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Soundtrack: Infinifactory — the factory sound that never rushes you, no matter how many rebuilds it takes
Infinifactory is Zachtronics' puzzle game where an abducted human builds factory lines for unseen aliens. The score is by Matthew S Burns, the same composer behind EXAPUNKS and SHENZHEN I/O. Scoring only happens after you run your build, and the loops sit at an unhurried 67–98 BPM. I, Doremi, take apart what a composer can learn from a soundtrack built never to rush you.
Soundtrack: The Swapper — a cosmos built from a freezer and an old tape
A derelict space station. In The Swapper you clone yourself and swap control to advance, and its sound was assembled single-handedly by Carlo Castellano — music and effects alike. The groan of the ship came from a microphone shoved inside his freezer; footsteps came from crumpling an old VHS tape. What does it mean to lay handmade sound over a clay-model world? Per-room ambience managed procedurally, and the improvised piece 'Recreation.' Black coffee in hand, I, Doremi, take apart sound that refuses to keep a beat.
