When I sat down to score the upcoming opening track called “Memories of Apophis,” I wanted to capture the exact moment Falck’s consciousness drifts between the black of space and the trauma behind his eyelids. In the narrative, the void doesn’t just exist—it screams silence.
To translate this musically, I focused on three distinct layers:
- The Disorientation: I use panning, granular synthesis to mimic the sensation of a Robot Core tumbling through a debris field. You’ll hear “digital sparks” cascading through the stereo field, mirroring the ruptured armor plating of the Dire Wulf.
- The System Failure: The track starts with erratic, flickering synth pulses. These represent the damage reports scrolling across Falck’s interface—warnings he can no longer read in a cockpit he can no longer hear.
- The Biological Toll: Underneath the mechanical chaos is a slow, rhythmic “thumping” bass—the sound of blood floating in crimson spheres inside a helmet.
This isn’t just a song; it’s an auditory reconstruction of Falck’s retreating mind as he begins to access memories that aren’t entirely his own. The transition into the 2026 flashback is a violent shift in frequency, pulling you out of the void and into the living room of a world that doesn’t know it’s already dead.
