Will Savino

Typical Town, But Something Feels Terribly Wrong

Added 2021-05-24 14:26:23 +0000 UTC

I was soooo dreading working on this tune when it won the May Track Request Poll (sorry Christian!), but boy, it turned out to be a lot of fun. Here was my strategy:

1. Make absolutely bog-standard pleasant village music
2. Add in stuff that sounds super ugly
2. Periodically also destroy the sounds that aren't ugly
4. Mix and master

Turns out that was a pretty winning formula! This track bounces back and forth from the pleasant to slightly sinister to deeply malevolent and messed up and back again. Dissonant choirs, scratchy strings, distorted pitch warbles, and some disorienting sub basses really sell the idea that whatever cheery town you're in is beyond messed up. The title "Andale Has a Little Secret" is a reference to a classic Fallout 3 side quest that I won't spoil if you haven't already played it, but needless to say: that is a typical town in which something indeed feels terribly wrong.

If you like the underlying soundscape here, you can download a version of this track in which nothing is wrong at the Artist Tier and up! It's... quiet pleasant! Thanks y'all!