SAMO STUDIOS
Welcome! I’m Sam, your friendly neighborhood musician, animator, designer, and martial artist!
Over a year in the works, this two-hour refresh of my very first album, Metroid Cinematica, features remastered audio and some new tracks!
NOW AVAILABLE on
BandCamp – Apple Music – Amazon – And most other music outlets!
4X LP Vinyl release is in production and arriving in the near future!
Wallpaper Downloads (more to come!)
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16 Songs – 1 Hour 42 Minutes – Released 2018
Zelda Cinematica is an epic symphony album based on The Legend Of Zelda series from the original to Breath Of The Wild. More than just a collection of medleys, but a story that unfolds through sound and blending together some of the most iconic themes in video game history.
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16 Songs – 1 Hour 20 Minutes – Released 2015
Chrono Cinematica is a fresh take on the soundtrack to my favorite RPG- Chrono Trigger! Produced with a grandiose symphony sound featuring a special fusion of styles, which gives this music a one of a kind timeless feel and invoking the spirit of the original!
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6 Songs – 33 Minutes – Released 2016
Xeno Cross is a special tribute EP to one of my favorite composers- Yasunori Mitsuda, with music from Xenogears and Chrono Cross interwoven into a single cohesive audio tapestry. Two parallel stories told through one symphonic adventure!
NEW- This album will be coming to vinyl for the first time in 2022!
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8 Songs – 40 Minutes – Released 2020
Blockbuster Game Tunes: Volume 1 is a trip down nostalgia lane; featuring a collection of epic symphonic and electronic arrangements from some of the games I used to rent as a child at the ol’ video store back in the day! This volume features music from: Blast Corps, Castlevania IV, Digger T. Rock, Isolated Warrior, Jet Force Gemini, Shantae, and Zero Escape!
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15 Songs – 45 Minutes – Released 2019
Full-length original soundtrack I composed for “The Anastasia Project” by Loren John Presley. A mix of science fiction, ambience, and adventure with a cinematic spirit!
SPECIAL OFFER: If you enjoy the music and would like to hear more of my original work, this album is offered as a gift for those who join my PATREON!!
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19 Songs – 1 Hour, 20 Minutes – Released 2021
Original soundtrack I composed for “Mist Legacy” by Virtys Studios. This beautiful, vast RPG adventure is available now on Steam!
My Library
A portfolio of music, art, and animation I’ve produced
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By joining you can gain access to music downloads, exclusive early songs, even full albums!
About Me
Feel free to get in touch! I’m open to work inquiries, random conversations, and especially of course, cat video sharing!
Currently located near Fort Worth, TX
Greetings! I’m Sam Dillard, a.k.a. “Samo Studios” as I’m pretty much a one-man production team whose existence is divvied up between making music, artwork & 3D animation, video editing, game design, story writing, and Chinese martial arts. So yeah, as you may have guessed, I basically I have no life. XP
I am entirely self-taught in visual and musical art; I was drawing from the day my fingers could hold a pencil, learned how to play music on keyboards as a child and eventually figured out how to use computers to link everything together and become a primarily digital artist in my early teen years. These days I focus on producing high quality remix albums of my favorite games, while plotting world domination.
FAQ Section: How do I produce my work? Will I remix that one game? Meaning of life?
All the answers!
Software I use
Cakewalk Sonar, Winamp, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, 3ds Max, Mari, Clickteam Fusion, Notepad++, Steam, Secret World Hacking Program
What gear I have
Just a custom built PC, my twenty year old Roland XP30 keyboard, and some speakers
What kind of work have I done
Film soundtracks, game soundtracks, graphic design, studio logo animation, visual effects compositing, titles & editing
Do I make custom remixes
Sure, though not for free these days due to time constraints. I occasionally branch out from themed albums and release random tracks or medleys from various games though.
What martial arts do I do
My main style is Xing Yi Quan five element boxing and Tai Ji Quan; I am an assistant instructor and help teach self-defense, bio-mechanics, and health aspects of internal arts.
Extremely important facts
I have a turtle. Her name is Turtle.
My favorite games are Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger, A Link To The Past, Megaman X
My favorite movies are Aliens, Jurassic Park, Star Wars OT, The Matrix
I have lots of cats
Texas weather is whack
The meaning of life is 42