Giving Your Players Goosebumps: The Game Dev’s Guide to the Orchestra

What does it take to create an orchestral game soundtrack that truly moves your players? Find out what goes into crafting the perfect symphonic score, and learn how to land the best possible orchestral music for YOUR game… even on an indie budget—no music knowledge needed.

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Learn more about Sai

Sai Natarajan is a freelance composer with a special passion for making audiences fall in love with the worlds that storytellers create. Drawing from years of experience working with live symphony orchestras, he strives to create lush, memorable soundtracks that leave listeners with goosebumps. His current game projects include Adaptory and Shyftrs – two upcoming CODE-funded games from NZ developers.

Though very passionate about video game music, Sai has done much outside the gaming space. Since 2022, his music has been performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions, including two separate mainline concert programs in 2024. Over the years, he has also written music for children’s audiobooks, short films, commercials, and even a mini-documentary for Comvita.

In his spare time, Sai jams with his musician friends, dabbles in photography, and plays far too much Rocket League for his own good.

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