![]() ![]() ![]() Lord Shimura is the embodiment of the samurai code of honor in Ghost of Tsushima. One of them is Junko Ueda, a Satsuma-biwa master who played the biwa for Lord Shimura’s theme, which took inspiration from the epic account The Tale of the Heike, which is typically accompanied by a biwa. The biwa’s twangy plucks were most commonly accompanied by a single voice during court performances, but its popularity spread the instrument made its way into religious sermons and oral history performances.Įshkeri learned that there were only a handful of musicians who specialized in biwa performances left today. One of them was the Satsuma-biwa, which samurai learned to play during the 17th century as a form of mental and moral training. I went on this big journey of learning and by the end of it I knew just enough to know what I don’t know.”Ī woodblock print (surimono) depicting two women, one of which is playing the biwa. “I was inspired by that ambition, so I started researching folk songs and instruments from the area and time period and spoke with masters and scholars. ![]() “ wanted to be authentic and respectful,” Eshkeri says. His work on the project led him to discover a 7th-century instrument that’s legacy has waned. One of the many ways that the game honors 1 3th-century Japanese history is with an authentic approach to the music and melodies that set the mood in Ghost of Tsushima.Īward-winning musician and co-composer of Ghost of Tsushima’s soundtrack, Ilan Eshkeri, tells Inverse that it took him and fellow composer Shigeru Umebayashi “a good year” to complete the game’s 22-song soundtrack. Sucker Punch Productions spent the better part of six years developing the stunning virtual landscapes gamers have been obsessing over since the samurai epic’s July 17 release. ![]() Ghost of Tsushimais nothing short of a visual masterpiece. ![]()
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