Michael Delaney

Music producer, composer, audio developer and software developer

Michael Delaney is a UK-based software developer, audio technologist, music producer and composer.

He began his journey in audio technology at sixteen, developing music drivers and composition tools for the Commodore 64. His earliest work was already finding its way into commercial games, and over the years it grew into technology used by composers across an extensive catalogue of well-known titles. He later carried that experience into projects for the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and plug-and-play television game systems.

Michael has always been drawn to the point where software, sound and artistic ideas meet: understanding the character and limitations of a piece of technology, experimenting with what it can become, and finding ways to take it somewhere unexpected. That instinct has shaped a career built around complex ideas, original solutions and products that feel purposeful, intuitive and ahead of their time.

A lifelong musician and synthesizer enthusiast, Michael's creative work is shaped by melody, evolving sound design and the hands-on process of developing sounds from the ground up. His recent release, “So, I Keep Running”, continues that connection between music, technology, experimentation and personal expression.

Cover artwork for So, I keep running (Advert edit) by Michael Delaney

Featured release

So, I keep running (Advert edit)

Michael Delaney · Released 7 July 2026
Rock / Electronic · 2 minutes 34 seconds

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Career and credits

Independent archives and industry databases documenting Michael's game-audio technology, music and development work.

  • IMDb Film, television and game database.
  • MobyGames Video-game history and credits database.
  • VGMPF Video-game music preservation archive.
  • GameFAQs Game information, guides and credits.
  • VGMdb Video-game music and soundtrack database.
  • CSDb Commodore 64 scene database and archive.

Selected game audio

Batman Plug and Play - Full Soundtrack

Original soundtrack composed by Michael Delaney.

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Chicken Run - Complete OST (Game Boy Color)

Uses Michael Delaney's Game Boy Color music driver.

Open on YouTube

Links

C64 Kernal Disassembly Partial disassembly of the Commodore 64 Kernal.
C64 Music Editor V1.0 Commodore 64 music editor used for development of several game soundtracks.
C64 Tape Pulse Measure Commodore 64 program to measure pulses on a tape. Useful for developing tape fast-loaders.
JavaScript Minifier Online tool for compressing JavaScript code.