Vulcanic Volcano [Forge]
By Traikan
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Cover art by Selan Pike
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Released 11/24/2012.
Duration: 3:16.
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Right from the start I knew there'd be some heavy brass and rumbling percussion, obviously taking inspiration from every Lava World, Dwarf Kingdom or Magmoor Caverns soundtrack ever, but I also wanted to do something a little different. The harp, the flute, and the light bongo-esque percussion give the track a hint of an Aztec or Incan, just barely South/Central American flavor. Originally I considered a slight electronic twist, but decided to opt for something more... professional? Orchestral seemed to be the texture de jour in this OST, and I don't write that way much, so it was an opportunity to push myself production wise. Compositionally, I knew I wanted to use a minor scale for the ominous and sublime nature of a volcano, and I settled on F# minor mostly because of the way I-V-VII-I sounds.
I think we can all agree that volcanos are awesome. I've never been great at scenery, but it's something I've been practicing and actually when I decided to audition for this project I was hoping for some scenery to draw! I went into this one thinking "Okay, I think I'll draw the volcano and a Space player looking at it", and I asked Traikan for direction and he asked for his self-insert character, and also his land, which helped me flesh out my idea a lot. Also his land was super, super fun to draw. He gave me a lot of references for his character and I kind of feel bad that I didn't put more detail on him, but I didn't want to draw attention away from the Forge...