Hey, so is there supposed to be music when Tommy enters the abandoned house to summon the demon? The music stops for me when he decides to go there... Not sure if it's my computer (highly probable) browser (internet explorer I think) or if there's just not supposed to be any music. My browser says the tab is playing music, but the game is not playing music. Thanks in advance ^^
So, the "music" that plays in the beginning of that scene is actually "room sound". If you're playing at a lower volume (especially without headphones) you might not hear anything or if you're playing in a room with a similar ambient sound you might not notice it. The relative quiet/silence of that scene is supposed to create an eerie stillness that's disrupted by what happens next. The room sound also changes depending on what happens in the scene directly before.
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If Tommy's meeting with Harlow goes poorly then it's louder and filled with spookier sounds. If it goes well or neutrally, it's really subtle, almost white noise, that just buzzes/hums in the background. This is how the two different tracks are described in the game's audio descriptions (which can be turned on or off at any time in the settings menu):
Spooky Room Sound: "The music from the last scene fades out, replaced by the eerie sound of a dank, cold room with wind whipping through it. Shutters rattle against windows. Something metallic creaks and wobbles. A strange, wet sound pops up now and then, almost like a creature swallowing. The audio feels disturbing, unnerving, and alarming."
Neutral Room Sound: "The music from the last scene fades out, replaced by the eerie sound of silence—the faint, buzzing, white noise of an empty room. Occasionally, some water drips or a random, unidentifiable clicking noise can be heard, but—in stark contrast to the rest of the game—this scene is unsettlingly quiet."
Oooh, I see thank you so much! There's a fish tank in the room and the filter must've drowned out the noise. As well as the tv playing over the mid sound of my laptop must've drowned it out! ...Because I loved Harlow so much so I had Tommy be super nice to her LOL. When (SLIGHT SPOILER) I got the option to have him drink tea I didn't yet know whether to trust her, so I was polite and then said Tommy just didn't want tea right now xD. (If there's an option to drink tea the next time, I do trust her now though so I will definitely have him drink the tea LOL).
Thank you for your answer, this makes a lot of sense ^^ As I said, I often play with my laptop at mid sound (not too high not too low) and the tv at high sound, plus the fish tank and a pup that sometimes makes noise when he's wild plus guinea pigs... it must've drowned it out haha. But hey! At least you know you replicated an empty, silent room so well that I thought there was no sound LOL. Thank you so much ^^