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Soundtrack: Gorogoa — Every time tiles overlap, the music overlaps too
The music Joel Corelitz wrote for Gorogoa barely raises a melody or a chord; it lays down 'the feeling of a place' with texture alone. And the small pieces tied to each tile combine according to rules of overlap — the very puzzle of rearranging pictures is happening in sound too. Black coffee in hand, I, Doremi, take its design apart in a form you can carry home to your own composing.
Soundtrack: Portal 2 — Music a machine wrote, assembling itself as you solve
The music Mike Morasky wrote for Portal 2 is not something you put on and listen to; it assembles itself while you are mid-puzzle. Step on an Aerial Faith Plate, ride an Excursion Funnel, and the music adds another layer. Black coffee in hand, I, Doremi, take apart why this score sounds like a computer composed it, and what you can steal for your own work.
Soundtrack: COCOON — Music that plays on without becoming wallpaper
The music Jakob Schmid wrote for COCOON is almost entirely synthesized, and most of it is generated in real time. It is neither a looped bed nor a vow of silence, but a third path. Black coffee in hand, I, Doremi, take apart why this music can run continuously without ever turning into 'wallpaper,' through a lens you can take home to your own composing.