In Nintendo’s finalInside the House of Indiesvideo for the year,Chrono Triggercomposer Yasunori Mitsuda revealed that he is bringing a Super Nintendo-style sound toSea of Stars. The upcoming role-playing game is expected to launch in 2023.Throughout this week,Nintendohosted the Inside the House of Indies Holiday Event, featuring daily announcements about newly released or upcoming indie titles.Day 5showcased four games, including Western shooter Dust & Neon and sports simulationSports Story. The segment on Sea of Stars begins at 2:29 in the YouTube video.RELATED:Messenger Developer Brings On Chrono Trigger Composer to Sea of StarsMitsuda begins by greeting fans from his studio in Japan. Narrating over clips of him composing music and Sea of Stars gameplay, Mitsuda revealed that he is aiming for a Super Nintendo-style sound. This theme was decided in collaboration with Eric W. Brown, the main composer of Sea of Stars. Mitsuda states that he and Brown are exchanging ideas to ensure that the game’s soundtrack feels unified.
To achieve an accurate ’90s-style sound for Sea of Stars, Mitsuda is resampling audio from the Super Nintendo. The 16-bit console makes video game music from this era distinct. The Inside the House of Indies video shows the composer at his desk doing some of the resampling work.
Canadian indie developer Sabotage Studio brought Mitsuda on board for the project in 2020. The news was announced inUpdate #6of the Sea of Stars Kickstarter campaign. A statement from Mitsuda, translated from Japanese, shares the composer’s confidence in the developer to evoke the classic style of role-playing games in a fresh way. “Without knowing exactly why, ‘I want to write music for this game’ was the feeling I had while seeing it convey the nostalgic golden age of the ’90s,” Mitsuda said. In the Holiday Event video, Mitsuda reveals that he is a fan of Sabotage Studio’s 2018 retro platformerThe Messenger.
The news from Mitsuda only further amped up excitement for Sea of Stars' release. Earlier this week, Sabotage Studio revealed that theAlpha milestoneof development has been achieved, and the game is on track to launch on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5 in 2023. However, a precise release date has not been announced.
