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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🎵🎞️ NEW VIDEO 🎸🎵 Another Forza Horizon 5 Cinematic Gameplay Music Video comin’ atchya ft. my new track “Eat My Dirt”! Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments! Like and follow for more! youtu.be/hxTACBTJ_wQ #fh5 #hotwheels #gameplay #metalguitarist #producer #sounddesigner

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FORZA HORIZON 5 CINEMATIC GAMEPLAY MUSIC VIDEO 2 | "Eat My Dust"

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🎵 🎞️ NEW VIDEO 🎸 🎵 I’m a big fan of Forza Horizon 5 so I made this cinematic gameplay music video to showcase the game as well as my own original music. Go give a watch and let me know what you think in the comments! Enjoy! youtu.be/qkq3NPq5Bqg?...

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FORZA HORIZON 5 CINEMATIC MUSIC VIDEO | "The Bird of Prey"

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Probably Brymir. They have quite the contrast between heavy blackened death metal and über happy power metal.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Thanks dude! I know! I’ve been watching the number slowly creeping up over the past weeks/months. Never had this many followers before. Now I gotta do something about it.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Thanks to all you new followers! I have some new music projects in the works, but I also have a retail day job that makes progress difficult. Just know that I see you and will be getting new tunes up asap. May the 4th be with you! ✨🪐🚀

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

When the prompt says "something that screams hell yeah brother", you gotta REV THAT HOG!! This classic rock track was done for a 30s motorcycle ad. soundcloud.com/stevenjames-... You can find the ad here: www.facebook.com/share/v/18pAQMuC…?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Hell Yeah, Brother!

When the prompt says

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

🎵 🎸 NEW MUSIC 🎸 🎵 Here’s a new track commissioned my good friend Kyle Cushman. He’s a tabletop game developer and his game Chainbreakers is a finalist for the Cardboard Edison Award! on.soundcloud.com/3EbxChaaub25... Check out the video overview of Chainbreakers here! youtu.be/N912CXhzFMc?...

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Chainbreakers

This track is a commission for a tabletop game demo submitted for the Cardboard Edison Award. Watch the full video overview here: https://youtu.be/N912CXhzFMc?si=1_b4SmST76ueoK4g

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Jason Graves Music @jasongravesmusic.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Hello, friends. Please take a moment to read and amplify.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Last fall I took and online class for music composition. Yesterday I got to meet my mentor and composer hero Jason Graves! What a surreal experience #gdc has been so far.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🎵 🎸NEW MUSIC🎵🎸 Check out my latest track The Bird of Prey, an upbeat Melodic Power Metal track, FFO Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, and Sabaton! soundcloud.com/stevenjames-...

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The Bird of Prey

This is a commission I did for an amateur wrestler. This is his entrance music when he makes his way to the ring hyping up the crowd.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Looks and sounds cool! +1 for Reaper and the new Reapertips theme!

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Been busy working lately, but happy belated birthday Kimi!!! Hope you had an awesome day!!

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Hell yeah dude! It was fantastic experience all around! Great job! 🤘🔥

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

AI so good that it reused the same camera angles and lighting. They’ll never see it coming. *evil laugh*

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Gotcha. I’ve got many a suggestion, but they’re not always for everyone, so I gotta be strategic. Seems like you’ve got a good dose of the big ones that covers a good range. There’s a lot of power metal that’s cool. One band I love is Unleash the Archers. I love the albums Apex and Abyss.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

First post here. Still getting things setup. Here’s a podcast that I produced with my best friend all about metal music. I did all the editing and sound fx as well as co-hosting. It’s a good exploration of all the different subgenres. Enjoy! www.creativegeniusfm.com/metallurgy

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Metallurgy | Creative Genius FM

Concerned with the properties of Metal Music and its production and purification… Steve and Adam host the Metallurgy Podcast: analyzing the expansive world of Metal from both a casual listener and pro...

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Yikes. No bueno. I made the switch to Reaper about 10 years ago, specifically because it’s more stable than Sonar, what I had been using prior. I hope your DAW woes let up soon.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Big oof. I’ve heard lots of complaints over the years about Pro Tools in that regard. Not ideal when you have deadlines.

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Steven James | Dark Energy Sounds @stevenjames-des.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Oh damn, I’ve seen most of those! We’ll have to chat more.

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