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Dan Froelich is a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist and composer based out of Boulder, Colorado. His main instruments are guitar, euphonium, trombone, keyboards and bass. He studied music theory, education and composition during his university years, and has been playing live for the past 30 years. In the early 1990's, he wrote soundtracks for several computer games by published by Epic Games, including Kiloblaster, Jill of the Jungle, Solar Winds, Xargon, and Brix. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
# Dan Froelich Froelich's work merits attention for its thoughtful integration of classical training with digital-age composition. His early game soundtracks demonstrate a composer willing to work within technical constraints—the synthesis limitations of 1990s systems—while maintaining harmonic sophistication and melodic coherence. Rather than viewing such restrictions as obstacles, he treated them as compositional parameters, much as earlier composers worked within fixed instrumental palettes. His thirty-year performance career and multi-instrumental fluency suggest someone genuinely engaged with how sound functions across different contexts. What distinguishes his approach is the absence of separation between "serious" classical work and commercial application; instead, he explores how compositional craft translates

Jill of the Jungle

Epic Games 20th Anniversary
20th Anniversary Original Soundtrack

Xargon

Solar Winds: The Escape
Kiloblaster
EPIC 20th Anniversary Original Soundtrack
Gamer Deliberate 1.0
Jill of the Jungle 2: Jill Goes Underground
Epic Games 20th Anniversary Original Soundtrack
Onesimus - A Quest for Freedom
Jill of the Jungle Soundtrack