Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone (aka ConcernedApe) briefly took to the stage on the New York cease of the “Competition of Seasons” Stardew live performance tour to speak about his music and thank the gang. The opening speech was shared to Twitter by Aftermath co-founder Nathan Grayson.
“Thanks a lot everybody, that is my first time ever in New York Metropolis, so I admire the nice and cozy welcome,” Barone advised the gang. “You understand, rising up, I all the time wished to be a composer, however nobody ever wished to hearken to my music.
“So, after a few years of failure, I’ve lastly found the key: all I needed to do was develop a whole videogame from scratch, and then you definitely guys would lastly hearken to my music!”
It was some charming self-effacement from Barone, however his music has positively struck a chord with Stardew followers: the Competition of Seasons is sort of totally bought out, even up via its prolonged worldwide run. There’s excellent news if you happen to’re a Stardew fan in Australia, Thailand, Italy, or Singapore although: you have nonetheless received an opportunity to snag a ticket.
Stardew’s soundtrack has turn out to be an iconic little bit of gaming music in its personal proper, with peaceable, nostalgic tracks that really feel like they need to be a part of some misplaced relic of your childhood—for my cash, the Winter theme specifically actually is a few peak desolate, ice world-core stuff.
Barone’s story jogs my memory a bit of people musician and Mountain Goats founder, John Darnielle—although for Darnielle it was his poetry readings no person was listening to, main him to accompany his writing with acoustic guitar. Possibly there is a lesson available right here not particularly in making a whole recreation to get individuals to hearken to your music, however to find the right medium to fit your inventive sensibilities.
