ORION ORIGINS






01
THANATOS THEME
This was originally the opening sequence for my first college group video game project using "Orion" for synths. It starts out basic on purpose and sounds similar to a real guitar, but is simply the "plucked string" vst. It then goes a little chaotic as a first suprise to show off what can be done with piano roll.


02
D-ELEVATION
The first level background music for that game I just spoke of, Thanatos. This bad boy clocks in at over six minutes and was pretty well-received in class by people not even in our class. It has many changeups throughout and gradually slows to a break and starts over differently. It had to be shortened unfortunately.


03
SLEWED CIRCUS
Kind of a carnival-sounding track with a cool solo after a while. This was the first kept non-Thanatos song on the CD, as there honestly were only 5 tracks used ingame. I only remember 3 because I can't make it to level 2 haha. Any time I would make a soundtrack for these guys I'd have way more than needed.


04
FANTASY CHASER
A nice fantasy/sort-of space track. This one is my wife's favorite track I have done. A guy at my postal job also wanted to use it as a backing track, he just never texted after being transferred. It has been compared by a fellow member of the warlock team, David Key, to Ben Prunty. That's quite a compliment.


05

GATHERUM
Gatherum is the favorite of the guy who later wrote the story to and ran the group project Sin Harvest in college, Jack Montalto. Its sequels also ended up being a lot of favorites from fans of Project Warlock. This is, however, the very first version in 2005. This was for when the game was going to be Castle Kingdom.


06
EAT YOUR HEART OUT
This was a boss track idea, borrowing from Nine Inch Nails as its beat is similar to that of the song "Reptile" off The Downward Spiral. It ended up being an actual boss track for the college game Thanatos but was rejected when suggested as a boss track for Project Warlock.


07
SOUR VISIONS
This started "SIDE B" of the soundtrack in college titled Songs From Orion and later retitled Orion Origins. It was reworked and heavily added to for use in the medieval theme of Project Warlock, though I cannot think of its new title due to there being so many tracks.


08
ORPHEUS
Orpheus, the god or goddess of music, is my choice of favorite track off of this whole album. It didn't make it to any of the college games as hoped, but did make it to Project Warlock, also under the medieval theme.


09
CONGRESS OF THE CROW
Named after the Kama Sutra title for a 69 :) This track eventually leads into some real 80's style synth pop. It starts slightly eerie to start things off, however. It was originally two different songs, but I had decided they needed each other in order to coexist.


10
RIBOFLAVIN
This is my other favorite track on this album, along with Orpheus. It needs a reworked version featuring real guitar, but for now this one is the classic. Its cover contains cereal, because hey Riboflavin is in cereal mainly.


11
NEVERMORE
Named after an Edgar Allen Poe poem about a raven, The Tell-Tale Heart. It's not really the darkest of tracks... and it hasn't ever been used for anything. It is pretty catchy after a while though in my own opinion.


12
CASSIOPEIA
A space hip hop-ish track.


13
PSYCHOSIS
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