The sounds of Paradise. The music of a cosmic dream. Tunes from another reality. The tempo of the crime to end all crimes. The beat of long dead alien gods. The playlist of the investigation freak.

Let the music take you away to Paradise. Feel the sun scorching your skin. Smell unbearably hot concrete. Savour the sweet taste of crime committed on a tropical island in another reality.

Remember when we danced along the beach? Along the streets of Paradise? You made me this mix tape on the roof of your apartment block. We stared at the moon. You said you'd kill the moon. I didn't believe you. I was wrong.

The original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

September 4, 2020

Written, produced and recorded by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Additional vocals by Fiona Lynch
Additional saxophone by Fabian Hernandez
Additional guitar by Thomas Temple

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

Paradise Killer Original Soundtrack [Highlights]

Award-winning composer for video games and Scottish artist, Barry "Epoch" Topping (PARADISE KILLER, SENTRY, THATCHER'S TECHBASE, ENCOUNTERS) returns with “The Needs”, 11 songs of lavish reflection in a modern city pop style. The album takes the listener through an emotional exploration of identity and change set against the backdrop of late summer. It fuses city pop, rock and dance music into a rich, dreamy blast of video game-tinged modern pop music.

Produced and mixed by Barry Topping and Ged Cartwright
Mastered by Ged Cartwright 
Vocals by Fiona Lynch
Additional performances by Fabian Hernandez, Thomas Temple, Elin Andersson, Nicklas Dahlin, Simon Fransman, Kyle Murray-Dickson
Lyrics by Barry Topping

Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland

Copyright Barry Topping, 2024

Purchase The Needs on vinyl or tape at Black Screen Records! https://blackscreenrecords.com/collections/the-needs 

The Needs

BE 2342.
Mankind has branched into space.
Two opposing factions have emerged.

Barry "Epoch" Topping returns with the long awaited soundtrack to debut POLYGON BIRD Games title, BIRDCAGE.

Get the full album - https://nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com

All music written and composed by Barry Topping with Giannis Milonogiannis.

Recorded and produced by Barry Topping with Ged Cartwright.
Mastered by Barry Topping.

Artwork & layout by Giannis Milonogiannis with Barry Topping.

Copyright Barry Topping & POLYGON BIRD Games, 2025.

BIRDCAGE is out now! - store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/BIRDCAGE

BIRDCAGE is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox in 2026! - www.eastasiasoft.com/games/BIRDCAGE

polygonbird.games

BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack [Highlights]

Encounters is available to purchase from
https://nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com/album/encounters

See you in the void, Newtypes.

Learn about Encounters in Epoch's own words
www.retropromenade.com/2019/02/05/epoch-encounters/

Follow Epoch
soundcloud.com/nostoppingepoch
twitter.com/nostoppingepoch

Music written, performed and recorded by Barry Topping

Special Thanks
Retro Promenade; Calzo Houdini; Kyle Murray-Dickson; Thomas Temple; Drew Millar; Jamie MacKinnon; Owen O'Donnell; Ria Jenkins; Chopemon; Jim Purvis; Zack Frost; Mike Mendoza; Rick Shithouse; David Smith, & Texas Tom

Barry Topping ⋆ Keys, guitars, drums, programming
Kyle Murray-Dickson ⋆ Keys
Drew Millar ⋆ Keys
Thomas Temple ⋆ Lead Guitar
Calzo ⋆ Lead Guitar
Jamie MacKinnon ⋆ Lead Guitar

Owen O'Donnell ⋆ Artwork

© Barry Topping 2020

Encounters

Music - 2025

Full soundtrack available at - kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com

You whispered goodbye to me as you left for the moon. You sent me music you wrote while staring at the Earth. This is it.

Leaving is from the original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

Written, produced and recorded by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

Leaving

Full soundtrack available at - kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com

The heat helps cook mysteries. People get weird in the heat. They get dangerous. Dangerous people create mysteries.

Knife & Crystal is from the original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

Written, produced and recorded by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Paradise Killer is available on Nintendo Switch and PC now!

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

Knife & Crystal

Full soundtrack available at - kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com

A dance under the gaze of demons. You can feel their eyes bulging from the concrete. Let them watch! Let them lust!

The Lemegeton Bop is from the original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

Written, produced and recorded by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Paradise Killer is available on Nintendo Switch and PC now!

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

The Lemegeton Bop

Full soundtrack available at - kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com

You and me. Us. Them. Nights of endless possibility. That's how we used to live. Before all this. The world was ours. It still is. In a different way.

Breeze With U is from the original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

Written, produced and recorded by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Paradise Killer is available on Nintendo Switch and PC now!

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

Breeze With U

My third favourite Alexander O'Neal Christmas song.

Alexander O'Neal - Remember Why (It's Christmas) - Epoch Remix

To The Heart [Vocal Version] from About That... Paradise Killer B-Sides released March 16th, 2022.

