Leiss Hoffman

Composer  ·  Sound Designer

Edmonton, Alberta  ·  leissmusic@gmail.com  ·  https://leissmusic.sharefol.io/leissportfolio2026

Freelance composer with 8 years of experience delivering music for video games across jazz, rock, electronic and orchestral genres. Skilled in music implementation, notation, live instrument recording, and working closely with project leads to meet creative and technical milestones.

Software Cubase · Dorico · Wwise · FMOD · FamiTracker · Phase Plant · Ozone · iZotope RX · Unity
Production Composition · Arranging · Mixing & Mastering · Audio Implementation · Music Notation
Performance Guitar · Bass · Synthesizers
Composer
Digital Eclipse
2026
  • Composed ~10 minutes of authentic chiptune music for a globally recognized legacy IP (NDA). Coordinated with Project Lead to track and ship assets efficiently, which helped the audio department deliver assets months ahead of schedule.
Composer
Cuddling Raccoons Studio — Paper Animal Adventure
2024
  • Contributed new music for Paper Animal Adventure (97% positive on Steam), rearranging previous tracks for endgame content.
Composer
Certeis Games — Orcish Skies
2023 – 2024
  • Orchestrated a symphonic score for a strategy game, notated entirely in Dorico and produced in Cubase.
Composer
Ellpeck Games — Tiny Life
2022 – 2023
  • Composed, arranged, and recorded 30 minutes of music across 11 tracks for life sim Tiny Life (89% positive, 323 Steam reviews). Earned praise from Sims designer Don Hopkins for the game's soundtrack.
  • Collaborated with the Sound Designer to redesign legacy audio assets in line with the game's artistic vision.
Composer
BroodStar
2020 – 2022
  • Composed a 17-track 16-bit chiptune score for roguelike shmup BroodStar (93% positive, 83 Steam reviews).
University of Alberta
B.Sc., Psychology
2010-2015