Downloadable Soundtrack

About This Content

Core Creative Background

This soundtrack was created entirely by game developer Cai Chenglong, who handled the entire creative process independently. As the accompanying musical score for the eponymous AVG game *Prelude to Nuss Jump*, it was officially released on Steam in February 2024. It fully supports the game’s weighty narrative—set in 2012 as a prequel to *The Eastern Sage*—and provides an immersive auditory foundation for the 290,000-character text-based storyline.

🎻 Sound and Stylistic Characteristics

The entire soundtrack completely eschews frivolous modern electronic elements, using the viola as the core melodic thread, accompanied by piano, music box, organ, woodwinds, and multiple string sections. With melodies that strike a chord deep within the soul, it fully conveys the game’s absurd yet fateful campus story and the emotional tension inherent in its multiple endings.

🎮 Alignment with Game Content

This soundtrack features over 20 original background music tracks, each corresponding to a specific plot point in the game: from the calm opening on the first day of school, to the nuanced emotions during character interactions, to the sense of fate and tragic undertones in the various branching endings. The music is deeply intertwined with the narrative throughout, allowing players to fully immerse themselves in the story’s atmosphere—one filled with prophecy and redemption—as they progress through the plot.

✨ Highlights of the Auditory Experience

Without an overabundance of sound effects, each melody precisely conveys emotion: the rich, resonant tone of the viola underpins the story’s solemn undertones, while the piano’s delicate timbre subtly captures the characters’ unspoken, tender emotions. Put on your headphones, and you’ll fully grasp all the subtext in the story that lies beyond the written words.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

The songs are sung by virtual AI singers of the ACE software, and the corresponding commercial licenses have been purchased.