Attract Mode
We had talked about doing more of a heavy electronica-type score for the game, at one point. Though it didn't end up that way, I created a few tracks that went that direction. This composition never made it into the gameplay itself, but was used instead for at least one of our game trailers and was used for an "attract" mode in the game.

Race Against Time
When I wrote this composition, I knew I wanted to use it for later in the game but I didn't know exactly where. When the designers decided to incorporate a "timed run" towards the end of the game, it seemed to be the perfect fit.

Fighting Outlaws
This is one of my favorite tracks I created for the game. I wanted that "spaghetti western" sound to be present, but since I'm never interested in a narrow emulation of a certain musical style, I melded in some Middle Eastern percussion and electronic elements to round out this composition.

Fight for the Native Village
I performed a number of tracks of live percussion on this one. Jamie McMenamy (our other sound designer) is a fine guitarist and he laid down some subtle, chordal guitar work on the end of this piece.

In the Dam
This track is a bit of a musical precursor to the final battle theme at the end of the game. This piece begins the last level of the game. It's more of an orchestral work but has a lot of "sound design" and textural elements weaved through it.

In the Dark Sewers of Buzzarton
This composition went through a major transformation. It was a blend of two older compositions. I really twisted the percussion track around on this one in hopes of creating an interesting, moody sound. That twangy, western guitar sound can still be heard but it's not too conventional.

Quest Up Mongo River
Though this piece doesn't have an upbeat tempo, I wanted to create a feeling of urgency here. I like how the electronic elements blend with the ethnic vocals.

A Remote Town
The Clakker towns seemed like lonely, desolate places to me...not necessarily the towns themselves because there was always Clakker activity in them, but more because the towns were islands in the middle of nowhere. I wanted to convey that sense of loneliness and space with this track.

Stealth
This piece lends well to a sense of tension which is perfect for when you can sneak around in the game. I think I used chopsticks on drum rims to help create the "ticking" drum track.

The Native Villages
Though the natives are humorous characters in how they look and what they say, they live amidst a very depressing backdrop and have been downtrodden by their situation. The flute melody captures their inner sadness.

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