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Lawnmower Kids, a non-violent, 1950s themed casual game is now available in the appStore.
I produced the jazzy title theme and most of the sound design for the game. Go check it out!
And remember, even if the grass is greener on the other side you still have to mow it!
Recommended iPod Touch 3rd generation, iPhone 3GS, iPad or iPhone 4.

It's been busy days in the studio lately. I recently did sound design and a few music cues for the Fisherman's friend Facebook adventure I have also been working on music and sound design for two iPhone games and a DS title which will be announced in a not so distant future. Aside from that I've written a few more music themes and also worked a little on our inhouse game Luminati. Currently I'm preparing for the upcoming gig at Stadsfesten Skellefteå where I will perform with my brother Nicklas and bassist Peter Uvén as EMBRACING. Be sure to check it out!
Stadsfesten - Skellefteå - Nordic Light stage - Friday 9 July at 14:30.

I just got the announcements from the come2play.com flash competition which we entered into with our puzzle game LUMINATI. Our game is one of the three winners, we got (3rd) bronze placement and won $1000, which is cool! Celebrate with us and try out a Luminati match over at come2play.com. The comments from the jury-panel reads: “…Connect 4 on crack, this game combines the classic strategy of Connect 4 with powerups to alter the game play. Morningdew Media put together amazing SFX and great design to deliver this classic game to another level.”

Greetings citizen, I just updated the credits page with the recent projects I've been involved in. Today I picked up the development of the iPhone version of Luminati again. It's gonna be a blast! It works great on the platform with the touch display and all. Bought the PIANOTEQ 3 and loved it! Truly the best virtual piano on the market (to my ears). The new K1 piano which is included sounds amazing for solo piano pieces. I'll be writing a few short pieces in the coming days.

A new orchestral theme "Until death do us part" is finished and can be heard in my mp3 player (epic orchestral category). Tracked some bass and guitar for a new rock song yesterday. Recently did some music production for the iPhone game FLIGHT DECK. Check it out! Currently we're also working on our very own iPhone version of Luminati and another board game called King's Table.

We are proud to announce the first official game-release which is solely produced by Morningdew Media. It's a flash game called Luminati. The game is basically a connect-4 with single player and two player action. Luminati features crips music, powerful sound effects and sleek graphic design made by Mattias Holmgren. Gameplay design, AI and gameplay coded by Nicklas Holmgren, Mattias Holmgren and Hans Rönnbäck. The game might later be ported to iPhone, DS or maybe XBOX live. Check a youtube video of the gameplay at Luminati gameplay video.

Just updated the studio with a Mac Book Pro which I connect to a 24" monitor, installed all the audio software and did some serious testing during the christmas holidays. It outperformed the Quad core PC in a heartbeat. Very nice indeed! I'm currently working on a game called LUMINATI with two collegues; Nicklas Holmgren & Hans Rönnbäck. It is a puzzle game with vampire/warewolf theme with a sleek design. Basically it's a 4-in-row, but with powerups like: Wings of fury, Impaler, Windmill etc. The music is dark and brooding. We expect to submit a you tube video of the gameplay soon.

Back in 1996 and 1997 I did two albums with my band EMBRACING, the got reissued in 2004 and are now available as digital download! They will soon also appear in Spotify, iTunes etc. If you're into rock and metal be sure to check them out!
EMBRACING - "Dreams left behind"
EMBRACING - "I bear the burden of time"

Forsman & Bodenfors site goes SILVER in the London International Awards. Check it out! I created a groovy beat and some sound design for the Silver Winner.

Added ajax features to this webpage, so you can browse the pages without stopping the mp3 player. =)
Mattias featured with short article at FilmArc - www.filmarc.net

Added an additional mp3-player on the "sound section", it's from SoundCloud. So if you got an account at soundcloud you can now comment my songs.

