Part 3 of the extended, in-depth Silent Hill 2 discussion between Cleo and myself! Wrapping up our thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake, Silent Hill and fandoms, and what we have coming up next.

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NOTE:This will be the last of the Free accessUnfinished Paintings for the time being. If you’ve been enjoying them and want to continue hearing them every Friday, check out the membership tiers over on Patreon! On a trip to Ireland back in 2016, I discovered The Gloaming, a contemporary Irish/American supergroup that specializes in creative,…

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Part 2 of our Silent Hill 2 discussion released yesterday! We dig into my favorite musical moments from the game, how the remake provided Akira Yamaoka (and Bloober Team) with the opportunity to be so much more intentional with every detail, and an in-depth, beat-by-beat examination of the Stillness ending. (Also, this was recorded back…

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On the other end of the spectrum from the last Unfinished Painting, here’s “A Drop of Light,” a contemplative acoustic song. It’s from a time when I was listening to a lot of Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson, and I was trying to figure out how to capture his particular balance between poeticism and meaning.…

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IT’S HERE! As part of our Silent Hill 2 commentaries, Cleo and I wanted to do a podcast-style discussion of our playthroughs. Cleo’s still in the midst of her playthrough, but I finished mine up in October, so we recorded a retrospective on that experience that was meant to last about an hour, hour fifteen.…

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Before I get to the song: Today is Bandcamp Friday! Once a month, Bandcamp waives their cut of all purchases so that all of the money goes directly to the artist. If you’re interested in more of my original music after listening to this song, check out my releases at the following pages: iandoherty.bandcamp.com ramshkialley.bandcamp.com…

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