Maddie Lim is a composer, reverse engineer, and software engineer mostly who writes original music, and media including video games and cartoons. She likes to incorporates elements of digital fusion inspired by pop and video games and describes her music as “fun and sparkly✨”. Her reverse engineering work focuses on ROM hacking.

She is passionate about the intersection between music, art, technology, blending them together in interesting ways by creating interactive experiences. Her notable work includes Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, where she was music director, audio programmer, and lead composer. She was also composer for Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, the latest title in the Shantae series, a composer on the cartoon series OK K.O! Let’s Be Heroes, and has released her own album intersections.

Summary of recent work

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution: composer, sound designer
Clock Tower: Rewind: localization programmer, reverse engineer
Yars Rising: composer
River City Girls Zero: localization programmer, reverse engineer
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp: music director, lead composer, audio programmer
Vitamin Connection: composer
OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes: composer

Music portfolio

Detailed discography, primarily for music in the video games industry: VGMdb

Perseids 🌠 (2025 single)

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution (2025 game)

Enjoy a preview of some of the music in Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution! This rousing take on the Title Song will get you Ret-2-Go for the adventure to come. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution hits consoles & PC on Aug. 19! pic.twitter.com/QpVE4ynWIE
— WayForward (@WayForward) August 1, 2025

The Naga Cliffs are one of the new major areas in Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution. It's full of navigational challenges, tricky enemies, and this energetic theme song! Enjoy this preview before the game hits consoles & PC on Aug. 19! pic.twitter.com/OklnaRkJcn
— WayForward (@WayForward) August 15, 2025

Here's another Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution musical spotlight - this time on the soothing, etherial "Mysterious Fountain"! (It's a little bit mysterious.) The game is out now on consoles & PC! pic.twitter.com/3Fp09BkKb7
— WayForward (@WayForward) August 29, 2025