It has been a fantastic journey and blessing to work on the music for ARC Raiders. From the first sketches in 2020 to final mixes, The project has changed a few times over the years but every time the music has gotten better and deeper; a long wonderful destillation combined with raw sound-making from scratch with our favourite analog and modular synths. By the time ARC Raiders took its final shape, the music did too.
Super thanks to co-composer Johan Söderqvist and everyone at Embark Studios. Huge thanks to (@embarkstudios) audio director Bence Pajor & chief creative officer Stefan Strandberg for your invaluable inspiration, guidance and fun hang, art director Robert Sammelin, General Counsel Johan Axel-Nilsson . Thanks to our small but super talented music team; Andreas Widegren (additional composing and sound editing/programming), Simon Petersson Holm (additional composing and sound editing/programming), Carl Strandberg (the amazing remix of ARC Raiders(II)), Jesper Söderqvist (Percussion and sound programming), Conrad Gluch (Bass Clarinet), Magnus Palmborg & Jonas Hallén @musicsupercirkus, Björn Engelman @CuttingroomMastering
“…The soundtrack is worth its own love letter. All analog synths and VHS crackle, it hums with nostalgia — not for the ‘80s, but for the future the ‘80s promised and never delivered…” Maya A @AbsoluteGeeks.com
The soundtrack is out now. See you Topside!
