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The Shadow Over Innsmouth Vol.2 (bundle)
by Dustin W. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 03/24/2018 09:09:45

About a half-decade ago, I’d bought the first volume to Tim Fatchen’s The Shadow over Innsmouth soundtrack, which I liked quite a bit and felt really set the kind of dark, spooky, and almost brooding atmosphere one would expect for a story or game based upon the investigation of the otherworldly horrors that humanity isn’t supposed to know about. However, the one issue I’d had with that half of the album was the fact that the five tracks—despite their overall quality—seemed to blend into one another rather than stand out to set a given scene. Granted, I’d written said review before I really gave myself the chance to familiarize myself with Lovecraftian horror, specifically H.P.’s time-honored The Shadow over Innsmouth. Since then, though, Tim’s first volume of songs has only grown on me even more than it already had, and more importantly, this second volume of his has proven to be better yet than its predecessor. Indeed, as I’m listening to it at this very moment, I can easily tell the difference between The Deep Ones March and its long, procedural pace as it depicts the TSoI’s infamous fish-headed antagonists heading towards Innsmouth’s coast and swimming out to Devil’s Reef and the much more intense Attack on the Reef, which no doubt musically illustrates the bombing that had occurred in the story’s prologue, yet failed to destroy the Deep Ones’ underwater city. Likewise, The Esoteric Order of Dagon’s specifically dark and foreboding melodies do an excellent job in giving the listener a sense that the story’s protagonist has somehow stumbled upon a place or clue that illuminates the sinister nature of Innsmouth’s inhabitants.

As a whole, then, this half of the album compliments its predecessor excellently and brings it further to life as the kind of soundtrack one would use for a Call of Cthulhu adventure or for any RPG session that implements similar themes. Great job, Tim! I'm very much looking forward to whatever project you put on the market next.



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FREE Innsmouth Music Sampler
by Andre M. P. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 11/04/2017 16:58:30

Refreshingly free from the stains of hubris and narcicissm Tim Fatchen delivers what he promises! Dark, gloomy, and moody this sample aka example of his background music (for Cthulhu or World of Darkness) made a very good impression to me, and worked even while editing my own fiction and cover-art-composing!

A wonderful appetizer proving that the musician or sound-artist Tim Fatchen did earn his place on our wishlists & products to remember!

[ I gave five of five stars, but due destruction of my main notebook I am working on long outdated tech, the screen shaking and flashing due the constantly overpowered 64MB graphic chip losing it...]



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The Shadow Over Innsmouth Vol.1 (bundle)
by Dustin W. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 11/25/2012 14:26:51

On the whole, this soundtrack is a very solid one for any Cthulhu-based survival horror RPG, what with how well each of these songs evokes a sense of mystery and, in some cases, dread. However, I do feel that there are times when these tracks tend to "blend in" with one another when played back to back and hence lose their distinction. It would help, therefore, for the second volume of this soundtrack to include at least one piece within it that has plenty of intensity and as such could be characteristic of some sort of struggle or chase scene involving some monster or other simply for the sake of breaking up the monotony between each of the songs and as such making the soundtrack sound and even feel more dynamic as a collective whole. It's this kind of variety that makes James Semple's work for Pelgrane Press so memorable, after all, and I honestly believe that if Tim Fatchen could somehow take a cue from him to a small extent while otherwise maintaining his own unique sound, I've no doubt that his Shadow Over Innsmouth series would fully encompass the full nature of H.P. Lovecraft's signature series. Otheriwse, yes, I would recommend this soundtrack so far to anyone who's curious enough to lend it an ear.



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Creator Reply:
A review! Thank you Dustin Weber, it's great to get feedback especially when you're new on the block and trying to work out what should go where! And I thank you for the compliments; I like the music too! ;) I'm impressed by the Pelgrane Press music, too...high bar. But you have indeed put your finger on the gap. Yes, I did worry and wonder. Now I know! Yep, there needs to be at least some intense action in the whole Innsmouth series. Rest assured there will be a seriously action segment (they did, in the end, bomb and depth charge The Reef!), and it will be in what's intended to be the Part 2 bundle once its production is cleaned up. [Part 2 was supposed to follow Part 1 quickly, like a month after the first release, but I regret a whole lot of things went badly wrong--still are--and it's going to take till Christmas to finish production on the songs in it. I thought about releasing individually before completion of the whole Part 2 album but I loathe buying several things at full price and then having "Buy the Set cheaper!" suddenly appear--yes I know RPGNow has ways to provide for that but I'm still getting up to speed!]
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