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Silent Hill 2 composer Akira Yamaoka has introduced that the remake’s soundtrack will likely be a “brand-new, reworked” expertise. Yamaoka revealed the information to GameSpot and numerous press retailers throughout a current preview occasion for the upcoming psychological horror recreation. The longtime composer went on to say that, whereas he understands that the unique soundtrack is “beloved,” he in the end needed to make sure that all gamers would have a “contemporary expertise.”
“I’ve reworked all of the tracks. There are segments and bits and items of the unique tracks you can hear, however the entire tracks have been reworked from the bottom up. I perceive that the soundtrack may be very a lot beloved, however in the end I composed over 9 hours price of music and I am nonetheless questioning how on the planet we’re going to match all of that right into a soundtrack.”
Although this information may disappoint followers of the critically acclaimed soundtrack, relaxation assured that–based on our time spent with the Silent Hill 2 remake and a few further feedback given by Yamaoka–it appears as if the soundtrack will stay very acquainted. The composer defined that he each referenced and sampled tracks from the unique rating whereas composing the brand new soundtrack. Throughout our three-hour hands-on preview, we famous that the sport’s music completely suited the brand new expertise and stored most of the authentic’s motifs and stylings.
Afterward throughout the occasion, Yamaoka spoke a bit extra in regards to the upcoming soundtrack and his course of for making it. In response to the composer, the undertaking required numerous “self-counseling” as he tried to reconcile the particular person he’s now with who he was when he recorded the unique soundtrack practically 25 years in the past. Yamaoka mentioned he tried to replicate on what his “psychological state was” and the way he was “approaching life.” He then laughed as he advised reporters that, again then, he was not “financially steady” and needed to take “excessive measures” to be artistic with what he had. He recounted how he used to need to tune down his guitar to document bass tracks as he did not find the money for to afford a bass guitar.
“I needed to be very artistic as a result of I had the eagerness to make one thing nice. However now, sadly, I can not fairly keep in mind that a part of me as vividly,” Yamaoka mentioned. “I can not replicate the identical circumstances I used to be in 25 years in the past. However I nonetheless need to ship one thing that’s contemporary for each current followers and newcomers.”
Along with chatting with Yamaoka, GameSpot had the prospect to play about three hours of the Silent Hill 2 remake on the title’s Tokyo preview. Although the trailers so far for the upcoming psychological horror recreation may be barely underwhelming, we walked away extraordinarily impressed by the sport’s opening hours. We had been additionally in a position to meet up with Masahiro Ito, the artwork director behind each Silent Hill 2 and its upcoming remake, who revealed that he very practically rejected the supply to work on the remake. The Silent Hill 2 remake–simply titled Silent Hill 2–is scheduled to launch on October 8 for PC and PlayStation 5.