Dropsy (Original Video Game Soundtrack)

by Chris Schlarb

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Kevin Serrano A chill soundtrack for a game about the better side of humans. Favorite track: Kierkegaard's Neon Lights.

miscu~ This soundtrack gave the game such a wonderful melancholic quality. I've listened to it so many times for those low energy moods. Favorite track: Home Is Where The Ground Is.

June Flower Very soothing soundtrack with a lot of variety. Favorite track: In The Court of the Junkyard King.

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1.	Kierkegaard's Umbrella 02:05	buy track
2.	Mothersbaugh on the Beach 01:30	buy track
3.	Clown Breath (Variation #2) 00:46	buy track
4.	In The Court of the Junkyard King 02:21	buy track
5.	Last of the Lonely Tumbleweeds 02:17	buy track
6.	Kierkegaard's Neon Lights 02:59	buy track
7.	Home Is Where The Ground Is 02:04	buy track
8.	Waltz of Urban Blight 01:34	buy track
9.	LF/HF in Four Dimensional Bossa Nova 00:50	buy track
10.	Low Fiber/High Fructose 01:33	buy track
11.	Sneaky Snacky 01:27	buy track
12.	Clown Breath (Variation #3) 00:53	buy track
13.	144 Gears Marching in 14/4 01:27	buy track
14.	Slightly Ominous Theme Heard While Waking From A Dream 00:11	buy track
15.	White Dub in the Psychic Temple 01:43	buy track
16.	Lee's Vampire Dub 03:13	buy track
17.	Clown Breath (Variation #4) 01:32	buy track
18.	The Unmistakeable Scent of Clown Breath 00:46	buy track
19.	Home Is Where The Pulmonary Artery Is 01:02	buy track
20.	Eric Dolphy Memorial Hospital 02:04	buy track
21.	Fugutive Foxtrot 01:02	buy track
22.	Kierkegaard's Fire 01:40	buy track
23.	Waltz of Impending Doom 01:33	buy track
24.	Home Is Where The Hurt Is 01:24	buy track
25.	These Clown Shoes Are Made for Walkin' 01:05	buy track
26.	Tres Monolitos de las Llanuras 02:45	buy track
27.	Kierkegaard's Columnated Ruins 01:30	buy track
28.	Obelisk Strategies 01:43	buy track

about

"I was five years old in 1982. I remember sitting on thick brown carpet, plugging in the joystick, and playing Yars Revenge on the Atari 2600. The music consisted of a single, oscilating drone. Thirty years later technology has granted us the wish of near-infinite possibilities: it's not uncommon for some games to feature vocal choirs and symphony orchestras. Of course, as Orson Welles famously remarked, "The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."

A few years ago my friend Jay Tholen asked me to write music for his adventure game about a mute, handless clown named Dropsy. We talked about junkyards and circus tents, we looked at photos of open country roads and graffiti and neon lights. Jay showed me his early pixel landscapes and it made me think, perhaps video games represented a type of modern folk art. He embraced the limitations of medium and created something honest and beautiful. I wanted to do the same with the soundtrack.

The themes for Dropsy were composed almost entirely on piano. After months of preparation, I booked a single, 12-hour recording session and tried to leave enough space for each musician to contribute their own voice. Everyone looked at the images Jay provided and we talked about the different locations inside the game. I can hear the subliminal influences of Joe Raposo's early music for Sesame Street in the music now. I hear the mechanical pop of Devo and the doom metal of Earth. I hear the limitations working their magic. The music is alive."

- Chris Schlarb

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released August 21, 2015

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Chris Schlarb is a musician, composer and producer based in Long Beach, California.

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