Eirik Suhrke is a Norwegian freelance composer and video game designer known for his video game soundtracks. He has composed for Spelunky , Hotline Miami , and Vlambeer games including Ridiculous Fishing . He has also developed games, being one of the main contributors to UFO 50 .
Suhrke was educated as a sound engineer and taught himself music composition. He primarily works on video games in music and sound design. His compositions for games first began as a hobby in his early teens, for RPG Maker indie games and other projects he found on online forums. [1] In 2006, he began PAUSE, a collaboration with Disasterpeace, that became a netlabel. [2]
Suhrke composed the music and sound on Spelunky (2012). [1] The mid-tempo jazz album was inspired by early 1990s video games [3] and was composed over two years using a 1986 synthesizer, audio software from the early 1990s, and live instrumentation. [2] He also worked on Vlambeer's Ridiculous Fishing and Super Crate Box , and composed a track for Hotline Miami . [1] His soundtrack for Downwell (2015) was later released on vinyl. [4] Earnest Cavalli of Engadget described his work as among "the finest indie gaming soundtracks in recent memory" in 2013. [5] Suhrke is a collaborator on UFO 50 , an anthology of retro-style games. [6]