Role: Original Soundtrack and SFX
Developer: Studio Investigrave
Release: 2024
Collaborator
brubs - Featured Vocalist
Rot in Paradise is a short 2D horror visual novel set in October of Australia, following the story of a vacationist named June and her friends on a weekend getaway at an island resort where they have no choice but to go with the tides.
Soundtrack approach
Beach exploration themes contrasted with ambient horror tracks built from water and ocean textures.
Recommended listening
Heaven’s Shore — Beach exploration theme
Drown Me Deep — Nighttime track featuring vocals
Obsession — Horror track built around water and ocean textures
Working on Rot in Paradise
RIP gave me the chance to explore the contrast between a relaxing beach atmosphere and darker horror elements. It was also my first project featuring vocals. I used water-like synthesized sounds throughout the soundtrack to keep a subtle sense of the ocean present, blending music and sound design together. One of the tracks, Call, got so deep into the horror that I actually had nightmares after working on it!
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