Konami has confirmed that Canadian musician Pilotpreist will be composing the soundtrack for Silent Hill: Townfall – check out the first song below:
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Silent Hill: Townfall is due to launch at some point this year for the PlayStation 5 and PC. The latest entry in the long-running psychological horror series is set in the fictional Scottish town of St. Amelia in the mid ‘90s. Players will follow franchise newcomer Simon Ordell after he wakes up in St. Amelia with no recollection of how he got there.
“Returning to an island town to ‘put things right’, Simon Ordell descends into a world of tense evasion, explosive confrontations, and mind-bending puzzles that slowly surface the truth of St. Amelia,” reads the official description of Silent Hill: Townfall.
It’s been confirmed by developers Screen Burn that Canadian musician and filmmaker Pilotpreist (real name Anthony Scott Burns) will be composing the soundtrack for Silent Hill: Townfall. Check out the eerie first track ‘Home’ below, alongside visuals of St. Amelia.
“When I first came across Silent Hill, I was not only struck by the artistry, mood, and careful construction of emotional tone, I was immediately hit by the fact that this ‘game’ was actually frightening me. As I continued playing, I rapidly realised how much of the primal terror came from Yamaoka-san’s haunting score,” said Burns in a statement. “His soundscape of warbly ethereal drones, hypnotic melodies, stark industrial percussion, and dirt laden frequencies blended seamlessly with the world on screen. The music didn’t just support the experience: it defined it. I found myself both admiring the work, and wondering if I’d ever get close to something that resonant or affecting.”
“Crafting this score [for Silent Hill: Townfall] has been one of the highlights of my life, and the most natural creative collaboration of my career, where decisions have often come from instinct rather than discussions, aligned in tone, intent, and purpose,” he continued. “I have been given the rare opportunity to explore and experiment because our goal has always been unified: to create something emotionally honest, rooted in fear, and entirely true to the spirit of the series. My hope is that our love of the material, years of distillation, and sincere efforts will carry that weight for the players, and for those who originally created this beautiful nightmare for us to play within.”
Sound design for Silent Hill: Townfall will come from Byron Bullock and his team at Arrival (who previously worked on Alien: Isolation).
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