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Looks like Oddworld is going to finally release the Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath game on PC.
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/12000-oddworld-munchs-oddysee-and-strangers-wrath-confirmed-for-pc/
This is the last Oddworld game that I composed the music for. I’ve been hoping for a while that this would happen.
I’ve been using more guitar lately on my current in-progress recordings. Though I play and record guitar tracks on my music, I don’t consider myself a guitar player. I didn’t even pick one up until I began working on projects at Oddworld.
It’s an incredibly versatile instrument and, when used in conjunction with effects, the palette of sounds is almost endless.
Composer/Producer Tom Lynn has remixed a track, “Fighting Outlaws”, from the Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath soundtrack. I love it! You can check it out here at the Deep Lever site.
I just got a pleasant surprise this evening while perusing the latest Game Informer magazine (June issue). They covered the last Oddworld game I was working on when the company shut down its game development studio. With the unfortunate closure, the game, The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot, was canceled.
The team had been working pretty hard on it. Our timeline for the project was daunting (we planned to finish it in approx. 12-14 months) but the upside was that the team was very familiar with the game engine (it was the Stranger’s Wrath engine). I planned to take the music in a direction that reflected the darker tone of the game and had created a number of early sketches. I wish we had gotten a chance to finish the project, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Yep, I’m still busy writing music, but I also take time to see what’s going on beyond my studio door.
Here are a few things I’ve come across that I’ve liked:
“Braid”–this is a video game by creator Jonathan Blow. In a world filled with high-action gaming, it’s nice to see work that has a totally different vibe. Its pace is slower and there’s decent depth to it. Solid story, simple but dreamy visuals and a very appropriate music soundtrack.
“True Blood”–this series is on HBO. I wasn’t really too aware of it until last week I noticed that the whole first season was available on demand. I started watching it and immediately loved it. Alan Ball, who is the creator of the show, also created the series “Six Feet Under” and also the film “American Beauty”. I’m a huge fan of these, too. Excellent writing, characters and storytelling.
While I’m on the subject of TV (which I don’t watch too much of), another great series is “Mad Men”. I caught the first two seasons a while ago but it just popped into my head as I’m writing this. btw, I rarely watch any series when it first comes out and would rather watch a whole season in a week or so on DVD or on-demand.
“Tycho”–this is a music artist. The style is laid-back electronic music with some undeniable influence from Boards of Canada. Nice for chilling out
Is there anything lately that anyone else has come across? Send me an email and let me know. Or if you just feel like saying hello, you can do that too!