Lynked: Banner of the Spark is a genre-blending "Rogue-Life RPG" with cozy-meets-combat gameplay that feels thoroughly modern while evoking a sense of nostalgia for the video games of the 90s. The music needed to maintain the same balance of modern gameplay needs and nostalgic fun.
The melody-driven score combines modern orchestra, late 90s sampling. 16-bit-era synths and classic video game harmonic sensibility to create a unique and exciting sound that feels grounded in the aesthetics of the past. Adaptive compositional and implementation techniques allow the music intensity to scale and up and down based on a number of variables, across single- and multi-player experiences.
The Lynked Theme brings it all together in one piece, and was featured in this Nintendo Direct Launch Trailer:
Further selections from the soundtrack:
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