Ambient
Song: Deeper
“Deeper” is a new type of music for me – a techno dungeon theme with a bunch of cool non-MIDI sounds. To give you a feel for the thematic setting of this piece, think of a sci-fi hero quietly sneaking through an alien lair. When the music escalates, the hero makes a run for it after being detected by his otherwordly enemies…
Song: Halls of Despair
“Halls of Despair” was my first attempt at a fully mixed horror theme. Because of this, it was also the first effects-driven song I ever wrote. Part of me thinks the effects are almost too much, but another part of me kinda likes how they work together to totally disorient you. This song is best listened to at a quiet volume, so the effects are more subconscious than explicit…
Song: DragonFyre’s White Knights Remix
DragonFyre was the second composer working on the score of the legendary TGP/TLA project. His music has a crazy ambient vibe to it (something foreign to my traditional line of composition) so I wanted to take one of his songs and rework it in classic Helland style. “White Knights” seemed the best choice as it was one of DragonFyre’s more thematic songs…
Song: Surreptitious
Every time I hear this song, I think of sneaking around in a castle. In fact, it sounds like it belongs in FF9 during the scene where Steiner runs around looking for Princess Garnet…
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