What instruments are used on the soundtrack? Are they electronic or real instruments?
Ari: Trine’s soundtrack is purely acoustic meaning that there are no synthesizers involved. It is a mix of real and virtual instruments and played and recorded instruments. These include celesta, piano, harp, guitar, harpsichord, violin, cello, French horn, pizzicato strings and contrabass. David: Have you composed all the songs on your own? What software do you use and do you play all the instruments yourself? Ari: I composed and performed all the songs myself and I am using Logic Studio for the compositions. I played all the original instruments on a midi keyboard and some of the other instruments were played by other musicians. David: How many songs are there in Trine? Ari: There are 19 tracks including the main theme and the trailer version of it. All in all there is over an hour of original music in Trine and each level has its own unique theme. David: What are your influences? Ari: I draw a lot of inspiration from Finnish & Slavic folk music. On the entertainment side, I have rec
