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[[Oni]]'s soundtrack is a mix of symphonic, techno, and ambient pieces. As far as who composed it, these are the names credited on the back of the CD, but see below for an in-depth investigation: | [[Oni]]'s soundtrack is a mix of symphonic, techno, and ambient pieces. As far as who composed it, these are the names credited on the back of the CD, but see below for an in-depth investigation: | ||
{{Pullquote|Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - TotalAudio<br>Paul Sebastien - Power of Seven}} | {{Pullquote|Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori - TotalAudio<br>Paul Sebastien - Power of Seven}} | ||
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[[Music/Myth|Myth music in Oni]] | |||
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In 1996, Power of Seven [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/power_of_seven/power_of_seven.html was acquired by] audio company Headspace, Inc. and the studio was relocated to Headspace's HQ in San Mateo, California. In 1999, Headspace renamed themselves [[wp:Beatnik (company)|Beatnik, Inc.]] (The California company which currently creates meditation audio programs under the name Headspace is unrelated.) Beatnik became defunct in 2011. | In 1996, Power of Seven [https://marathon.bungie.org/story/power_of_seven/power_of_seven.html was acquired by] audio company Headspace, Inc. and the studio was relocated to Headspace's HQ in San Mateo, California. In 1999, Headspace renamed themselves [[wp:Beatnik (company)|Beatnik, Inc.]] (The California company which currently creates meditation audio programs under the name Headspace is unrelated.) Beatnik became defunct in 2011. | ||
Although the original entity known as Power of Seven ceased to exist when it was integrated into Headspace, Paul Sebastien was allowed to use the name for contracted work outside of the Headspace business. When Oni's upcoming soundtrack first began to get some press, [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungies-mp3-contribution/1100-2451769/ this article] from spring 2000 called Power of Seven a "trio, consisting of musicians NVerse, Brian Salter and Kim Cascone." | Although the original entity known as Power of Seven ceased to exist when it was integrated into Headspace, Paul Sebastien was allowed to use the name for contracted work outside of the Headspace business. When Oni's upcoming soundtrack first began to get some press, [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungies-mp3-contribution/1100-2451769/ this article] from spring 2000 called Power of Seven a "trio, consisting of musicians NVerse, Brian Salter and Kim Cascone." | ||
"NVerse" was apparently an alias for Paul Sebastien. In 2023, Sebastien confirmed by email that he created '''Trailer''' as well as other possibly unreleased tracks. Sebastien was also a founder of the techno band Psykosonik; over the course of the band's existence (1992–1997), four of their electronic dance songs charted in the Billboard Top 40 even though they only released two albums. The style of '''Trailer''' resembles the output from his band, as exemplified by songs like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIHANekdtvU Teknojihad] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH2Pslw8BkI Killjoy]. | ===Paul Sebastien=== | ||
"NVerse" was apparently an alias for [[wp:Paul Sebastien|Paul Sebastien]]. In 2023, Sebastien confirmed by email that he created '''Trailer''' as well as other possibly unreleased tracks. Sebastien was also a founder of the techno band Psykosonik; over the course of the band's existence (1992–1997), four of their electronic dance songs charted in the Billboard Top 40 even though they only released two albums. The style of '''Trailer''' resembles the output from his band, as exemplified by songs like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIHANekdtvU Teknojihad] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH2Pslw8BkI Killjoy]. | |||
===Brian Salter=== | |||
[https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Brian_Salter Brian Salter], who has composed for other games, also released his own album called "Missing Scenes (1997-2005)" under the artist name Plektric in 2005. The following tracks are very clearly alternate versions of tracks from Oni: | [https://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php?title=Brian_Salter Brian Salter], who has composed for other games, also released his own album called "Missing Scenes (1997-2005)" under the artist name Plektric in 2005. The following tracks are very clearly alternate versions of tracks from Oni: | ||
:1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kQ5dSisqq8 Furies] ('''Konoko Chase''') | :1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kQ5dSisqq8 Furies] ('''Konoko Chase''') | ||
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When asked by email in 2023 about the bonus MP3 '''No One Left to Trust''', released as promotional material, Salter recognized it as his work, and he also recalled making '''Fight''' and '''Internal Space'''. | When asked by email in 2023 about the bonus MP3 '''No One Left to Trust''', released as promotional material, Salter recognized it as his work, and he also recalled making '''Fight''' and '''Internal Space'''. | ||
===Kim Cascone=== | |||
[[wp:Kim Cascone|Kim Cascone]] is a noted experimental electronic composer, and his work (some of which can be found [https://bandcamp.com/discover/kim-cascone here]) is ''way'' more avant-garde than what you'd expect to hear in a game – though he did score [[wp:Obsidian (1997 video game)|Obsidian]], a 1997 surrealist puzzle game. Cascone briefly mentioned that he was working on "sound design for a Japanese anime game" at the end of [https://web.archive.org/web/20170314155110/http://www.spiderbytes.com/ambientrance/cascone.htm this 1998 interview], which he confirmed by email in 2022 to have been Oni, however he referred to his contributions as "[[wp:Speculative work|spec work]]" and didn't think that his "sound design" was used in the final game. Paul Sebastien's recollection in 2023 was that Cascone's work was on "audio sound FX areas such as gunshots and foley sounds etc. primarily — not music". | [[wp:Kim Cascone|Kim Cascone]] is a noted experimental electronic composer, and his work (some of which can be found [https://bandcamp.com/discover/kim-cascone here]) is ''way'' more avant-garde than what you'd expect to hear in a game – though he did score [[wp:Obsidian (1997 video game)|Obsidian]], a 1997 surrealist puzzle game. Cascone briefly mentioned that he was working on "sound design for a Japanese anime game" at the end of [https://web.archive.org/web/20170314155110/http://www.spiderbytes.com/ambientrance/cascone.htm this 1998 interview], which he confirmed by email in 2022 to have been Oni, however he referred to his contributions as "[[wp:Speculative work|spec work]]" and didn't think that his "sound design" was used in the final game. Paul Sebastien's recollection in 2023 was that Cascone's work was on "audio sound FX areas such as gunshots and foley sounds etc. primarily — not music". | ||