Description
Lately I've been enamored with a few specific soundtracks, namely those from Sunless Sea, and FAR: Lone Sails. For my submission, I was picturing a platformer with RGP elements. "Egypt" is a drum and bass tune which marries synths and electronic drums with naturalistic instruments. In my mind, it's sort of like City Escape if it took place in Cairo. I needed an upbeat track in order to communicate the action, and sensation of running. "Postcards" was influenced by a specific track from FAR entitled: "Lights On". I enjoy the sparseness of this style, it's sweet and meditative. "Postcards" would be a good fit for a safe, or save state room in my hypothetical game. With "Merchant", I may have conjured the second coming of Hyrule's ghost shop. The Poe Collector possessed my fingers and I ended up playing a lot more guitar than I expected to. "Merchant" is simple, rhythm based, and a bit esoteric. I believe it fits well as a shop theme. All tracks were composed in Ableton Live.

Theme:

Runaway

Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
The primary track "Egypt" utilizes an upbeat genre in order to communicate fast and engaging action. The picture provided for this jam moved me to reach for naturalistic instruments, including strings, music box, and marimba.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/frescolfo/egypt-postcards-merchant