Portfolio Emberfall Directive

Symphony orchestra performing under the conductor in a concert hall Emberfall Directive
Client
Stonepeak Studios
Year
2024
Services
Score · Adaptive music · Recording
Score length
90 minutes

Overview

Stonepeak wanted a score as disciplined as its squads: a tactical shooter where each firefight is a choice. I built everything from one lean brass-and-cello cell that winds tighter as the mission clock burns — patient while planning, merciless on contact.

Forty players tracked the whole score live, then we sliced it into stems the engine rebuilds on the fly: percussion falls away when the squad goes quiet, strings detonate the moment cover breaks.

Deliverables

  • Main theme plus 95 minutes of scored missions
  • Four-layer reactive combat engine for live builds
  • Live 40-piece recording, mix and master
  • Menu suite, stingers and win/lose cues
Arrangers gathered around the piano in a historic Hollywood studio

“Adrian gave Emberfall a heartbeat. Squads hum the theme in the lobby — that simply never happens with shooter music.”

Audio Director, Stonepeak Studios