Eirik Suhrke
Eirik Suhrke is a Norwegian freelance composer and video game designer known for his video game soundtracks. He has composed for Spelunky, Hotline Miami, and Vlambeer games including Ridiculous Fishing. He has also developed games, being one of the main contributors to UFO 50.
Career
[edit]Suhrke 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.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (August 7, 2017). "Spelunky, Downwell and more indie devs announce 8-bit game anthology UFO 50". Eurogamer.