James Landino

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James Landino (born 23 November 1992) is an American video game composer and DJ. He is best known for his work on musically acclaimed action-adventure game No Straight Roads, which was released worldwide on August 25, 2020.

Early Life

Landino was born on 23 November 1992 in New Haven, Connecticut and was raised in Westbrook, Connecticut.[1] During his childhood, he developed a passion for rhythm games, which led to his interest in writing video game music.[2] His musical inspirations include Nintendo 64 soundtracks, as well as Jazz artists such as Casiopea, T-Square (band)|T-SQUARE and Chick Korea.[3][4]

Landino started composing when he was 13 years old.[2] As a teenager, he wrote music for games like Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action! and browser game Flash Flash Revolution.[2][3][5] After graduating from Westbrook High School in 2010, he enrolled at Berklee College of Music with a major in Electronic Production and Design.[1]

Career

In 2008, Landino’s music was licensed for iDance, a rhythm game based on popular music video game Dance Dance Revolution.[3][5] In the same year, he contributed to the soundtrack of Sonic the Hedgehog fangame Sonic: Before the Sequel and later to its 2013 continuation Sonic: After the Sequel, which received high praise for its original compositions.[5][6][7] He also worked with composer Jeff Williams as a remixer and composer for the American anime-influenced web series RWBY in 2013.[5] In July of that year, he received his Bachelor’s Degree from Berklee College of Music[8] and was then hired by music game developer company Harmonix Music Systems. During his time there, he worked on various titles such as Fantasia: Music Evolved, Dance Central Spotlight, Amplitude, Harmonix Music VR and Audica. He also was a developer for music mixing game DropMix.[5][9]

In 2017, Landino managed the audio team and wrote music for platform game Spark the Electric Jester and its 2019 sequel Spark the Electric Jester 2.[5][10][11] In 2018, he composed music for Cytus II, a mobile game developed by Taiwanese game developer Rayark.[12] In the following year, he wrote music for Sega arcade game Chunithm. Landino said on Twitter that it was his dream to work with the video game company.[5][13]

In 2020, he worked with anime composer Kevin Penkin, contributing to the soundtrack of the anime adaptation of Korean webtoon series Tower of God.[14] 2020 also marked the release of No Straight Roads, an action-adventure game developed by Malaysian indie game studio Metronomik. The soundtrack, consisting of compositions by James Landino, Falk Au Yeong, Andy Tunstall, Funk Fiction and Masahiro Aoki, received praise from various media and news outlets such as IGN and The Guardian, the latter of which wrote that it is “fantastic” and “cleverly fusing a wide range of styles.”[15][16][17][18] In 2021, Landino became a featured artist on online game platform Roblox with various original songs. Landino has also provided his likeness to Roblox, allowing players to obtain special character customization items to emulate his appearance.[5][19]

Over the course of his career, Landino has worked with notable clients such as Avex Inc., Crunchyroll, Monstercat, Rooster Teeth, and Square Enix.[20] He has also worked with Japanese singer Kumi Koda on her remix album, Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 8.[21] In 2021 he collaborated with Sony Music Entertainment Japan, releasing an official remix of anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations closing theme song “Kimi ga Ita Shirushi” by Halca. In the following year, he officially remixed the opening theme song “Colors (Flow song)|Colors” of anime series Code Geass, originally performed by Japanese rock band Flow (Japanese band)|Flow.[21][22][23] As a DJ, Landino has appeared at numerous anime and video game events, including MAGFest, Anime Expo and PAX East, and has performed alongside renowned acts like TeddyLoid, M-Flo and Taku Takahashi.[21][24]

Works

Video Games

Year Title Note(s) Ref(s)
N/A Flash Flash Revolution [5]
2008 iDance [3][5]
2012 Sonic: Before the Sequel [25]
2013 God Eater 2 Rage Burst recording engineer [5]
2013 Sonic: After the Sequel [3][7]
2013 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified sound designer [5]
2013 Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action! [3][5]
2013 Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns recording engineer [5]
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix recording engineer [5]
2014 Fantasia: Music Evolved [5]
2014 Dance Central Spotlight [5]
2015 BeatNiks [5][26]
2015 Crypt of the NecroDancer [5]
2016 Amplitude HD [5]
2016 Harmonix Music VR [5]
2017 Spark the Electric Jester audio lead and composer [5][10]
2017 Simulacra sound designer [5][27]
2017 Neon FM [5][28]
2017 Oh My Godheads [5][29]
2017 DropMix game developer, sound designer and composer [5][30]
2018 Cytus II [5][12]
2018 Synth Riders VR sound designer and audio consultant [5][31]
2018 City of the Shroud [5][32]
2018 Light A Way sound designer [5][33]
2018 Kluno Hero Battle sound designer [5][34]
2019 Endcycle VS [5][35]
2019 Audica [36]
2019 Spark The Electric Jester 2 audio lead and composer [5][11]
2019 RAVON [37]
2019 Osu! [38]
2019 Chunithm Crystal [13]
2020 Mighty Fight Federation [39]
2020 No Straight Roads nominated at the NAVGTR Awards 2021 [40] [18]
2021 Klang 2 [41]
2021 PUBG Mobile [5][42]
2021 Roblox [19]
2022 Fraymakers [43]

