Sai

Sai

@vius.bsky.social

On a quest to give you goosebumps ✍️🎶 🖥️ https://www.viusstudios.com Aotearoa/NZ 🇳🇿

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Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Hello, Bluesky! I'm Sai – an NZ-based freelance composer with a love for storytelling 📖 Though I draw from many genres, all of my work carries a 'cinematic' touch. I specialize in orchestral music, and I've even worked with our national orchestra on many occasions. Here's some cool stuff I've done!

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Stormcloak Games
@stormcloak.games

It’s not just gameplay that gets updates - we have a shiny new website for #Adaptory, courtesy of @vius.bsky.social Check out the latest from our dev blog, links to all the places you can find Adaptory, and score a copy of the soundtrack while you’re there to say thanks. adaptorygame.com

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Story time. When I was 13, I'd made some really corny rescue-mission-type music on Garageband for a planned Minecraft project with some school friends. Said project never took off, and the music I'd made never saw the light of day, but for whatever reason…

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Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Now. Normally I'd post a snippet here, but we currently live in a world where people take sneak peeks of unreleased music, feed them into AI, and then pass it all off as their own creation. So I'm holding back for now… But I WILL release the whole thing soon. I owe it to 13yo Sai.

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

I guess I just really wanted to rant somewhere, because… it's been a really long damn time since writing music has brought me this much raw, childlike joy. I know it'll be a while before I experience this again, but… I'll treasure this moment for as long as I can :) Fin.

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Story time. When I was 13, I'd made some really corny rescue-mission-type music on Garageband for a planned Minecraft project with some school friends. Said project never took off, and the music I'd made never saw the light of day, but for whatever reason…

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Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Obviously I kept to the spirit of the source material as much as possible… but I couldn't resist throwing in a couple of brief musical moments were I went completely off the rails, as if 26yo Sai really just wanted to show off and blow 13yo Sai's mind.

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

I reached a flow state that I hadn't felt in a really long time. Every idea I put down worked first try. And in the process, it's like I was rediscovering the reason I took up composing in the first place; which, if I'm being honest, I'd sorta lost sight of that in recent years.

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Story time. When I was 13, I'd made some really corny rescue-mission-type music on Garageband for a planned Minecraft project with some school friends. Said project never took off, and the music I'd made never saw the light of day, but for whatever reason…

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

…the tune has kept popping into my head every so often for the last decade, as if to say, "Hey, remember me?" So after handing in a rather substantial project last Thursday, I decided to treat myself by attempting to recreate the piece from scratch. And let me tell you…

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

…What followed was genuinely the most fun I've had writing music in about a decade. I basically worked as if I had 13yo Sai next to me, watching his future self take his ideas and bring them to life in a way far beyond anything he could conceive at the time.

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Stormcloak Games
@stormcloak.games

#Adaptory Materials Update is live! We’re really excited by the new content and complexities this update brings to the game. Dig into Update 1 NOW, leave us a review with your thoughts, and if anyone manages to beat hardcore mode, please let us know #indiegame #earlyaccess #basebuilding

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Stormcloak Games
@stormcloak.games

Here's a little sample of Adaptory's wonderful soundtrack, composed by the brilliant @vius.bsky.social If you pick up the Deluxe Bundle, you'll get all 16 tracks AND a fantastic #basebuilding game in one great deal! store.steampowered.com/bundle/67024... #indiegame #earlyaccess #WomensDaySale

Stormcloak Games@stormcloak.games

🎉Happy Women’s Day Sale!🎉 Adaptory’s Deluxe Bundle is in this incredible collection of games, so grab yourself some fantastic new titles, and a huge thanks to @wingsfund.me for including us. Look at these great games! store.steampowered.com/sale/womensd... #indiegame #basebuilding #WomensDaySale

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

A tune so vibey, I caught a livestreamer absent-mindedly humming along when it kicked in during his Adaptory run a few weeks ago 🎶 Catch the full soundtrack here, on your favourite music platform! 70 mins of pure zen sci-fi vibes, just for you <3 tunelink.to/adaptory #BandcampFriday #Indiegames

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Come and watch the Adaptory audio team lose repeatedly at the game they made sounds/music for – it'll be a vibe 🤙

Stormcloak Games@stormcloak.games

What a treat! Our composer Sai Natarajan and sound designer Evan Burman are teaming up for a casual #Adaptory stream this afternoon at 2PM Join them on www.twitch.tv/viusmusic for some audio team chit chat and friendly base building shenanigans. #indiegame #earlyaccess #basebuilding

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

WE'RE LIVE!!

Stormcloak Games@stormcloak.games

AND WE'RE LIVE 🎉🎉🎉 Get your copy right now: store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/... Please also consider leaving an honest review of Adaptory on Steam. Each review makes a massive difference to the game’s visibility – especially reviews over the next two hours. Thank you! <3 #indiegame #basebuilding

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Ruby K
@thisisrubyok.bsky.social

Look at our little game go!! 🥹💜✨️

Stormcloak Games@stormcloak.games

We're not the only one's excited for tomorrow - #Adaptory is currently #5 on the Popular Upcoming tab on Steam! 🎉 Do you think we can make it to number one? Throw a wishlist our way to help us get there! #indiegame #basebuilding #simulationgame #wishlist

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

WE'RE ON THE HOMEPAGE BABYYYYY

Stormcloak Games@stormcloak.games

We're not the only one's excited for tomorrow - #Adaptory is currently #5 on the Popular Upcoming tab on Steam! 🎉 Do you think we can make it to number one? Throw a wishlist our way to help us get there! #indiegame #basebuilding #simulationgame #wishlist

Sai
@vius.bsky.social

Tuned into an Adaptory stream with @stormcloak.games this morning, and caught the streamer humming along with my music – it might seem like such a little thing, but the buzz I felt was indescribable. I was grinning SO hard 😆 Early access release very soon!! store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...

store.steampowered.comAdaptory on SteamDeep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figu...
Sai
@vius.bsky.social

I unfortunately had to deliver this presentation over Zoom due to illness, so my musical examples get a bit butchered in the recording – to address that, links to the original pieces have been included in the video description!