# Danny Baranowsky on Reddit (u/dannyBstyle)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/danny-baranowsky

Danny Baranowsky: Composer, Crypt of the NecroDancer and Canabalt.

- Reddit account: [u/dannyBstyle](https://www.reddit.com/user/dannyBstyle/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Moderator-assigned “Crypt of the NecroDancer Composer” flair in r/Games](https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2e7eti/comment/cjwvejw/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Games (38), r/IAmA (29), r/Minecraft (1), r/pcgaming (1), r/necrodancer (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2011 to 2021
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Baranowsky

## Moments

### u/dannyBstyle in r/Games, Aug 21, 2014 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> What's your work environment like?

> i work in the nether region twixt fear and trepidation.
>
> i drift in the aether of uncertainty, wandering...... wandering....
>
> until a speck of light, perhaps that errant ray from pandora's box, arrives in a gallant flash of insight. it fills me from soul to sternum with the courage to continue.
>
> and in that moment, i create.
>
> i also have a sweet beanbag chair.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2e7eti/comment/cjwzier/ · 2 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/dannyBstyle in r/Games, Aug 21, 2014 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Thanks for doing this AMA! I'm curious about the soundfont for the shopkeeper's voice (if it is a soundfont) and if it's publicly available so we can make our own shopkeeper tracks along with custom music.

> it's actually a manually sequenced track. it's a patch from the VST Omnisphere, I can't remember which one. but it does automatic legato-portamento, and I use that to make bends that make it sound all soundfont-y and SNES-y

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2e7eti/comment/cjwvejw/ · 3 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/dannyBstyle in r/IAmA, Nov 27, 2011 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> Danny Baranowsky: Where did you get your inspiration for the Canabalt soundtrack? Personally those are a couple of my favorite songs ever, and I think they match up really well with the gameplay.

> to be honest, i was really heavily influenced by the Batman Begins score at the time. I don't know if that's the primary influence but I wanted to write something that could score the action-y element as well as the somber, doves-flying-away element too, so I made it ebb and flow a lot. wish I could be more specific :)

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mq8ka/comment/c335jx3/ · 1 points as of Nov 7, 2026