At Sea - Max LL

Music by Max LL

Artwork by Jo-Annie Gauthier

Mastering by Harris Newman

Spiritfarer is a project that’s very close to the heart for me and the talented team at Thunder Lotus Games. It’s a positive, colourful and serene adventure about life, grief and compassion, where you guide spirit friends to the afterlife after caring for them in their last moments. It's not only about saying goodbye to characters but reflecting on what they leave after they've gone. It hopes to help us better address and openly discuss the subject of death, a common reality we’re all faced with.

The times we are living through have made the experience of writing music for this project all the more meaningful and I feel like Spiritfarer couldn’t have come at a better moment. The connections and relationships we develop with our friends and families stay with us, we have to treasure them, be more compassionate as individuals and a society, and better learn to say goodbye when the time comes.

[WiRameka]

This game really changed my life. My cousin passed away a year ago now, and we were pretty much the same age (he was 22) and we grew up together. We both had our own siblings but we really understood each other. Anyway, I hadn't really ever lost anyone that I was close with until him, as all my grandparents passed away when I was young. Ever since his passing I got back into gaming, because of Lockdown and that, but just randomly playing different games.

I didn't realise how much this game would affect me, like so much learning in terms of Grief, how to cope, how to carry on, how to walk by relics of loved ones now gone, like I've never been so emotional but in a healthy way before. To be okay with missing people out of nowhere and crying about it, feeling angry that they leave us so abruptly, but damn this game has taught me so much maan. And it doesn't help with the music, because me and my cousin had plans to make a band just cause I loved making music, and he was great at singing.

So now, all these deep emotions and wonderful memories are almost relived every time I hear the music. It's both heart-warming & heart-wrenching at the same time, so I just wanna say thank you for this masterpiece, both game & music.
And I'll always love and miss you couz ❤️

[TheLoneFoxllie]

This song fits so well, the airey lightness of it feels very soothing and calm. Even ready for an adventure, despite the sad undertaking.. but aside from the slower sounds. The majority of this song fits the smooth sailing tone of an ever-perfect cruise, silence and calmness.

[christophg.]

I am hearing this song in my head since i started to play before i go to sleep, while driving and at work

[phillelanacondaspencer]

I have depression and this song makes me feel very happy, as if there were no sadness, no discomfort, as if it were a version of me where everything was fine before. The game is amazing and the music? wonderful, thank you for creating something so beautiful. Thank you. ❤

[wisemage]

Aw heck ya, Stella comin in with that GOOD SHIT. 🔥🔥💯

[somerandomguy___]

Sometimes I’d be at the front of the ship and watch the beautiful sky and relaxing and this part of the soundtrack makes it much better
Thank you for making this, not only this part of the track but the entire soundtrack is just awesome. Be it because it’s relaxing, beautiful, emotional or something else.

[mr.robotsoldhat]

I like how in almost every song you hear the one sung in the credits. Maybe I’m looking too much into it, but it’s like death itself. We don’t realise it was happen until it does, and then we start to take notice of it all. Life, the happy and the sad, and the end.

[Sofia-wmdk]

this song brings me so much peace.... i played spiritfarer when it first came out and it still makes me feel like i'm waking up calmly on a sunny day-off. thank you so much, max. this ost is unforgettable.

[defender]

I could listen to this on the ship for hours. Thanks for making my spiritfaring journey even better with your wonderful soundtrack!

[benjaminclarke]

UK lockdown number 3 hitting different now that I got this artistical masterpiece of a game to cosy up with. Thank you Max for yet another amazing, goose bump inducing soundtrack <3

[decusq]

It's amazing how well the soundtrack captures the mystery and wonder of the EverWorld for me. Oceans that barely make waves, traveling the high seas in peace, barely any obstacles to let you enjoy yourself with some fun or some tedium work. This is truly a track of Peace and calming day with the wind gently blowing in your hair.

[thyminade]

I'm so much in love with the soundtrack to this game in general, but this exact song.... it's something I've never thought I would ever feel
I'm the type of person that loves listening to instrumentals, and even if I listen to normal songs, lyrics are definitely not the thing I concentrate on. It's the melody, the way people sing those lyrics, that's what always mesmerizes me.
And well... to say that you did a fantastic job on spiritfarers soundtrack would be an understatement. I just love always picking out one instrument and try my best to "listen through" all the music and somehow concentrate on only one. This is a "game" I guess I play all the time haha.
AND OH MY GOD the way you use flute, is like... I have no words, only shivers every time I listen to the part where the notes go a little bit faster, I always wait for this part and feel something special each time. 1:00 is where the real magic starts!!

I struggle a lot with generalized anxiety and can't count how many times your music helped me stay sane
thank you so so much, you're the most fantastic talented person I've ever seen on the internet, I'm so happy I could tell you this <3

[awesomefez]

I've just recently (as in like, just yesterday) found out about this game. Oddly enough I just found it randomly downloaded on my Xbox, figured I'd try it since, y'know, why not? And I quickly fell in love with it. It's one of my top favorites, despite how I kinda bashed it a bit, going in completely blind. This track in particular though, I love hearing it every time I'm on the sea. Always makes me feel so, relaxed and peaceful, in contrast to the stress I've been having recently. So honestly, thank you for this song, it's my current favorite out of all of my music and probably will be for a very, very long time.

[MOSHROMM]

This whole sound track relives my stress, anger, sadness, ect. so much and I have song of growth practically memorized from how much I listen to it. tysm so for the beautiful, reliving, "sleepy", and from one of the best games ever soundtrack.
😌😌😌😌❤❤❤❤

[bubee]

Ce jeu a changé ma vie. Beaucoup de gens le disent, c'est vrai. Mais c'est parce que c'est réellement un jeu qui nous apporte tellement de belles choses. Jamais aucune oeuvre peu importe le média ne m'a touché et atteint comme lui. Même après toutes ces années chaque note jouée est une ouverture sur de beaux souvenirs, la beauté de la vie et elles nous prennent par la main dans les moments difficiles. Jamais je n'oublierai leurs histoires et ces musiques m'accompagneront toute ma vie. Merci ❤

[misochobit]

the song hurts differently when you are the last passenger on this ship

[Max-gthi]

I see the sea meanwhile I listen it and It's very peacefull and inspiring, thanks

[JSzFifipirka]

to me 1:30 - 2:10 sounds like the sadness from leaving and the part after like the spiritfarer trying to comfort and say it's going to be ok

[whatsuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

I just started playing this today. With Kevin conroy and Hagrid dying recently just randomly when I was paused just started crying. Just an hour in and it's incredible. Music is so beautiful and deep

[oliverwalter]

This Soundtrack is in its entirety absolutely amazing, Max LL. This game would't have been the same without it.