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Purple Lum
by Purple Lum
I am Danae Dekker, a composer and technical audio designer for games and interactive media.I'm fascinated by musical storytelling in a fantastical and whimsical setting, which I apply in autonomous compositions, games and interactive media. Moreover I have a broad knowledge of software and coding skills to implement music and audio in any interactive project.
Episodes
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Main Menu (from Enigmo)
As a kid I liked games where you can build your own stuff, and Enigmo was no exception to that. The chords of the main menu soundtrack always mesmerized me, so here I am with this reimagined version. Enjoy! Music composed by Mike Beckett and remastered by Danae Dekker
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New Age (from The Incredible Machine 2)
One game I played a whole lot as a kid was The incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions, especially the sandbox mode where you got to make your own puzzles. By far my favorite track from the game was "New Age", which doesn't really come as a surprise, since it's so ethereal sounding. Please…
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The Hall of Doors (from Rayman 2: The Great Escape)
Enjoy this re-orchestrated and extended version of the iconic music that plays in the Hall of Doors (and main menu) of Rayman 2: The Great Escape. Music composed by Eric Chevalier and remastered by Danae Dekker
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Trail of the Wisps
A rearranged version of the track "No Matter What", which I composed in 2017 for an assignment about getting to know what makes your music unique.
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City in the Sand
Secrets everywhere... I'm happy to share this piece of music I recently made for a game that's still in the works. Stay tuned for more on this really awesome project in the future!
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Lost Guardian
I was commissioned to compose a mysterious musical piece for a secret area in the game FutureMMO, a single player role playing game developed by Lost Guardian Games that captures the nostalgia of MMORPGs from the early 2000s. Find out more about the game at...
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Mundane Morning
In december I composed the main theme for the upcoming visual novel of a friend of mine, with working title Eros. It's a simple, playful melody that alludes to the story that does not take itself too seriously. Artwork from the game by Lahley.
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Oboro: Fading Forest (Original Game Soundtrack)
Soundtrack for Oboro: Fading Forest, a game jam entry I made for Dutch Game Jam Fall 2025. The Forest of Oboro is slowly fading. The four ancient shrines act as beacons to protect against the spreading decay, but they need to be rekindled to sustain them. Every round you'll harvest materials and...
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More Than One - Trance Mix
More Than One is a euphoric track about getting to know yourself. This is the trance mix of the track.
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More Than One - Extended Mix
More Than One is a euphoric track about getting to know yourself. This is the extended mix of the track.
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More Than One
More Than One is a euphoric track about getting to know yourself.
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CMYKTD (Original Game Soundtrack)
Soundtrack for CMYKTD, a game jam entry I made in 2025 for the 1-2-3-Scope Game Jam. CMYKTD is a retro tower defense game where your goal is to protect the three cores from 25 waves of enemies. Harvest orbs from them to build towers and upgrade them into unique color combinations. Play the game…
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Bean and Brew (Original Game Soundtrack)
Leap into a whimsical world where charm meets challenge in a delightful 2.5D stylized pixel art environment. Designed with a cute, enchanting aesthetic, this game will whisk you away to a fantastical realm where speed is the flavor you need to collect and deliver your coffee as fast as possible....
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Roots of Skye (Original Game Soundtrack)
Roots of Skye is a retro-style adventure game about a girl from a viking elf clan wanting to discover her elven roots. She wants to learn more about her forgotten ancestors and decides to sail towards the Skye tree and climb it to discover its secrets and learn about her past. On her journey she...
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Warden of the Woods (Original Game Soundtrack)
You’re the newly appointed guardian of the Fairy Forest! It’s the easiest job in the world! Absolutely nothing can go wrong! Or so they say... For Ludum Dare 52 I made a lovely RPG-like alchemy game together with Arto Koistinen, Luna van Egdom, Frank Rombouts and Nekkohime. This soundtrack might…
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Runic Clearing
In 2022 I helped Luna van Egdom a.k.a. RunicPixels with her graduation project Feyrune, by making a whimsical and feylike soundtrack and sound effects to accompany her enchanting take on modern pixel art. Watch a video of the gameplay at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=30kL41BxsxQ
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Sakura Shrine (Original Game Soundtrack)
Last weekend I worked on a little game for the Ludum Dare 50 game jam. together with Arto Koistinen and Luna van Egdom. Sakura Shrine is a narrative tower defence game that is not a very tower defence game where you play as the shrine maiden of the Sacred Sakura who needs to perform the rite to...
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Anguish and Pain (from Rayman 2: The Great Escape)
As a long time fan of the early Rayman games, I've remastered the audio of the intro of Rayman 2: The Great Escape. Using my skills as a composer for games, I re-orchestrated the iconic track "Prologue ~Anguish and Pain~" into an epic orchestral version, but still reminiscent of the original. If...
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Cathens (Original Game Soundtrack)
Discover the duality between being either a chonky buff cat or an agile mage cat in the streets of ancient Greece. Last weekend I worked on the audio, music and some coding for Cathens, a small platformer about the duality of strength and wisdom, for Global Game Jam 2022. Play the game now at...
