Western composers typically come on towards the end of a project, produce a contractually-defined X minutes of music for your game, and then they’re done. West” discussion, but feel this is worth mentioning. I don’t want to dwell too much on another “East vs.
Setting up the initial terms of the contract was perhaps the most difficult part of this process, because of the different ways Japanese composers work. I’ve been friends with 8-4’s principles since my days in the gaming press, and they have especially excellent access to Japanese game composers, many of which have left the companies that made them famous to become independent. When Autumn signed Skullgirls months later, I suggested we pursue Yamane, and we contacted our friends at localization company 8-4 to see if they could make it happen. I didn’t think her musical style would be a good fit for Project OT and we’d already initiated contact with another Japanese composer for it, but I thought her music would be perfect for Skullgirls. It all began in late 2009, when Richard, Emil and I were pitching our other game, “Project OT,” to various publishers.Īt a meeting with Ignition, Shane “Mangod” Bettenhausen mentioned that Yamane-san was available. But, knowing her sound would be a great fit for the game, we set our expectations low and ventured into the unknown. Be it due to a presumption of impossibility or musical snobbery, I don’t think it ever really occurs to most western developers to even try to contract Japanese composers.
“How did this little indie studio land such a big name?” the internet wondered collectively. Based on the internet reaction, it’s clear everyone’s as happy about this as we are. While my official title is “Lead Designer,” I’m also spearheading a lot of community and PR work, as well as helping out with some internal production stuff.Īs you may have heard, last week we announced that Michiru Yamane, famed composer of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, is composing Skullgirls’ soundtrack. My name’s Peter Bartholow, and I’m… a bunch of things here at Reverge.
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