Pencil Racer Soundtrack
May 23, 2008 5:23 pm Video Game MusicPencil Racer is alive and thriving on AddictingGames.com! Go there right now and play the game. I actually think it’s quite fun, and I’m super happy to have done the soundtrack:
So here is how the song came to be:
Joel Breton, the executive producer on the game, met with me, showed me the old version of the game, and asked for something ambient and conducive to thoughtful play. I came back a few days later with this, designed of course to loop:
For a few weeks that was the version to beat. Then Joel asked me if I could add a little jazzy something to it. This is what I gave him:
Finally, after another few weeks, Joel informed me that the game had gone through some pretty radical changes - it was much sunnier and friendlier, and now the ambient parts seemed not to fit. I gave it a listen with the new graphics and had to agree: the ambient bits had to go. It was simple to cut them out, and we were left with this, which (did I mention a few times already?) is up online now. Hey, I’ve got an idea: go play it! And, y’know, you could always tell them if you like the music…
Bebop :
Date: May 25, 2008 @ 9:53 am
What a pleasure to be able to listen. Took me a bit to be able to figure out Google Reader but then all was well. I enjoyed this a lot. Very well done, indeed, from a fan in London!
Daniel :
Date: May 25, 2008 @ 10:38 pm
Hey, thanks! You don’t necessarily need to read the site through Google reader (or any feed reader, actually), but I’m glad you got it figured out.
And I’m thrilled to hear London calling!
POK