Grogg Mayles and Bosun Bill bring a joyful, upbeat and cheeky atmosphere to any ship. However, I decided to really push the boat out with the creative liberties, choosing to decontextualise both themes drastically away from their in-game counterparts. Inspired by other Pirate-centric music, such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Black Sails, I challenged myself to play around with the melodies, swapping harmonic and structural shifts to “pull the rug” out from under the audience and try to surprise them! To add to this, the ensemble periodically stomp their feet and shout out pirate-inspired phrases.
– Nicholas Paul