Indie
Composer, main theme — 'Terminal Velocity' (temporary name)
Recent. Featured in #021 on 26 October 2026.
One track has to carry this game's identity: the main theme for a fast-paced car game where cars constantly bash into each other. It plays in the menu and in the lobby, where players wait for friends to join, so it has to stay pleasant through 10 to 15 minutes of looping. The brief asks for something catchy and built on a real melody, upbeat with a hint of police chase, with sirens welcome if they are worked in as an instrument; the track itself runs 2 to 3 minutes, as a seamless loop with no fade-out. The $100 buys an exclusive, worldwide and perpetual buyout with no Content ID claims, which is thin for those rights, though the developer says they would pay more if they could. One commenter under the post called $100 for a full rights buyout insulting and suggested an exclusive, perpetual licence instead, which would let the composer keep the rights and go on streaming and selling the track without content-claiming it; others argued that composers accepting terms like these is what makes them normal. That licence is worth proposing before you quote.
From issue #021.