GAME MUSIC SINCE 2006
The project was created in 2006 as a research initiative focused on game music, exploring compositions of great musical significance that had received little attention. Its goal was to showcase the musical quality of these games through arrangements performed with real musical instruments.
Release
With a professional approach and distinctive musicality, the project explores a diverse range of instruments, including marimba, trombone, flute, and synthesizers. These elements add new textures, colors, and dimensions to the original compositions, reshaping their musical identity and bringing greater attention to the melodic and harmonic details of each piece.
Since early 2007, the band has performed extensively in Belo Horizonte, appearing at Japanese cultural events, alternative music venues, theaters, and technology and geek culture events across Brazil, including Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, and São Paulo.
The band has also appeared on several television programs, including Diverso on Rede Minas and twice on Caleidoscópio on TV Horizonte. In 2009, the project performed at Video Games Live, one of the world’s leading game music events, produced by renowned game composer Tommy Tallarico. It has also performed twice at the Brazilian Games Symposium (SBGames), in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.
In 2010, the project performed at Game Music Brasil during Campus Party in São Paulo, returning to Campus Party in 2017 at Expominas. In 2022, the band performed at Vale dos Inconfidentes in Ouro Preto.
The project has released nine albums, all available on major digital streaming platforms.
Awards & Remixes
OC Remix
OverClocked ReMix is one of the oldest and most respected international communities dedicated to video game music, founded in 1999. The platform promotes and celebrates fan-made arrangements, remixes, and reinterpretations of video game music, bringing together musicians, composers, producers, and listeners from around the world.
Since its inception, OverClocked ReMix has played an important role in the development and recognition of the game music remix community, with contributions from independent artists as well as collaborations and recognition from the gaming industry. The Abreu Project has also been featured by the community, further connecting its work with the international video game music scene.
REMIXES
Gravidade “Gravity Man Stage”
Double KO “Street Fighter 2
Chromed Gadgetry “Chrome Gadget”
Springtime Smoothness “Spring Yard Zone”
Beat the Woods “Forest Interlude”
Sinfonía del Sabio “Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast)”
Quirón’s Mallets “Centaur Man Stage”
Marblelous Garden “Marble Garden Zone: Act 1”
Copacabana Beach “Brazilian Squad Match”
Sunken Ship “Dire,Dire Docks”
Gambling Nights “Casino Night Zone”
DoD – Dwelling of Duels
Dwelling of Duels is an international online community that hosts a monthly video game music competition. Each edition features a predetermined theme, and composers and musicians from around the world submit their original arrangements and reinterpretations based on that theme.
AWARDS
Some of submissions include:
Water Month: Super Mario 64 – Sunken Ship (1º place)
Disney Month: DuckTales – African Mines (1º place)
Free Month: Super Spike V’Ball – Brazil Stage (1º place)
Free Month: The Legend of Zelda – Dungeon Map (1º place)
Clube de Jazz do Café – 2026
Clube de Jazz do Café – 2025
Sesc Geek – 2025
Soul Jazz – 2025
Game Show – 2024
SENAI Horto – 2023
Valin – Mariana – 2023
Valin – Ouro Preto – 2022
Campus Party – 2017
Autêntica – 2017
Heroes Festival – 2016
Pio XII Theater – 2016
Minas Games Festival – 2015
Nerd Street – 2012
Game Music Brasil – SP – 2011
Anime Friends – São Paulo – 2010
Palácio das Artes – 2010
Luis Bessa Theater – 2010
SB Games – Rio – 2009
Video Games Live – 2009
Imaculada Theater – 2009
SB Games – 2008
Gameway – Florianópolis – 2008
Anime Festival – 2007
Photo: Dwelling of Duels
Albums
Discover our music and, if you’d like to support the project, you can also collaborate by purchasing our albums. :)
Recorded between 2017 and 2024, the album features a special lineup of guest musicians, each contributing their unique musical character to the project.
Tracks: 8
Produced by Leandro Abreu. Cover: Marcus Abreu
The second album in the jazz trio format features iconic video game themes, exploring a broader range of jazz styles and approaches.
Tracks: 8
Produced by Leandro Abreu
The first album featuring arrangements written specifically for a guitar trio of guitar, bass, and drums. Iconic themes reimagined.
Tracks: 8
Produced by Leandro Abreu
The album features a selection of live recordings from our 10th anniversary concert at Teatro Pio XII in Belo Horizonte, celebrating ten years of Abreu Project.
Tracks: 17
Produced by Leandro Abreu
Recorded between 2017 and 2023, the album explores the arrangements of the original soundtracks from Age of Empires and Age of Mythology.
Tracks: 9
Produced by Leandro Abreu. Cover: Marcus Abreu
Recorded during the pandemic, this album features a selection of B-side themes reimagined through slow-paced arrangements and a laid-back approach.
Tracks: 7
Produced by Leandro Abreu. Cover: Marcus Abreu
The album explores arrangements from the entire Castlevania series, reimagined for two guitars with clean tones and recorded entirely without amplifiers.
Tracks: 11
Produced by Leandro Abreu. Cover: Marcus Abreu
This album features recordings from different lineups of the band, along with classic arrangements that have been part of our setlist since the beginning.
Tracks: 14
Produced by Leandro Abreu. Cover: Marcus Abreu
The first compilation of Abreu Project from 2010 to 2015. The album features timeless classics and a diverse selection of arrangements.
Tracks: 23
Produced by Leandro Abreu