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Moments of Safety

by Nicholas Owen-Petch

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tupto Love this. Not remixed or remade save room themes but new ones altogether. The mood is captured perfectly - the uneasy alliance of safety and sorrow. The style is spot on - dark swirling synths underscoring the pianos and bells. As good as anything on the RE soundtracks. Favorite track: Safe Space.
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zephr68937 Really do enjoy all the tracks on this, they are all pretty unique but still very relaxing I’m here from survival spheres and honestly can’t wait to see what you release next. Favorite track: Resolute.
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Reflections 02:13
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Safe Space 03:07
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3.
A Moment of Safety 02:09
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Resolute 02:59
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5.
Time to Rest (new version) 02:15
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about

This EP is something I'd thought about writing for a while. I love the 'safe room' themes from classic Resident Evil games and decided that I wanted to do my own take on them.

Additionally, the idea of safety took on new meaning to me earlier this year - I was living in Kyiv in February when the Russian military started its renewed invasion of Ukraine and I know the terror of waking up at 5am to explosions. Sheltering in an underground car park never felt entirely safe, but it was with trepidation that we ventured outside when the air raid warnings had finished. While two of these tracks were written in Kyiv before the invasion, they developed nuances of emotion that they didn't have before in the time since.

An interesting aspect of these themes from the old Resident Evil games (and some other survival horror) is that they're usually quite simple - just a few chords with memorable melodies (and orchestrated beautifully). At the same time, they capture both feelings of comfort and unease - for me, it's quite incredible how effectively they do this. In my writing, I tend to go quite complex and often have to pull myself back from that. Here was a challenge for me - how could I simplify my writing for each track without making it boring, and how could I write multiple tracks without falling back on the same ideas and chord progressions?

I'm satisfied with the results - each track is quite different from anything I've previously written but still sounds like me. In the end, whether this music is effectively written or not is up to each and every person who listens.

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released September 13, 2022

Special thanks to:
- My wife, Iryna Zastavna, for listening to these tracks many times and offering feedback, despite not enjoying some of the synth sounds I used. Also for feedback on the cover artwork that was straight to the point.
- My friends James Aldred, Thomas Slimm, Dominic Morris, and Josh Suter for feedback on the music and artwork.
- Shannon Leslie for feedback about the artwork, especially for the composition and lighting/colours.
- Jon-Paul Reed for feedback regarding the artwork, music and track titles.

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Nicholas Owen-Petch Sheffield, UK

As a composer, I take a lot of influence from soundtracks - in particular, 90s and early 2000s video game soundtracks when graphics were often not good enough to convey the emotion of a scene and voice acting wasn't ubiquitous - the music had to tell the story and let the player know what the characters were feeling.

Banner artwork by Shannon Leslie: www.shannonleslieart.com ... more

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