Little Toy Cats in a Great Big World...

Or, y'know. Just the workshop of the artificer that created you. Speaking of which, you haven't seen him in quite some time...

This short score belongs to an RPG featuring sentient toy cats made of various materials, ranging from plush to porcelain, metal to wax. They were created by an artificer to bring joy to the children of the village, but unfortunately... He's kind of not alive anymore. And the cats do not know this! Our main character, Dandi, sets off on a quest to find him and meets Icarus (or Russ, for short) and Tsugi on his journey.

The trio encounters both friends and foes as they make their way through the workshop, and all things considered, things are going pretty well until they come across the Unkindness: A group of crows that's particularly interested in stealing the toy cats (especially shiny ones) and taking them to their nest. Icarus gets kidnapped by one, causing the remaining party members to venture into the outside world for the first time in order to save him.

We chose to write our music based on the theme "Inside My World", having the cats start off inside their own little world, the workshop. You could also see it as this being inside the artificer's world.

How'd We Make This?

Composed on Dorico & Musescore.

Produced on Logic Pro X.

Sound libraries & synthesizers used:

NI: Kinetic Toys, Kinetic Metal, Mallet Flux
OT: Rotary
Arturia: Analog Lab Play, Minifreak V
Independent: Nu:Cat
- _{If you're looking for a MeowSynth alternative you should check this out, fantastic plugin!}

A collaboration between Resident // Cryptid & Angelica Ramos for the OST Composing Jam #7, running from July 12th to July 21st.

_{Dandi, the Plush Cat}

Tracklist & Credits

Composition: Angelica Ramos & Resident // Cryptid

Mixing & Production: Resident // Cryptid

Tsugi's Theme - Resident // Cryptid
Groovin' With the Alley Cats - Resident // Cryptid
Icarus the Candle Cat Wants to Fly - Angelica Ramos
The Nest of the Unkindness - Resident // Cryptid

_{Tsugi, the Porcelain Cat}

Silly cat art: Resident // Cryptid

Wanna listen to this outside of itch.io?

Here's the Soundcloud link! :D

_{Icarus, the Candle Cat}

Contact Information

RESIDENT // CRYPTID: residentcryptid@gmail.com (preferred!) or @residentcryptid on instagram & tumblr

ANGELICA: angelica.a.ramos0@gmail.com or @athena.annn on instagram

Screenshots

PDF score for Tsugi's Theme, Groovin' With the Alley Cats, & The Nest of the Unkindness is included in one downloadable file. Another PDF score is included for Icarus the Candle Cat Wants to Fly.