By Rainy andyomon00 SoundCloud rainywishes Tumblr YouTube YouTube andyomon00 Twitter.
Cover art by _apsinthos wvrmwood_ Twitter absinthecatnip Bluesky.
Released 11/4/2023.
Duration: 2:16.

Listen on Bandcamp or YouTube.

Read artist commentary.

Tracks that At The Gates Of Truth references:

• A Portrait Of Ruin by Rainy

Tracks that reference At The Gates Of Truth:

From Fandom:

• Strobelite Striker (Ft. Levc) by Rainy and Levc
• Go Beyond And Fight Further (Ft. Tee-Vee and NezumiVA) by Rainy

Artist commentary:

Rainy: (YouTube description, excerpt)

I’ll tell you what I very much felt out of my depth with this track. I wanted to write a Super Metroid inspired battle theme for Occeus in the vein of “Ridley’s Theme.” I was initially going to use soundfonts for this song but quickly realized that the Metroid soundfont sucked and decided to utilize synths instead. Personally, I don’t feel like I’m as well versed in utilizing synths compared to other music team members, so figuring out how to make my composition shine while using them was an uphill battle. Making things more difficult is the fact that Metroid’s music is typically less melody driven which contrasts starkly with my style. All that being said I began to pull in other influences to help move the song along. Aside from Ridley’s theme, the other big influence on this track was “Atomyk Ebonpyre” with its industrial feel, abrasive synths and early Toby’s signature winding melodic lines. Through combination of these two influences, I got something that was distinctly dark, alien, and futuristic. I think that song is a standout not just on the album but in whole of my composing career thus far