the 90s or early 2000s. I hope to have done justice to Tenna and his showmanship! youtu.be/q7r4kM_-kxc

Today's Sponsors - A Deltarune Medley arranged by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

The game crashed at this point, so I think it's safe to say this is as far as I'm ever getting in #9kings (the normal maximum is Year 99😂)

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

My friend @oaf.bsky.social and I worked together on a game for the 2025 GMTK Game Jam! You play as a little salmon eating prey to grow and then avoiding obstacles to swim upstream in a loop of life cycles! It was super fun to make and we hope you enjoy it 😄 #gmtk wuvableoaf.itch.io/salmon-gmtk

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SALMON born to die by wuvableoaf

an endless life cycle! feeding frenzy

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I forgot to enable Clip Studio Paint's timelapse feature when I painted Warhammer Bowser for the latest arrangement's thumbnail, so instead, I put together a little video of each layer being added in roughly the order I painted them!

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

And last but not least is the most unexpected pairing: Bowser's Castle theme from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, arranged in Jesper Kyd's style from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide! youtu.be/bhvDfgITbg0?...

Bowser's Castle - a Mario Kart/Warhammer Cross-Arrangement by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Next is Cynthia's theme from Pokémon Diamond/Pearl, arranged as though it's a Monster Hunter battle! youtu.be/de8-80x6eKc?...

Vs. Cynthia - A Pokémon/Monster Hunter Cross-Arrangement by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

It's a triple attack of new music arrangements! The theme is boss music in the style of a different game... but I ended up arranging *all* the options in the Patreon poll! First up is the Emperor Bulblax battle from Pikmin, in the style of a boss from Breath of the Wild! youtu.be/kxNIe5Z631I?...

Vs. Emperor Bulblax - a Pikmin/BotW Cross-Arrangement by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Some Deltarune doodles... turns out Schoolhouse Rock's style works very nicely on them

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Anddd my website is back online! DNS issues worked out and back under my control. All good now!

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thesneakyspy.bsky.social @thesneakyspy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Pikmin Hai Yorokonde

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I don't often plug my Patreon, but I'm especially excited for my next arrangement and patrons currently get to vote on it! The theme is "cross-bosses:" iconic themes from climactic fights in their respective games, but done in the style of a different game soundtrack! www.patreon.com/posts/arrang...

Arrangement Poll: Cross-Bosses! | Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A new arrrangement! Classic track from the Game Boy edition of Pokémon Trading Card Game, with a little more bass clarinet! youtu.be/n-YvPg0WqH4?...

Normal Battle (Pokémon TCG) - arranged by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

For the beginning of April, I have a new, special episode of my Pikmin 4 playthrough to show you! I take on another challenge that Captain Olimar offers, one that's very different from the rest of the game! youtu.be/J6om1et_9nI?...

Scruffy Plays Pikmin 4 - Lost Episode

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Hello everyone! And happy trans day of visibility! May you be seen and appreciated even after today for who you are and what you create. 💜

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The team that created Frogsong is working on a new adventure called Stomp and the Sword of Miracles, about a plucky hero whose island is caught in a feud between two gods! And I'm going to be writing the game's soundtrack, so I wanted to share a taste of the music so far! youtu.be/_rqx8PkxekU?...

Stomp & the Sword of Miracles - Main Theme

YouTube video by Scruffy

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Happy new year everyone! My friend Stijn produced this rad music video as a nice uplifting kickoff to the new year, and I'd like to spread it around! 😄

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

My last upload of the year: my patrons voted for me to arrange the Advanced Step theme from Wii Fit, and it was a blast, both to perform and to animate!! And special thanks to @wafflesmogumogu.bsky.social for performing Samplemodeling's The Trumpet in the outro! youtu.be/rHNZK-WhvBw?...

Advanced Step (Wii Fit) - arranged by Scruffy

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

A new arrangement, and my last upload of 2024, will be coming tomorrow! It was a blast to work on and I'm looking very forward to sharing it 😄

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I have one more Outer Wilds fan art to share, the toughest thing I've ever painted... (spoilers for a late-game character!) The painting of Solanum I used in the new video comes from my painting of her with Rauru from Tears of the Kingdom, two characters with a lot coincidentally in common!

A painting by Scruffy of Rauru, a Zonai character from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, walking with Solanum, a Nomai character from Outer Wilds. Rauru appears to be deep in thought with his left arm on Solanum's shoulder, while Solanum holds a staff and a shard of rock with spiraling Nomai text written on it. They walk on a sky island from Tears of the Kingdom, and several other islands and clouds are visible in the background. One background island has Solanum's Nomai spaceship perched atop it, and behind the cloud cover, the Quantum Moon from Outer Wilds can be seen in the blue sky.

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

A new What I Love video! Join me in exploring Outer Wilds's unique sci-fi soundtrack that encodes the game's alien cultures into history! Spoiler warning: no endgame content discussed, but I still highly recommend you play or watch through Outer Wilds before watching this! youtu.be/ZWc5sm7pFMM?...

Scruffy Gushes About Outer Wilds's Music

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Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

// Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye minor area spoilers More Outer Wilds fan art I've made, this one was particularly fun to paint 😄 "Mario, I believe we've strayed well outside Isle Delfino..."

A painting by Scruffy of Super Mario in a spacesuit wearing his water pump, F.L.U.D.D., on his back. He is floating on a lily pad down a river inside the ring world of The Stranger from Outer Wilds. Some F.L.U.D.D. nozzle boxes are visible in the distance, and eight Red Coins are hidden throughout the image.

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Just to keep you in the loop, the new What I Love video is complete and will launch tomorrow!

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

An older piece of Outer Wilds fan art... Tektite finds something peculiar has taken root on Timber Hearth.

A painting by Scruffy of a scene from the game Outer Wilds: a Hearthian named Tektite beholds a strange, large, glowing seed that has landed and quickly sprouted roots on the planet Timber Hearth.

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

You guessed it: my next What I Love video is going to be about Outer Wilds, a game I treasure and have been planning to talk about for a while. All plans proceeding accordingly, the video will be ready this week! Leading up to that, this week I'll be sharing some past Outer Wilds fan art I've made!

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I tried this out: quite a fun way to think about my favorite pieces of Super Mario music! 😄 I've somewhat tired myself out on the Mario Kart 8 soundtrack, but I still think it hit the strongest of any Mario soundtrack for me. They got such a tight band, sounds like it was a blast to perform in it.

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Working on the next What I Love video... Wonder what this model could be for...

A Blender 3D model by Scruffy of a model solar system on a black background. The center of the model is a plastic tower topped with a luminescent sun. Five papier-mâché planets surround the sun on different plastic swinging arms: a green planet with a grey moon, a purple planet with an orange moon, a large teal planet, an orange double-planet, and a jagged, tangled looking planet made of brown pipe cleaners and blue polystyrene bits. Some extra free-standing plastic stands surround the model solar system: one houses a blue comet figure, and another houses a small blueish satellite.

Scruffy @scruffymusic.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

(Audio on!) The Blender plugin Animation Nodes can read MIDI, meaning I can build little 3D machines that perform music entirely with nodes! This one is a milestone because it "predicts" how quickly to move by preemptively comparing the start times and MIDI numbers of two successive notes.