Your adventure in the boots of Captain Flint will be driven by the music of Winifred Phillips, the award-winning composer behind the soundtracks of Shattered State and Assassin’s Creed: Liberation. “We chose Winifred because she ticked all the boxes,” stated Khatchadour Babélian, Audio Director at Savage Level.

Players will hear various music in this tactical RPG: as they explore Europe, there will be folk tunes played on instruments such as the accordion, violin and piano; then, as they reach the New World, their ears will be greeted by the sounds of traditional cultures, percussion (such as the African conga and talking drum), and shamanic chants.

“We are principally featuring eighteenth-century instruments,” commented Khatchadour. “The Art Department at Savage Level did a lot of research to achieve a degree of historical authenticity. But they gave themselves the license to add a few modern touches, with a bit of electric guitar or synth here and there.”

It was important for Khatchadour that players will be able to enjoy the soundtrack throughout their adventure, without feeling like turning down the volume or turning it off altogether. So he asked Winifred to provide separate tracks, in order to create variations on each piece of music and avoid monotony. Savage Level’s art department also suggested composing fairly minimalistic pieces, to avoid things getting overloaded once the various sound effects were added.