A Voyage for Reunion (Full OST)

A Voyage for Reunion

Overall Concept: I'm sure that anybody who looks at this picture will immediately perceive it as an underwater setting. However, for me, seeing the human floating towards the center of the picture led me to believe that the artist's intention wasn't to create an underwater world but rather a different world entirely. This world would seem to be one that appears as being under the sea as we know it, but is actually a place you can breathe and fly through, rather than swim through. Gravity is optional in this world, and anybody who makes it there can choose to float, fly or glide. With this in mind, I decided to compose an OST based off of this art with elements you would hear in an underwater track but added some driving elements and also feelings of floating or flying.

Mystifying Allure (Opening Scene): When composing for this, I imagined the main character in the art walking towards a doorway with a curious look on her face. There is something alluring about that area, so she steps in, immediately finding herself in a completely different realm. She doesn't feel bound by gravity anymore. The environment around her appears to be as if she is submerged under the deepest parts of the ocean, yet she can still breathe. This then leads to the next track...

Transcendental Pathway (Title Screen): This track was composed with the idea that the main character is currently in a realm that is neither in her own world or in the world she is traveling to. Rather, it is an "in-between" world. At this part of the game, the player would be at the title screen, and in the background, you can see the character floating in a dimly lit area that appears to be in the deep ocean. However, the mood is not one of horror but of curiosity and maybe a little excitement. I imagine the character looking around, floating while the player is exploring the title screen. Once "Start" is selected, the screen shifts angles behind the character and shows her swiftly approaching a bright light.

Departure from the Enclosure (Opening Level): Although this is the last track in my OST, this music only represents the beginning. With the use of chimes, piano, and a harp, I feel I captured the underwater aspect of the art. However, the music quickly picks up to also emphasize the fact that we are not actually underwater but that we are in a place that no human has ever known. The type of level I imagine is one in which the character is able to float through certain areas, ride on bubbles and sea creatures, and the map for the level represents one that is constantly ascending upward.

Art by https://www.instagram.com/kawaakar._?igsh=MWVsMTFtNTdjeWYxMw==