Scoring Shelter Games

Mar 30, 2021
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Shelter 3

Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.

[h2]Hello![/h2] The release of Shelter 3 is just on the horizon, and in the third of our posts celebrating its predecessors, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/977630]Shelter 3[/url], we’re exploring the musical style that’s such a huge part of the personality of Shelter games. And to share in full spirit, we’re [b]giving away the full Shelter 2 soundtrack[/b] as a free gift in our [url=https://shelter.mightanddelight.com. ]Shelter newsletter[/url]. We could all use a little musical sunshine in these dark days! Take a listen to the theme song right here... [previewyoutube=_Pc3V85_ez4;full][/previewyoutube] [h2]Scoring for Wilderness[/h2] The soundtracks for all Shelter games are composed and performed by [b]Swedish band Retro Family, [/b]who work in close collaboration with the developers. Shelter’s uniquely loose and live sound began as a quest for “a sound that would blend nicely with the ambience of nature” says Sound Designer Josef Tuulse, “I also wanted to leave space in the spectrum for the calls of the badgers. We came up with a soundtrack that was [b]quite heavy on the low end and shimmering in the highs[/b], where the voice of the guitar can express freely and comment on the narrative.” In life and in gameplay, intuition is what being an animal is all about, and [b]an intuitive, emotive approach also leads the musical composition[/b]. Retro Family’s Ulf Wahlgren explains: “Jokke is very good at creating sounds and feelings in the studio, so it's more about that then the actual instruments for Shelter.” The studio’s philosophy is to leave the player to interpret their play experience, and sound design plays a big role in setting that tone. As Ulf says, “The music for Shelter is about 25% avant-garde, I always feel that this genre [b]lets the listener decide what it feels like[/b]. White noise will be beautiful and soothing to some, yet scary and claustrophobic to others.” [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34813752/7f7abb26c52f2bf56c397b01110bda77fa511df3.png[/img] [h2]Music for Elephants[/h2] Due for release in quarter two this year, Shelter 3 will see the series move from tundra to jungle and from lynx family to elephant herd. So what might we expect from a Shelter 3 soundtrack? “We want to give players all the comfort of returning to the Shelter universe as well as something new,” says Josef, “Elephants are [b]big and heavy but also gentle and caring.[/b] It's our aim to give these same qualities to the music” [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34813752/502aad74261b8315879d06dec6e739e84b0f23c8.png[/img] [h2]Celebrating music in our games[/h2] [b]Retro Family are Ulf Wahlgren, Jokke Pettersson and Alfred Andersson [/b]and are also working on music for Book of Travels which we’ve also featured in this week’s Steam post. You can watch some studio jams at Retro Family’s [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAoe5b6PCwDIcpI_-cRgItw]Youtube[/url] and [url=https://www.instagram.com/retrofamilymusic/]Instagram[/url]. We’d love to hear what you think about the music in any of our games - what do you like about it? What does it remind you of?[b] Let us know right here in the comments[/b] or drop us a line in the Youtube video comments box! If you’re new to Shelter Games we’d love to hear from you. Say hello in the comments right here and we’ll pop in to respond! And to find out more about [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/244710/Shelter/]Shelter[/url], [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/275100/Shelter_2/]Shelter 2[/url] and more, check out this [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/977630/Shelter_3/]overview,[/url] or take a look at [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/977630/Shelter_3/]Shelter books and unlockable DLCs[/url]. That’s all for now, thank you so much for spending time with us! [b]Best Wishes, Helen and the Shelter Team [/b] https://store.steampowered.com/app/977630/Shelter_3/ [h2]Want more info?[/h2] Join the herd by [url=shelter.mightanddelight.com]signing up to our mailing list[/url] for news and free gifts. The first gift is a Steam key for TMO spin-off game, Meadow, a free comic book and soundtrack will arrive in your inbox with the following two emails! If you missed our earlier post about our [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/977630/view/2909853883456414996]books, check it out here[/url], and if you want to talk to other Shelter lovers join our super friendly [url=https://discord.gg/Yq9C8Yf]Discord[/url] where people talk about all kinds of things including books, art, music, and travel as well as our upcoming TMORPG, [url=http://www.TMORPG.com]Book of Travels[/url].