I also owe thanks to Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) for giving us Stardew Valley and its music in the first place. After I completed my DMA, I connected with Sebastian Wolff of Materia Collective, who set me up with a powerhouse team: Augustine Mayuga Gonzales, David Peacock, and John Weston. Inspired by this game I had come to love, I began arranging the music, which helped me push through stress-induced writer’s block and even begin to focus on writing original music again. I spent the rest of that year improving my farm and, in the process, improving my life. My wife recommended the game to me, and like always, she was right. "Stardew Valley came into my life when I was struggling through my highly stressful second year of doctoral studies in composition. She enjoys working with various mediums and gains her inspiration from music. She is a Washington State based freelance artist, illustrator, designer and hobby cake decorator who has taken part in numerous works for Materia Collective. Illustrator KAY BELONUS created the art and illustrations for the album and book. Even well into his adulthood, he still loves all things Pokémon! Augustine has recorded for film, radio, and television and is very excited to be recording arrangements of some of his favorite video games. Augustine is an award-winning Filipino Canadian pianist whose solo, chamber and concerto performances have taken him across the United States, Canada and Italy. Pianist Augustine Mayuga Gonzales returns to Materia Collective after performing two volumes of the UNDERTALE Piano Collections albums. He maintains an active private studio where he accompaniment engagements and plans exciting new projects. The album was envisioned by arranger Meadow Bridgham, Meadow is in the post-residential phase of their Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Music Composition at Yale and lives in New Haven with their wife Jessica and their floppy ragdoll cat, Walter. He’s best know for creating the indie farming RPG, Stardew Valley. Eric is a solo game developer based in Seattle. Music composed by Eric Barone (ConcernedApe). The official Stardew Valley Piano Collections album!
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