Pierce Hacquard 2022 Riot Games Music Composer Application
- Resume
- Works
(please note all samples are mock-ups)
The Ascent (2022) - concert piece - orchestra (3.3.3.3.6.3.3.1 timp perc 2harps celeste synth-ticker strings)
A fast moving vehicle on a tram glides through a fantastical city at dizzying speeds, revealing emerging wonders as the passengers make their way to the top of the central tower.
Summer, From Golden to Blue Hour (2021) - “Harvest Moon”-style video game - orchestra, choir, guitars + bass
Relaxing game music for evening into nighttime.
The Ultimate TroubleMakers (2020) - J-RPG-style video game - orchestra, choir, jazz band, rock band, synths
For the game “Terrain of Magical Expertise” by NEO-C Productions LLC, taking a few original melodies by series composer Weston Durant and twisting them into a large amalgamation of styles to fit group of wicked, misfit hackers. This boss battle music is played during your final confrontation with the group of never-do-wells.
Prelude to a Troubling Fight (2021) - J-RPG-style video game - orchestra, choir, bass, e.guitar, saxes, kit, synths
Reconfiguring melodies into a tense stand-off track during the confrontation between the characters before the “Ultimate TroubleMakers” boss battle.
The E-Dojo in Zircor Zone (2021) - J-RPG-style video game - synths
”I just need a short track that’s like, synths in an ‘80s arcade that’s trying to sound like a dojo.”
Short Change (2022) - comedy short film - various jazz instruments, strings
For a comedy short film, I was asked to write in a style reminiscent of “Ocean’s Eleven.”
The Sentencing and Main Titles (2017) - fantasy animation - orchestra
The opening scene from “Toll of the Lost - Episode I - Dragons in Dungeons” depicts a council of dragons contemplating the execution of one of their own, Valdoros, for severe transgressions. Parachronox, a respected member of the council and Valdoros’s brother, instead proposes exile, and the leader of the council, The Arbiter, has no choice but to accept the unanimous vote from the council for this alternative. Our hero is banished through a spectacular portal and we are treated to an animation of gears, airship models, and planetarium-parts flying through space as the opening credits are presented.
Midnight Treasure Hunting (2017) - fantasy animation - orchestra, medieval ensemble, women and children’s choir
350 years in the future, Valdoros is hiding in an old tower in the woods. Two adventurers, Louis and Kaskara, raid the believed-to-be-abandoned tower in search of “The Dragon’s Treasure,” only to find a mysterious entity locked away in a forbidden room.
Banter with Bandits and The Wizard Appears (2017) - fantasy animation - orchestra, women and children’s choir
An conglomeration of materials of the raiders bantering and their first encounter with Valdoros.
Escape from the Towering Implerno (2017) - fantasy animation - orchestra, choir
After inadvertently setting off a boobytrap, the raiders need Valdoros’s help to escape the imploding tower. From a battlement atop of the tower, Valdoros discards his human disguise and emerges as a gold dragon, flying off to safety with Louis, Kaskara, and the mysterious entity Eternius riding on his back.
Homelife Traffic & Cookie Jar (2021) - library music
Some comedy music for library usage.
Cupcake Chase (2016) - comedy animation - orchestra, jazz quartet (alto sax, tenor sax, kit, dbass)
An animation about a PI anthropomorphic cat. Our characters are chased by two bad guys, making their way through a cupcake factory.
F***ing A**hole Battle & Nerve Damage (2012-2013) - fighting video game - J-rock inspired & techno
Two tracks in different styles for a fighting video game.