Icy-la-Belle (VG soundtracks)

I write VG-style electronica music for my own games under the moniker “Icy-la-Belle”.

There's a quintology of albums available here, as well as my early demos. The full catalogue extends from 2009 to 2024. There are currently 80+ tracks total!

You can download my music here or on bandcamp. ^_^ Enjoy.

Icy-la-Belle - Casus Belli (2024)

1. Underground Heaven 04:06
2. Antivillain's Theme 02:11
3. Fall On You Like Snowflakes 04:35
4. Pleasure and Pain 02:26
5. Vampire Lovers 02:00
6. The Merciless Angel 03:30
7. The Voice of God 02:58
8. A View of the Stars 01:46

Casus Belli (pronounced like "Cassie's Belly") is my fifth Icy-la-Belle album, and the soundtrack to my tenth game "Aeon Datablade".

Tracks 1-6 correspond to the six main worlds in the game. Track 7 is the closing theme, and track 8 is the menu theme. The overall vibe is chill, dark and mysterious.

The closing theme is actually a remix of "Ending Theme" from the first Icy-la-Belle album. The menu theme is a remix of "Quantum Killers" from the third album "The Sword & The Stoned".

You can play Aeon Datablade for free in your web browser here: dylancassidy.itch.io/aeon-datablade

You can read the postmortem I wrote for my 20 years in game design here: godchild.neocities.org/writings/20yearsofgamedev

Favorite songs: "Antivillain's Theme", "Vampire Lovers", "The Merciless Angel"

Thanks for playing! <3

released April 24, 2024

All tracks composed, mixed and mastered by Dylan Cassidy in 2012-2024.

Album art by Sonja Renea.

Icy-la-Belle - E.N.D. (2022)

1. ADONAI (アドナイ) 04:59
2. Phoenix Theme 03:12
3. Serpent, End of All Flesh 02:10
4. My Nil Ensemble 01:57
5. The Vampire Tree 02:00
6. Baphomet Insignia 02:30
7. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance 02:42
8. Deirdre of the Sorrows 02:30
9. Abnormal Reincarnations 02:20
10. Skin, the Eighth Veil 02:04
11. The Jaguar Translator 02:04
12. Orchard of the Bones 02:30
13. Palace of the Snow Queen 02:50
14. A Sigh in the Court of Perpetual Faith 04:07
15. E.N.D. (Closing Theme) 01:11

E.N.D is the fourth Icy-la-Belle album, and provides appropriately unsettling instrumentals for my horror game, Enoch Never Dies. It consists of the synth-heavy tracks "ADONAI (アドナイ)", "Phoenix Theme", along with 12 experimental ambient pieces.

These piano-driven pieces mix delay effects and odd meters to produce mesmerizing polyrhythmic patterns. "Abnormal Reincarnations", for example, is 9 against 7. Other tracks juxtapose slightly odd meters like 7/8 or 9/8 against a delay effect in 4/4, which creates deceptively complex, overlapping melodies.

I perform lead guitar on "ADONAI (アドナイ)", which reappears as the closing theme.

Favorite songs: "Phoenix Theme", "Abnormal Reincarnations", "The Jaguar Translator"

released October 31, 2022

All tracks composed, mixed and mastered in 2019-2022.

Album art by Sonja Renea.

You can download this album on bandcamp as well.

Icy-la-Belle - The Sword & The Stoned (2019)

1. Twisted Honeycombs 03:56
2. Allegory of Time and Lust 03:17
3. The Home of Dark Butterflies 03:17
4. Vixen's Laughter Among Midnight's Chimes 03:16
5. Chaos and Toxick Magick 02:53
6. Seven Satans 03:36
7. Guillotine 00:56
8. Quantum Killers 01:46
9. The Blood-Stained Throne 01:35
10. Cupid and The Sphinx 02:02
11. Cassapella Theme 01:16
12. "I love you, but I don't like you" 06:22      
13. Kurumi's Theme 03:28

The Sword & The Stoned is a new installment of eclectic instrumentals in the Icy-la-Belle series. This album continues the synth-driven VG-inspired style, from its upbeat opening to its dark, uncertain ending.

Unlike previous Icy-la-Belle releases, most of these tracks weren't initially written for any particular game. I was just trying out new styles at the time. (Some tracks did end up in Cosmic Zephyr DX, and some now appear as secret songs in Iridescent Crown.)

Favorite songs: "Twisted Honeycombs", "Allegory of Time and Lust", "Chaos and Toxick Magick"

This album is dedicated to my friend Jon Pidcock. Rest in radiance.

released October 31, 2019

All tracks composed, mixed and mastered in 2012-2019.

Album art by Sonja Renea.

You can download this album on bandcamp as well.

