Planet Alpha, by Siddhartha Barnhoorn

Planet Alpha

by Siddhartha Barnhoorn

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1.	Wounded 03:52	buy track
2.	Foreboding 02:05	buy track
3.	Awakening 04:20	buy track
4.	Discovery 00:52	buy track
5.	Nightflow 03:27	buy track
6.	Signs of an Ancient Civilisation 01:09	buy track
7.	Map of the Planet 00:24	buy track
8.	The Invasion 02:02	buy track
9.	Into the Forest 03:36	buy track
10.	Nightbloom 04:44	buy track
11.	A Dark Presence 01:06	buy track
12.	Instruments of Destruction 02:06	buy track
13.	Bug Nest 04:18	buy track
14.	The Queen 00:45	buy track
15.	Critters 00:57	buy track
16.	The Obelisk 00:36	buy track
17.	Celestial Conjunctions 02:08	buy track
18.	Pastures 01:38	buy track
19.	Enemies 01:30	buy track
20.	Robots 01:53	buy track
21.	The Other Dimension 05:04	buy track
22.	Reflection 02:04	buy track
23.	The Pyramid 04:46	buy track
24.	Portal to the Sky 01:27	buy track
25.	The Floating Islands I 04:36	buy track
26.	The Floating Islands II 03:40	buy track
27.	The Floating Islands III 04:18	buy track
28.	The Floating Islands IV 04:33	buy track
29.	The Floating Islands V 03:22	buy track
30.	The Floating Islands VI 04:43	buy track
31.	Whale Hunt 00:16	buy track
32.	Deadly Foes 01:25	buy track
33.	Robots in the Nest 03:09	buy track
34.	Lava Cave 03:46	buy track
35.	Crystal Cave 01:20	buy track
36.	Below 03:31	buy track
37.	Sky Gate 02:55	buy track
38.	Wasteland 03:48	buy track
39.	The Destroyer of Worlds 01:19	buy track
40.	Memoirs of an Ancient World 05:14	buy track

about

The original soundtrack for the video game Planet Alpha.
www.planetalpha-game.com

Before I talk a bit about the creation of this soundtrack I want to take the time to thank Adrian Lazar for getting me involved in this beautiful video game he has created! A big thank you as well to all the people involved in creating it: Tim Løye Skafte, Tim Börrefors, Jesper Krogh Kristiansen, Fernando Castillo Coello, Thomas Løfgren and Team17.

Working on the music for this visually gorgeous, immersive, puzzle platformer game was daunting and fulfilling at the same time. The challenge for me was to create the right musical atmosphere and find the right sounds.

I got involved with Planet Alpha in January 2016. It was the year I bought my first analog, vintage synthesizers, a Jen SX1000 and immediately used it in the first track I composed for the game (1 - Wounded). Quickly I fell in love with creating sounds by hand with this synthesizer and felt like I found my way to creating something new!

I stumbled upon a Korg MS10 in the second hand market and decided to go for it. Many of the sounds I created with the MS10 are now embedded into the soundtrack in some way or form after long experimentations and jam sessions. After a while I also got into modular synthesis with Eurorack which opened the door into a vast realm of aural possibilities which I also used in creating some of the vast, immersive, ambience for Planet Alpha.

The game went through many changes during its development, as did the music. By the end of the process there was well over 2 hours of music, mainly specific loops and stingers. This soundtrack represents a selection of that music to tell the musical tale of Planet Alpha.

Reviews:

‪"The music is fantastic and puts the player into an unknown world as things to get eerie in certain areas, especially with headphones on. It’s almost therapeutic in a way."‬ - Hardcoregamer

"Planet Alpha has a dramatic orchestral soundtrack that ebbs and flows with the sections of the game. The music often helped to portray my feelings of being on an epic journey through an alien planet and seeing things I had never seen before. There are sections of music that almost feel silent and ambient helping to showcase the darkness of the underground or jungle floor and the loneliness you have as you rummage through ruined buildings of a people from long before you." - Miketendo64

"If you’re a fan of atmospheric music with distinct harmonies like myself, you’re going to love what Barnhoorn puts on the table. With his music in the background, you really do feel like an explorer as you traverse the game’s many places, both above and below ground. He is master of alternating between ataractic and thriller tunes, and it is for his score alone that I recommend playing the game with headphones on if you are willing." - Red Stewart @ Flickering Myth

credits

released September 4, 2018

Cover image by Adrian Lazar
Design and layout by Adrian Lazar and Siddhartha Barnhoorn

Music composed and produced by Siddhartha Barnhoorn

Synthesizers, electric guitar, rainstick, shakuhachi and singing bowls performed by Siddhartha Barnhoorn

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Siddhartha Barnhoorn Netherlands

Award winning film composer and multi-instrumentalist. Composed music for over 70 films. Known for his music in the films; Tears in the Rain, BEYOND. Games; Antichamber, Out There series, music in The Stanley Parable. Commercials; Embrace Life, OPPO Mobile campaign starring Leonardo Dicaprio and more.

To learn more about Sid and his music please visit his website:
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