Castles Music Profile

Wed 23 Mar 2005
Rugby League 2 - it's official! We can confirm that Castles Music has been working on audio content for ... more

Sat 05 Feb 2005
Audio almost complete for Gary Grigsby's World at War. World at War features over 500 custom WWII sound ... more

Sun 31 Oct 2004
Castles Music helps keep game students occupied! After a successful teaching stint at the Media Design School ... more

Fri 15 Oct 2004
Simon Castles invited to teach at Media Design School. Keen to support the local development scene, Simon was ... more

"CMP produced all required assets on time and to budget. Work was of a very high standard, and the music and soundscape were well received by both the client and the market.

We would have no hesitation in utilising the services of Castles Music Productions again and would recommend them for any game development or multimedia project you may have."

Mario Wynands, Managing Director, Sidhe Interactive
http://www.sidhe.co.nz/

"...it was good working with you, we appreciate the speed and responsiveness with which you made the music for our demo."

Chris Foley, CEO, Excellent Game Company
http://www.excellentgamecompany.com/

" Absolutely terrific new sounds! The game is SO much better with them in. :)"

Geoff Howland, Alitius Games
http://www.alitius.com/

"...an extremely solid, graphically and aurally splendid game...”

Gameplanet Preview Rugby League
http://www.gameplanet.co.nz

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Full-service audio production including: Music Composing, Sound Effect Design and Dialogue production.
Flexible and experienced in multiple music styles and sound design methods on multiple platforms (Including: PC, MAC, PS2, XBox, GameBoy Advance, JAVA, FLASH.)
Registered XBox and Nintendo content developer, also experienced in delivering audio for PS2
Cost savings due to our reasonable fees and the favourable exchange rate.
Quality matching that of leading USA and EU audio houses.
Flexible production capacity using our team of experienced music composers, sound designers and specialist audio partners.
Fast delivery and professional manner.
Access to an affordable live orchestra and choir.
Access to unique New Zealand musical flavours including Maori and Pacific Island music.

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Founded in 1995 by Simon Castles, Castles Music is currently the only full time audio studio in New Zealand focusing on the computer games market.

With more than 15 years musical experience we have built up a reputation for audio excellence, affordability, reliability and total professionalism. One of our key strengths is our hand-picked team of audio professionals who work under the Castles Music banner to create absorbing audio environments for computer games.

Member - Audio GANG (Game Audio Network Guild)

Member - International Game Developers Association (IGDA)

Member - New Zealand Game Developer’s Association (NZGDA)


	TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 - Bush Resuce (GBA) - Krome Studios. GBA version of the upcoming blockbuster sequel from Krome in Australia featuring a crazy cast of cool 'Aussie' characters.	Conversion of original TY 2 soundtrack to GameBoy Advance music format.
	Nitro Family - Delphieye. PC First Person Shooter featuring a gun-toting husband and wife out to find their stolen baby boy.	We secured music tracks and a licensing deal, created original sound effects and oversaw the voice over production.
	Captain Scarlet : Retaliation - Batfish Studios. PC realtime tactical game based on Gerry Anderson's TV series: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Gerry Anderson also created The Thunderbirds and Joe 90.	Theme music and spooky ambience.
	Frog Mania & Word Jam - SkillJam Games. Flash-based puzzle games.	Music loops and sound effects.
	Mediterranean - Excellent Game Company. PC MMORPG.	Battle Music
	Rugby League - Sidhe Interactive PC, XBox, PS2 Sports Game.	Audio Lead, Music Composing, Sound Effects, Dialogue Production.
	Majestic Chess Adventure Fluent. PC RPG-style chess puzzler.	Magical Sound Design for in-game animations.
	Barbie Sparkling Ice Show Krome Studios PC	Intro music track
	Barbie Beach Vacation Sidhe Interactive - PC	Audio Lead: Music Composing, Sound Effects
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	BaseGolf - Alitius (Geoff Howland USA) http://www.alitius.com/ Unique mixture of Golf and Baseball for PC.	Music and Sound Effects. Great reviews available at the site.
	Blastorama - Satellite Moon (USA) *http://www.satellitemoon.com/*	Arcade Style Sound Effects
	Unreleased game for LEGO - Mudpuppy (Portland, Oregon.) (http://www.mudpup.com/ - website no longer active.)	Music
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	Blackbird Digital Animation (New Zealand.) // Various projects including music and sound effects for web and video animation projects. (*http://www.blackbird.co.nz/*)	Music and Sound Design
	Tagged Short film project by Zealot Films Ltd (New Zealand.) Distributed by ATOM Films online. (*http://www.atomfilms.com***)	Music and Sound Design
	RealTournament A user MOD (modification) for the popular game Unreal Tournament. (http://www.planetunreal.com/realtournament/)	Audio Lead: Music, Sound FX, Voice
	Red Rover MOD for Quake II. Published on the CD 'Extremities best of the web mods for Quake II' ( iD Software.)	Composer and Sound Designer
	Twin Dragon Commercial add-on for Shadow Warrior October 1997 - January 1998	Composer and Sound Designer
	Secrets of the Acropolis (SOTA) Non-commercial add-on for Duke Nukem 3D. - July 1997 - September 1999	Composer
	The Gate. Non-commercial conversion of Duke Nukem 3D. This is what started us into audio for games.	Composed over twenty finished songs.
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