For Your Consideration - Aether & Iron

 

Aether & Iron (Original Video Game Score)

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Aether & Iron is the film-noir inspired score to Seismic Squirrel's RPG, co-composed with Alex Williamson.

 

FEATURING
FAME’S Skopje Studio Orchestra

Conducted by Arber Curri
Produced by Christopher Tin and Alex Williamson
Recorded by Dragisa Stojanov
Mixed by Joël Dollié and Alex Williamson
Mastered by Joël Dollié
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The opening “A City of Aether and Iron” is simply magnificent – bold and dramatic, rich and luxurious, with a darkly romantic string theme backed by a luscious horn countermelody, elegant woodwind textures, harp glissandi, and rolling cymbals. In the second half of the cue, the brass section takes over in a glorious celebration of rousing heroism and panache, before concluding with a bittersweet oboe love theme that overflows with classic romance. These five minutes represent some of the most spectacular game music I have heard in quite some time.
Movie Music UK
It is a marvel. Drawing on ample 19th and 20th-century harmonic structure, this orchestral recording demonstrates Tin’s ability to masterfully orchestrate even without his favorite instrument: the human voice.
RPG Fan
Like a lot of Tin's work, there's a strong melody that soars above everything else, making the theme instantly recognizable after you've heard it once.
Tech Raptor