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Musicians from HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills and Periphery score Crimson Moon
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Indie developer ProbablyMonsters enlisted musicians from rock and metal acts HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills, and Periphery to help compose the score for Crimson Moon, its upcoming gothic action-adventure RPG. The artists worked alongside composer Chris Wilson and music manager Steve Pardo to create original music that features prominently during the game's boss battles, reflecting a wider trend of established heavy-music performers contributing to video game soundtracks.
Crimson Moon is due for release on 1 September on PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X. Pairing a rock- and metal-driven score with the game's gothic visual style is intended to appeal to audiences drawn to the crossover between music and gaming, using the involved artists' recognisable names and sound to boost the title's profile across platforms.
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In short
- HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills and Periphery scored Crimson Moon's gothic RPG soundtrack
- Music features heavily in the game's boss battle sequences
- Crimson Moon launches 1 September on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X
How this story developed
- 3 months ago Reporting reverted to the original framing of the story, restating that the artists worked with Wilson and Pardo to produce the boss-battle score ahead of Crimson Moon's unchanged 1 September release date.
- 3 months ago Coverage was refreshed to emphasise the ongoing collaboration itself, describing the musicians as continuing to work alongside Wilson and Pardo on original compositions for the boss encounters, while reiterating the confirmed 1 September launch across all three platforms.
- 3 months ago ProbablyMonsters revealed it had recruited musicians from HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills and Periphery, alongside composer Chris Wilson and manager Steve Pardo, to craft a rock- and metal-infused score for its gothic RPG Crimson Moon, which is set to launch on 1 September on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X.
Explained simply
ProbablyMonsters, the studio behind Crimson Moon, is a games company set up by former staff of major studios like Blizzard, and has been building a reputation for high-production indie titles. Crimson Moon is one of its upcoming releases, a gothic-themed action role-playing game, meaning it blends story-driven combat with dark, horror-inflected visuals and setting. For this game, the studio has brought in musicians better known from the rock and metal world rather than traditional game composers.
The names involved are HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills, and Periphery, all established bands within noise rock, metalcore, and progressive metal circles respectively. They have worked alongside composer Chris Wilson and music manager Steve Pardo to create the game's original score, with the music designed to feature heavily during the game's boss fights, key confrontations that are often a highlight of action RPGs.
This fits a broader pattern in the games industry, where musicians from established heavy-music scenes are increasingly hired to score games, both for the sound itself and for the audience recognition their names bring. Crimson Moon is due out on 1 September on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X.
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