Author: joemarchuk

Role: Sound Designer & Composer

One of the inspirations for the game was Japan’s train systems. One feature of these systems is the collection of associated jingles that every train has to signal its arrival in the stations. I created several jingles in a similar style for Soapy Station. The sound design was created with the aesthetic of cute, fun, and bubbly interaction as well as clear player feedback in mind. 

It’s your job at Soapy Station to wash each train as it goes by. Try to clean as much of the train as you can, and watch as the passengers cheer you on! Once you’ve finished, the inspector will tell you how you did. Practice makes perfect!

Programming by Nick Jensen, art by Henry Lutts, and sound by Joe Marchuk.

Role: Assistant Sound Designer

Future of Storytelling info page

Alexa skill page

Inspired by the appearance of the Amazon Echo in USA Network’s Golden Globe– and Emmy-winning series, Mr. Robot, the Daily Five/Nine Alexa Skill is an interactive story game that takes fans of the show on a mind-bending narrative journey inspired by the Mr. Robot story lines of Seasons 2 and 3. Conceived by Mr. Robot’s creator, executive producer, writer, and director Sam Esmail, and powered by Earplay, the game can be accessed on all Alexa-enabled devices with a complementary visual experience available on the Echo Show. Presented by USA Network.

Role: Composer

HtSaBB is a short narrative experience that any Bostonian college student could giggle at. I was asked to create charming, fun, relaxing-yet-energizing wintery music, without getting to “Christmas-y”. This was the result:

Playing through a text based experience, make choices while talking to a sarcastic and sassy computer trying to show how to live in Boston during a blizzard. Three separate path allow players to pick just how they wish to experience the snow

Itch.io page info and download

Steam page

For Shooty Squad, I was asked for two very different pieces. A trap style for the trailer, and an epic-movie-strings-and-percussion type of deal for the menu music. I took on both while trying to keep a little bit of my own personal flavor.

Shooty Squad is a fast paced, competitive multiplayer first person shooter. With weapons and maps focused on being as balanced and competitive as possible !

Role: Assistant Sound Designer

-V.O. cleanup and processing

-Additional audio mixing/editing

Official Webpage

Dogs have inherited the world, building the kingdom of Pugmire untold centuries after the Ages of Man are over. These dogs have been uplifted to use tools and language, and they seek to rediscover the ruins of the Old Ones. Some have learned to use the leftover technology of humanity, but they believe it to be magic handed to them by their lost gods. Others seek to create an ideal civilization, using a Code of Man compiled from ancient, fragmentary lore left behind by humanity. These civilized dogs have a moral code that classifies some people as “good” and others as “bad,” although not “evil” — that’s reserved for insane monsters that only seek destruction and chaos. The world is dangerous and mysterious, but good dogs will persevere.

Role: Assistant Sound Designer

-V.O. cleanup and processing

-Additional audio mixing/editing

-Additional sound design

Official Webpage

Engage in a conversation with a malevolent Wraith of the Shadowlands through an Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) device built by ghost hunting organization Orpheus. This story is produced in collaboration with White Wolf Publishing.

White Wolf is a licensing company focused on creating the best participatory brands in the world. Since its original entry into the roleplaying games market in 1991, White Wolf’s World of Darkness has grown to be one of the most recognized and successful brands in the hobby game space. White Wolf‘s World of Darkness brands include Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Wraith: The Oblivion, and Orpheus among many others.