Ori and the will of the wisps composer free#

Where we were able to expand on the musical identity was having all the additional areas and the new characters. Yes, but I think this is the nature of sequels isn’t it? You have to reference the original material in some way. Was there a conscious effort to keep the soundtrack similar or different from Ori and the Blind Forest? This is extremely useful when you consider how many diverse environments (and therefore palettes) there are for Ori.

Ori and the will of the wisps composer free#

We’re very fortunate in 2020 to be able to have amazing and free research resources (Spotify, YouTube) and I often just keep clicking the ‘related videos / songs / albums’ and see how deep the rabbit hole goes. I try to think outside the box and look for things that I haven’t heard before. In conjunction with all of this, I’m thinking about the various character themes, the inspiration for which comes from their stories and motivations within the game.įor the Oriverse, in terms of musical inspirations I generally don’t look to other soundtracks. Then the visuals come in, and that informs palette and instrumentation choices. Getting a feel for this informs basic things like tempo and how I might want to structure the music due to the game’s layout. It all starts with the gameplay, how Ori moves, what’s the moveset, how does the combat feel and sound, how dense is the pacing. With Moon Studios, I’m almost always informed and inspired by what is happening within the game’s own development. What were your main inspirations whilst working on the Ori and the Will of the Wisps? Gaming is the medium I feel I understand the best because I’ve been gaming for as long as I can remember! Even if I hadn’t been a composer, I feel like I probably would have found a way into the game industry some other way. I always knew I wanted to work in the industry. Figured that if I got accepted maybe there was something worth pursuing, and from then on I took it seriously. My music teacher suggested I apply to music school – I ended up choosing the Royal Academy of Music – and I got accepted. I didn’t pursue music as a career while in school, it was an activity I enjoyed, but I was never a hardcore practicer and didn’t actually write anything until I was 16. I consider myself very fortunate to be in a position where counting isn’t a thing anymore! Six albums for Minecraft, ARK Survival Evolved and it’s 4 (soon to be 5) expansions, Ori and the Blind Forest, The Unspoken. You know, I’ve not actually thought about how many I’ve worked on until this question, all I know is if you include expansion packs, it’s easily double figures at this point. What is your musical background and how many other games have you worked on prior to Ori and the Will of the Wisps? We also found out about his favourite composition in the latest Ori title as well as some games he’s personally looking forward to.

We got a chance to interview the man behind this much-loved music, Gareth Coker, to find out a little more about him and his work. From its rousing scores to softer tones, it conjures up plenty of emotion throughout both titles. The music in Ori and the Blind Forest, and its sequel Ori and the Will of the Wisps is truly mesmeric in place.