Written for the mobile strategy game Wizard Ops Tactics, this week’s music selection accompanies a beach level with a pirate-y flavor. Keeping with the game’s lighthearted mood, the music manifests as an orchestrated and slightly militarized sea shanty.

This week’s music selection accompanies one of Escaping Wonderland‘s mini-games, which advance the story and also allow a bit of artistic self-expression. To keep the mood light and fun, I wrote a bouncy piece with a retro game-show vibe.

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This week’s music selection was written for Erik Loyer’s top-selling interactive art app “Strange Rain” — a blend of atmospheric simulation and interactive fiction. It’s a mesmerizing experience with unexpected depth, and a little hard to describe. Check out the app’s web page for a cool demonstration.

The music (of which mine was one of three options) advances in short phrases as the user interacts with the rainy sky, thus requiring a modular form that can pause at any time. I’ve compiled all the segments here to create a single piece.

In Escaping Wonderland the player spends a good portion of the game underground. Gradually their ascent brings them to the surface, as they arrive a sunny and picturesque village. This atmospheric cue is meant to convey the change of mood and scenery.

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Here’s another village music cue from Escaping Wonderland, this one with a lightly playful character.

Mini-editorial: Why did we as a society stop spelling “shoppe” that way? If the answer is efficiency, then why isn’t the second word “puzls”? Feel encouraged to contemplate these questions while you listen.

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