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Con-smash-ulations to Ivan Hakštok, jnWake, Emunator, minusworld, Biggoron, and Newmajoe for melding together to take the top 3 in Franchise Fusion month!

July is a Free Month! That means any song from any game is acceptable. Get crackin'!

This month's banner art was made by Little Leaden Hearts!

Upload your submission for the month using our new Submission form!

Rule Updates

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.
Previously accepted submissions do not reflect the current submission policies.

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Be sure to join our Discord server to chat about video game music and music production all month long!

Submission Deadline

Songs for the current duel must be received by July 28 at 06:00 PM EST.

About DoD

Dwelling of Duels is a monthly video game music (VGM) cover competition. Competitors anonymously submit redone versions of game music and the entries are voted upon by the community. Entries must comply with the rules, briefly put as following:

The song must follow the current month's theme
The song must be previously unreleased
The song must not be shorter than 2 minutes
The main instrument must be played live

Submit using our online form.

Prizes

Thanks to Impact Soundworks, the top winner of each contest receives one of the following ISW libraries:

Stats

1277 Artists
247 Duels
1920 Games
5500 Songs
310+ Hours of Music
20 Years