login music for tahm kench is superbly done
was added to league shortly after I took a break, so I missed out on this.
This theme was exceptionally well done, not simply because of the awesome slide-guitar swamp blues composition, but because the composer perfectly paints Kench's lore through music.
- It starts a little uncertain, but you're introduced to the main theme (victim in a jam, meets Kench)
- The vocals start (the contract is negotiated)
- You're lulled into a sense of comfort. You start to jam out, and get in the zone. (victim thinks they're off, but are only on Kench's ride)
- Then suddenly in the middle, the good times abruptly end, and turn sinister; the composition's genre changes from blues to atmospheric... You actually feel like you've been plopped into some other dark and lonely place. (the price the victim had to pay, be that literally taken to a dark place where they are devoured, or something more sinister).
The composers for Riot have done some great work, and given that this piece is probably underrated (not flashy, upbeat, or inspirational), I'd like to give some props, even though it's years later lol. This piece holds way more weight (more dimensions) to it than a lot of other compositions, and is a testament to the versatility of the sound team.
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themes are also extremely good imo.