I compose, teach, and produce music. Faculty at Rutgers and Montclair State. I'm into retro video games, transcriptions, ludomusicology, music technology, and am a staunch proponent of the Oxford comma. Reach out for collaborations! www.greggrossetti.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3mjsuobxib22vAnyone interested in my transcriptions, please feel free to join my Discord. I'm having a chat there about possibility expanding the channel (or making a sister channel) to include game music analysis as well. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts! discord.gg/yDMDcSQgqA https://discord.gg/yDMDcSQgqA19 Apr 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsuobxib22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3mhz3w2mvk22hJust registered for NACVGM 13! Excited to be performing, as well as hearing a piece I was commissioned to write for soprano and piano trio, based on text from Portal 2. #ludomusicology #videogamemusic #nacvgm27 Mar 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhz3w2mvk22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3mamcfds36c2vThe "early access" version of the soundtrack for *Beyond the Grove* is now available as a Bandcamp exclusive! #newmusic #videogamemusic #indiegame https://greggrossetti.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-grove-original-video-game-soundtrack-early-access-version22 Dec 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamcfds36c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3maf3lbjuf22bNew big update on Beyond the Grove, including some new music! Going to re-record most of the parts in the coming months...but glad I got to bring out my nearly-30-year-old alto saxophone again. Oh yeah, and it's on sale, too. steamcommunity.com/app/3516420 #indiegame #gamedev #vgm https://steamcommunity.com/app/351642020 Dec 2025 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3maf3lbjuf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3m73lqam5d22fFor the month of December, I'm running a 50% sale on my Patreon. Please use promo code: A8C13 Join now for access to PDF and Sibelius files of over 800 transcriptions of video game music! https://www.patreon.com/vgmTranscriptions03 Dec 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73lqam5d22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3m5bxqelvns2kCool, can I have a Grammy nomination, too?10 Nov 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bxqelvns2khttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3m4tkpe3hlc2bWhile you're all waiting for election results to come in tonight, why not play a game? "Early access" to Beyond the Grove is now available on Steam to play on PC. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516420/Beyond_the_Grove/ #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #rts04 Nov 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tkpe3hlc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3m4rkcfhzpc2nEarly access tomorrow!!04 Nov 2025 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4rkcfhzpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3m4rkam2pr22nI never really played the Nintendo 64 because it gives me motion sickness. But I want to know...are these tracks adaptive? I.e.: do the additional musical layers in part 2 and 3 turn on and off based on the player's location? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrVe1vyUW6EfynagnLkK0DKPT475wjeNu04 Nov 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4rkam2pr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3m33quh73l22yIt's Steam Next Fest! If you haven't already, please play the demo of Beyond the Grove and add it to your wish list. You can enjoy even more of the game when we launch as early access next month! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3516420/Beyond_the_Grove/ #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev13 Oct 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33quh73l22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3m2wkhsymzc26Awesome, this Twitch streamer noticed my audio engine choices in Beyond the Grove (i.e.: how each element is assigned a specific musical instrument). (Wish list now!) twitch.tv/videos/2588791007 https://twitch.tv/videos/258879100711 Oct 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wkhsymzc26https://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lzuhnocmmk2lWow, just realized I have 1,000 followers here. What do you all want to know!?28 Sep 2025 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzuhnocmmk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lze4ny7uw22eI got my first YouTube payment today! Thanks to all that have watched, liked, and commented on my video game music transcriptions. Please subscribe for updates! (I have a Discord and Patreon, too...links on my channel) https://www.youtube.com/@VGMTranscriptions21 Sep 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lze4ny7uw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lvsuci7hf22cThe demo is available now! Most of the music is real-life human performers with an adaptive soundtrack that is contingent on what decisions you make while playing. #indiedev #gamedev #videogames #ludomusicology [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvsuci7hf22chttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lvg6jdnkx22qDemo coming soon! Please wishlist if you haven't already. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2025 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvg6jdnkx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lveu2kia422mToday is still #BandcampFriday! (Is that even a thing on Bluesky?) If you like acoustic renditions of *songs* from video games, check out this short album! https://midgarensemble.bandcamp.com/album/m-lodies-de-la-vie #NewMusic #VideoGameMusic01 Aug 2025 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lveu2kia422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3luxikz6mm22lHere is some new music! This album features my arrangements of some video game music for voice and guitar. Featuring @8bitaria.bsky.social. #videogamemusic https://open.spotify.com/album/6n2tJIoeSPLSBKsNgp2YNw?si=LTNbtaoFRiSeR9HTE6G39Q27 Jul 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3luxikz6mm22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lubvqpytz222Fun fact: I had my bassoon out because I hadn't played it in years and thought about selling it...but instead recorded a few notes for this expanded cutscene. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2025 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubvqpytz222https://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3ltowtvhets2xI uploaded my 800th transcription to this channel! #videogames #FinalFantasyVII #music #vgm #ludomusicology youtu.be/6zE7uixRwpU https://youtu.be/6zE7uixRwpU11 Jul 2025 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltowtvhets2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lrofc6ycyc2sHere's my PlayStation process video, using Final Fantasy VII as an example. The PS1 could also play DCPM, but I chose a game that uses the console's on-board sound chip. #finalfantasyvii #videogamemusic #playstation https://youtu.be/VwMQw7cbNCY?si=CxBlMv__8ZmbEBfQ15 Jun 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrofc6ycyc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lre7524me22rSomeone requested this a while ago but I put it off because it was so difficult. But now as I'm playing the game again and got to this part, I thought it'll be a good time to get back to it. There is so much attention to detail in this soundtrack! youtu.be/xRnYblaWAH0 https://youtu.be/xRnYblaWAH011 Jun 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lre7524me22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/greggrossetti.bsky.social/post/3lqwwpqexos2rSunsoft games always have great soundtracks because they really push what the NES soundchip can do. Try to follow along with the triangle channel, which is functioning as both a bass line and a percussion part. youtu.be/DE1tNqiO-3I https://youtu.be/DE1tNqiO-3I06 Jun 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:plad2etscafe3h2bzzepcivn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwwpqexos2r