Christopher Tin is quickly becoming my top favorite game music composer.

Christopher Tin is quickly becoming my top favorite game music composer.

Christopher Tin is quickly becoming my top favorite game music composer. His score for Offworld Trading Company is no exception. Very synth-y start, vaguely reminiscent of some good old Vangelis. The soundtrack starts off strong with Red Planet Nocturne, which has a melody that I’m sure I’ve heard before but can’t identify it.

There’s an underlying clockwork beat to everything that gives a vague sense of urgency and tension (for instance, Martian Glassworks at 45:00).

The horns are sometimes a bit strident, especially the deep, resonant klaxons, but overall this is a very focused soundtrack, something that encourages continuous attention through its clockwork/high frequency beat. I’ve been doing a lot of writing to these tracks. I’d definitely recommend this as a background track for non-violent tense gaming sessions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPBnl0GFKzY&t

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  1. Although actual gaming is postponed to whenever, my players still came up with a space station themed campaign about politics and intrigue, so this may very well end up very useful. Thanks a lot for sharing, and also for UW in general.

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