Erik Tilleby composing at the piano, a portrait in light and shadowPIANOS. PIXELS. IMPOSSIBLE IDEAS.

COMPOSER / CODE / WORLDS

I create
worlds
in my mind.

I’m Erik. I compose music, develop software and create imaginary worlds. I usually know the story I want to tell before I start. The interesting part is figuring out how to tell it in music, code or both.

BASED IN SWEDENACTIVE SINCE THE AMIGA DAYS

01 SELECTED UNIVERSES

The work is never
just one thing.

Music, games and imaginary worlds. I’ve never been particularly good at sticking to just one creative outlet.

Homage
01 / MUSIC

Homage

A tribute to Vangelis, Jarre and Kraftwerk, with every piece dedicated to someone close to me.

Discover the records
Nautilus Rising
02 / FICTIONAL WORLD

Nautilus Rising

I wrote the story and a synopsis for every piece first, then composed its soundtrack. A commission from me to me.

Enter the universe
Logic System game artwork with Origo
03 / INTERACTIVE

Games & experiments

A maintenance robot fighting bugs, a rock band fighting bankruptcy, and two games that are probably more difficult than they need to be.

Explore the games
✳

Before there were websites, there were demos. Before there were streaming platforms, there were tracker modules. Some things never really leave you.

Back to the beginning ↗

02 FEATURED EXPERIMENT

One visitor.
Another star.

In 2017, an object from another star system raced past the Sun at roughly 87 km/s. I decided to recreate its journey in real time. A PowerPoint seemed inadequate.

The ʻOumuamua project →
1I / 2017 U1UNBOUND TRAJECTORY
INTERSTELLAR / REAL-TIME CINEMATIC