{"id":21937,"date":"2023-05-12T16:38:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g4f-records.com\/?p=21937"},"modified":"2023-05-12T17:18:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T16:18:29","slug":"video-game-music-releases-january-february-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g4f-records.com\/en\/video-game-music-releases-january-february-march-21937\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Game Music Releases: January \/ February \/ March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here is the G4F Records selection of video game music releases for January, February and March 2023. Enjoy!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a non-exhaustive list without any classification hierarchy. This is all the more true since this edition brings together the first three months of the year and therefore represents only a tiny part of the musical releases during this period.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Of course, we invite you to discover other new soundtracks that will brighten up your day! \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Additional message: This article was exceptionally written by several members of the G4F team, who kindly lent themselves to the task, allowing us to finish this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Season: A Letter to the Future, Musical Experimentation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"Season:
Ready for a bike ride?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Composer: Spencer Doran<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Season: A Letter to the Future is a very narrative adventure and exploration game, developed by Scavengers Studio<\/strong>. The game asks you to travel across vast regions in order to collect the memories of your world in your notebook, hoping to pass them on to future generations. The game’s soundtrack was composed by Spencer Doran, composer and sound designer<\/strong>. We will get into more details later, but his work on Season goes far beyond musical composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spencer Doran is not used to composing for video games. His previous projects include several musical research projects on Japanese music and soundscapes<\/strong>, but also his electronic music duo \u201cVisible Cloaks\u201d<\/strong> with Ryan Carlile. The band’s Bandcamp page is full of musical curiosities, in the vein of what can be heard in Season. An astonishing profile<\/strong> compared to the composers of other productions. Don’t hesitate to visit his website<\/strong><\/a> where he lists several of his interviews, giving you the opportunity to learn a little more about his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what about the music of Season: A Letter to the Future? It’s incomparable, without a doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here we go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s a complete immersion thanks to the musical implementation.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The music in the game is mostly ambient. This results in a soundscape made up of a myriad of instruments<\/strong> (piano, plucked strings, celesta, music box, flutes, etc.), synths, all associated with the game’s sound design. This soundscape offers an extremely immersive mix<\/strong>, between intradiegetic and extradiegetic music, between traditional instruments and sound design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The studio’s sound team used Wwise<\/strong> (an audio engine dedicated to integrating sounds and music into video games) to manage all the music. This creates a dynamic musical environment<\/strong> that superimposes different musical and sound layers, depending on the situation. Together, it turns into a rather unique musical experiment<\/strong>, difficult to describe, but extremely captivating once in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the game has been available on PlayStation<\/a><\/strong> and PC (Steam<\/a> <\/strong>and Epic Games Store<\/strong><\/a>) since January 31, 2023, the soundtrack is out on Bandcamp<\/a><\/strong> and most likely on all streaming platforms as well such as Apple Music<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, <\/strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>… Also note the launch of pre-orders<\/a><\/strong> for vinyl and CD editions, scheduled for fall 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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