Bygone Dreams Original Soundtrack
Originally envisioned as a 3D platformer with highly-detailed graphics, combined with a musical score reminiscent of a chiptune game, Bygone Dreams has become something much more. Originally envisioned as a 3D platformer with highly-detailed graphics, combined with a musical score reminiscent of a chiptune game, Bygone Dreams has become something much more. With a distinctive art style that features silhouettes of elements from different parts of the Greek Mythology, and a storyline that incorporates the concepts of possession, shifting timelines, and "The Fall", the original game was programmed by a small band of 3 young brothers:
- Thelind (Lead Artist), a.k.a. "Philos", the younger brother of the lead artist of the F-Zero series.
- Yemi (Lead Programmer), the older brother of Thelind, and the youngest brother of the 2 lead artists.
- Thelof (Creative Director), the middle brother of the 3.
With their father, a computer engineer, having left them to work on graphic design in his free time, the group had a very artistic upbringing. While watching TV as a child, they fell in love with the music of the Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie and its characters, and began to make their own video creations such as a pong-simulator using a VHS tape recorder. Eventually, they all began to create their own customized music albums using a computer, alongside developing their favorite video games on the NES and SNES.
This influenced their design of Bygone Dreams, which could be compared to the style of the CHILL series. The music style was quite unusual as well, due to the fact that they were not used to having so much time to record and process the tracks. This proved to be quite difficult, as they were limited to just one pair of headphones for 8-16 hours, while the music theme in the game may demand more than 15 minutes of playing.
Some of the tracks were composed by great friends of the group, like the audio director of Mega Drive /Genesis games, and Thelind's good friend at SHEN Music, Mark DeVita. Other tracks were composed solely by the team as a whole. The result has been a unique and personal soundtrack that speaks to everyone. A mix of full bodied orchestral music, and sampling and experimentation from entirely new styles, Bygone Dreams Original Soundtrack has the potential to become a classic.
Features:
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First to truly embrace the freedom of choice, Bygone Dreams lets the player create the dream of his or her choosing through the limitless exploration of its dreamworld. With stories curated by readers of the Bygone Dreams Magazine and adorned with over 7 years of development, the game is an immersive and flowing storytelling experience, inspired by the literary works of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. You play the role of a former night watchman who is thrust into an increasingly surreal nightmare, ultimately finding the elusive whereabouts of a lost love in a world that only you can discover.
Story:
Still mourning the loss of his long-lost love, a man sets out on a journey to find her when he awakens from a deep slumber into a dreamworld he never knew existed. Embarking on a breathtaking adventure through diverse environments, influenced by the literary works of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, the player explores the dreamworld to save the one love he has left in this world.
Collection:
Set in a dream world, players can freely choose the dream they want to create by collecting and arranging items into dreamscapes. Once in the dream, the player can witness a story unfold as he interacts with characters and objects. Characters which are conversing with the player will pause their dialogues to give the player clues to solve puzzles which the player needs to explore in order to progress through the dream. The interactivity of the dreamworld makes this a game which is easy to pick up, but hard to put down.
Gameplay:
Set in a dream world, players can freely choose the dream they want to create by collecting and arranging items into dreamscapes. Once in the dream, the player can witness a story unfold as he interacts with characters and objects. Characters which are conversing with the player will pause their dialogues to give the player clues to solve puzzles which the player needs to explore in order to progress through the dream. The interactivity of the dreamworld makes this a game which is easy to pick up, but hard to put down.
Key Features:
● Long Journey of a Dream, an immersive and flowing storytelling experience, inspired by the literary works of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft.
● Choose Your Dream, the freedom of choice, allowing the player to freely create his or her dream.
● Unreal Dreams, a world which only the player can explore and discover.
● Over 7 years of development and this game is truly an immersive storytelling experience.
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Dive into an underwater dream of wonder in this deluxe, 24-track soundtrack set!
Commissioned by Zylo, this soundtrack features music from ten tracks found in the game that explore the beauty of dreams found underwater.
Track List
Dreams of Wonder -- Main TitleTheme song inspired from Ric Wright's World of Goo album
Take Me HomeThe opening track of the soundtrack inspired by the beautiful meadow found in Vanishing of Eureka
Inside the RealmThe middle track of the soundtrack inspired by a PUBG map found in this game
Two HeartsThe closing track of the soundtrack inspired by one of the game's life-saving mechanisms
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If the story of this soundtrack moves you, leave a comment describing it!
*A portion of all proceeds goes to support the non-profit organisations of Zoë Quinn
Co-Founder, Depression Quest
Co-Founder, Day of Play
If you'd like to know more about their work, we recommend this video:
*Special thanks to the developers of Bygone Dreams for letting us use their music!
License (CC BY-NC-SA)
"This is my music, this is my game! This is 'Sunset Overdrive', or at least the opening that I made for the game."
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Keyboard: Niko Tesla
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