About

A composer from Portugal, specializing in music for videogames, my given name is João T. Araújo.
While studying music for 9 years, music composition for 6 years, interactive music and sound design for 2 years, and musicology for 4 years, I've focused on creating music for videogames while maintaining a deep interest in creating art in various forms.
I've worked in several games - small and short productions, with limited groups and resources, which taught me how to operate with diverse teams and make the best work with what I was provided. Recently, I've been joining game jams to show the world what I have to offer to this area.
I'm currently concluding a PhD in Arts as well, doing research on videogame composers' expansion of knowledge into areas of sound design, implementation, programming, and soft skills. I am also part of the multimedia department of the Center for Research and Studies of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon.

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Work beyond videogames

• (2018) OPUS - Theater play - Music and acting:

Theater play by the Lisbon's University of Theater and Cinema's Theater department.

• (2018) Breathe - Performance piece:

Performance piece for the Art and Technology course of the PhD in Arts.
Based on Matt Makes Games' Celeste.​

• (2017) Behavioral Economics - Installation - Music and game design:

Installation as part of the Master's in Multimedia thesis.

• (2016) nG - Sound installation - Sound design and music:

Sound installation for the Multimedia in Performing Arts course of the Master's in Multimedia.

• (2016) nG - Performance piece - Music:

Performance piece for the Multimedia in Performing Arts course of the Master's in Multimedia.

• (2009 - ) Concert music:

Over 35 pieces, ranging from electronic to symphonic orquestra music, nine of them played in concerts.

nG sound installation in the Semibreve festival at GNRation, Braga, Portugal.

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Favorite videogames

Kentucky Route Zero
The Beginner's Guide
Disco Elysium
​Hyper Light Drifter
Black and White

Favorite soundtracks

Transistor
​Hyper Light Drifter
​Kentucky Route Zero
Civilization IV
​Celeste

Favorite composers

John Cage
Terry Riley
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Darren Korb
Tigran Hamasyan

Cosplay of Tooth and Tail's Hopper at Comic Con Portugal 2017.

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