Editor’s note: Arachnophonia (“Arachno” = spider / “-phonia” = sound) is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library‘s collection.
All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question or to additional relevant information from around the web.
Today’s installment of Arachnophonia is by student manager Sophia (class of 2028) and features the soundtrack to the video game Gris on vinyl. Thanks, Sophia!
The first vinyl piece started off with meditative sounds, which immediately relaxed my mood and body. Then, slowly soft violin and a faint piano start to play. Everything sounded very high-pitched, but it gave off a relaxing vibe. The violin would slowly stop playing and then gently start again. I would recommend this first piece if you are feeling stressed and want to listen to some relaxing music.
The second vinyl piece was a completely different vibe. It started with a very fast-paced string instrument that sounded like a cello. It gave off the feeling of an intense chase. The string instruments slowed down, giving me the feeling that I had run into the forest to hide. Then the rhythm started to speed up again. But this time, instead of running away from danger, it sounded like I was running towards safety. This piece gave me a very deep sense of meaning and emotion.
The Gris soundtrack can be found in Parsons Music Library’s vinyl collection.
