The original soundtrack to SURVIVORS OF THE SNAP, an improvised parody from the role playing podcast 20 Sided Stories, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

What a strange and enriching experience it has been to write this music. The tone and world of this story was, in many ways, and like most of my work, inspired by music itself. What you hear here is an osmosis of sorts, influenced by the likes of Shlohmo, Cloudkicker, the Netflix Marvel TV Shows, as well as various experimental electronic and hardcore acts, blended eclectically with my own fetish for atmospheric guitars and emotive pads. It was written in sprints to a series of exhausting improvised recordings where the story finds itself like a plane built mid-flight—all among the backdrop of a global mask-wearing pandemic—ultimately becoming this cosmic, sonic concoction of blockbuster builds, dark doom drones, and angsty, rioting upheavals.

In other words, an apt fucking mess.

More figuratively, it is a post-punk exploration on what it means to be unheard; A soundscape of faint and angry echos as lead characters Lily, Masha, and Eric search for themselves in a society gone hollow. Survived, but invisible. Hopeful, but dejected. A Scavenger hunt for meaning and community with your cup half empty.

Though derived from collaborative fiction, there was no way around it:
This score is deeply personal.

Fat has been trimmed and spice has been added. Though most of the score has been intentionally preserved, each cue was revisited, cut down, and remixed to flow as one continuous 5 hour album. Various spots have been fleshed out much further than their original incarnation, with some segments practically becoming new songs entirely.

At the time of writing this, the world is slowly falling apart—or fixing itself, I can't tell which—so may this soundtrack be a supplement to your days in purgatory, whether that be to rebuild... or tear it all down.

You can listen to the show this accompanied at www.20sidedstories.com/marvel