Danny Baranowsky (born April 5, 1984), also known as Danny B or by the company name dB Soundworks, is an American electronic music composer, composing music mainly for
indie film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in ...
s and
indie games. He founded dB Soundworks to sell and promote his music. He is most known for providing the music for games such as ''
Canabalt'',
''
Super Meat Boy'',
''The Binding of Isaac'', and ''
Crypt of the NecroDancer
''Crypt of the NecroDancer'' is a roguelike rhythm video game developed and published by Canadian independent game studio Brace Yourself Games. The game takes fundamental elements of a roguelike dungeon exploration game and adds a beat-matching ...
''.
Baranowsky has also contributed to the soundtrack of the
2016 ''Amplitude'' remake.
Career
Baranowsky first came into contact with
video game music
Video game music (or VGM) is the soundtrack that accompanies video games. Early video game music was once limited to sounds of early sound chips, such as programmable sound generators (PSG) or FM synthesis chips. These limitations have led t ...
in 2001, when he became a member of online game remix community
OverClocked ReMix
OverClocked ReMix, also known as OC ReMix and OCR, is a non-commercial organization dedicated to preserving and paying tribute to video game music through arranging and re-interpreting the songs, both with new technology and software and by vari ...
. At this time, Baranowsky was hoping to become a
film composer
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...
.
When
Adam Saltsman
Adam Saltsman, also known as Adam Atomic, is an American indie video game designer best known for creating the endless runner '' Canabalt''. He is a founder of Semi Secret Software and Finji video game studios.
Career
Flixel (2008-11)
Salt ...
, who would later develop ''Canabalt'', sent Baranowsky an incomplete version of ''
Gravity Hook'', which Saltsman intended to keep free of music, Baranowsky decided to write a track for it anyway. When Baranowsky sent "Track A" back to Saltsman, he was really impressed by the music. After finishing the soundtrack of ''Gravity Hook'', Saltsman introduced Baranowsky to
Edmund McMillen
Edmund Charles McMillen (born March 2, 1980) is an American video game designer and artist known for his Flash game visual style. His most notable works include 2010's side-scroller '' Super Meat Boy'' and 2011's roguelike game '' The Binding o ...
, for whom he later composed the soundtrack of ''Super Meat Boy'' and ''The Binding of Isaac''.
He co-composed ''
Desktop Dungeons
''Desktop Dungeons'' is a single-player roguelike-like puzzle video game developed and published by QCF Design. Released in November 2013, the game underwent a lengthy public beta phase, during which it was available to customers who pre-ordered ...
'' with
Grant Kirkhope
Grant Kirkhope is a Scottish-American composer and voice actor for video games and film. Some of his notable works include '' GoldenEye 007'', ''Banjo-Kazooie'', ''Donkey Kong 64'', and '' Perfect Dark'', among many others. He has been nominate ...
and composed the entirety of the ''
Crypt of the Necrodancer
''Crypt of the NecroDancer'' is a roguelike rhythm video game developed and published by Canadian independent game studio Brace Yourself Games. The game takes fundamental elements of a roguelike dungeon exploration game and adds a beat-matching ...
'' soundtrack.
Baranowsky moved from his native Arizona to ''
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
'' to work for independent developer Brace Yourself Games, composing the soundtracks of their games Industries of Titan and ''
Cadence of Hyrule''.
Reception
Rory Young from ''Game Rant'' described Baranowsky as "amazingly talented" because of his work on ''Super Meat Boy''.
Discography
Albums
Soundtracks
References
External links
dB Soundworks home pageBandcamp pageIMDb pageVGMdb page
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1984 births
American electronic musicians
American male composers
Living people
Video game composers