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An excellent review of the Eternal Lies Suite by Ben Gerber of Troll in the Corner. Five out of Five. Wow. It’s not often that I get to start off a review with that word, so I’d like to use it again. Wow!
The music of Eternal Lies is split into three categories: ambient music to play during most of the game, short stings to be played at specific instants and ‘action loops’ to be played during combats, chases and other stressful scenes. These action loops are each 2 minutes long and generally of a frantic disposition to help […]
Ok I promised that I would give out a preview of the Eternal Lies Suite. Here is a piece from early in the game. It’s an ambient piece designed to be played as a loop during a specific scene and it introduces an important theme that will be heard throughout the suite. Melancholy ambient theme […]
This is the last of the introductions to the composers for the Eternal Lies suite. My name is Yaiza Varona, I’m Spanish, born in Barcelone but lived most of my life in Tenerife, Canary Islands. I am a musicologist and composer. When James Semple offered me the chance to be part of this project, even […]
Following on with the music blog, I’m going to let Mike Torr introduce himself… I’m a composer with a broad spectrum of experience and influences. A long history as a keyboard performer (and one-time double bass player) has taken me through a landscape of Electronica, Blues, Classical, Jazz, and Rock; via the usual grind of […]
Hi … I thought it apt to begin introducing the various composers who are working on the Eternal Lies suite. Here is Marie-Anne Fischer in her own words… I fell in love with composing music when in South Africa, after moving from my native Belgium. Rhythms, beats and sounds of Africa stylised my music, some […]
Here’s a quick update on the state of the Eternal Lies suite. This has been a truly phenomenal week with a chance for composers and authors to finally bounce ideas of one another. I’ve been absolutely amazed by the exceptional ideas coming from Will and Jeff and I’m so pleased about their enthusiasm for having […]
Just to let people know that we are currently in the preparation phase of the Eternal Lies Suite project. This means that right now we’re focusing on a variety of tasks: – Developing themes for the suite Dividing up the various tracks amongst the group Building a suitable orchestral template within the sequencer software For […]
In the beginning… As I’m about to undertake the creation of a suite of music for the upcoming Trail of Cthulhu supplement, Eternal Lies, I thought it best to first give everyone a quick introduction. My name is James Semple. I’m a media composer who has written music for both film and videogames. I’m also […]