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Decca Records US to release Syberia: The World Before video game soundtrack

Decca Records US will unveil the soundtrack to the forthcoming video game Syberia: The World Before.

Announced today, the soundtrack will drop alongside the game on December 10. The soundtrack was composed by Inon Zur, who earned praise for their work on the Fallout and Dragon Age franchises. The album also features Emily Bear on solo piano. Bear is best known for The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, which became a sensation on TikTok and earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album.

Zur said this about the soundtrack:

“I’m absolutely thrilled and proud to come back to the magical and evocative world of Syberia for the third time. It is very personal to me since the story touches, in many places, the history of my own family. The amazing Benoît Sokal and the Microids team crafted a masterfully-written story which I was so taken by, and the music came out from my deepest emotions. I really hope that my music will emotionally move the players as much as I felt when I was introduced to Syberia: The World Before.”

The soundtrack can be pre-saved here. A 2-LP vinyl release will arrive in 2022.

A synopsis for Syberia: The World Before reads:

This new game, to be released on December 10, 2021, follows the incredible journey of two women across two time periods and is set in the fantastic and poetic world of Benoît Sokal’s Syberia, with its breathtaking scenery and iconic characters.

Vaghen, 1937: Dana Roze is a 17-year-old girl, who is beginning a brilliant career as a pianist. However, shadows begin to appear over her future as the fascist threat of the Brown Shadow hangs over Europe at the dawn of the Second World War.

Taiga, 2004: Kate Walker survives as best she can in the salt mine where she has been imprisoned when a tragic event propels her into a new adventure in search of her identity.

Syberia: The World Before is the fourth game in the Syberia series, which has sold over three million copies worldwide. The game can be pre-ordered on Steam right now.