Inspired by games like Animal Crossing and Forager, Summer Rain is a cheerful tune that can be listened to while harvesting fruit, going on hikes, or just hanging out in your digital world. Summer Rain is meant to capture that easygoing, carefree vibe you want when you just need to relax. For those days when you just want to pop open your DS and curl up in a blanket. As much as we go to video games for excitement, sometimes it’s fun to do something more idle.

Summer Rain was initially meant to be a strictly lo-fi track. Of course, things don’t always go as planned. Our end result still has some lo-fi elements (such as the percussion choices). Overall, though, it’s a bit brighter, giving us some enjoyable lounge music that can loop for as long as you’d like.

Summer Rain

Where there are computers, there are video games. Where there are video games, there are people who play them. And where there are video games, there is video game music. Soundtracks range from grand orchestral numbers to classic chip-tune sounds. New City takes its influence from the latter. Video game music with a computerized, chiptune feel.

Inspired by composers such as Toby Fox and James Roach, New City sticks with that synthesized, digital sound video games have used time and time again. Experimenting with synthesizers, and playing with patterns to create loops were a large part of the process in creating New City. Experimenting with different stems also played a role. New City was made with the ability to break itself up into three stems, each being able to be played independently, or with each other. This allows for them to be broken up, like different areas of difficulty in a video game. Press play, and have some fun!

New City

Cavern is an ambient track inspired by composer Darren Korb and his works. More specifically, Cavern was inspired by some of the slower, darker songs from his most recent work on Supergriant’s Hades game. This track is meant to sound darker in tone, but not so slow or ominous that it feels stagnant. Something heard in the calmer, exploration-based levels of a game. For a track inspired by the dark rooms of a dungeon crawler game, the name Cavern seemed fitting.

Darren Korb’s work on Hades includes several tracks with rock guitar and upbeat drums, but he also used a variety of other instruments for the game’s soundtrack, ranging from a Greek bouzouki to a Turkish bağlama. While Cavern definitely does not have a range as wide as it’s inspiration, it was made to fit the ambiance of his games, with slightly distorted guitar strings and echoing mallets. Cavern also has a deep bass and low pad to help further support it’s dark tone.

Gabriela Sanchez-Muonio