NIGHTCELL 7: When the Ravens Lied, a second Þrøngva album made in code
NIGHTCELL 7 has a second soundtrack album: When the Ravens Lied by Þrøngva, twelve new tracks in the same drop-D Viking metal and hip-hop style as After the Winter of Want . They are in the game now, next to the first album's twenty. Who this is for Anyone playing the free sandbox, in the browser or on the desktop client. Nothing here costs money. What the album is about Odin sends two ravens out…
NIGHTCELL 7 has released a second album, When the Ravens Lied, by the artist Þrøngva. This twelve track album features the same drop-D Viking metal and hip-hop sound as the first album. The tracks are all original and do not cost money. The album's theme is based on the game's MIRAGE plot, told in the form of a saga. No real country is named, and neither side is portrayed as the villain; the lie is the central theme. The last track, True Dawn, answers the title of the first track, FALSE DAWN.
All twelve tracks were made using a Python script that reads a lyric sheet providing information about tempo and vocal style. The script creates a riff with a kick drum doubling the guitar, hip-hop drums or 808 on the hip-hop tracks, and choir, strings, tagelharpa, throat-singing drone and horns. It also adds wind, rain, and ravens as requested.
The voice used in the album is formant synthesis, one note per syllable on that syllable's vowel, providing rhythm without making out actual words. The lyrics are included in every MP3's tags, and the repo contains paste-ready sheets for a potential sung version.
The album was created without any real sounds, AI audio models, or music services being used. Each track is a 320 kbps, 48 kHz MP3 at about -10 LUFS. To use the album, one can visit nightcell7.com/play, turn up the volume, and enjoy the shuffled tracks as they play and stream as needed.
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