"I understand why players feel that strong French identity in the soundtrack," says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's composer, especially in that one Mime song: "It felt like both a duty and a guilty pleasure to include the accordion"

Composer Lorien Testard plays guitar in a live performance of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's music.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an RPG adventure that sticks with you in more ways than one. There's oodles of clutch boss fight victories thanks to its twitchy parry and dodge battle system. The emotions that swell as the party faces twists, turns, and tribulations through its narrative. And, of course, the ever-present score that accompanies all of it, the beautiful (and sometimes quirky) music looping in my head long after hitting credits. I got the chance to speak to composer Lorien Testard about how it all came together.

Oscar Taylor-Kent: Lorien, thanks for taking the time to answer some of our questions about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!