Hello! We are Double Team Studios, and we are currently looking to commission music for our upcoming, 2D side-scrolling game.

What We're Looking For

NES-inspired compositions with modern electronic production.

We are looking for a composer who can create original, loopable, upbeat, energetic, melodic music that evokes the sound and spirit of classic retro games while using a more modern production palette.

What we’d like to hear:

• Strong melodies that can be hummed or whistled
• Energetic rhythms that complement fast-paced gameplay
• Bright, punchy electronic instrumentation
• Arpeggiated or sequenced harmonic parts
• A sense of forward momentum
• Modern production with a deliberately retro musical vocabulary

Music We Like

Melody / Composition References

Games from the era with compositions we like:

• Ninja Gaiden II (NES) - The Parasprinter, Battling Precariously
• Mega Man 3 (NES) - Snake Man
• Kirby's Adventure (NES) - Green Fields

Games after the era with compositions we like:

• La-Mulana - Fearless Challenger (SSCC)
• La-Mulana 2 - Hell Hymnal

Production / Sound References

These are some more modern examples of the retro but more modern feel we’re looking for.

• The Mummy Demastered - Salt and Sepulcher
• LukHash - Copyparty Memories
• _ensnare_ - Null to Zero

What we are not looking for

• Strict NES soundfont recreation with limited channels
• Ambient style music
• Cinematic or orchestral scoring
• Melody-light atmospheric tracks
• EDM where the melody is secondary to the beat
• Unfocused retro music that relies primarily on nostalgia rather than strong composition
• AI generated or assisted music

Commission Details

We are open to discussing the exact number and length of tracks, looping requirements, instrumentation, delivery format, and budget with the right composer.

When responding, please include:

1. Your portfolio with retro, chiptune, electronic, or video-game music samples
2. A shortcut or direct link with a track you’ve made that sounds like what we’re looking for
3. Your typical rate for commissioned game music
4. Your availability/timeline

We are particularly interested in hearing from composers who love classic video game music! We will try to respond back to everyone, but depending on the number of responses we get back it may take some time.

To ensure a faster response, please point us directly at samples you think matches what we’re looking for!

You can post a comment or DM us directly.

Thank you!

- Double Team Studios

**EDIT. We would once again like to thank this community for the huge amount of responses and communications! We have a huge bundle of music to listen to and many responses to write. We will do our best to respond as quickly as we are able, so if we haven't responded to you just yet, please know we are actively listening to samples and will get back to you as soon as we are able!

Hello! We are a tiny indie game studio and are looking to commission artists for a retro 2D platformer. Our game is all pixel art and we are targeting aesthetics reminiscent of the NES. While we are not hard limited to an 8-bit color palette, our goal is to be pretty close. Our tile size is 16x16 and characters are 16x32.

We are looking to commission artists for character art.

Character Art Overview:

• Leading character art the 16x32 size
• Side view
• Look good with different palette swaps
• Maintain visual identify with an ensemble cast of characters
• Roughly 16 unique animations of 2-4 frames

This is a commercial project, so all artwork has to be original and not AI generated. All applicants must be 18+.

If you are interested, please send over some information about yourself, including:

• A link to your portfolio with examples that are most relevant to the project
• Your rates
• Your typical turnaround time

Thank you!