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starling 🦆

@starlingoboe.itch.io

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composer + arranger ☁️ // oboist, woodwinds, cello, keys, (erhu) ✨🍵 vancouver, bc 🇦🇺 | starlingoboe.com

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 26/03/2026

here

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 16/03/2026

i really enjoyed starweave... it seems i would be a lighthouse, for better or worse... the art alone was worth playing the game for, but the story/characters were elegantly unfolded to illustrate different approaches to the social rules that govern us all. thought provoking for sure!!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 10/03/2026

hello #whatagamedevlookslike 👋 i'm starling, a freelance composer and instrumentalist (oboe/cor and more) based in vancouver bc! i love to play and work on indie games, especially those with a narrative focus ✨️🌱🥹 sadly not at gdc. at home with cat and midi keyboard. but happy to connect!!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 17/11/2025

visited a bunny cafe yesterday!! this bun had one ear up, one down 🥹

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 19/10/2025

pictures from panel on 'seeds of emotion in sound' with @pongball.bsky.social & @emaudible.bsky.social at vancouver game garden last month 🌱✨ last year's garden was my first encounter with the local games community + i felt so welcomed & inspired 🥹 so happy to be involved as a speaker this yr!!

moderator & speakers in lively conversation

shot from the back of the stage showing speakers and audience in a darkened theatre

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 25/09/2025

excited to share that my score for pinball spire has been nominated for a screen music award in the video game category 🥹✨ thanks to the folk at @apraamcos.bsky.social for the nomination!!!

nominee card for "best music for a video game or other interactive media" in the screen music awards 2025 by apra amcos, containing the text "pinball spire composed by starling tan". starling tan herself (me) smiles from the centre of the card, illuminated by a sinister green light.

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 29/07/2025

briar, sassy in the church 💙

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 23/07/2025

today in front of the donut cabinet at jj bean the barista excitedly called out to me asking if my tote bag was from a game and wanting to play it 🥺 a perfect match, entrancing baristas everywhere!!!!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 09/06/2025

here's the full credits track i made for the sea games showcase 🌊 i loved incorporating traditional instruments from different asian cultures, while evoking the hot and humid air of a lit-up neon night market with some chill beats... congrats to all the featured games, i can't wait to play you!! ✨🏮🎋

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 29/05/2025

"celestial observatory", a short piano performance (ft. messy apartment) in honour of pinball spire switch release day ✨

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 22/04/2025

pov: ur friend asks u to improvise a tin whistle solo for their fantasy orchestral track (about penguins) 🎵 'march of the pudge' by @zorsy.bsky.social 🐧

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 22/03/2025

i play the oboe

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 15/03/2025

hello! i'm starling, composer for games + media ⭐️ nice to meet you! i also record oboe + cor anglais, tin whistle, recorder + cello/keys 🎻 RTs appreciated if you like what you hear 🩵

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 04/12/2024

recently i have been working a lot with recorded stems, their passionate and tender delivery makes every track 😭 here is @pittanmusic.bsky.social on 🎻🔥

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 04/11/2024

i love music 🥺

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 27/10/2024

qilin's prance | ganyu's theme remix 🎻✨️❄️ #genshin reposting an erhu video from earlier this year to encourage me to practice!! (hi bluesky)

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