Here’s a brand new clip (& interview) from devolverdigital's 'Trek to Yomi' soundtrack.
soundtrack, but it’s exactly those expectations which it is defying. From the very beginning of the early creative conversations, everyone agreed that the music would not be your standard video game score with hybrid world elements. Adding layers of traditional Japanese and Chinese music on top of very Western music is quite popular the last few years, so we wanted — and very clearly needed — to steer clear of that.
and the history of the Edo Period. The soundtrack for Kurosawa’s films usually featured the work of Fumio Hayasaka, a brilliant Japanese composer. While Hayasaka-san’s music was often orchestral, we studied his approach to drama and themes but intentionally steered away from orchestral writing. For the historical aspect, we looked to the musical history of the Edo Period for our palette of instruments and sounds.
With so many classic samurai movies to draw from — including several by Akira Kurosawa — did you have to balance providing the soundtrack people expect from that kind of tale with putting your own twist on it?To be very honest with you, I didn’t think about differentiating our soundtrack from other samurai movies while I was working on this project. As always, I tried to focus on cherishing the story, its intention, and its purpose as my top priority.