Lead vocals by Fiona Lynch
Backing vocals by Barry Topping
Lead guitar by Thomas Temple
Saxophone by Fabian Hernandez

Full soundtrack available here - https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com/album/about-that-paradise-killer-b-sides

To The Heart [Vocal Version]

Music for the SENTRY announcement trailer which you can check out right here - https://youtu.be/J8q_sIs-irY

SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against a relentless alien threat. Use traps, turrets and environmental destruction to repel invading hordes and engage the enemy in fast-paced FPS action across a dynamic singleplayer or co-op campaign.

Wishlist SENTRY on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252680/SENTRY/

SENTRY Announcement Trailer

The first single from our new album, The Needs. Heart of the Moon is a sweeping slice of epic city pop about love in the face of cosmic order.

Award-winning composer for video games and Scottish artist, Barry "Epoch" Topping (PARADISE KILLER, SENTRY, THATCHER'S TECHBASE, ENCOUNTERS) returns with “The Needs”, 11 songs of lavish reflection in a modern city pop style. The album takes the listener through an emotional exploration of identity and change set against the backdrop of late summer. It fuses city pop, rock and dance music into a rich, dreamy blast of video game-tinged modern pop music.

The Needs arrives November 15th on vinyl, tape and streaming via Black Screen Records. Full band, full pelt, modern city pop from a killer group of musicians.✨🌙

Pre-order now at theneedsmusic.com

Barry Topping - Synthesizers, guitar, bass, backing vocals, EWI, programming
Fiona Lynch - Lead Vocals
Fabian Hernandez - Lead Saxophone
Thomas Temple - Lead Guitar
Elin Andersson - Trumpet
Nicklas Dahlin - Saxophone
Simon Fransman - Trombone

Heart Of The Moon

The Needs - Part I: Solstice

Sparrows

From The Top

Heart of the Moon

Mayday

Farcasting

Demons (Work It)

Karakuchi Suite

The Needs - Part II: Equinox

Out now!

12 ARBOREALITY 1.0 // GRACE BID - Stage 6

04 NATALITY - Stage 1

07 CRADLE - Stage 3

My score for animated short, The Heist by Branko Kljajic.

You can watch it right here! https://youtu.be/54MIOgpKl5A

The End

The Plan

The Heist

Encounters is available to purchase from
https://nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com/album/encounters

See you in the void, Newtypes.

Learn about Encounters in Epoch's own words
www.retropromenade.com/2019/02/05/epoch-encounters/

Follow Epoch
soundcloud.com/nostoppingepoch
twitter.com/nostoppingepoch

Music written, performed and recorded by Barry Topping

Special Thanks
Retro Promenade; Calzo Houdini; Kyle Murray-Dickson; Thomas Temple; Drew Millar; Jamie MacKinnon; Owen O'Donnell; Ria Jenkins;
Chopemon; Jim Purvis; Zack Frost; Mike Mendoza; Rick Shithouse; David Smith, & Texas Tom

Barry Topping ⋆ Keys, guitars, drums, programming
Kyle Murray-Dickson ⋆ Keys
Drew Millar ⋆ Keys
Thomas Temple ⋆ Lead Guitar
Calzo ⋆ Lead Guitar
Jamie MacKinnon ⋆ Lead Guitar

Owen O'Donnell ⋆ Artwork

© Barry Topping 2020

Formula

Vanguard - X2

Vanguard - X1

Zeta (RE)

Full Burn

Full soundtrack available at - https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com

The sun is out! Go! Get your shades! We have to stare into the sun! THE SUN.

GO!GO!STYLE is from the original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

Paradise Killer is available now for Nintendo Switch and PC!

Written, produced and recorded by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Additional saxophone by Fabian Hernandez

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

GO!GO!STYLE

Full soundtrack available at - https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com

Remember how her lipstick looked on the TV? And his lipstick! Divine. I loved those two. Late nights were better back then.

Lady Blue is from the original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

Paradise Killer is available now for Nintendo Switch and PC!

Written, recorded and produced by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

Lady Blue

Full soundtrack available at - https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com

The deep longing that envelopes you when you look at red skies. Please stay in Paradise. Maybe forever. I hope we were meant to be.

Paradise (Stay Forever) is from the original soundtrack to the game Paradise Killer, developed by Kaizen Game Works and published by Fellow Traveller.

Written, produced and recorded by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Additional vocals by Fiona Lynch

Paradise Killer is available now for Nintendo Switch and PC!

Written, recorded and produced by Barry "Epoch" Topping

Cover art by Curran "Gigalithic" Gregory / Oli Clarke Smith

Copyright Kaizen Game Works 2020

Paradise (Stay Forever)

Barry "Epoch" Topping, award-winning Scottish artist and composer.

"It's all synths and saxophones and tropical overtones - and it's a delight"

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