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Journey to the Northern Lights
Journey to the Northern lights tells about an adventure of a lifetime to discover the unknown, something that a particular elf has been loning for her entire life. This track is featured on my EP Starcrossed, that released Dec 1st, 2021.
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Mirrors
Mirrors tells us about how similar yet different people in love can be. This track is featured on my EP Starcrossed, that released Dec 1st, 2021.
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Ocean Of Stars
This piece is inspired by Maricu Mana's DTIYS challenge going on at her Twitter. Her art tells the story of Lynx, who loves to sneak away from their royal duties and spend time in their secret observatory, drifting away in the ocean of stars. Artwork by Maricu Mana: https://twitter.com/Maricu_Mana/
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Entanglement
What happens when one careless faerie doesn't pay attention where she's flying? She gets caught in a spider's web, of course. This is an orchestral piece I composed, which is based on a short story I wrote some time ago. Art by faile35:...
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We In Heaven (2020 Remix)
This is the newest remix of my 2012 track "We In Heaven", which I still consider one of the most influential tracks for my current style. Art by Yuuike: https://www.deviantart.com/yuuike/art/Project-08-Gift-of-Light-516079857
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Shards of Me (Game Jam)
Last weekend I worked on the game "Shards of Me" for the 49th Ludum Dare game jam together with Craftgineer! I was happy to help him out with music, sound effects and their implementation too. You can play the game right in your browser at https://craftgineer.itch.io/shards-of-me. Every day we…
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Fairy Lost (Original Game Soundtrack)
Explore a mysterious magical forest as a lost fairy on her way back home. Encounter mythical creatures and help them find what they lost. This weekend I did the music and audio for Fairy Lost, a small and pretty exploration game, for Global Game Jam 2021. You can play and rate the game at...
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Celestine
What better way to celebrate Christmas than with new music? This piece was inspired by my own track "Celestine II", which I conjured up back in 2013, along with a spoonful of the epic orchestra from Two Steps From Hell and the vibe from big movies and games! Have a merry Christmas and all the…
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Hope/Remember (Game Jam)
Together with Arto Koistinen I participated in the 47th Ludum Dare game jam, where we made "Hope/Remember", a narrative game centered around a time loop in the week of Halloween. I helped developing the concept and did the music and audio design for the game! Give it a try at...
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Once In A Blue Moon (2020 Remastered)
If you ever had the chance to escape from reality, where would you go? This is a remastered version of "Once In A Blue Moon", a musical piece about a magical world filled with fantasy that you can only visit once in a blue moon. Art by Liza Lambertini: http://www.faeriewood.com/
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Dwaallicht
Colors Of The Night is my second EP and features four nighttime stories told in beautiful music.
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After The Sun Sets (2019 Remix)
Colors Of The Night is my second EP and features four nighttime stories told in beautiful music.
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Invisible Wings (2019 Remastered)
Colors Of The Night is my second EP and features four nighttime stories told in beautiful music.
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Luminescence (2019 Remix)
Colors Of The Night is my second EP and features four nighttime stories told in beautiful music.
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Room of Doom (Game Assignment)
Last two months I worked on the soundtrack and game audio for "Room of Doom", a 2D multiplayer epic boss battle party game where brother and sister have to fight fearsome magma worms. Here you can listen to the soundtrack!
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Then Be A Pirate
An ode to keygen music! This track is free to download and to use in any of your projects! - Unlooped version: https://danaedekker.com/assets/music/then-be-a-pirate.ogg - Looped version: https://danaedekker.com/assets/music/then-be-a-pirate-looped.ogg
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First Rain
Originally made for a school assignment in creating meditative lyrical music, First Rain depicts the contrast between ignorance and clarity, resembling the first rainfall after a long dry time.
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Quand Les Fées Dorment
Quand Les Fées Dorment tells us about the dreams that faeries will have when they sleep.
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Once In A Blue Moon
If you ever had the chance to escape from reality, where would you go? Once In A Blue Moon tells about a magical world filled with fantasy that you can only visit once in a blue moon. Artwork by Liza Lambertini
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Mycea (2017 Remix)
This track is an uplifting and magical remix of the track Mycea, which tells the story of a girl that chose to be different. Artwork by DestinyBlue
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The Author
As the author, I could have used a full stop. To end my story. But instead I chose a semicolon; and to continue on. This piece was a school assignment to compose a musical piece based on a work of art, so I chose DestinyBlue's artwork The Author, which can be found at...
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Amyleigh's Call
An orchestral track I wrote to perform with a flugelhorn solo at the annual Christmas dinner of my orchestra. Pad sound by www.freesound.org/people/digifishmusic.
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Dragonfly Fairy (Extended Mix)
An instrumental journey to the world of the Dragonfly Fairies. Forest ambient sound adapted from freesound.org/people/klankbeeld.
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Layers
Layers, my new track, represents all of the ordered layers of chaos. In the world, in our minds or even in our hearts. A special thanks to MandelSoft!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I am Danae Dekker, a composer and technical audio designer for games and interactive media.I'm fascinated by musical storytelling in a fantastical and whimsical setting, which I apply in autonomous compositions, games and interactive media. Moreover I have a broad knowledge of software and coding skills to implement music and audio in any interactive project.
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