The Waylanders Updates – Character Reveal and Soundtrack Sample

It has now been a year since Gato Salvaje Studio successfully Kickstarted their time travel RPG The Waylanders. And as a way to celebrate this milestone of sorts, the developers bring us a bit of a treat – the game’s main theme composed by Inon Zur, who you may know for his work on Icewind Dale II, Dragon Age: Origins, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and a number of other high-profile projects. Check it out:

Today is a great day: one year ago, The Waylanders was funded on Kickstarter!

And we want to celebrate this moment, sharing with you something you’re going to love: The Waylanders main theme, composed by Inon Zur. Listen and enjoy[…]

Who’s Inon Zur?

EMMY award-winner and three-time BAFTA nominated composer Inon Zur is internationally renowned for his emotionally dynamic original music scores for video games, including the Fallout series, Dragon Age series, Icewind Dale and much more.

Zur’s best-selling soundtrack for Fallout 4 has been described as ‘sophisticated and atmospheric’ and celebrated as one of the best original video game scores by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts or The PlayStation Awards, to name a few examples.

Recently, he has been nominated for two relevant awards:

  • Jerry Goldsmith Awards: Best Original Video Game Score – Fallout 76
  • Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Best Song/Score for Mobile Video Game – The Elder Scrolls: Blades

Dragon Age, Icewind Dale, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls… That’s why we know he’s the right person to compose the soundtrack of our RPG!

Then, you might also be interested in this earlier update that introduces us to Tarlock, one of the characters you’ll be able to meet during your adventure. Here’s what he’s all about:

Tarlock rose to prominence as one of King Ith’s senior advisors just a few years ago, and fell from grace nearly as quickly as he rose. Dynamic, charismatic, and prone to sudden violence, his hot temper intrigued King Ith and felt like a good potential way to balance the King’s calm love of peace. In the struggles against the werewolves, Tarlock was initially a celebrated leader. But when he ordered the slaughter of an entire Wolfpack, Ith realized that he’d made a grave mistake and fired Tarlock immediately.

Tarlock quietly began drawing in followers who didn’t agree with King Ith’s love of diversity and cultural exchange. He begun to feed on their desire for Celtic superiority, and stoked the flames of racism and unrest in order to gain power. He doesn’t actually believe most of what he preaches, and will say anything necessary to get others to follow him- even if it contradicts something he said earlier that very day.

His daughter, Tiana, is his most valuable pawn. He claims to love her, but would cast her aside without much thought if she threatened his own position. Tiana’s mother, Alanna, died nearly a decade ago. Tarlock told his daughter it was because Alanna’s own magic consumed her. But was it?

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