Icy-la-Belle - I.C.Y. (2016)

1. Moonflower Theme 01:35
2. The Upper Room 02:05
3. Angelic Warfare 03:38
4. Rukkimeth's Theme Pt 2 04:58
5. Diamondskulled 02:05
6. Coaxing the Beam in Her Eyes 02:35
7. Weapons of Happiness 03:02
8. The Boy With the Moon on His Forehead 03:38
9. Trauma Doll 04:09
10. Rukkimeth's Theme Pt 3 04:28
11. Destined Battle 01:16
12. Imperfect Forms of Silence 04:24
13. War Cry 01:57

I.C.Y. is the official soundtrack for my roguelike platformer, Iridescent Crown. You can download the game here: dylancassidy.itch.io/iridescent-crown

These 13 songs are at times calm, peaceful, melancholy, or darkly sinister as you explore the game's rainbow labyrinth. Complex stuttering beats, tuplets, odd meters, and rhythmic synths continue to dominate. Piano and strings attempt to reclaim humanity from alien synths that are both beautiful and ominous.

Electric guitar features prominently in "The Boy With the Moon on His Forehead". There's also a guitar solo on "Weapons of Happiness". I.C.Y. is unnervingly darker than Icy-la-Belle's previous albums.

Favorite songs: "Imperfect Forms of Silence", "Moonflower Theme", "Rukkimeth's Theme Pt 3"

The game is dedicated to Shawn Noel and Kimberly Kubus.

released December 22, 2016

All tracks composed, mixed, mastered between 2012 and 2015.

Album art by Sonja Renea. 

You can download this album on bandcamp as well.

Icy-la-Belle - Icy-la-Belle (2015)

1. January Fairy 02:15
2. Ephemeron Theme 02:19
3. Etemenanki 01:45
4. Menu Theme 01:52
5. Nibiru Theme 03:12
6. Solo Dark Theme 03:23
7. Cloudberry Theme 03:14
8. Ending Theme 02:40
9. 18 Star Theme 01:54
10. Sweeper of the Threshold 02:42

Icy-la-Belle is the official soundtrack for my games Cosmic Zephyr and Eden's Prison. You can download both games here:

Cosmic Zephyr is a hardcore third-person 3D shoot-em-up game.
dylancassidy.itch.io/cosmic-zephyr

Eden's Prison is a mind-bending platformer game, inspired by MC Escher. dylancassidy.itch.io/edens-prison

These 10 songs capture the polarities apparent in these two games. The opening four tracks are for Eden's Prison, and are disarmingly serene. They weave layers of synths, strings and pianos over calm, syncopated beats as you climb a mysterious tower.

The main songs for Cosmic Zephyr (5-7) are intensely energetic in comparison, to match the intensity of flying through space. They are propelled with relentlessly complex rhythms and smooth synth leads. The subdued menu/ending themes are necessary breathers.

The last two songs are bonus tracks from both games, used in beta stages of development. They are both complex, fast-paced synth tracks.

Favorite songs: "Etemenanki", "Cloudberry Theme", "Ephemeron Theme"

released April 20, 2015

All tracks composed, mixed, mastered between 2012 and 2015.

Album art by Sonja Renea.

You can download this album on bandcamp as well.

Lilygem - Language is a Virus From Outer Space (2011)

1. Lilygem
2. Tachyon
3. Kissabelle
4. Cloudia Aiduolcis
5. The Megarain
6. Threatpromise
7. Hanging Tower
8. New Angels
9. The Buried Moon
10. Rukkimeth's Theme Pt 1

Lilygem is a collection of early instrumentals. These are some of my favorite pieces from my early days of writing music (2007-2010). Lilygem was my moniker at the time.

You can already hear my penchant of mixing orchestral elements with synths and complex drum patterns. Many of the tracks experiment with a jazz-infused film noir vibe (Kissabelle, Threatpromise). Some are darker and more aggressive (Tachyon, Hanging Tower).

Not all of the tracks are electronica - "New Angels" is an early rock piece with a guitar solo.

Some of the tracks were b-sides from "Naked", my first EP. You can hear how these raw demos evolved into a more mature, focused sound over time. Most of these are from 2009-2010.  "Rukkimeth's Theme Pt 1" is from 2011.

released December 31, 2011

All tracks composed, mixed, mastered between 2009 and 2011.

Icy-la-Belle - Threatpromise (2010)

Threatpromise is the official soundtrack for my games A Starspangled Zephyr and Deadman's Dark Scenery Court. You can download both games here:

A Starspangled Zephyr is a psychedelic shoot-em-up game. dylancassidy.itch.io/a-starspangled-zephyr

Deadman's Dark Scenery Court is a 3d indie horror game. dylancassidy.itch.io/ddsc

Threatpromise is a brisk 8 minute collection, with 10 ambient pieces for ASZ and 3 ominous pieces for DDSC. They have a richly primordial sound, entirely crafted by alien synths.

released July 20, 2010

All tracks composed, mixed, mastered between 2009 and 2010.