Whispers of Home
Abertay Game Development Society Spooky Jam | 2022
Freelance Composer
Whispers of Home is a first-person horror title. Players make their way through an atmospheric forest with only their torch and the voices in their head to guide them. Be cautious of the bog and what lurks below and in the shadows!
Keep yourself safe and follow the light to guide yourself home. Take your pick of multiple paths or take a risk and walk through the bog. Keep yourself sane by talking breaks at the shacks!
I served as a freelance composer for the project. I composed one song for the game within the space of a weekend. I was briefed on the game being inspired by games like Silent Hill and Amnesia and to create an “eerie” song for the player to listen to while they explore the world. I took inspiration from Amnesia: The Dark Decent (2010, Frictional Games) and the opening theme to The Evil Dead (1981, dir Sam Rami) to create a melancholic and ghostly song on piano.
This would mark the first time I worked on a horror game which presented challenges in how to create tension using music.