A new update for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide was released last week, and now the official soundtrack for Secrets Of The Machine God is due soon.
Before the official launch of ‘Volume 3’ of Darktide’s soundtrack though, fans can check out the ‘Derelict Research’ track below, exclusively on NME.
Darktide is a first-person co-op shooter set within the massive Warhammer 40,000 universe and is the spiritual successor to the Vermintide series. Last month, Fatshark released the free Secrets Of The Machine God update, bringing a number of new weapons like the iconic bolt pistol, pickaxes, shock mauls and a new double-barrelled shotgun to the game alongside new mission Clandestium Gloriana, which tasks players with exploring a derelict Mechanicus research station.
To accompany the update, Fatshark once again worked with BAFTA-award-winning composer Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed, Borderlands, Hitman) to create a suitably epic, ominous ‘Volume 3’ of the Darktide soundtrack.
“Fatshark wanted a unique score that didn’t sound like anything else you’ve heard before and this has resulted in a deeply atmospheric and adrenaline fuelled soundtrack,” said Kyd.
The six-track ‘Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – Volume 3’ EP soundtrack will hit streaming services tomorrow (July 4) but fans can listen to ‘Derelict Research’ below, exclusively on NME.
“‘Derelict Research’ is a combat track designed for intense boss and combat moments,” explained Kyd. “It embraces my Darktide sound palette of using vintage synths to help focus on an ‘aged’ and ‘lived in’ world. The organic instruments and step sequencers are all a bit out of control and I generally try to tame these to a point where it sounds like they are almost about to lose sync with the rest of the music.”
He added: “When assembling these performances on the computer I use a lot of plugins to get each performance just right. So the electronic instruments are all real, many of them performed live.”
The tracklisting for ‘Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – Volume 3’ is as follows:
1. ‘The Machine Spirit’
2. ‘Reactivation’
3. ‘Atelium Foundryplex’
4. ‘Prayers To The Machine’
5. ‘Derelict Research’
6. ‘Prayer To The Omnissiah’
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s Secrets Of The Machine God update also brings with it a number of bug fixes, quality-of-life updates and a new in-game event. Check out the full patch notes here.
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