Description
'Remnants of a World Prior.' is a stealth based, Horror/Puzzle game.

Your objective, is to make your way through an overturned city - crawling with the undead. At the other end of your journey is a radio tower. You must reach it to find out if there are still other humans out there, or if you are the only one that remains.

Throughout your adventure, you come across many reminders of your past life - a life before the outbreak. A life as a kid in the midst of summer.

The genres of the soundtrack range from ambient to electronic. We used Ableton and FL Studio to create these tracks.

1. Remnants of a World Prior.

This track introduces the world. It starts with a motif that is heavily used throughout the entire project, which represents the 'present time'. As the track progresses, you are introduced to another motif which you will hear again in later tracks, that feels more "dreamy". This motif represents the 'remembered time'.

This piece is meant to show the player the broken state that the world of the game is in, but also provide a sense of hope and meaning - something to strive for.

2. Solemn St.

This track represents the broken city. It shows the loneliness of the world the player inhabits, and the lack of comfort around every corner. It shows that if you are quiet, the world remains neutral.

3. Unfazed.

This track was made to accompany puzzles and obstacles throughout the game. As the player progresses throughout the worn down, and broken city - they must remain unfazed despite the abundance of threats that surround them.

This piece was the original source of the primary motif used throughout the soundtrack.

4. The Decayed.

This track is an aggressive representation of the players failure to remain unseen. They must now escape the onslaught of the undead as they run through the dark and narrow city streets while continuing to progress towards the end.

5. Radio Tower.

This track signifies the end of the journey. The player has reached the radio tower needed to call out for other human life. The sun is rising, and the world is calm. For a brief moment, the player can look forward with hope and simplicity - just as they have looked back their entire playthrough on one summer night.

Theme

How does it fit the theme?
Our interpretation of the theme 'One Summer Night' is youthful simplicity. Summer is much more important and emphasized when you are young. Originally we wanted to write the soundtrack in a more happy and easygoing tonality. However, we compared the summer nights we have now as adults to the ones we had as children and realized that with loss of innocence - comes loss of importance. We wanted to write a story that shows the realization that your childhood is done, and as an adult you can't stop moving forward. In the game, we imagined a character that has to endure and conquer a world that is overrun and no longer familiar. Through his journey, he completes puzzles that reveal small remnants of a world prior. These reminders bring him back to a fond memory of one summer night. As he makes his way through the city, he acquires more hope and confidence through the remnants of humanity that he finds. All of this represents his want for human connection - just so he can know he isn't the only one still left.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://on.soundcloud.com/yrI3aM8eBM1bqqycOb

Number of tracks
5

Genre

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY-NC)

Any non-commercial project