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DEATHLOOP

Lead composer

Arkane Studios / BethesdaHear the music
DEATHLOOP artwork
BAFTA Games AwardsMusic · Nominee · 2022D.I.C.E. AwardsOriginal Music Composition · Nominee · 2022The Game AwardsBest Score and Music · Nominee · 2021

BAFTA and D.I.C.E. music nomination credits: Tom Salta, Erich Talaba and Ross Tregenza.

The music

Blackreef has a groove of its own.

A late-1960s musical imagination, filtered through a world that refuses to move on. Psychedelic guitars, keyboards and insistent rhythms give DEATHLOOP its mix of swagger, danger and strangeness.

“An absolute banger of a soundtrack”
GameSpot Tamoor Hussain · DEATHLOOP review
“A fantastic soundtrack that keeps the vibe electric”
Shacknews TJ Denzer · DEATHLOOP review
Listen

Selected music.

Start with the main theme, then hear how the score moves between immediate danger and the changing atmosphere of Updaam.

Main theme · Vocals: Aeralie Brighton

Action and pursuit

District music · An extended listen

DEATHLOOP artworkArkane Studios / Bethesda
Behind the score

Four districts. Four times of day. One very long loop.

The score had to make returning to the same places feel familiar without standing still. Tom developed musical variations for Blackreef’s districts and times of day, drawing on period keyboards, live players and the uneasy energy beneath the island’s party atmosphere.

Watch

In the studio.

Tom on the instruments, ideas and decisions behind the score.

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