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Main theme by Secret of Mana composer Hiroki Kikuta with powerful orchestral score by Dale North for 2D action-platformer from Japan.

Press release:
San Diego, California – January 18, 2016 – Scarlet Moon Records is pleased to present the TORICKY Original Soundtrack featuring music by Hiroki Kikuta and Dale North. Toricky is a 2D action-platformer created by Japanese developer Atelier Melon-Kissa that follows the high-flying adventures of a lovable bird as he attempts to recover the magical crystars and save the princess. The soundtrack includes an uplifting and majestic main theme by Hiroki Kikuta–best known for his work on Secret of Mana–and a riveting orchestral score with heavy Japanese influences by Dale North.

The TORICKY Original Soundtrack is available now from Bandcamp and other digital retailers:

TORICKY Original Soundtrack on Bandcamp
TORICKY Original Soundtrack on iTunes
TORICKY Original Soundtrack on Spotify
TORICKY Original Soundtrack on Steam

“My first impression of Toricky was seeing this docile bird decked out with military gear,” reflects Hiroki Kikuta. “This image brings together themes of peace and nature with military adventure. With that in mind, I wanted to compose Toricky’s main theme as an air force march. Please play and enjoy while basking in the feelings of soaring through the air!”

“The order for Toricky’s score was for magical flying fantasy music with a Japanese instrument influence, and it was to be composed alongside one of my heroes, Hiroki Kikuta. Talk about a dream project!,” notes Dale North. “To support the feeling of speed and flight I wrote Toricky’s themes around free flowing melodies that are built to sound like they’re gliding over the supporting musical framework. Energetic strings, shamisen, and other wind instruments give the feeling of motion and speed, but I tried to fly shy of heavy percussion and bass instruments to give the songs a sense of weightlessness. My goal was for Toricky’s score to be fast and light, but also memorable.”

For more information about Toricky please read the official launch announcement for the game here: conta.cc/2jgXy9B

About Hiroki Kikuta
Hiroki Kikuta is a veteran videogame composer based in Tokyo, Japan who’s best known for his work on Squaresoft’s beloved SNES RPG, Secret of Mana. While at Squaresoft, he also scored Seiken Densetsu III and Soukaigi.

Kikuta then struck out on his own as an independent game developer, creating, directing, and composing music for the PlayStation title, Koudelka. He’s since been actively involved in writing music for indie games in Japan and abroad, and most recently began working on the massive soundtrack to Indivisible by Lab Zero Games.

Hiroki Kikuta is represented by Scarlet Moon Artists outside of Japan.

Learn more: http://www.scarletmoonartists.com
Follow Hiroki Kikuta on Twitter and SoundCloud

About Dale North
Dale “CorgiKing” North is a singer, songwriter, arranger, and composer who’s been involved in the videogame industry for over a decade. After establishing himself in the game music remixing scene, he went on to become a leading games journalists in addition to scoring games and producing solo albums on the side. He’s now dedicated his career entirely to music, and his most recent credits include Toricky, PAC-MAN Pop, Dragon Fantasy Book II, and Sinmara Saga.

Dale North is represented by Scarlet Moon Artists.

Learn more: http://www.dalenorthmusic.com
Follow Dale North on YouTube

About Scarlet Moon Records
Scarlet Moon Records has been releasing original game soundtracks and unique arrangement albums since 2013. Working with composer and musicians around the globe to publish soundtracks that publishers have no interest in releasing and also working with that same global
talent to produce refreshing arrangement albums with our their unique spin, they’re best known for their flagship album series, Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies.

Learn more: http://www.scarletmoonrecords.com

Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround