Aside from the gameplay itself, numerous gamers’ favorite factor about Helldivers 2 is its soundtrack, however its composer nearly gave up on orchestral music.
I would argue that some of the necessary elements of any sport is its soundtrack. A foul one shall be fairly noticeable, particularly as a result of tracks are sometimes incessantly reused, and contemplating how lengthy so many video games are, and that stay service video games can have you doing the identical factor again and again, good music is necessary. Which is why it is a good factor that Helldivers 2’s soundtrack is so good, as that sport’s clearly been one of many largest of the 12 months. 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 numerous religion in persevering with to make it.
Taking to his private Twitter account, Roget wrote, “Comic story: Earlier than Helldivers 2 got here out I thought of shifting on from writing orchestral sport music – it appeared like gamers had been getting uninterested in it, it is absurdly troublesome, time-consuming and costly to provide, and I needed to attempt 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 metallic 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 finest rating is past me,” some extent I would definitely agree with. Nonetheless, awards aren’t all that, and clearly the response from followers means extra to Roget than a trophy would!
