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The soundscape of “Wukong”

“悟空”的音乐世界

The development team behind “Black Myth: Wukong’s birth from stone, making it a fitting choice soundtrack, remarking that “the melodies are stuck in our
Wukong” infuses the essence of traditional Chinese for the game’s opening sequence. The music features a heads.” In light of the public’s ongoing appreciation for
culture into every aspect of the game through innovative vigorous rhythm, evoking the image of a hero striding the music, the official game team has launched an offline
design concepts. They recognize that music transcends triumphantly toward us, while the intermittent sounds symphonic concert tour for “Black Myth: Wukong,”
mere background accompaniment; it serves as a conduit of the suona, a traditional Chinese wind instrument, visiting five cities across China and inviting players to
for emotions. To bring the game world to life, they reflect the hero’s brilliance piercing through the clouds— come together in celebration of this shared passion.
selected folk music, a deeply representative art form, to a dazzling embodiment of the public’s imagination of “This is the first time I’ve attended a game music
enrich the player experience. the Monkey King. In “Wandering the Four Seas,” the symphonic concert in China, and it far exceeded my
The fusion of folk music with modern gaming not only bright tones of the dizi intertwine with the lively notes expectations,” said Mr. Dong, who traveled from Australia
crafts a distinctive atmosphere that transports players to a of the pipa, painting a vivid picture of Sun Wukong to Shenzhen to experience the concert. “Many of my
fantastical ancient mythical world but also resonates with soaring through the skies and encapsulating a sense of friends in Australia also play ‘Black Myth: Wukong,’ and
players’ deeper emotions. Each piece of music within the free-spiritedness. Meanwhile, “The Water Curtain Cave we often discuss the culture of ‘Journey to the West.’ It’s
game narrates its own story, and with over 90 tracks, the of Flower Fruit Mountain” showcases a harmonious truly wonderful to share traditional culture in this way.”
game world becomes even more immersive and full-bodied. dialogue between the guzheng and the xiao (vertical flute), The story of Wukong, therefore, has evolved beyond
“Hailed a King, a Sage, He is Free to Roam” serves conveying the beauty of nature while also expressing merely retracing the journey for sacred scriptures; it has
as the opening theme song of “Black Myth: Wukong,” Wukong’s longing for home. transformed into a narrative that organically integrates
drawing inspiration from a poem in the first chapter of Players and listeners, both in China and around the exceptional Chinese traditional culture with qualitatively new
“Journey to the West.” This poem recounts the origin of world, have responded enthusiastically to the game’s productive forces, emanating an even greater sense of vitality.