Richard Vreeland (born June 29, 1986), better known by his

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artist, Vreeland has scored many video games, including '' Fez'' and '' Hyper Light Drifter''. He stepped into film score composition with the 2015 film '' It Follows'', and has since composed the scores for '' Under the Silver Lake'', ''

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'', and '' Bodies Bodies Bodies''.

Childhood

Vreeland's first introduction to music was as a child, growing up in Staten Island. He spent a great deal of time learning from his step-father, who was a trained musician. In an interview, Vreeland stated, "As a child, I was mesmerized by drums. My step-father was the music director of our church and they would have band practice in the basement. Many of my fondest memories are of going down there to jam away on the drums, when they were there".

Career

''Fez''

Vreeland composed ''Fez'''s

-esque 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

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and

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. Vreeland opted for slower passages with varying tempos that could "ebb, flow, and breathe with the player". He left some portions of ''Fez'' without music. Vreeland worked on its soundtrack at night for about 14 months while scoring ''

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'', and Brandon McCartin of '' Aquaria'' contributed the game's sound effects.

''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''.

''Hyper Light Drifter''

Disasterpeace composed the soundtrack for '' Hyper Light Drifter'', a game developed by Heart Machine in 2016. The score follows Disasterpeace's previous soundtrack work and was listed as "One of the year's best scores, in any medium" by FACT.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Compilations

Soundtracks

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control 1986 births 21st-century American composers American electronic musicians American male composers Chiptune musicians Living people Musicians from New York (state) Video game composers 21st-century American male musicians