Anime

Year Title Note(s) Ref(s)
2013 RWBY remixed and contributed to score for Season 1, with Jeff Williams [5]
2020 Tower of God with Kevin Penkin, won "Best Score" at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards [14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "James Landino - Athletics - Emerson Lions". www.emersonlions.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "So you want to be a…video game composer". www.bluntmag.com.au. September 2, 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Penwell, Chris (October 28, 2020). "An Interview with James Landino". www.game-grooves.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Landino, James (February 12, 2021). "Chick Corea was one of my defining inspirations who gave me music creative direction, so much so that I wrote a piano arr. of Spain for college auditions. I have a lot to thank for him". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 "WORK". www.jameslandino.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Extra life: The amazing fan-made game revivals". www.redbull.com. December 9, 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Video Game / Sonic: After the Sequel". www.tvtropes.org. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Student news for the July 3 edition". www.nhregister.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Kent Ward (December 31, 2019). "NMM #41: James Landino". nmmpodcast.libsyn.com (Podcast). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Spark the Electric Jester Releases on Steam". www.sonicretro.org. April 11, 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Tarason, Dominic (May 16, 2019). "Spark The Electric Jester 2 is out now and very fast indeed". www.rockpapershotgun.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Landino, James (December 5, 2018). "I'm straight up writing Anime Theme Opening music for the rhythm game Cytus II and I couldn't be happier". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Landino, James (December 17, 2019). "I've been waiting a long time for this - it's been a dream of mine to write music for a SEGA video game My new song with @LittleNii_ will be out this week on @chunithm in arcades everywhere in Japan I'm so happy - thank you to those who gave me the opportunity". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Landino, James (February 29, 2020). "I contributed a track to the upcoming anime Tower of God premiering on @Crunchyroll this April Im so pumped! Shoutout to @kevinpenkin for bringing me on for his soundtrack 🥳". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Lane, Rick (August 25, 2020). "No Straight Roads review – a musical journey riddled with potholes". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Bashir, Dale (July 7, 2020). "No Straight Roads is an Action-Rhythm Game Like No Other". www.sea.ign.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  17. ↑ Maillet, Nick (June 20, 2019). "No Straight Roads Hooked Me From The First Note". www.techraptor.net. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Su, Jake (March 28, 2020). "Stage A Musical Rebellion With No Straight Roads This 30 June On PS4". www.siliconera.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Landino, James (November 13, 2021). "⚠️Gamers⚠️ I'm officially in @Roblox Robeats! Featuring 11 songs and in-game gamer skins I will be doing a virtual meet and greet in Robeats Sunday Nov14th at 1 PM PST This is the coolest big thank you to @spotco for this opportunity". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  20. ↑ "HOME". www.jameslandino.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "James Landino". www.fakestarusa.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  22. ↑ Kupfer, Rachel (June 27, 2021). "Sony Music Japan Launches Hub for Remixes of Anime and Video Game Theme Songs". www.edm.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  23. ↑ Cristian, Alex (February 24, 2022). "James Landino joined Sakura Chill Beats with his remix of FLOW's "COLORS"!". www.edmnations.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  24. ↑ "AXDance Updates: Attack the Music's conXion Returns and James Landino joins DJ Lineup!". www.anime-expo.org. June 11, 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  25. ↑ "Video Game / Sonic: Before the Sequel". www.tvtropes.org. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  26. ↑ DiPersio, Francis (November 5, 2015). "Harominx Releases Musical Virtual Pet Game Beatniks On Mobile Devices". www.heypoorplayer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  27. ↑ Kaplan, Brandon (October 26, 2017). "Simulacra review: Digitally dark mystery adventure". www.apptrigger.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  28. ↑ "Neon FM™ Track Listing". www.neonfm.com. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  29. ↑ Walton, Megan (December 15, 2017). "Oh My Godheads Review". www.trueachievements.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  30. ↑ Landino, James (September 11, 2017). "I wrote music and developed audio for DropMix, the DJ card game coming out Sept 24th - check out the trailer!". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  31. ↑ Hamilton, Ian (August 1, 2021). "Synth Riders PSVR Gameplay First Look Ahead Of Aug. 10 Release". www.uploadvr.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  32. ↑ "City of the Shroud - Launch Trailer". www.ign.com. August 9, 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  33. ↑ Hewitt, Marc (February 9, 2018). "Light a Way review: Trip The Light Fantastic". www.gamezebo.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  34. ↑ Laurance, Darryl (August 10, 2018). "Gameka's Kluno: Hero Battle Officially Released". www.sea.ign.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  35. ↑ Brown, Andy (February 23, 2022). "Deckbuilding fighter 'EndCycle VS' gets April launch date". www.nme.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  36. ↑ Brezinski, Jessa (November 4, 2019). "Audica Brings the Beats Tomorrow With 4 PS VR Exclusive Songs". www.blog.playstation.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  37. ↑ @synthnova (December 20, 2019). "収録曲公開第8弾！ James Landino氏(@JamesLandino)とKabuki氏(@imkabuki)によるFuture Core--「Birdsong」、有料チャプター「Aries」よりリリースです。曲を聴きながら空を自由に飛びたいね！ 正式版配信に関する情報、近日公開します！チェックしてね٩( 'ω' )و #RAVON". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  38. ↑ "New Featured Artist: James Landino". www.osu.ppy.sh. May 31, 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  39. ↑ Romano, Sal (February 24, 2021). "Mighty Fight Federation launches February 25 for PS5, PS4, and PC worldwide; Switch in Europe". www.gematsu.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  40. ↑ "No Straight Roads (2020 Video Game)". www.m.imdb.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  41. ↑ Chaundy, Dylan (September 23, 2021). "Rhythm-Action Sequel Klang 2 Boogies Its Way to PC on Oct. 20". www.twinfinite.net. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  42. ↑ Mirani, Sahil (March 10, 2021). "PUBG Mobile Makers Celebrate The Game's 3rd Anniversary With 1.3 Update". www.republicworld.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  43. ↑ Landino, James (October 9, 2021). "Pumped to be collaborating with @ashzonewav on the upcoming platform fighter @FraymakersGame". www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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