The Music Of David Orr

New Game Released; Colony!

by David Orr on Jul.30, 2009, under News

 Hey everyone! Krin has just finished a brand new RTS game called Colony! You absolutely have to take a look at this game, it’s well worth it! I’ve had the pleasure of scoring an all-original soundtrack for it, which I’m really happy with. I’ll discuss that in one second. For now, let me tell you about the game. It takes place in the year 2273, on the first planet colonized by man. It features three governments you can play as (each government offers a different play style), and a host of buildings and units. The visuals are stunning- among the most polished I’ve seen in flash games to-date. Once you think you’ve mastered the game, you can put your skills to the test by battling against others using an online multiplayer server!

We took a different muscial approach than the Sonny games this time around. I incorperated more electronic and rock-styles in this soundtrack, to try and play homage (as the game does) to the Starcraft series. We decided to and create a more unique soundtrack- this time around, instead of a few loopable pieces, we created many smaller musical “slices”, that are assembled in any order during the game. Some slices are driving and blood-pumping, others are ambient and mood building. On top of that, each government has a unique theme that will play at certain times to help give each government a unique feel. I find that the music doesn’t get as old as quickly, and you can bet that we’ll be looking at this method to bring a more dynamic and ever-changing soundtrack to future games. This is very much a test run for future soundtracks, so we need to hear your input on how to improve it!

As always, you can head on over to Armorgames and play it, or you can click this link right here. We need your help to make this game a success!


22 Comments for this entry

  • Ian
    August 22nd, 2009 on 7:51 pm

    The game is great — it really pushes the boundary of what can be done in a browser.

    I do have a question though: you’ve posted in “a deeper look into my studio” that you’re using a Creative X-fi card.

    The talk around the internet is that those cards suck. I’m looking into getting a card, but as I have zero knowledge, all this about audio interfaces and such is rather confusing. The Creative cards are meant more for gaming, and as such, should be easy to set up and use.

    My question: how does your card work? Your setup is almost exactly like mine, and my parts (minus my onboard soundcard) are slightly better than yours. If you aren’t having any troubles with yours, then I’ll look into buying one.

    Also, do you have any recomendations of other cards or at the very least do you know any good music forums that could help me out?

    Thanks.

  • Eric
    September 1st, 2009 on 11:48 pm

    Without making this too long: The game was great and the soundtrack was incredible. Keep up the awesome work, David.

  • steven
    September 18th, 2009 on 2:04 pm

    we dont need another loser comp game

  • Janne
    October 2nd, 2009 on 1:26 pm

    Hi David,

    Sonny, Sonny 2 and this Colony have all been great games with great soundtracks!

    I have a question tough — do you remember the name and composer of the piano-track used in the beginning cutscene of Sonny? I loved it, and it would be delighted to know what it is. (it was the cutscene where Louis found Sonny in the ship).

  • Brant
    October 21st, 2009 on 9:02 pm

    Hi David! I love your work in music! I’d have to say my favorite David Orr song is “The Final Encounter” for the Sonny and Sonny 2 Boss fights. I also love the Colony game! Especially the new units Krin made like the Saint, the A-27 Pride(Which isn’t that good to be honest.), and the Far Sniper(Outragous range).

  • Elintasokas
    November 5th, 2009 on 9:40 pm

    Hey David. Just stopped by to say that all your music is fantastic. My favorite of all tracks is Heroic Confrontation. Keep up the good work. :)

  • Liddi
    November 12th, 2009 on 12:11 pm

    Great Work.
    All your music is really good. Keep on ;)

  • Steven Li
    November 18th, 2009 on 9:20 am

    Hi David,

    I couldn’t find any contact information on this blog, so I’m leaving this comment in hopes that you’ll read it.

    I absolutely love your nocturne in C# minor. I first heard it as the soundtrack to Copy Cat, and I’ve been listening to it on loop for the past three hours while I’ve been websurfing. It’s incredibly soothing.

    Is there any way you’d be willing to send me the sheet music for it? I’m a piano player myself, and I’d be thrilled to play such a beautiful piece.

    I understand if you’re worried about copyright stuff. I promise I won’t plagiarize it or something; I just want to play it on the piano. Of course, you can’t trust anyone on the internet, so again, I understand if you’re uncomfortable with that.

    If you do decide you’re willing to send me the sheet music, can you send it to the e-mail attached to this comment? I can handle either a pdf or a sibelius file, though I’d prefer the pdf.

    Thank you very much, and keep up the good work!

  • jahrein
    November 20th, 2009 on 11:11 am

    hello,
    why wouldnt you upload the theme of the game to your page? id love to listen it without playing the game anytime!

  • Bruno
    November 22nd, 2009 on 10:29 am

    Dear David,
    I am brazillian fan of the Colony game.
    What is music name of game?
    It´s amazing!

    Thank´s, Bruno

  • Trevor
    January 4th, 2010 on 10:58 am

    Hey im a big fan of colony and I saw that it only had one website that had the game.(armorgames) This website called kongregate is a perfect place for the game. Its a great way to spread the word about the game and yourself. If you could tell Krin to put it on kongregate.com you would get credit for your songs. Get back to me when you can.

  • David Orr
    January 6th, 2010 on 9:58 am

    Hey Trevor,

    The game may be put on more sites at some point (just like Sonny and Sonny 2 were), but I’m not sure. Armor games is the sponsor of it, and they decide where it will be released.

    Thanks for your suggestions!

  • Trevor
    January 6th, 2010 on 5:56 pm

    Well David kongregate has a music section on the website. If you can download your songs on there you can win some cash if they get some great rates. (I know ill rate 4 stars)

  • David Orr
    January 7th, 2010 on 9:07 pm

    I may do that, but I dont think they’re running their audio contests anymore.

  • Trevor
    February 11th, 2010 on 8:14 pm

    Well the game is on the website now and you colony soundtrack is my ring tone for my phone. Thanks it makes the game WAY better!!!

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  • x Streamyx
    March 14th, 2010 on 3:58 pm

    This will be significant!|I attempt to depict similar soulful information

  • Courtney
    March 15th, 2010 on 4:25 pm

    Thank you for posting this.

  • godofwar
    April 12th, 2010 on 2:43 am

    appreciated this blog!

  • Graham Klarich
    April 15th, 2010 on 10:07 am

    God it seems like Starcraft2 is never coming to stores. Does anyone know the drop date?

  • Lance Burow
    August 30th, 2010 on 6:01 pm

    Was playing on a new video chat site called Chat Spasm, a chat site with a dancing clown.

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