At the moment I'm working on a audio branding project, doing some really heavy sounds.
I manage to make use of my down-tuned SX bass for a short but ultraheavy riff.
Also tweaking sounds for an upcoming iPhone game, stay tuned for more info on that one. =) Today the battery on my trustworthy Yamaha EX5 got upset and started screaming "please change internal battery", which I also did.
I also ordered a "breath controller", and a set of "Puresound Custom Series E1416" wires for my Pearl master custom snare. There are no shortcuts to the perfect sound...

Read one of the many great reviews of the iPhone game CHARMED which features my sound design production.
Video review of CHARMED at www.dailymotion.com.
Follow the Canadian developer Mind Juice Media at twitter.

Some new themes in the mp3 player!
Clash of the titans (epic orchetral), epic Wagner inspired music suitable for fantasy RPG games.
Casual as usual (ambient section), a cool rythmic track with a soft guitar solo at the end, suitable as background music for trailers.
Flowers in her hair (puzzle, ethnic section), a smooth rhythmic theme (Hang drum) suitable for game menus or similiar. "When the spirits are present" (Puzzle section) is a ethnic flavoured spiritual journey with small percussive stuff. I also produced a new orchestral theme called "From grey to black" (Action & Horror section) which is more like a dark crescendo.
Hope you like 'em!

Currently I'm composing some really scary horror themes. Of course I am making use of the latest software instruments to achive a modern and sick ambient soundscape.

Gamescom 2009 was a blast and I had alot of interesting meetings with future customers.
More info and pictures from Gamescom 2009 at my blogg.

I'm off to greece for a week of vacation 08/08 - 16/8, and after that it's time to go to Cologne in Germany for GDC and Gamescom. If you are interested to meet up with me and discuss audio for your upcoming game, let me know and we can schedule a meeting. I will be available at GDC 19th August, and at Gamescom 20/8 - 21 / 8.
Hope to see you there!

PS. I composed a new demo theme in the "action / horror" section called "Clash of the titans", check it out!

Last week was really productive and I composed a bunch of new melodic ideas although it's supposed to be vacation. But it's raining so what do you do? The first song is called "Growing wilder", which is a quite playful piece suitable as a character theme. The other song is called "Devil's child" and like the name gives away that it's a dark theme. The melodic phrases brings a darker kind of experience.

Growing wilder is located in the "Puzzle" section of the mp3 player.
Devil's child is located in the "Action/horror" section.

Enjoy!

Ice game studios just revealed the first in-game trailer for the upcoming PC game LEGIO. Check it out! I hope you enjoy the orchestral music I wrote for the game.

I've also got some new cues! A theme perfect for a film intro is called "The messenger". The song actually features my own sampled drumkit "Pearl master custom" at the end of the song. Check it out in the "Action / horror section" of the mp3 player! Another cue is called "Bloodhound" (in horror section) and it's a minimalistic and sinister piece, which is quite seductive in a sick way. The last cue is called "We should dance" (in ambient section) which is a playful and ambient piece with alot of love!

Yesterday I made the final touches on a new composition I've been working on called "Keep a secret" (Actually it's called "Can you keep a secret?", but the title was a bit long for the mp3 player). Take a listen to it in the "orchestral" section. It's a piano based theme suitable for a drama or thriller movie intro. It begins quite light with a gentle melody which evolves and in the end it has transformed to a bit darker mood. Another track I also finished up is called Gloria Euphoria, and it's a dance club track. =)

You can now download two short mp3 songs from the sound section and use them as ringtones on your mobile. No charge, just plug 'n play! The clips are taken from my recent compositions "Mysterious toys" and "Toad and his sunny beach".

Hi folks, It's cool to get some feedback on the Zelda Heineken remix that I produced in october 2008. It recently got added to the Oc-remix If you want to learn more about the process of making that specific remix check out my blogg post about Zelda Heineken project. Right now I'm rehearsing for some upcoming gigs and also negotiating some new interesting deals. I also added some new demo music themes to the mp3 player on this page (and the blogg).
Watch the song "Sapphire" performed live at YouTube.

