Recently Steve Jackson’s Sorcery – The Shamutanti Hills released on the Apple iTunes App Store. This contains music composed by myself on the Yamaha Tyros3 keyboard. This is my first official original music release for a game and hopefully many more will follow. The soundtrack is mainly comprised of looping tunes set to a pretty rigid requirement by the game’s designers, however with the ending music, I was allowed to let my imagination take over utilising a pan flute and strings, so this is of course my favourite track . Very movie like and hopefully you will agree quite catchy.
Based on the best-selling Fighting Fantasy gamebook system, The Shamutanti Hills is Book One in Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! series. Your epic quest will take you across the mysterious hills to the cityport of Kharรฉ, but only if you outwit the creatures, traps and wizardry you encounter along the way. Play as either a warrior or as a wizard. If you choose wizardry, your survival will depend on your knowledge of the Sorcery! Spell Book’s darkest secrets. With many other unique features to discover, Sorcery! is a true challenge for novice and veteran adventurers alike.
A New Dawn
โA New Dawnโ is the tenth track from my album ‘Anticipation’, a composition in an earlier form that originally featured in the โSteve Jacksonโs Sorcery โ The Shamutanti Hillsโ app for iOS.
Bonus: Includes the full soundtrack to Steve Jacksonโs Sorcery โ The Shamutanti Hills by James Woodcock.
James Woodcock is a UK-based freelance journalist, copywriter, author, blogger and podcaster with a passion for gaming, gadgets and technology, both retro and modern. He is also the founder of Pixel Refresh, which originally started as his personal blog in 2006 and was later rebranded to Pixel Refresh in 2021.
Ever since he experienced the first controllable pixel movement on the television screen, he has been entranced by the possibilities and rewarding entertainment value generated from these metal and plastic boxes of delight. Writing hundreds of articles, including commentary and reviews on various gaming platforms, whilst also interviewing well-known industry figures for popular online publications.
Loved it – thanks for the pointers.
The music and sound effects are excellent ! I loved the interface and the game play.
Does any one know when the next books are coming out ? although I have not finished the first one yet !
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/steve-jacksons-sor…
I have no information on that at the moment… Fingers crossed there will be more though!
I’m loving it