The Sound & Music of Hyper Light Drifter (GDC 2017)

Akash Thakkar and I spoke at GDC 2017 in San Francisco, CA about the sound and music of the game 'Hyper Light Drifter'

[@BlotRorschach]

The entire soundtrack took my breath away. It's plain and simply perfection. Anything you and/or Akash are involved with, I'm automatically sold.

[@nremac]

I love you

[@melonenstrauch1306]

Thank you for introducing me to the amazing world of Impressionism through this soundtrack! It has become the perfect style for me to express my emotions!

[@nicolelaimurray2744]

Sos mi compositor musical preferido, tu música realmente me marco y lo sigue haciendo hoy en día. Gracias por hacerme sonreír siempre con tus melodías

[@ZefParisoto]

I love everything about imagining the scene of the project getting bigger and bigger and finally resulting in this gorgeous game. This talk was so interesting. Thanks!

[@kendallarian3887]

a trick : you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using it for watching loads of movies recently.

[@LaSpatuleduFutur]

So great to know more about the creative process ! Hyper Light Drifter is a rare experience and that's how i came to know your music. The impact on my own musical journey is immense., and for that i feel so lucky.

[@BookooZenny]

You are both so inspiring

[@WiresDawson]

Super interesting talk! Thanks for uploading this. :)

[@CarlJohanRenault]

Man you're so underrated it's incredible !

[@efimmortal]

This is really interesting. I wonder, what this project meant for you at the moment and what does it mean now? What composition was the most pleasure of working on? I really love to know more about this game. Surprising that I didn't know this channel exists at all... thank you for your work!

[@efimmortal]

@@dzasterpeace I love Titan! but Chimera will always be my favourite. It is genuine horror piece

[@jewfinigan863]

This is the best thing ever

[@cynabel_music]

Woww do you have any hifi recordings of the version of the theme you played?

[@unpingouinsurlabanquise4574]

Ur a music god

[@dorianml704]

woaw

[@mikelimakilokiloromeo]

geniuses

[@mooselessness]

any tips on hearing unorthodox chord progressions in your head? I do okay with diatonic stuff, and some stuff borrowed from modes or minor, but something like I - bvii just don't suggest themselves to me

[@jacabo136]

Play them and listen to them. Find a song that uses it. Make a song with 'em.