Isn’t it fun to make up scientific claims? Fake science is something I love, and that’s why I loved the game SpaceChem It’s all about taking the basics of chemistry, bastardizing it, and turning it into a logistics-puzzle-game-from-hell.
The soundtrack for this indie game (available on PC and iPad) comes from humble roots. The composer, Evan LE NY, was discovered by game creator Zach Barth when Zach was trying to find some fitting music for his unique puzzle games. He stumbled upon Evan’s work through Jamendo, a haven for demoscene artists who are in it solely to experiment and, perhaps, get their name out there. No money changes hands, and all music can be used freely. Creative Commons and all that.
After using some of Evan’s tracks on previous games, Zach asks Evan to do an original score for a new game. The result is the epic, thematic score for SpaceChem. And now one more person (me) has learned of a virtually unknown French music prodigy.
Like much of the music I’ve been listening to lately, this soundtrack is free, so download it and listen along while we take the music into further consideration. (more…)
