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I'm Deon van Heerden. I write video game music.
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"One of the best soundtracks I've heard all year" - Gaming Furever
"A relentless barrage of sonic adrenaline" - Megaforcemagazine.com “Crushingly metal… an excellent thematic soundtrack” - Nintendo World Report “Crammed with metal riffs" - Little Bits of Gaming “Soaring riffs for days... absolutely killer” - SmashPad "Headbanging all the way to the final kill" - Neon's Ramblings |
"Ridiculously good... soundtrack of the year, in my opinion" - madlittlepixel
"The soundtrack is up there with Doom - it's absolutely awesome... just compose for every game cos it's f**king fantastic" - Cliffo Warhammer 40,000 Shootas, Blood and Teef is worth checking out for the music alone" - TheGamer.com "Phenomenal soundtrack" - gamersrd.com "One of the best parts of the game. It fits perfectly" xboxera.com The soundtrack is pure metal mayhem... [it's] bonkers" - waytoomany.games |
"Pitch-perfect... awesome soundtrack" - IGN
“The true star is the guitar solo at the end of each stage” - Game Informer "Never a dull moment" - Brash Games "The soundtrack is a highlight" - gamingpastime.com "Heroic tracks elevate the game" - PC Game Navi The "Ballad of Rambro" video was awarded a Golden Trailer for Most Innovative Marketing Soundtrack rated 97% Positive on Steam |
Deon van Heerden is an award-winning Cape Town-based composer and songwriter for video games and film, best known for his soundtrack work on the 5 million+ selling indie smash hit game Broforce, developed by South Africa's leading game developer Free Lives (Terra Nil, Angerfoot, GORN), and published by top indie game publisher Devolver Digital (Cult of the Lamb, the Shadow Warrior and Serious Sam series) and hailed by IGN as "a brilliant ode to action cinema and retro gaming" supported by "Deon's "pitch-perfect[...] score."
Recently, Deon scored Chainstaff, the explosive new Run 'n' Gun from Mommy's Best Games (Pig Eat Ball, Serious Sam Double D XXL). The soundtrack was hailed as “Crushingly metal… an excellent thematic soundtrack” by Nintendo World Report and "absolutely killer" by SmashPad. The soundtrack is a love letter to heavy music, from blues rock and prog to thrash and all-out power metal. He is currently collaborating with JayBooty on the score for Stick it to the Stickman from Free Lives.
Previously, Deon created an explosive score fusing orchestral fantasy and heavy metal for the highly-anticipated game Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef - a partnership between Games Workshop (owners of the popular Warhammer mega-franchise), and Belgian developers Rogueside (Guns, Gore & Cannoli). For the sci-fi isometric shooter From Space, Deon created an atmospheric and brooding synth-based score. This was Deon's eighth collaboration with Dutch indie developer Triangle Studios. His debut animated feature film, Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue!, was released in 2024.
Deon is also a prolific composer of trailer music for games, including Chainstaff, Stick It To The Stickman, Broforce, From Space and the million-selling VR game GORN, amongst numerous others. As a songwriter, he's written celebrated theme songs such as "The Broforce Theme Song" - with an accompanying video animated by Powerhouse Studios (Castlevania, Masters of the Universe: Revelations) - "Shootas, Blood and Teef", "Stick it to the Stickman," "Broforce Forever" and, most recently, "The Ultimate Weapon (Chainstaff Theme Song)". One of his contributions to Broforce's promotional campaign, "The Ballad of Rambro", was turned into a Golden Trailer-winning advert by Kert Gartner and Devolver Digital.
Deon's music has been licensed or commissioned by companies as diverse as Netlix, NBC, Curve Games and Corsair. In 2020 he co-founded the full-service music composition and audio production house PolyForge Media, catering to clients in the film and advertising industry. He lives in Cape Town with his wife, daughter and two cats.
Recently, Deon scored Chainstaff, the explosive new Run 'n' Gun from Mommy's Best Games (Pig Eat Ball, Serious Sam Double D XXL). The soundtrack was hailed as “Crushingly metal… an excellent thematic soundtrack” by Nintendo World Report and "absolutely killer" by SmashPad. The soundtrack is a love letter to heavy music, from blues rock and prog to thrash and all-out power metal. He is currently collaborating with JayBooty on the score for Stick it to the Stickman from Free Lives.
Previously, Deon created an explosive score fusing orchestral fantasy and heavy metal for the highly-anticipated game Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood and Teef - a partnership between Games Workshop (owners of the popular Warhammer mega-franchise), and Belgian developers Rogueside (Guns, Gore & Cannoli). For the sci-fi isometric shooter From Space, Deon created an atmospheric and brooding synth-based score. This was Deon's eighth collaboration with Dutch indie developer Triangle Studios. His debut animated feature film, Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue!, was released in 2024.
Deon is also a prolific composer of trailer music for games, including Chainstaff, Stick It To The Stickman, Broforce, From Space and the million-selling VR game GORN, amongst numerous others. As a songwriter, he's written celebrated theme songs such as "The Broforce Theme Song" - with an accompanying video animated by Powerhouse Studios (Castlevania, Masters of the Universe: Revelations) - "Shootas, Blood and Teef", "Stick it to the Stickman," "Broforce Forever" and, most recently, "The Ultimate Weapon (Chainstaff Theme Song)". One of his contributions to Broforce's promotional campaign, "The Ballad of Rambro", was turned into a Golden Trailer-winning advert by Kert Gartner and Devolver Digital.
Deon's music has been licensed or commissioned by companies as diverse as Netlix, NBC, Curve Games and Corsair. In 2020 he co-founded the full-service music composition and audio production house PolyForge Media, catering to clients in the film and advertising industry. He lives in Cape Town with his wife, daughter and two cats.
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Evan Greenwood
CEO, Lead Programmer at Free Lives 
"When we started working with Deon we didn’t know that we would end up with one of the best soundtracks in video game history.
We also didn’t know that Deon would be exceptionally professional - delivering on time, routinely over-delivering, communicating impeccably and always being a level-headed team player. We didn't know that Deon would make doing our part of developing games so inspiring and so much fun. If you want to have all your expectations of what a good collaborator can be surpassed, work with Deon." |
Felipe Falanghe
Creator of Kerbal Space Program 
"Working with Deon on the music for KitHack Model Club was a thoroughly fun experience.
I really gave him a very small target to hit, and he absolutely nailed it. The tracks he delivered matched exactly the vibe I was hoping for; he was always ready and quick to make revisions; and most crucially for me, he completely understood what the project was trying to be. But above all, he's just a great guy to work with. If we lived in the same city, I would totally want to start a garage band with him and just play video game covers all day." |
Stefan Kuizenga
Partner & Producer at Triangle Studios 
"Deon is a talented and versatile musician who has worked for our company for many years. Deon has contributed to more than eight titles with us, creating original and engaging music that suits the mood and style of each game.
He has shown great flexibility and adaptability, handling all kinds of different genres with ease and professionalism. He is also easy to talk with, always open to feedback and suggestions, and has a great sense of humor. Deon is a valuable asset to any game development project and I highly recommend him." |
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