Music can make or break a game, which is why it's big news when developers reveal who is working on any given soundtrack. For instance, the heavy metal composed by Mick Gordon is synonymous with id Software's recent Doom games, and fans of 80s power ballads can now look forward to getting their hands on SMG Studio's Moving Out, which features Lenny Macaluso in its scoring.
Seven of the 16 songs on the Spotify soundtrack for Moving Out, a physics-based co-op game about moving large objects through increasingly ridiculous constraints, feature Macaluso. While the artist has a long history in the music industry, he's arguably best known for co-writing 1986's "The Touch" with Stan Bush.
In an interview with IGN published Sunday, Macaluso said the experience has been "soul-stirring" because the game's developers asked him to dig deep rather than just licensing a "go-to song." SMG Studio's senior producer said they were looking to craft a sound that authentically sounded like the eighties.
Popular culture fanatics who grew up before the turn of the century might recognize Maculuso's "The Touch" as an iconic part of the 1986 Transformers animated movie.
Moving Out will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One on April 28.