We're really excited about the great feedback we're still getting on Symphony, which was originally launched all the way back in 2012. Its unique gameplay and timeless stylized neon look still hold up after all these years! However it HAS been a while and we'd love for more people to enjoy the game, so we're announcing a permanent price cut to $4.99 (or regional equivalent). If you've been on the fence about trying out Symphony, there has never been a better time! :) Also, look for a patch in the coming days to address some issues that were recently reported. Cheers!

The title says it all! We really like how they turned out and hope you enjoy this new layer of Symphony content. To celebrate, we are also having a 50% off sale this weekend! Cheers, Francois

The title says it all! We really like how they turned out and hope you enjoy this new layer of Symphony content. To celebrate, we are also having a 50% off sale this weekend! Cheers, Francois

Hello everyone! Following a break-in period in beta, we are putting Build 1451 on the live branch, since there have been no reported issues with this new build. As mentioned in the previous announcement, this build contains non-Latin character support as well as new "play next" and "play random" functionality. Definitely let us know if you still find unsupported characters (they will show up as squares), or any other issues! Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! Following a break-in period in beta, we are putting Build 1451 on the live branch, since there have been no reported issues with this new build. As mentioned in the previous announcement, this build contains non-Latin character support as well as new "play next" and "play random" functionality. Definitely let us know if you still find unsupported characters (they will show up as squares), or any other issues! Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! We're really excited to announce that a large update that's been a long time coming and has now hit beta. In addition to bug fixes, we finally finished re-factoring our font engine to handle multiple non-Latin character sets simultaneously. It's a rather large backend upgrade, so definitely try it out, throw as many foreign character song and artist tags at it as you please, and let us know how it works out! We expect we might have missed some character sets so we're looking forward to hearing from you about how the system performs in a live environment. Also, two oft-requested features for playback have been added: "Play next song" (in the current playlist), as well as "Play random song". We hope this all makes for an improved Symphony experience for everyone. As always, ping us in the discussion boards with any issues on these or other features! TO TRY THE BETA: just select the beta branch [beta_loggin_f] from the "betas" in your Steam client under the Symphony properties. Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! We're really excited to announce that a large update that's been a long time coming and has now hit beta. In addition to bug fixes, we finally finished re-factoring our font engine to handle multiple non-Latin character sets simultaneously. It's a rather large backend upgrade, so definitely try it out, throw as many foreign character song and artist tags at it as you please, and let us know how it works out! We expect we might have missed some character sets so we're looking forward to hearing from you about how the system performs in a live environment. Also, two oft-requested features for playback have been added: "Play next song" (in the current playlist), as well as "Play random song". We hope this all makes for an improved Symphony experience for everyone. As always, ping us in the discussion boards with any issues on these or other features! TO TRY THE BETA: just select the beta branch [beta_loggin_f] from the "betas" in your Steam client under the Symphony properties. Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Thanks to your reports, we think we finally nailed the startup issue affecting some systems with Raptr and XFire overlays. This definitely fixes it on our test systems, let us know! This build also fixes a couple of other reported issues. On the horizon: we've got some long-requested features we've been working on integrating for a while now, we should have some updates for the game this summer, stay tuned! Francois Empty Clip Studios

Thanks to your reports, we think we finally nailed the startup issue affecting some systems with Raptr and XFire overlays. This definitely fixes it on our test systems, let us know! This build also fixes a couple of other reported issues. We've got some long-requested features we've been working on integrating, we should have some updates for the game this summer, stay tuned! Francois Empty Clip Studios

Thanks to your reports, we think we finally nailed the startup issue affecting some systems with Raptr and XFire overlays. This definitely fixes it on our test systems, let us know! This build also fixes a couple of other reported issues. We've got some long-requested features we've been working on integrating, we should have some updates for the game this summer, stay tuned! Francois Empty Clip Studios

We have just uploaded build 1160, which contains PC compatibility fixes. Please let us know if you run into any issues with this new build. Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

We have just uploaded build 1160, which contains PC compatibility fixes. Please let us know if you run into any issues with this new build. Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

After a few days in beta, we have put build 1136 in the LIVE branch. This update fixes frame rate issues that cropped up in the last update. As usual, let us know if there are any new issues with this build! Thank you, Francois Empty Clip Studios

