Duet: Original Soundtrack

by Tim Shiel

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George Graphy The last album that got me into electronic music. A beautiful album, whether it is accompanied by the game or not. Please re-release this as vinyl please. Favorite track: Arete I.

Dr. Beaf A very interesting album that is never boring. Machinarium (Floex) styles that hang together really well. Favorite track: Exchange (feat. Luke Howard).

alexius64 The melody is unique for me. Leads me to a space of pure tranquility and I don´t know why. Thanks, Shiel for this great soundtrack from a fantastic game. Favorite track: Theme from Duet.

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It's here. To celebrate 10 years of Duet, the game's album-length soundtrack is on vinyl for the first time. Shipping in late October 2023.

Includes unlimited streaming of Duet: Original Soundtrack via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	Theme from Duet 04:44	buy track
2.	Nay 03:57	buy track
3.	Tempa 02:50	buy track
4.	Exchange (feat. Luke Howard) 04:24	buy track
5.	Laps 03:07	buy track
6.	◄◄ 00:37	buy track
7.	Crater (feat. Ben Edgar) 03:50	buy track
8.	Patinkin 04:01	buy track
9.	Arete I 04:52	buy track
10.	Arete II 04:48	buy track
11.	Credets 01:25	buy track

about

Duet is a game that asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds. Developed by Kumobius, with soundtrack by Tim Shiel, for iOS and Android.

#1 App in Australian App Store
#2 App in US App Store
Top 10 App in 25+ countries
Best, Most Elegant iPhone Games of the Year 2013 - The New Yorker
Mobile Game of the Year 2013 - Kotaku

"Although the game might be great, the soundtrack is spectacular. As contemporary as it is, taking advantage of electronic music's current scope of sounds, it also harkens back to video game soundtracks of the pre-millennium with needling synths, thunderous whooshes of noise, and an eerie atmosphere - it's almost symphonic in how clean and elaborate it sounds. Shiel's soundtrack for Duet comes out sounding as innovative as the game it scores." - Jake Cleland, The Vine

"Tim Shiel's outstanding soundtrack effortlessly sells the mood. I'd be better at Duet if I could play without sound, but that would be too great a waste. It's not that the soundtrack outshines the game, but it does stand alone—quite beautifully." Nissa Campbell, Touch Arcade

Get Duet for iOS and Android here: www.duetgame.com

The Duet soundtrack is also available on iTunes.

credits

released October 10, 2013

All music written and performed by Tim Shiel, with:
Luke Howard - additional piano on tracks 1, 2 and 4
Ben Edgar - lap steel guitar on tracks 1 and 7

Artwork by Aldous Massie
Mastered by Lachlan Carrick

Many thanks to: Ivan, Tom & James from Kumobius, Luke Howard & Ben Edgar, Aldous Massie, Lachlan Carrick, Brad Giblin, Trent Kusters, Grant Gillies, Adam Christou, Hans & Jaymis, Wally, Ableton, Phon.o, Teenage Engineering, Suzanne & Matilda.

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