Composer

Music Composer

Freelance
100% Remote
Rate - €300–500 per finished minute of music

Requirements

Must-Haves

• 3+ years of professional experience
• Strong portfolio
• Understanding of audiences
• 1+ songs with 2,000+ views
• Examples of work from the pre-AI era
• Links to 5+ songs

Nice-to-Haves

• Video Game Experience
• 1+ Steam or console releases
• Experience with dynamic music - Link to relevant work
• Track Remixing Experience - Link to tracks
• Experience Working with Vocalists - Link to tracks

About the Project

We are working on an unannounced rhythm-action game where you fight to the rhythm of the music, as well as a horror game. We are targeting PC release first, then consoles and tablet/mobile.

We are searching for multiple artists to compose 5–10 minutes of songs each in multiple genres, for a total of 120 minutes of music.

The game is slated for a late 2026 / early 2027 release.

And no, no NFTs, no AI - it's an old-fashioned pay-get game model. This is a smaller project, with about 7 non-composer developers and artists.

About the Position

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom, and in that kingdom was a beautiful talented team of game devs. But then, a dragon of complete lack of musical talent appeared, and blocked their tower, making it impossible for them to reach the stars!

Fortunately, a brave bard with shining lute appeared, squashed the dragon, and together with the team they flew to the stars! Which they then used to pay their rent or something!

But seriously: We need songs for a rhythm game, and separate horror game project.

We are especially interested in:

• Electronic
• Dance
• Rock / Metal
• Trip Hop
• Alternative Pop
• Post Rock / Punk
• Children-choir music (for horror game)
• Ambient (for horror game)

But we are open to other genres

Rights / Copyright

Basically, we want the right to use the songs in our gaming projects, but also let you use the music how you want (apart from selling it to other projects).

We Want

• Exclusive rights to use the composed music in games, movies, ads, etc.
• Non-exclusive right to sell the tracks as parts of "game soundtrack" collections (so we can sell the soundtrack, but so can you)
• Right to let people perform the music as part of "video game music from game X"
• Tracks to be clearly labelled as "Song from game [gametitle]" when performed by the artist
• Agreement for fan works, streams, reviews, and gameplay videos to use the tracks without worry of copyright claims from the artist (does not cover people simply ripping the soundtrack)

You Keep

• Streaming rights (apart from the above)
• Rights to sell and perform the music yourself, or as part of your own albums, Bandcamp releases, etc.

Other

Team Tools

• Git
• Google Drive
• Google Docs
• Miro
• Unity

Other

• Remote 100% (and will remain remote)
• Startup atmosphere, small team
• Elastic working hours
• No micromanagement, just tasks to be completed after establishing their expected effort, with check-ins twice a week

To apply

Send an email to Wyświetl e-mail na skillshot.pl , with "[composer]" + your name. Provide link to your portfolio, with 3-4 tracks you think we would be most interested in, and attach CV in pdf form (or link to online version). Do not send a cover letter, keep email text under 100 words. Applications not following this schema won't be seen.

Publish Date
2026/06/22
Expiration Date
2026/07/31