Aaron VanLaan
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Journey Home
· 2025

Journey Home

01 Runaway 2:16
02 Waiting for the Mist to Rise 2:45
03 At the Gates 2:30
04 War Machine 2:44
05 Leap of Faith 2:15
06 March of Remembrance 2:43
07 In the Wind 3:28
08 On the Way to War 2:21
09 Fateful Duel 2:36
10 Divine Judgement 3:15
11 Found Myself a Home 2:53
§ Program note

Journey Home

A spiritual sequel

Previously I stated I would be revisiting the concept of a game soundtrack, and here is the culmination of that experiment. Journey Home follows a soldier trying to find somewhere to call home after a brutal war. Their journey takes a few twists and turns as they get involved in several ordeals before finally finding a place they can call home.

A. V. March 2025
My Road
· 2025

My Road

01 Nine Oh One 2:26
02 I'm That Guy 2:00
03 Out of Reach 1:59
04 Not Done Yet 1:27
05 Nobody Out There 2:25
06 Time to Go 1:38
07 Slowin' It Down 2:15
08 Time's Running Out 3:26
09 My Road 3:02
10 Decompress 2:45
§ Program note

My Road

It wasn't the shortest path, but it was my road.

With the album My Road, I was aiming for a fusion of Hip-hop and Jazz. The concept of the album was a combination of tracks that would work on their own and also tracks that would be good to feature a horn or vocal lead.

A. V. January 2025
Kissing Frogs
· 2025

Kissing Frogs

01 Cuckoo 0:56
02 Dating Blues 1:20
03 It's That Girl 1:47
04 Kissing Frogs 1:27
05 Like a Toddler 1:35
06 Music Box 1:01
07 Pickpocket 1:06
08 Precocious Feline 1:00
09 Silly Goose 1:20
10 Pixie Dance 1:04
§ Program note

Kissing Frogs

Sometimes it's a prince, but usually it's just a frog.

Mischievous tracks perfect for backing your favorite reality show drama moments. I had a great deal of fun putting this album together, getting to play in more whimsical spaces than I typically work.

A. V. January 2025
At the Polls
· 2025

At the Polls

01 Transfer of Power 1:01
02 Gubernatorial 0:58
03 Poll Position 1:00
04 Representation 1:32
05 Legislative Branch 0:49
06 Executive Branch 1:05
07 Judicial Branch 0:48
08 Commander In Chief 1:10
09 The Senate 1:01
§ Program note

At the Polls

Civic Duty

You've been watching all night, waiting for the results to come in on your favorite station. They're talking about one thing or another and then you hear it, the fanfare, the horns, and you know it's time for more numbers. The horns and the trumpets take the lead in this shorter tracks meant to be looped behind the announcer's reporting.

A. V. May 2025
Past Tense
· 2024

Past Tense

01 Unyielding March 2:19
02 Voices from the Depths 2:32
03 8-Bit Surveillance Unavailable
04 Descent 1:42
05 Run Away 2:54
06 Nightly Voices 2:03
07 On They Go 2:03
08 Traced Unavailable
09 Shriek 2:18
10 Miasma 2:00
§ Program note

Past Tense

What you can't see, can't hurt you...

Behind you, you can feel their presence. Following. Stalking. Waiting for the perfect moment. In Past Tense you'll find tension cues of various natures : brooding, horrific, suffocating, all ready to increase the level of discomfort of your shots. This album was interesting to put together as it involved more sound design and a specific style that I was not quite comfortable in at the beginning. Stuck to it and have come up with some pretty frightening tracks.

A. V. Oct 2024
Some Vibes
· 2024

Some Vibes

01 Chill Pinball 3:01
02 Wah Groove 1:50
03 Bumblebee 1:58
04 Crystals 3:18
05 Ebbing Darkness 2:22
06 Caverns 2:34
07 Starlight 2:39
08 Pickup 2:17
09 Around Town 3:23
10 Electric Bunny 2:20
11 Metamorphosis 3:21
12 Gremlin 2:01
§ Program note

Some Vibes

Alriiight

With this album, I was mainly playing around with the concept of different subtypes of chillstep, and that can be immediately seen by the ever changing vibe each track produces. I think the next time I take on a mission like this I might experiment with vocals as well, see what I can achieve with those increased parameters.

A. V. May 2024