{"id":23556,"date":"2024-03-18T17:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g4f-records.com\/?p=23556"},"modified":"2024-03-19T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T08:41:44","slug":"interview-with-h-pi-the-composer-of-welcome-to-paradize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g4f-records.com\/en\/interview-with-h-pi-the-composer-of-welcome-to-paradize-23556\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with H-Pi, the composer of Welcome to ParadiZe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

H-Pi shares the secrets behind the creation of his latest soundtrack. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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H-Pi is a multi-instrumentalist composer (guitar, bass, piano etc.)<\/strong>, at ease in a wide variety of musical styles (orchestral, metal, electro etc.). This is already a fact in his many previous albums (Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood<\/a>, Styx: Shards of Darkness<\/a>, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator<\/a>…) and it’s still true in Welcome to ParadiZe<\/strong>, his latest soundtrack, available everywhere since February 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new offbeat and crazy original soundtrack!<\/strong> So we asked H-Pi a few questions to find out more about his vision and his work in Welcome to ParadiZe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the soundtrack of Welcome to ParadiZe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another soundtrack on the record, bravo! How does it feel having finalized a new project like Welcome to ParadiZe (34 tracks on the OST!)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It feels great! There\u2019s always a mixture of relief, excitement, and a little anxiety, but it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to show your work to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s true I had a huge workload during the spring\/summer of 2023, especially since I was working on the animated series \u201cLe Coll\u00e8ge Noir\u201d at the same time. I had a ton of fun with it though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 tracks might seem like a lot, but the in-game music is actually even longer, since it\u2019s systemic with lots of random combinations depending on the gameplay, so we had to pick and choose to avoid having an OST over four hours long. I also went for simple, but high volume to stick to the budget and targeted runtime without sacrificing quality. That\u2019s why there are a lot of solo instruments played live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can you describe the music of Welcome to ParadiZe, the different styles you tackle, your initial creative intentions, your inspirations, etc.?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, it’s complicated (Haha!). I think it has a punk\/iconoclastic side, and then it goes back and forth between bluegrass, surf music, experimental electro, Scandinavian or Californian metal, not to forget the tense stringers of any self-respecting zombie game. The pitch was to do something offbeat, but the game takes place in a very mid-west American world, especially at the start, so we also had to stick to rather realistic visuals. I had received a few references and documents from G4F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We quickly divided the worlds by biome and phases of the game. I found a note I had made where I wanted to use sounds that evoked a lost paradise, hence the surf music and 50s rock that goes into a tailspin with glitchy effects. For the combat phases, I wanted it to be energetic and tense without taking itself too seriously with a very festive side and… rusty sounds! Then, I went with a metal version to get a little more energy during the bosses, since it\u2019s still pretty extreme and the Zombots almost look like they came out of a Slipknot music video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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