2026 Weekly Composition Challenge


In May of 2026, I decided to set a goal for myself: compose/produce at least one minute of music every week. Through this project, I aim to improve my workflow, strengthen my creative habits, better understand the tools at my disposal, and most importantly, to put more music out there!

Here’s what I’ve made so far!

Utilizes Native Instruments Piano Colors and glitchy drum sounds. Completed 5/9/26

My attempt at making a "Succession" theme soundalike. Listen for the sneaky Rachmaninoff quote toward the end :)
Completed 5/17/26

An odd-meter, semi-jazzy solo piano miniature.
Completed 5/22/26

A short percussive idea in 7/4.
Completed 5/24/26

Aggressive, semi-experimental, semi-cinematic electronic music. Completed 6/7/26

Inspired by John Hopkins' "Emerald Rush."
Completed 6/14/26

Limited myself to only using notes from C Major and only using sounds derived from Native Instruments "Piano Colors" VST. Completed 6/21/26

Limiting myself to using sounds almost entirely derived from my sister's tongue drum tuned to A Akebono (A, B, C, E, F).
Completed 7/5/26

Limiting myself to only using piano or piano-derived/processed sounds.
Completed 6/28/26

A (rough around the edges) piano toccata.
Completed 7/12/26

A quirky electronica jam using only synthesized sounds I designed from Matt Tytel’s Vital.
Completed 7/19/26

A minimalist piece that only uses sounds from Spectrasonics Keyscape.
Completed 7/26/26

A short piece featuring a non-equally tempered kalimba and my voice.
Completed 8/2/26

A high-octane, aggressive electronica piece.
Completed 8/9/26

A similar sound world to week 1, featuring piano and glitchy drums.
Completed 8/16/26

Created using only samples I recorded of metal and glass sound sources
Completed 8/23/26

A cinematic, dark, ambient track
Completed 8/30/26

A short track featuring only samples from the album "Choose Your Weapon" by Hiatus Kaiyote
Completed 9/6/26

A slow solo piano piece that's mournful with a tinge of hope.
Completed 9/13/26

A dark, aggressive tension track, only using the note C.
Completed 9/20/26

A cinematic tension track using only sound I designed using u-he's "Diva" synth plugin.
Completed 9/27/26

A neoclassical hip hop beat with elegant piano and violin
Completed 10/11/26

A synthesizer nocturne featuring u-he's Diva synth
Completed 10/4/26

A wordless acapella piece inspired by Floating Points' "Falaise"
Completed 10/18/26