AntfoodGames: Worldbuilding for Let's! Revolution!
Step into the musical world of Let’s! Revolution!, where Antfood blends nostalgic synths with modern soundscapes to bring BUCK’s first original game to life. Join the uprising and immerse yourself in a captivating soundtrack that elevates the gameplay experience. Play Let’s! Revolution! now on Steam, Xbox, PS5, and Nintendo Switch, and stream the soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and more.
Let’s! Revolution! is set in the Kingdom of Beebom, a once-idyllic land, now mired by a vain and despotic King who is equal parts repugnant and cowardly. The people have had enough. It is time for Revolution! Players embark on a perilous journey through the lands of Beebom, hunting down the King, facing off against his deadly minions and gearing up along the way with items and abilities for a final showdown with the King himself in Beebom City.
The soundtrack is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify, Tidal, Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Deezer!
Let’s! Revolution! - Phlox
We relish opportunities to build fantastical, irreverent and fun sonic worlds. We employed 90s sample-based synth lines pay homage to a golden era of desktop game soundtracks, inspired by 1998’s Sound Blaster Live! PCI Card. Acoustic percussion, brass, voice and rich analog synthesis combine in adventurous harmonic journeys, conveying the revolution afoot.
Each playable character in Let’s! Revolution! hails from a unique region beset with trouble caused by the odious King. Sonically, the score and sound design for each region (Phlox, Cymdibidium, Saffron & Beebom City) and their citizens are informed by its landscape, culture and traditions — but stylized through a retro-futuristic take on puzzle and fantasy desktop gaming.
In a testament to the Phloxian citizens’ unwavering strength and self-discipline, this region’s score expertly weaves together a tapestry of taiko drums, acoustic percussion, analog synthesis, and digital reinterpretations of fantastical flutes and strings. Antfood’s diverse arrangement propels a dynamic and unexpected harmonic progression, conjuring a spirit of discovery, adventure and the upward momentum of a revolution rising. Lively melodic flourishes bring life to characters. Sparse arpeggios evoke a foreign desert landscape, trumpet gestures represent the king’s royal reach and a pitch-bent ocarina-like wind instrument alludes to the musical composition found in rogue-like games and unmistakably pays homage to the iconic Zelda series.
Similarly, Cymbidium utilized hand-crafted wooden percussion organized in phasing cycles like Steve Reich and other 20th-century American composers. The gravitational pull of borrowed harmony and churning chord progression accompanied by deft adventurers’ melodies speak to the complexity and interconnection with the nature of Cymbidian’s ancient woodland culture. Saffron is an ancient world home to theocratic, matriarchal, magic-wielding citizens with serene floating islands. To highlight the mythical surroundings and the wisdom of Saffronians, its score consists of dreamy chords and synth pads, choirs, arpeggios and ritualistic percussion.
Let’s! Revolution! - Beebom City
Finally, Beebom City, the capital, jumps to a more upbeat tempo, carnivalesque score bringing elements from the other lands. Whilst it has a festive and humourous feel, there is a slight sense of darkness, urgency and disconnection from reality. The denizens of Beebom City are drunk on power and wine, oblivious that a revolt is materializing under their noses. The trumpets blare in full force during the final level, as the King gets closer and closer to his demise. A steady vamp yields to an adventurous harmonic progression as each player edges closer to victory.
Let’s! Revolution! will be coming to PC and Mac via Steam, and Steam Deck in Summer 2023. Visit www.letsrevolution.com for more information and be sure to follow Let’s! Revolution! on Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates.
The Let’s! Revolution! soundtrack and bonus musical content will be released on Steam, YouTube, Spotify and Streaming services in Summer 2023.
Let’s! Revolution! is a clever mashup of deductive tile-flipping reminiscent of Minesweeper and tactical turn-based strategy. Each of the six playable characters puts a unique spin on the basic rules, inviting players to rethink their optimal strategies again and again.
Antfood’s captivating soundtrack and intricate sound design for Let’s! Revolution! breathe life into the enchanting world of Beebom, immersing players in an unforgettable gaming experience.
The game’s soundtrack takes players on an immersive adventure through the kingdom of Beebom, as they rise up against the despotic King. Each region in this retro-futuristic sonic landscape has its own unique sound. Phlox swells with lively melodies and dynamic percussion propel a spirit of discovery and adventure, whereas Cymbidium’s ancient woodlands echo with churning chord progressions and mesmerizing melodies. In the mystical lands of Saffron, dreamy chords, ethereal choirs and ritualistic percussion create a sense of enchantment. Upon reaching Beebom City, the bustling and carnivalesque capital trumpets an enchanting festive atmosphere but listen closely for a nod to the kingdom’s darker undertones. Crafted across Antfood‘s four studios in New York, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo & Los Angeles, the masterful composition pays homage to 90s desktop game soundtracks, blending sample-based synths, acoustic percussion, and rich analog synthesis, creating a sonic tapestry that brings the game’s concept, illustration, and gameplay to life.
“Creating a full sonic landscape for a game was a crowd-pleaser for us here at Antfood. The game has its own characteristics and every region and hero has their own unique sound and particularities. Working with our partners at BUCK, we had the creative freedom to create exceptionally wholesome audiovisual world for our characters to live in”, says Marina Kagan, Executive Producer.
