Laryssa Okada is a Seattle based composer, music editor, and producer, currently on contract for Bungie Inc. on Destiny 2 as a music editor and specialist. She has worked on numerous titles in a variety of game audio disciplines, such as Halo Infinite (Audio Producer), Manifold Garden (Composer), Dorfromantik (Composer), Epic Tavern (QA), and more. While a proud game audio multi-disciplinarian, her heart lies with composing.
In her free time, Laryssa enjoys producing personal music releases and playing games or TTRPGs with friends. recently playing: minecraft & destiny 2 |
Awards
Press
Conference Appearances
As previously, Laryssa Chan
- Game Audio Network Guild: Breakout Talent Award, 2019
Press
- Spin: Indie Puzzler Manifold Garden Gets New Burst Of Life Through Mind-Bending Limited Vinyl Release, April 27, 2022
- EDGE: The Making of Manifold Garden, "Music is a huge part of the game's emotional core and Okada hoped to evoke a feeling of scale and grandiosity.", October 2021
- Audio Source Winter Edition: Laryssa Okada, Member Spotlight, December 2020
- Hooked Gamers: Manifold Garden, "Supporting the experience is a tremendous soundtrack and ambient design to Manifold Garden’s visceral interactions,", November 9th, 2020
- Gaming Route: Manifold Garden Review, "Laryssa Okada does a brilliant job of encapsulating the feeling of isolation, enchantment and perfectly accompanies the mood set by its trippy visuals and all the exploration-focused gameplay.", September 16, 2020
- Nerfeados: Manifold Garden, "El trabajo musical y de diseño de sonido es magnífico", September 2, 2020
- Game Over LA: Manifold Garden | Review «Un deleite casi constante para los oídos, los ojos y la mente.» "Banda sonora sublime" , August. 27, 2020,
- NSVMundo Geek: Manifold Garden - A Experiência "Sendo áudios que te deixam arrepiado por várias vezes, principalmente se você joga com fone de ouvido.", August 26, 2020
- Game Offline: Manifold Garden Review (PC) :: To Infinity And Beyond, "Music that sweeps you off your feet", August 21, 2020
- Keen Gamer: MANIFOLD GARDEN REVIEW: INFINITELY MESMERISING, "Audio - An Ambient Masterpiece", August 21, 2020
- Nomicom: Análisis de Manifold Garden, "...el juego cuenta con una banda sonora muy buena y bien llevada adelante.", August 21, 2020
- Xbox Achievements: Manifold Garden Review, "...a fantastic soundtrack...", August 20, 2020
- Variety: Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Award Winners List, Breakout Talent of the Year Award Winner, May 6, 2020
Conference Appearances
- PAX East '23: Soundtrack Scramble: Real Time Game Music Arrangement, March 25th, 2023, Boston, MA
- GameSoundCon '21: It's Dangerous to Go Alone: The Support Roles of Game Audio, November 10, 2021
- Wwise Tour: Sound as Storytelling, December 2nd, 2020, https://www.twitch.tv/audiokinetic
- Area of Effect: Music & Audio in Games, November 21, 2020
- GameSoundCon '20: Redefining Career Building Stigmas in Game Audio, October 3rd, 2020
- High Score: Lets Get Technical - Solving Problems Live with Laryssa Okada (Manifold Garden) & Aaron Edwards (Dead Static Drive), October 2nd, 2020
- PAX Online: Soundtrack Scramble: Real Time Game Music Arrangement, September 19th, 2020, twitch.tv/pax
- Girl Power! Women Working in the Music Industry Conference: Level Up: Helping Female Music Artists Get To The Next Level, April 27, 2019, Berkeley, CA
As previously, Laryssa Chan
- Game Developers Conference: Emerging Composers Guide to Productivity - with Tom Salta, Penka Kouneva, Jesse Harlin, Laryssa Chan, March 19th 2018, San Francisco, CA
- Gamesoundcon: Striking a Balance II - With Tom Salta, Garry Schyman, Laryssa Chan, and Bill Piyatut H., November 8th 2017, Los Angeles, CA
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