Xbox has announced that Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight has gone gold, and will therefore definitely be released on April 8th. On top of that, the soundtrack has also been released across multiple services.
That means you can grab the official soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and even Bandcamp. The OST is composed by Olivier Deriviere, and the team says: “With how integral music is to South of Midnight, it only makes sense to release the game’s original soundtrack, which spans three playlists, and represents Deriviere’s largest production to date. Like the game itself, South of Midnight’s original soundtrack is inspired by a range of music genres and styles from the American Deep South, including blues, country, and jazz.”
Over on the official Xbox Wire, audio director Chris Fox said: “David came back from one of his trips to the South and said, ‘I really feel like I’ve had this epiphany – players’ actions should equal musicality.’ So that was kind of the first big challenge, and then I had to go away and kind of think about what that meant.”
From the creators of Contrast and We Happy Few, South of Midnight is a spellbinding third person action-adventure game set in the American Deep South.
As Hazel, you will explore the mythos and encounter creatures of Southern folklore in a macabre and fantastical world. When disaster strikes her hometown, Hazel is called to become a Weaver: a magical mender of broken bonds and spirits. Imbued with these new abilities, Hazel will confront and subdue dangerous creatures, untangle the webs of her own family’s shared past and – if she’s lucky – find her way to a place that feels like home.
When a hurricane rips through Prospero, Hazel is pulled into a Southern Gothic world of memory made real and must embark on a journey to rescue her mother and safeguard her hometown. In this folktale for modern times, Hazel will need to reconcile the weight of family, history, and legacy against her own identity.
There is a book coming for the title, too. “The Art and Music of South of Midnight” has been designed along with Cook and Becker and includes a 2xLP vinyl as well as a 160 page art book.
South of Midnight is coming to Xbox Series S|X and PC on April 8th.
