JAMES PADDOCK


COMPOSER SONGWRITER GAME DEVELOPER DESIGNER

Hi, I’m Jimmy!

I’m an award-winning composer for video games and film.

I’ve been working as a musician and songwriter for more than 15 years, collaborating with both hobbyist game developers and filmmakers, and industry professionals. My range extends from electronic to orchestral.

I have also been developing my own video games and mods, involving myself with the retro gaming community for many years.

On this site you can check out my various projects and also commission me for further work!

Latest Posts

2019 means a new look, new schedule

2019 means a new look, new schedule

The New Year is coming up which means I'm ushering in some more changes for this website. First off, I've made the Patreon announcement a bit more "public" by releasing a little video on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjiyoxqIbLU Secondly, I'll be updating...

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I have a Patreon now.

I have a Patreon now.

Support me! I'm going to become a regular content creator and try to do twice-weekly streams during which I compose music for various projects. A rolling payment of just a few dollars a month will get you access to my Discord channel and lots of cool content as I make...

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Over 550 midis!

Over 550 midis!

I have surpassed 550 MIDI files in my master playlist. That's a lot of music. I can't even begin to fathom how many notes that is. I passed over 500 about a year or so ago, and probably should've made mention of it here, but oh well. If you don't know already, you can...

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Fun times with the choir

I was privileged to be able to sing two pieces yesterday with the Eneksis Vocal Ensemble, led by the immortal Micheál McCarthy, at the "Don't Stop the Music" concert at the Perth Concert Hall. Here's a snippet of what we sang. You can see me in the very middle of the...

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The Adventures of Square: Episode 2 RELEASED!

The Adventures of Square: Episode 2 RELEASED!

It's out. It's been a long 3 (nearly 4!) years, but so worth it. The Adventures of Square is a huge independent videogame project I have been involved with for a long time now. It saw its first big release (v1.0) in late 2014, has developed a significant following,...

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PixelSift Plays: The Adventures of Square

PixelSift Plays: The Adventures of Square

PixelSift, a WA-based gaming podcast and blog, approached my brother Ben and I at the Global Game Jam '18 site in Perth by. We gave a short interview on our jam game, nu//void, another game on the Doom engine. From there we arranged to soon meet for a proper interview...

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