Disasterpeace
| Disasterpeace | |
|---|---|
 Vreeland in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Vreeland |
| Born |
June 29, 1986 Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Genres | Chiptune, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | |
Richard Vreeland, better known by his stage name Disasterpeace, (born June 29, 1986 in Staten Island, New York) is an American composer and musician. He first got started in music after learning the guitar in high school and started writing music around the age of 17.[1] Known for his work as a chiptune artist, Vreeland stepped into film score composition with the 2015 film It Follows.
Career
Fez
Vreeland composed Fez's chiptune-esque[2] electronic soundtrack. Despite his background in chiptune, Vreeland limited his use of that genre's mannerisms in the score. He worked with soft synth pads and reverb to push the score closer to an 80s synthesizer sound. He also reduced reliance on percussion and incorporated distortion techniques like bitcrushing and wow. Vreeland opted for slower passages with varying tempos that could "ebb, flow, and breathe with the player".[3] He left some portions of Fez without music. Vreeland worked on its soundtrack at night for about 14 months while scoring Shoot Many Robots,[3] and Brandon McCartin of Aquaria contributed the game's sound effects.[4]
It Follows
In 2014, Vreeland produced the soundtrack for David Robert Mitchell's sophomore film It Follows, after being approached by Mitchell, a fan of Vreeland's work on the video game Fez.[5]
Discography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | History of the Vreeland | Self-released |
| 2005 | The Chronicles Of Jammage The Jam Mage | Self-released |
| 2006 | Atebite And The Warring Nations | |
| 2008 | Level | |
| 2010 | Astral Puzzle Meltdown | Self-released |
| 2011 | Deorbit | B-sides, self-released |
| Rise Of The Obsidian Interstellar |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Woosh | Video game |
| Rescue: The Beagles | Video game | |
| 2009 | High Strangeness | Video game |
| Waker | Video game | |
| 2011 | 360° Sharks | Video game |
| ZONR | Video game | |
| 2012 | Shoot Many Robots | Video game |
| Fez | Video game | |
| 2013 | Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien | Video game |
| January | Video Game | |
| Famaze | Video Game | |
| Apoc Wars | Video Game | |
| Somewhere | Short Film | |
| 2014 | The Floor Is Jelly | Video game[6] |
| Canon Brawl | Video Game | |
| Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake | Video Game | |
| 2015 | It Follows | Film |
| Loop Ring Chop Drink | Short Film | |
| Gunhouse | Video Game[7] | |
| Mini Metro | Video Game | |
| 2016 | Hyper Light Drifter | Video Game[8] |
References
- ↑ "Fine Tuning Interview: Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)". Esperino. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Hollander Cooper (12 April 2012). "Fez review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- 1 2 Kirk Hamilton. "Fez's Beautiful Soundtrack Lives and Breathes Video Game Dreaminess". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "GameSetWatch Two Minutes Of Fez's Charming World". gamesetwatch.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Scoring Horror Interview with RICH VREELAND". Cinema Knife Fight. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Floor is Jelly". Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ Necrosoft Games' Gunhouse now available on PlayStation Mobile, retrieved 2015-07-27
- ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (2014-03-18). "The cold comfort of Hyper Light Drifter". Polygon. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
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