There was something about "Distant Worlds" by Sam Hulick (the map music from Mass Effect) that I always liked, and for some reason, I kept envisioning Shepard standing at that map screen in his ship when I was writing this track. It has a stability to it, like "Love on a Real Train" by Tangerine Dream, that I wanted. I also wanted it to feel really warm and sunny, and somewhat important.
It's childhood. It's a beautiful soundtrack. It's nostalgia. It's still getting jumpscared by cave noises at 2AM, because you're still playing this damn game 10 years later. It's Minecraft! devin_s
Quirky chip tunes collide with atmospheric strings on the musical component to a dig, fight, explore, and build game. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 5, 2013