Toby Fox, the creator and composer behind legendary indie game Undertale, has provided new details about his contributions to the soundtrack for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Although it had previously been confirmed that Toby Fox composed music for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Terastal raid battles, the multitalented creator now reveals that he actually created multiple tracks for Nintendo and Game Freak’s latest releases.Known to many gamers for his work as the creator of 2015’s smash hit indie game Undertale, a pixelated RPG that used the trappings of retro games to tell a deeply philosophical and moving story, Toby Fox has also made a name for himself as a talented video game composer. In addition to composing the soundtrack for Undertale, which became a hit in its own right, Fox also composed music for Pokemon Sword and Shield and Game Freak’s Little Town Hero as well as several indie titles. The multitalented creator recently gave fans a sneak preview of Deltarune Chapters 3-5, the latest updates to his RPG follow-up to Undertale.In an excerpt from the Undertale and Deltarune newsletter posted to Twitter by user Lewchube, Toby Fox provided some more details about the music he contributed to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Fox’s creation of the “Tera Raid Battles” theme had already been confirmed, but the newsletter reveals that he composed four additional pieces of music that made their way into the game, including “Academy Ace Tournament,” “Battle! Zero Lab,” and “Area Zero.” In addition to multiple pieces of battle music, Fox also composed the melody for the song “Academy” which serves as the field theme for both games.
Fans of Toby Fox had been speculating about the extent of his work on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet ever since it was revealed that he would be composing some music for the games, so several responses to the tweet expressed excitement at finally knowing what pieces he had composed. Wanting to ensure that all the game’s composers received their fair share of credit, other comments pointed out the work of Go Ichinose and others who arranged the pieces Fox created for the games. While the poor performance and multitude of glitches in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have left a sour taste in some gamers’ mouths, the soundtrack for the pair of titles has received praise from many players.
For gamers who have been following the career and music of Toby Fox, it’s exciting to see the indie creator being able to leave his small musical mark on a franchise as massive as Pokemon. And while some gamers may bristle at the Undertale creator getting so much attention for his musical contributions, at least they’ve proven to be less controversial than Ed Sheeran’s song in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.
Pokemon Scarletand Violet are available now on Switch.
