The up-and-coming creative’s music path began in high school where he spent his lunch breaks jamming Metallica songs with friends and trying to recreate Cliff Burton solos with cheap distortion pedals and cheesy power stances. He cites artists like Trivium, Machine Head, and Gojira as direct references to his Eldest Souls score – even if his instrumentations are far removed from theirs. Sergio’s debut score for the 2021 pixel-art, boss-rush, “Souls-like” video game Eldest Souls captures the lonely and desolate melancholy of the game world while also providing vigorous, combative battle music matching the intensity of the challenging gameplay and capturing the personality and essence of each iconic boss fight. London-based, Spanish & Italian composer and sound designer Sergio Ronchetti boldly crafts scores dwelling within realms of dusky depth, mercurial mood, and aggressive execution, drawing upon his background in heavy metal and combining his lyrical tastes with more traditional, orchestral compositional techniques for a truly singular signature style. “You should be excited about Eldest Souls… because it looks amazing and plays very smoothly albeit with a difficulty that will make you cry.” – The Xbox Hub “Fallen Flag look to have struck gold with what feels like a unique interpretation of combat mechanics in a modern-day established sub-genre that is the action RPG.” – Hardcore Gamer “Eldest Souls remains a difficult game that truly nails that aspect of boss rush and Soulslike titles.” – Screen Rant Mankind is fading, with but a glimmer of hope remaining. Heavy is the burden that lies on one lone Warrior. Armed with a greatsword… of the purest Obsydian. The repeating vocal melody serves as mankind’s unfaltering, yet desperate pursuit of victory, in the face of destruction.”įollowing centuries of servitude, Man finally rebelled against the Old Gods, imprisoning these colossal calamities within the sacred walls of the Citadel. But an evil stirred within… In a final act of vengeance, the Old Gods have unleashed a great Desolation upon the world. I love post-minimalism ideals in music and I was very happy to be able to achieve this with live vocals and cello, which made all the difference. Ronchetti created the Eldest Souls “Main Theme” track to counterbalance his more aggressive boss encounter tracks: “The ‘Main Theme’ stands out from all the rest. But since the gameplay music is limited to these combat encounters, I wanted to write a piece of music to tie the soundtrack together and give the perspective of mankind and our protagonist.” The former was represented by each boss fight’s theme, matching personality and attitude. Soundtrack Available Now: Įxplaining his approach to scoring the game, Ronchetti said, “ Eldest Souls has two very distinct messages that needed conveying: the brutal, fast-paced combat and the ideas of loneliness and hope. Keep reading for the game soundtrack purchase link, tracklist, and more about Sergio Ronchetti! Developed by Fallen Flag Studio, the Eldest Souls game was released via publishers, United Label, on July 29. It’s a dramatic, combative musical backdrop to the envelope-pushing pixel art, boss rush, “Souls-like” video game. The darkly melancholic orchestrated score is redolent of both Ronchetti’s classical training as well as his love of all things metal from his days touring as a heavy metal bassist. Listen to the ethereal “Main Theme” track (below) which originally premiered at Bleeding Cool! Today, Lakeshore Records releases Eldest Souls-Original Game Soundtrack featuring the score debut by London-based, Spanish and Italian composer and sound designer Sergio Ronchetti. Each track is grander than the last, with the tone of the score not only matching the gameplay action, but also perfectly underscoring the story and narrative of the game. The game soundtrack is incredibly cinematic, with the main theme and overall tones having an ethereal quality featuring traditional choirs and building suspenseful strings.
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