Disasterpeace
{{short description|American musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Disasterpeace
| image = Rich "Disasterpeace" Vreeland, cropped.jpg
| caption = Vreeland in 2012
| birth_name = Richard Vreeland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|29}}
| birth_place = Staten Island, New York, United States
| genre = Chiptune, electronic, ambient, experimental rock
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|composer}}
| years_active = 2004–present
| website = {{URL|disasterpeace.com}}
}}
Richard Vreeland (born June 29, 1986), better known by his stage name Disasterpeace, is an American composer and musician. He first got started in music after learning the guitar in high school and started writing music around the age of 17.{{cite web|url=http://www.esperino.com/fine-tuning-interview-rich-vreeland-disasterpeace|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724181509/http://www.esperino.com/fine-tuning-interview-rich-vreeland-disasterpeace|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 24, 2012|title=Fine Tuning Interview: Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)|work=Esperino|accessdate=April 13, 2015}} Known for his work as a chiptune artist, Vreeland has scored many video games, including Fez and Hyper Light Drifter. He stepped into film score composition with the 2015 film It Follows, and has since composed the scores for Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Under the Silver Lake, Triple Frontier, and Bodies Bodies Bodies.
Childhood
Vreeland's first introduction to music was as a child, growing up in Staten Island. He spent a great deal of time learning from his step-father, who was a trained musician. In an interview, Vreeland stated, "As a child, I was mesmerized by drums. My step-father was the music director of our church and they would have band practice in the basement. Many of my fondest memories are of going down there to jam away on the drums, when they were there".{{cite web |url=http://timothycourtney.io/interview/game-talk/fez-composer-rich-vreeland-interview-with-timothy-courtney.php |title=Game Talk: Composer of Games Like Fez & Shoot Many Robots, Rich Vreeland Interview with Timothy Courtney |website=timothycourtney.io |accessdate=July 9, 2016 |date=March 26, 2016 |first=Timothy |last=Courtney}}
Career
=''Fez''=
File:"FZ Side E - Trail" by Disasterpeace.wav
Vreeland composed the video game Fez's chiptune-esque{{cite web|url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/fez-review/|title=Fez review|author=Hollander Cooper|date=April 12, 2012|work=GamesRadar+|accessdate=April 13, 2015}} electronic soundtrack. Despite his background in chiptune, Vreeland limited his use of that genre's mannerisms in the score. He worked with soft synth pads and reverb to push the score closer to an '80s synthesizer sound. He also reduced reliance on percussion and incorporated distortion techniques like bitcrushing and wow. Vreeland opted for slower passages with varying tempos that could "ebb, flow, and breathe with the player".{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5901498/fezs-beautiful-soundtrack-lives-and-breathes-video-game-dreaminess|title=Fez's Beautiful Soundtrack Lives and Breathes Video Game Dreaminess|author=Kirk Hamilton|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Kotaku|date=April 12, 2012 |accessdate=April 13, 2015}} He left some portions of Fez without music. Vreeland worked on its soundtrack at night for about 14 months while scoring Shoot Many Robots, and Brandon McCartin of Aquaria contributed the game's sound effects.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/12/two_minutes_of_fezs_charming_w.php|title=GameSetWatch Two Minutes Of Fez's Charming World|work=gamesetwatch.com|accessdate=April 13, 2015|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201165023/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/12/two_minutes_of_fezs_charming_w.php|url-status=dead}}
=''It Follows''=
