Plenty of restraint will have to be used on the score, to keep the atmosphere of the game intact. Secondary goals of the score are to structure the narrative and represent characters/environments, increase tension in extreme stress (such as combat), and using diegetic music in the world to tell the story of Citadel Station through its own environment. The purpose of the score of System Shock is, more than anything, to strengthen the immersion and atmosphere of the game. The Shock series’ greatest strength was always the intense atmosphere present in the game the isolation, the tension, even the outright horror.

Just so you guys know where we are coming from, I'd like to start by posting the 'Purpose' section for the audio from our own internal audio design documents that we refer to when making decisions: The Shock games have always had some of the most immersive sounds for its time and it's been my job to make sure that our game hits the same benchmark of quality. I've been working with Nightdive Studios on this demo since it started. Hey everyone! I'm Jonathan Peros I'm handling the audio efforts on System Shock. System Shock 'Insect' T-Shirt System Shock Music & Sound Design plans

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