Eirik Suhrke is a freelance composer known for his video game soundtracks. He has composed for Spelunky, Hotline Miami, and Vlambeer games including Ridiculous Fishing.
Career
editSuhrke was educated as a sound engineer and taught himself music composition. He primarily works on video games in music and sound design. His compositions for games first began as a hobby in his early teens, for RPG Maker indie games and other projects he found on online forums.[1] In 2006, he began PAUSE, a collaboration with Disasterpeace, that became a netlabel.[2]
Suhrke composed the music and sound on Spelunky (2012).[1] The mid-tempo jazz album was inspired by early 1990s video games[3] and was composed over two years using a 1986 synthesizer, audio software from the early 1990s, and live instrumentation.[2] He also worked on Vlambeer's Ridiculous Fishing and Super Crate Box, and composed a track for Hotline Miami.[1] His soundtrack for Downwell (2015) was later released on vinyl.[4] Earnest Cavalli of Engadget described his work as among "the finest indie gaming soundtracks in recent memory" in 2013.[5] Suhrke is a collaborator on UFO 50, an anthology of retro-style games.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Williams, Mike (March 26, 2013). "Talking Shop: Freelance Composer". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ a b jeriaska (August 29, 2011). "The Weblog PAX 2011 Q&A: Derek Yu and Eirik 'Phlogiston' Suhrke on Spelunky for XBLA". IndieGames.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Pitcher, Jenna (December 24, 2013). "Spelunky, Ridiculous Fishing composer offering 'pay what you want' for albums". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Dotson, Carter (August 4, 2016). "'Downwell' Soundtrack to be Released on Vinyl". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ * Cavalli, Earnest (December 23, 2013). "Spelunky, Ridiculous Fishing, more soundtracks now 'pay what you want'". Engadget. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-07-spelunky-downwell-and-more-indie-devs-announce-retro-game-anthology-ufo-50