We wish you fortune , Music Archon !
In a sudden announcement , Hoyoverse ’s music division HOYO - MiX composer Yu - Peng Chen , responsible for for most of Genshin Impact ’s racecourse , announce his departure from the company . He ’s been the lead composer for the project since its beginning but is now looking for new course in his career , which means leave the company to work on his own personal plan .
know for his masterful combination of traditional Chinese music with more Western - styled melodies and instruments , he ’s the big mind behind most of the game ’s most iconic course , such as Rex Incognito ( Zhongli ’s paper ) or Rage Beneath the Mountains ( Azdaha ’s boss theme ) , as well as many others . Be it walk down the street of Liyue Harbor or adventuring through the depths of Enkanomiya , Yu - Peng Chen ’s whole kit are always nearby .
The promulgation was hand directly by Yu - Peng himself on his bilibili account , where he tell that he ’s thankful for all of the years he ’s been in touch with Hoyoverse , but it ’s time to pursue new music paths .
Here ’s a rough translation by Redditorsuper_grey :
I ’m very sorry to disturb everyone ! According to the plan for my personal originative try , after careful circumstance for some clip and several discussions with the company , I have choose to forget miHoYo and the HOYO - MiX squad to continue pursuing my music pipe dream ! visit my fellow composers at HOYO - MiX squad perpetually growing , witness Genshin Impact ’s euphony progressing footmark by stone’s throw ( Fontaine Music is really great 👍 ) , and echo the reinforcement and facilitate the company and colleagues have given me during the medicine production process … It ’s in truth the most beautiful and unforgettable memories ! I earnestly bespeak everyone ’s understanding and respect for my decisiveness , and in the futurity , I will carry on to explore the track of euphony . I design to release a novel album of purely instrumental music next yr , and specific architectural plan will be announced in the future . I hope you will continue to hold my creations .
Image via Reddit
In the future , I will stay on to search Teyvat ’s wonders together with everyone as a Traveler !
Nicknamed the “ Music Archon ” by fans , he ’ll be deeply miss in the plot ’s product . But they believe the biz ’s OST is still in good hands . Reddit substance abuser Pluppy0503 stated , “ If he did n’t make the Fontaine music though ( esp . the submersed music ) , I think the euphony squad is set up in a good counsel . ”
As we do n’t have an prescribed Fontaine OST record album just yet , we do n’t cognize if Yu - Peng was directly involve with those . But we can unquestionably feel his vibraharp in some tracks , so even if he is n’t , we can see how he inspired other gifted musicians the same way they inspired him . And these are now quick to convey on his music legacy in the company proudly .
