Someone Who Rocks

Every once in a while you get a peek at something awesome, and unexpected. It’s a good feeling, a shock of adrenaline and a reminder that the world isn’t as old and worn out as you thought it was.

Terraria is one of those awesome, unexpected things. It’s more than just Minecraft in 2D, like I thought it was when I first checked it out. It’s a simple, happy, complex, exciting little world all it’s own, with definite parallels in Notch’s masterpiece, but a different vibe altogether.

But I’m not here to talk about Terraria, as much as I’d like to do just that all day. One of the most delightful things about an overall delightful game is the music. There are themes for daytime outside, nighttime outside, underground, etc. etc., each one catchy and interesting (and very likely to get stuck in your head for days on end) and at the same time not overpowering, allowing you to get on with whatever you’re doing. They’re brilliant.

The makers of Terraria share splash screen space with the creator of these brilliant tracks, a company called Resonance Array. I went to check out their page, seeing what else those amazing musicians had done. And was surprised to learn that it’s exactly one amazing musician. There it all was, the pleasant little jolt, the realization that there are people who are just cool out there, doing cool things.

Check out the Resonance Array home page, it’s got a demo video for Terraria, which also gives you a good taste of the music in the game. For more fun times you can go to his “Listen and License” page and check out some tracks that you can buy for whatever project you’re working on, or just to listen to.

So, yeah. Go play Terraria, enjoy the awesome music, as well as the awesome game play. And if you’ve got an upcoming project that needs a strong audio component give Resonance Array a shot.

 

(Note: I’m not being paid by Re-Logic or Resonance Array for this article. I just really like what they’ve done.)