NIHILUMBRA

Nihilumbra is an indie puzzle-platformer that became a quiet classic: selected by Apple as “Best of 2012: Hidden Gems” and winner of Gamelab 2013: Best Game Design. Today it spans multiple platforms and holds 1M+ downloads on Google Play with tens of thousands of reviews, a sign of its long tail and devoted audience.

The soundtrack is by Álvaro Lafuente, one of the standout composers of his generation, and I had the pleasure of re-orchestrating his material for the game release. Final mixing and mastering were handled by Iván Garrido.

Our aim was to amplify the score’s dark-epic symphonic dimension without overwhelming the game’s intimacy: sustained harmonic tension, low-register pulses, and sparse motifs that bloom into larger orchestral colors as Nihilumbra unfolds.

It’s one of those projects that—no matter how many years go by—will always hold a special place for me.