Signs of the sojourner
COMPOSER
ECHODOG GAMES (2020)
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The music for Signs of the Sojourner is a reflection on the characters, locations, and journey that the player embarks upon. Using only real/performed instruments, found sounds, and hardware, composer Steve Pardo builds upon the organic-techno, alien, post-apocalyptic world of the game via a unique combination of folk-jazz, orchestral, and synthetic musics in order to bring it to life.
PRESS
PASTE MAGAZINE (FEATURETTE)
It takes a whole lot of soundtrack to contain all the possibilities of something after this. And a lot of media doesn’t try. Picking and choosing, reducing humanity to its basest, most desperate existence. Not here. Pardo links the isolation with the fullness, giving exhilaration to the places beyond.
In fact, the soundtrack of the game is so good, I would recommend you replace it with the Lo-Fi music that you listen to while working/studying.
Bold, impressionistic strokes paint a world full of hope reimagining the future. Touching connections and tragic misunderstandings are carefully played out to the tranquil and melancholy tunes of an unforgettable soundtrack in a world asking for an open mind and understanding.
credits
released May 14, 2020
All songs written, arranged, engineered, produced, and mixed by Steve Pardo (SkewSound).
Mastering by Nick Kallman (SkewSound).
Album art courtesy of Echodog Games.
All instruments performed by Steve Pardo, alongside the following featured talent:
Mike Baggetta - Electric Guitar Effects (Track 2, 3, 16, 17)
Amy Pardo - Flute (Track 1, 2, 8)
Liz Estes- Violin (Track 6, 11)
Jeremiah Barcus - Cello (Track 1, 5)
Jon Estes - Upright Bass (Track 1, 4, 11), Pedal Steel (Track 13)
Jonathan Wires - Upright Bass (Track 2, 5, 9, 16, 17)
Philip Patti - Percussion (Track 6)
Special thanks to Mike, Jon, Amy, Liz, and Brian, who pull off playing this music live.
In loving memory of William Loren Pettys (1929-2020)
Made in Nashville, TN.