The Classic Net-Geek Question - Answered!

Posted By Jim - 11/09

You might have read in the papers that Jim spent a lot of his time this summer working on music for video games. Mika Mobile is a developer of apps for mobile platforms (primarily the iPhone and iPod touch), and their runaway smash hit "Zombieville USA" featured a fun score by Gravity. The new game will be out any day now, and it addresses one of the oldest debates on the internet: who is cooler, pirates or ninjas? The game is called "OMG! Pirates!," and you play as a solo ninja assassin who repels the army of pirates that attack your dojo. The score is an ambitious suite of pieces, featuring some of Gravity's strangest orchestrations yet... taiko, and shamisen, flute and cello, acoustic fingerpicking and electric slide guitars... sometimes all in the same track! We're very proud of this work (check Page Two of the AmpMX jukebox to hear it), and we're already getting inquiries from other independent game developers. Stay tuned.

Now, Vitamin Enriched!

Posted By Jim - 11/09

Restorative Remedies is a maker of high-quality dietary supplements based in San Diego. We've done some work for clients out there, and when Chris Hassett (the marketing guy for Restorative) woke up one morning with a catchy jingle in his head, he asked his friend Andy McRory if he knew anyone who could flesh it out and make it real. Andy recommended Gravity, and before long we'd arranged and produced a swing-y, jump blues version of Chris's tune, which is currently running on spot radio in selected markets. The song is designed to drive traffic to RestorativeRemedies.com, and the client is reporting good results. Thanks to Chris (and Andy) for bringing us this fun project.

The Music That Crawled From The Grave And Ate My Brain!

Posted By Jim - 4/09

You know, it looks like this iPhone thing might catch on. And it looks like a lot of people are using them to run applications and games as often as they use them as phones. Thanks to a relative in the video game industry, we got introduced to iPhone video game developer Mika Mobile, and created the quirky blend of electronica and horror movie clichés that became the soundtrack for "Zombieville USA," Mika's side-scrolling shooter in which you play as a steely-eyed cartoon hunter battling heroically against a swarming army of comical, bug-eyed zombies. In a market where games may sell a steady 200 copies a month, "Zombieville" is a certified smash hit, selling over 250,000 downloads in its first two month, and hanging out in the iTunes App Store's Top 10 Paid Apps list throughout that time. Game reviewers have even cited the music as a part of the game's massive appeal. Big thanks to Mika Mobile for choosing Gravity... you can see a trailer and hear a portion of the soundtrack at www.zombievilleusa.com.