In 2014, Vreeland produced the soundtrack for David Robert Mitchell's sophomore film It Follows, after being approached by Mitchell, a fan of Vreeland's work on the video game Fez.{{cite web|url=http://balzertown.com/cinemaknifefight/2015/02/24/scoring-horror-interview-rich-vreeland/|title=Scoring Horror Interview with RICH VREELAND|work=Cinema Knife Fight|accessdate=April 13, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415031918/http://balzertown.com/cinemaknifefight/2015/02/24/scoring-horror-interview-rich-vreeland/|archivedate=April 15, 2015|df=mdy-all}}
=''Hyper Light Drifter''=
Disasterpeace composed the soundtrack for Hyper Light Drifter, a game developed by Heart Machine in 2016. The score follows Disasterpeace's previous soundtrack work and was listed as "One of the year's best scores, in any medium" by FACT.{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/12/13/best-albums-of-2016/|title=The 50 best albums of 2016|work=FACT|date=December 13, 2016 |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title |
| 2004
| History of the Vreeland |
| 2005
| The Chronicles of Jammage the Jam Mage |
| 2006
| Atebite and the Warring Nations |
| rowspan="3" |2007
| Under the Influence |
| Level |
| Neutralite |
| 2011
| Rise of the Obsidian Interstellar |
= EPs =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Notes |
| 2006
|Cereal Code | rowspan=2| N/A |
| 2010
|West |
| 2016
|Mud Water |Theatre |
= Compilations =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Notes |
| 2006
|Daniel, Matthew & Richard | Improvisational album |
| 2007
|Noon Kids | rowspan=4 |B-sides |
| 2010
|Midnight Orphans |
| 2011
|Deorbit |
| 2013
|Strays |
| 2016
|Singles |rowspan=2 |N/A |
| rowspan=2 |2017
|Video Games |
| Disasters for Piano
|Arrangement album |
= Soundtracks =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Type |
| 2007
|Limeade Grin |Unreleased video game |
| 2008
| Rescue: The Beagles | rowspan="6" |Video game |
| rowspan="6" |2009 |
| Woosh |
| Waker |
| High Strangeness |
| Bomberman Live: Battlefest (UST) |
| Bright-Coves
|Brightcove video platform |
| rowspan="4" |2010
|Astral Puzzle Meltdown |Video game |
| Bonk: Brink Of Extinction (UST)
|Unreleased video game |
| Passcode: Soul Of The Traveler
|Web-series |
| Cat Astro Phi
| rowspan="8" |Video game |
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| 360° Sharks |
| Puzzle Agent (UST) |
| ZONR |
| rowspan="3" |2012
| Fez |
| Shoot Many Robots |
| KRUNCH |
| rowspan="6" | 2013
| Runner2 (UST) |
| FZ: Side F
| rowspan="2" |Fez OST remix album |
| FZ: Side Z |
| Apoc Wars
| rowspan="2" |Video game |
| Soundodger+ |
| Somewhere
| Short film |
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| The Floor Is Jelly | rowspan="4" |Video game |
| Famaze |
| Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake |
| Cannon Brawl |
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| Film |
| Loop Ring Chop Drink
| Short film |
| Gunhouse
| rowspan="2" | Video game |
| Mini Metro |
| rowspan="4" |2016
|"Bad Jubies" |Adventure Time episode |
| Hyper Light Drifter
| rowspan="2" |Video game |
| Reigns (UST) |
| Beasts of Balance
| Tabletop game |
| 2017
|Ram Son (original soundtrack for River City Ransom: Underground) |Video game |
| rowspan=2 |2018
|DIY - Volume One |TV cartoon |
| Under the Silver Lake
|rowspan=2|Film |
| rowspan=2 |2019 |
| Crimson Tooth
|rowspan=2 |Video game |
| rowspan="2" |2021 |
| Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
| rowspan="2" |Film |
| rowspan="3" |2022 |
| Hyper Light Fragments
|Hyper Light Drifter OST additional tracks |
| Paradise Marsh
| rowspan="2" |Video game |
| 2023
|Soundodger 2 |
| 2024
| Viktor |Film |
References
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External links
- [http://disasterpeace.com Official website]
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Category:21st-century American composers
Category:21st-century American male musicians
Category:American electronic musicians
Category:American film score composers
Category:American male film score composers
Category:American video game composers
Category:Chiptune and tracker musicians