Just as the game combined elements of both of its predecessor, Mentzen tries to offer the best of both worlds: the horrifying moods and orchestral textures of Philippe Vachey’s Alone in the Dark with the strong melodies and acoustic touches of Jean-Luc Escalant’s Alone in the Dark 2. “Welcome to Slaughter Gultch”, the first substantial piece of music, restores the ominous feel of the series - blending suspenseful orchestration with the unusual timbres such as the jaw harp. As the title was originally developed in France, all the dialogue here is French and was translated for the overseas release. The introduction sets a cinematic tone to the game with spoken dialogue - still a rare addition to video games in 1994 - above ambient sounds and music. Among the bonus goodies of this generously priced release were the soundtracks for each of the three games. Website GOG.com recently released a downloadable trilogy of the first three games in the Alone in the Dark series. While the game was exclusively released on PCs, technological advances enabled CD quality audio to be streamed from the game’s scenes. Long-term Infogrames employee Frédéric Mentzen was selected as the composer and he produced the series’ most diverse soundtrack.
Alone in the Dark 3 closed the original trilogy of horror titles in a Wild West setting.
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