Other than the gameplay itself, a number of gamers’ favorite factor about Helldivers 2 is its soundtrack, however its composer nearly gave up on orchestral music.
I would argue that one of the essential features of any recreation is its soundtrack. A nasty one can be fairly noticeable, particularly as a result of tracks are sometimes continuously reused, and contemplating how lengthy so many video games are, and that stay service video games can have you doing the identical factor time and again, good music is essential. Which is why it is a good factor that Helldivers 2’s soundtrack is so good, as that recreation’s clearly been one of many greatest of the yr. Because it seems, although, the sport’s composer Will Roget nearly determined to “transfer on” from orchestral music, however gamers’ reactions to Helldivers 2’s soundtrack gave him a number of religion in persevering with to make it.
Taking to his private Twitter account, Roget wrote, “Joke: Earlier than Helldivers 2 got here out I thought-about shifting on from writing orchestral recreation music – it appeared like gamers have been getting bored with it, it is absurdly troublesome, time-consuming and costly to supply, and I needed to strive new issues.” In some follow-up tweets, he continued, “So think about my shock at how enthusiastically gamers responded to HD2’s rating! From music-reaction vids to covers (even a full steel album?!), I would by no means been extra inspired by listeners. For a traditionally-orchestral rating, what I believed was unimaginable got here true.
“And so apropos of Thanksgiving, I’m profoundly grateful for the gamers, musicians and [Arrowhead] devs for restoring my hope & ardour for orchestral scoring. Award reveals rightly have distinctive tastes, however figuring out we’ve reached so many individuals is the best reward doable!”
Roget’s personal tweet thread was prompted by former Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt noting that the very fact Helldivers 2’s soundtrack hasn’t “received or been nominated for greatest rating is past me,” a degree I will surely agree with. Nonetheless, awards aren’t all that, and clearly the response from followers means extra to Roget than a trophy would!