THE MUSICAL SAGA CONTINUES!

Over $46,000 raised on other platforms. Don't Miss Out on Being A Part of It!

Due to earlier success on other platforms, pledgers to this campaign will receive in addition to the album:

1. A new Jane Jensen short story based in the Gabriel Knight Universe

2. The re-orchestration and production of the original Gabriel Knight Beast Within Lost Wagner Opera!

3. A video "Making Of" documentary on the making of the album

4. Guest appearances by members of The Scarlet Furies on the album!

Follow us if you will back to late 2021. Game Composer Robert Holmes (Composer of such games as the Gabriel Knight series, Gray Matter, Moebius, and member of The Scarlet Furies) decided to return to his gaming roots and create an album collection of new Gabriel Knight and Gray Matter style music for the fans. He launched a very successful Kickstarter to enlist support and was overwhelmed with folks’ interest in hearing more of the dramatic and emotional melodies and textures he is known for.

And now with your help the journey will continue! SON of SEQUEL will continue the trip into the musical realms so richly created in the compositions of Robert Holmes. This all-new collection will forge new ground while again bringing forward the unmistakable emotionally rich and dynamic melodic worlds of Robert Holmes. New themes of power, darkness, hope, expansion, and melancholy, richly produced and orchestrated in a unique mix of traditional and synthesized instruments and textures. This new musical gathering will also feature wonderful guest performances by some of the very best from the worlds of music and gaming, as well as a new and enriching collaboration!

NEW ADDITIONAL FEATURE!: Gaming Legend Jane Jensen will create an all new short story based within the Gabriel Knight Universe, with images to accompany it, as a Companion to the Son of SEQUEL Album! The Story which is bound to include the wonderful dark richness and depth beloved by fans, will be delivered Digitally and will be available to all pledgers!"

In addition to Robert's compositions, Composer and Sound Designer George Napier (who produces music and videos as ‘gesslr’) will use synths, instruments, and tape-based techniques to create short audio pieces. These interludes will provide the perfect prologues and bridges between Robert's sweeping themes. Son of SEQUEL will reach into new and intriguing musical vistas!” With Robert focusing on the melancholy and hopeful melodies and use of strings and choirs he is known for, and George bringing a modern and technically effected flank of treated and manipulated textures and sound, this will be a musical journey through the relationship of our spiritual and technical selves! 

To learn more about Robert and his music please visit https://robertholmesmusic.com/

To hear some of George's work, check it out here: https://www.gesslr.com/?fbclid=IwAR02YJhtKP_JEmlZKxdrsbiVl_wkzMwEzpwINoNef2qLk9iJm4A0mXokh5w

From Jane Jensen:

“We have been so pleased to see the amazing support for the album SEQUEL, and how happy people have been to receive more of the music from the world of GK. For us, not only is it a chance to have more of Robert’s music out in the world- but it’s a great opportunity for us to reconnect with the fans, refocus the fans of GK and Gray Matter, and add some momentum and awareness that this passionate audience exists and is happy to support this work. As we have both said in recent interviews, we would love nothing more but to do some more games in these beloved realms and are doing what we can to help create opportunities for that to happen. Your support of Robert’s music and desire to be involved in the work we do means the world to us, and to creating momentum toward these possibilities!”

Robert Holmes worked in the studio and postproduction communities in Hollywood before joining computer gaming giant Sierra On-Line as a Producer and Composer. While there, his work included several games, including the award-winning Gabriel Knight: Sins of The Fathers, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of The Sacred, Blood of The Damned. Additional notable game scores have included Jane Jensen’s Gray Matter, Lola and Lucy’s Big Adventure, Moebius: Empire Rising and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition. Other performance and production activities have included work as a writer, member, or Producer for The Brothers Four, Sting, and The Scarlet Furies.  Performance and studio work includes legends Steve Lukather, Leon Russell, Rusty Anderson, Jim Messina, Peter Asher, and The Zombies.

In 2014, Robert and his wife Game Designer Jane Jensen completed a successful Kickstarter campaign for their game production studio Pinkerton Road, resulting in the creation and delivery of three games: Gabriel Knight: Sins of The Fathers Anniversary Edition, Moebius: Empire Rising, and Lola and Lucy’s Big Adventure. Robert followed these games with musical album releases including The Brothers Four Renewal, A Simple Refrain: The Game Themes of Robert Holmes, and SEQUEL: An Album of new music in the style of Gabriel Knight.

Here's a video compilation of some of Robert’s best loved themes.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BtUWs4n0dE

And a sample tune from the Sequel Album: Back In

Saddle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWrwEGW5RSY

“Robert Holmes wove an epic tapestry for his soundtrack to the Gabriel Knight series, combining themes of setting and character with operatic themes that transcend even these. Jane Jensen’s games are supernatural mysteries with colorful characters, but are also more: Each is a sweeping, emotionally charged battle for the protagonist’s soul. Robert’s score captures the breathtaking scope and spiritual dimension of these battles, from the New Orleans bayou to the deep woods and historic castles of Bavaria. And of course, there is that dazzling set piece of the series, the lost opera of Wagner, that only a composer of tremendous ability could pull off. It is impossible to imagine these games achieving the same emotional impact, the same depth, without the haunting music that gave them life.” Ilana C. Myer, author of Last Song Before Night

"Robert Holmes wrote game soundtracks that delighted and haunted me as an impressionable teenager with his Gabriel Knight scores, and he's lost none of the magic in the intervening years. He has, however, a highly dubious sense of picking competent drummers, but that shouldn't stop you from backing this project." - Troels Pleimert, Space Quest Historian and drummer on "Sequel"

"I first heard Robert Holmes's music on the Gabriel Knight 1 demo, and I was hooked. Sequel is every bit as beautiful and compelling - it's sure to delight both longtime fans of Gabriel Knight and brand new listeners." Sarah Kelley

“When Robert Holmes’ new cd Sequel arrived I was excited as I have loved his music for a long time. I can definitely say he did not disappoint!From Empyreal Crimson which evoked in me hope and peace, to the sense of adventure created by Back In The Saddle, to the feelings of sadness and loss I felt for Kirsten’s Theme these are beautifully spun threads through which Robert’s passion and love for what he does is stunningly clear.” Helen Platt

“Talk about layered texture, this album has so many layers it is a feast for the ears, so much reminiscent of the games they are influenced by. SEQUEL is a fantastic album that captures the central idea of dramatic game music, and being a fan of Gabriel Knight and Gray Matter I was especially pleased! Robert Holmes has once again proven that he is a master of his musical craft and with a fantastic team has created an album that I will listen to again and again.” Anna Vigue

“Robert Holmes seems to find that balance of remaining true to what made fans enjoy his music in the first place while introducing new ideas. I am very honored to have had even a small part in helping out with this project.“ Jon Paul Sapsford

· Studio software and hardware upgrades

· Composing and recording time

· Mixing

· Professional Mastering (Lurssen Mastering)

· Album artwork production

· Digital distribution costs

· CD Duplication

· Vinyl album Production

· PR Support

· Video Support and Production

· Shipping and fulfillment

We invite you to join in the effort to create and produce this new collection. We can’t do it without your support. Over the years the loyalty and passion of the fans for these games and the music that is a part of them has been so wonderful. Fans from all over the world continue to reflect their enjoyment of the past work. Join us in working together to create the next addition to the musical family!