Music: Danse Silencieuse & Journey From Ilmater's Hope (Patreon)

Hey Everyone,

This is one part music 'making of' post, so I'm setting it to All Patrons. The rest of the Dark Dice soundtrack will be at the $10 level as we finish tracks. The Dark Dice Soundtrack has been a huge personal undertaking for me (Travis), coordinating musicians and composers from around the world. The songs will all feature live instruments, chiefly showcasing Long Neck Lutes, Hammered Dulcimer, and Hurdy Gurdy. Yup, we're going for a full medieval vibe!

Our credits theme started about a month ago, when I got the hurdy gurdy tracks. They were performed amazingly, just in their own time, meaning that it wasn't recorded to a click track (you can't easily count 1-2-3-4 to the song because it constantly changes time). I got the tracks the same hour that I got a phone call telling me that I was needed in Florida for the family emergency, and working on it over the last month has been really helpful for my mental state. 

On the flight, I started by making a 'click track'. Each of the below blue flags represents a new time (BPM). As you can see it was a lot of work lining everything up perfectly (132.7bpm being oddly popular).

Next, I spent a bit of time programming three different drum tracks (and a cool church bell VST), using actual recordings from drums that trigger digitally through EZ Drummer. So as I typed the rhythm on my keyboard, actual drum recordings play at the same time. My rhythm also was adjusted slightly to match the click track as close as possible.

After that, Sam Boase-Miller from the Marsfall podcast recorded 4 cello tracks, and I added live accordion drones throughout the entire song. Brandon Strader just finished mixing it today. The result is two variations (the first and second half) of the ending credits theme. We hope that you enjoy it!

Update: This theme has since become synonymous with The Silent One and we've renamed the tracks 'Journey from Ilmater's Hope' (part 1) and Danse Siencieuse (part 2).