After a few days in beta, we have put build 1136 in the LIVE branch. This update fixes frame rate issues that cropped up in the last update. As usual, let us know if there are any new issues with this build! Thank you, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone, We haven't heard of any issues with the BETA that was released on Friday, so build 1120 is now live for everyone! As mentioned, this build contains mouse fixes and some display fixes. Please let us know you run into any problems. Enjoy! Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone, We haven't heard of any issues with the BETA that was released on Friday, so build 1120 is now live for everyone! As mentioned, this build contains mouse fixes and some display fixes. Please let us know you run into any problems. Enjoy! Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! We have just published a new update to fix mouse and some display issues on Mac and PC to the BETA branch. We are still working on our Linux update which we hope to release soon. To get this current patch, just select the beta branch [beta_loggin_f] from the "betas" in your Steam client under the Symphony properties. Please let us know if there are any issues with this new build! Thank you, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! We have just published a new update to fix mouse and some display issues on Mac and PC to the BETA branch. We are still working on our Linux update which we hope to release soon. To get this current patch, just select the beta branch [beta_loggin_f] from the "betas" in your Steam client under the Symphony properties. Please let us know if there are any issues with this new build! Thank you, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! We are happy to announce the latest patch, build 1101, just went live. It fixes FLAC support, and introduces controller support throughout the entire interface of the game. There are still some quirks here and there, but you should be able to play the full game only using the controller. The build also introduces command-line control of windowed/full-screen mode and fixes a few miscellaneous issues. Unfortunately, even though our internal Linux build contains many fixes, we were not able to push it out at this time but expect to do so shortly. We are aware of a few outstanding problems and are working to fix as many as we can, thanks for all your feedback and we hope you enjoy Symphony! Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! We are happy to announce the latest patch, build 1101, just went live. It fixes FLAC support, and introduces controller support throughout the entire interface of the game. There are still some quirks here and there, but you should be able to play the full game only using the controller. The build also introduces command-line control of windowed/full-screen mode and fixes a few miscellaneous issues. Unfortunately, even though our internal Linux build contains many fixes, we were not able to push it out at this time but expect to do so shortly. We are aware of a few outstanding problems and are working to fix as many as we can, thanks for all your feedback and we hope you enjoy Symphony! Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! We are working on more meaningful updates for the coming months, but have just put out a patch to address some of the more oft-mentioned issues: -Support for up to 20 drive letters (up from only 8) -Tweaked the behavior of the infamous 4th boss ...and a few other minor fixes. Thanks again for all your feedback, we hope you enjoy Symphony! Francois

Hello everyone! Thanks to your feedback, we have finally published the biggest update ever to Symphony, containing: -Unlimited song length support -Controller support (in-game only for now) -Faster & MUCH more stable song scanning, especially for large collections -Numerous bug fixes Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

Hello everyone! Thanks to your feedback and crash log e-mails, we are almost ready to publish our biggest update ever to the main branch, containing: -Unlimited song length -Controller support (in game only for now) -Bug-free scanning There IS one final issue we are having problems replicating. It's a crash when starting the game after playing a song that had a boss in it. It may or may not be fixed, so we would love if you guys could check out the beta branch one last time (beta branch is "beta_loggin_f", see forum for details on how to get it and report crashes). We're almost there, thanks in advance for trying out the beta and sending us your crash logs (if any!!!). Cheers, Francois Empty Clip Studios

(forwarded from forums) Hello everyone! We're really excited to announce that we have updated the latest beta, which is by far the biggest update to Symphony ever and contains a bunch of often-requested enhancements such as: - Unlimited song length (well, limited by the memory on your machine) - 100% new, more stable scanning engine (caveat: will only affect new files, since old files will already be catalogued) - A LOT of scanning crash fixes - Beta controller support - New, separate UI/in-game mouse sensitivity settings Please try it out (see instructions in the pinned discussion "BETA instructions") and let us know how it works for you! Thanks, Matt and Francois Empty Clip Studios

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Update 3 Build Notes:
- Large library crash issues resolved
- Minor performance tweaks
- Achievements 'Beethoven', 'Haydn' and 'J.S. Bach' issues resolved

Update 2 Build Notes:
- Performance improvements for lagging/stuttering
- Upgrade weapons from Ship Edit sub-menu weapon list
- USB/flash drives supported - WARNING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
- Removed searching entire computer.
- Bosses 4 and 5 should be easier to defeat

- Game crashing fixed
- Small enemy bullets highlighted to make them stand-out more
- 4th Boss is less difficult
- Various smaller fixes/changes

Symphony is Now Available on Steam!

Your music is under attack, you must liberate it!

A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection, discover items, customize your ship and fight boss enemies to liberate the Symphony of Souls and reclaim your music!

Symphony is one of the most music-driven games ever made. In this vertical shooter, re-experience each of your songs as it becomes a unique battlefield driven by intensity and tempo.

Your music collection is now an item collection! Each of your songs contains an item you can discover, equip and upgrade. Fully customize your ship to reach score targets, upgrade items and unlock new difficulty levels.