Hey team, major major update for you below! But before that, we advise you to check out our new Kickstarter friend, Dungeon of Elements. They've got a great looking game and we're a backer!

And without further ado, we'd like to introduce you to our brand new composer, the absolutely unbelievably talented Nate Fenwick Smith! Nate discovered us on Kickstarter, told us he loved the look of the game, and graciously offered to help us. He is an accomplished indie rock artist with experience developing soundtracks for film as well. His music is amazing -- seriously, we haven't been able to stop humming the theme he sent us. We've included some commentary from Nate, along with the track itself, below:

"The main instrument of choice throughout the Our Darker Purpose theme is the celesta. I felt that when combined with a simple childlike melody played in a minor key, the celesta perfectly captured the innocence of a child mixed with the eerie ambiance of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children. The celesta melody/theme is then played again later in the piece over high adventure strings and percussion, thus portraying the feeling of all the intense action taking place in the game.

I kind of got creative with one of the subtle effects in the piece too in order to keep the energy up. I recorded a few notes played by a vibraphone, then reversed the sound wave and programmed them to play faster, panning back and forth across the stereo spectrum. Not only did I feel like this energized the piece more, but with the vibraphone it adds a ghostly feel to the music amidst all the high adventure and childlike qualities that the game portrays throughout. A perfect mixture of instruments and melodies to bring this eerie fantasy to life."

More of Nate's work can be found at www.facebook.com/NateFenwickSmith