I have released a compilation of selected songs on a album called 'Stellar Perspective'. It's the first release in a series of compilation CD's where I will put together some highlights and unpublished songs for You! Stellar Perspective is a mixture of club, jazz, ethnic soundscapes, acoustic and electronic tracks with screaming leads, the CD features 17 songs and is available for only €7.6 Euros!

The CD album can be ordered from www.lulu.com
Or buy the digital distribution version (mp3) for only about € 3 Euros at www.lulu.com.
I hope you will support my creative mind and get hold of a copy!

CD Tracklist: Along the road, Elemental, Mysterious Toys, How much for my life, City of clouds, Chug loader, Feel the truth, Find your space, Toad and his sunny beach, Mastered Blaster, Curling Wave, Fade, I hold you higher, Iceworld 1, Iceworld 2, Squeeze the heart, Moment of clarity.

The new website of Forsman & Bodenfors is now launched at www.fb.se. The site features my music (beat) made with the Heineken drumkit I created earlier in 2008. I also made some fresh mouse effects. I'm also featured in the magazine Resumé as one of the content providers to the new Forsman & Bodenfors website.

I'm currently producing the voice overs for the game LEGIO. The characters are performed by Helena Thomson, Nicklas Holmgren, Peter Uvén and myself. It is the typical and fun european Monthy Python sarcastic style which I really love.

Just started producing sound effects for a iPhone game from a Canadian Developer. I also finished a new classical piece called Skippy Symphony which you can listen to on the mp3 player.

I'm a member of an organisation called GANG, Game Audio Network Guild since a few months back and now I've been accepted into the IESD brench of GANG (Game Audio Network Guild).

I've just started to collect inspiration and reference material the upcoming game scores I will write. I can't really go into the details of the games (NDA's), but I can assure you that it is exciting games. Morningdew Media was recently also authorized by Nintendo Europe to create content for the Nintendo DS platform.

You can now listen to some of my tracks at the last-fm page.

I'm going to be at the convention GC in Leipzig in August for the business trade and check out some new games and talk with my customers. If you will be there and want to learn more about my audio production. Please let me know and we can schedule a meeting.

You can now read about my creative ventures on my web blog located at www.tiredtree.se/blogg. There you will get a total insight into the creative process, the production pipeline, how I work with selecting sounds for my songs, how to write songs etc. Be sure to check it out on a regular basis. You will also be able to see some of my designs, concept arts and oil paintings.

You can now listen to some demos of the music for LEGIO on the mp3 player of this page (the flash version). The music is created with a dynamic in-game mixing in mind for the different "moods" and "situations" which can occur in the game. I've also started to work on the second batch of scores for the game.

Did some sound effects for the upcoming campaign site developed by Thomson Media Interactive.

I got a call the other day from Fredrik Sällström, CEO of Ice Game Studios. We had a meeting to discuss the approach for the music to their upcoming game LEGIO. I've started to work on the tracks and already came up with a few great themes and cues. The game LEGIO is a fantasy TBS (Turn based strategy) game featuring dark castles and gloomy halls which gave me tons of inspiration while writing the score.

I produced a song called "Elemental" a few months back, which is an electronic club track with a nice smooth groove. It was originally used during a few fireshows that my girlfriend Linda performed. The song was then selected and featured in a branding webpage trailer for BRIO (the trailer was produced by Thomson Media Interactive).

We are happy to announce that we have been chosen to create the music score and sound effects for the game FURIAE developed by Resolution Interactive AB. FURIAE is a fantasy RPG which is beeing developed for the mobile platform with state of the art graphics, original art and concept was made by the famous digital artist Linda Bergqvist.

Resolution Interactive AB was founded in 2003 by Matti Larsson, former employee at computer game developer Daydream Software AB. Resolution acquired the rights to several ideas, concepts, published games and technologies that our crew was leading in developing during 6 years at Daydream. Resolution owns the successful online games Clusterball® and Ski-Doo® X-Team Racing™ as well as the pioneering network API Autobahn™ empowering them.