THE TROUBADECK is a new songwriting tool from award-winning composer & game designer Charlie McCarron. Each of the 54 cards provides a unique template of chords you can freely use as a basis for new songs, jam sessions, classical compositions, film scores, video game tunes, EDM tracks…

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About the creator

Charlie McCarron

  • Composer for award-winning films and TV shows, including Emmy-nominated “Beneath the Ink”
  • Podcast host of Composer QuestCharlie’s Music Production Lessons, and The Tabletop Takeaway
  • Executive Director of Film Score Fest, which has premiered over 100 new films with live scoring by an orchestra.
  • Game designer with 4 published games (Four Humours, Alphabet Stoop, Guesswork, and Skyrockets) and many more in progress for 2024
  • Taught game design at UW-Stout