Disasterpeace
| Richard Vreeland | |
|---|---|
 Composer Rich "Disasterpeace" Vreeland, 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Richard Vreeland |
| Also known as | Disasterpeace |
| Born |
1987[1] Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | Diasterpeace.com |
Richard Vreeland, better known by his stage name Disasterpeace, is a US composer and musician. He first got started in music after learning the guitar in high school and started writing music around the age of 17.[2] Known for his work as a chiptune artist, Veerland recently stepped into film score composition with the 2014 film It Follows.
Fez
Vreeland composed Fez's chiptune-esque[3] electronic soundtrack. Despite his background in chiptune, Vreeland limited his use of that genre's mannerisms in the score. He worked with soft synth pads and reverb to push the score closer to an 80s synthesizer sound. He also reduced reliance on percussion and incorporated distortion techniques like bitcrushing and wow. Vreeland opted for slower passages with varying tempos that could "ebb, flow, and breathe with the player".[4] He left some portions of Fez without music. Vreeland worked on its soundtrack at night for about 14 months while scoring Shoot Many Robots,[4] and Brandon McCartin of Aquaria contributed the game's sound effects.[5]
It Follows
In 2014, Vreeland produced the soundtrack for David Robert Mitchell's sophomore film It Follows, after being approached by Mitchell, a fan of Vreeland's work on the video game Fez.[6]
Discography
- History of the Vreeland (self-released) (2004)
- The Chronicles Of Jammage The Jam Mage (self-released) (2005)
- Atebite And The Warring Nations (2006)
- Level (2008)
- Woosh (soundtrack) (self-released) (2009)
- Astral Puzzle Meltdown (self-released) (2010)
- Deorbit (B-Sides) (self-released) (2011)
- ZONR (self-released) (2011)
- Rise Of The Obsidian Interstellar (2011)
- Shoot Many Robots (videogame) (2012)
- Fez (videogame) (2012)
- Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (videogame) (2013)
- The Floor Is Jelly (http://thefloorisjelly.com) (videogame) (2014)
- It Follows (film) 2015
References
- ↑ Barbara Herman. "'It Follows' Has An Amazingly Creepy Score: Interview With Composer Rich Vreeland Aka Disasterpeace". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Fine Tuning Interview: Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)". Esperino. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ Hollander Cooper (12 April 2012). "Fez review". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kirk Hamilton. "Fez's Beautiful Soundtrack Lives and Breathes Video Game Dreaminess". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "GameSetWatch Two Minutes Of Fez's Charming World". gamesetwatch.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Scoring Horror Interview with RICH VREELAND". Cinema Knife Fight. Retrieved 13 April 2015.