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Video game · 2026

Kalanoro

Original music for the game, apart from tracks by guest artists.

Red Raketa Studio · Published by New Tales · SEGA (Japan, Asia)

Rindra Ramili composed the original music for Kalanoro, apart from tracks by guest artists. Developed by Red Raketa Studio, the game draws on Malagasy folklore. It was released on 24 September 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC, published by New Tales and, in Japan and Asia, by SEGA.

A score that follows the player

The music follows the changes in action and pace. Layers enter and leave, sequences extend, transitions bridge one moment of play to the next. The writing has to hold together whenever the player changes direction.

The colours of Madagascar

The score sets the orchestra alongside Malagasy instruments and rhythms. Valiha, marovany, kabosy and percussion bring their timbres, played or sampled. The rhythms come from across the island: salegy, hira gasy, tsapiky, basesa. Elsewhere that colour comes through the melodies and the orchestral writing itself.

Credits

  • Original music, apart from tracks by guest artists: Rindra Ramili.
  • Composition, arrangement, mixing and mastering of that music: Rindra Ramili.
  • Tracks by guest artists: Denise, Jyeuhair, Marco Klarck, The Revery, Drwina.
  • Development: Red Raketa Studio.
  • Published by: New Tales.
  • Published in Japan and Asia by: SEGA.

In the studio

  • Rindra Ramili seated at a recording studio console, beside a controller keyboard, preamps and a session on screen.
  • Rindra Ramili standing in front of a large Kalanoro poster bearing the Red Raketa and New Tales logos.
  • Rindra Ramili in the studio with two musicians, one holding a string instrument, the other seated at the console.

Images from the game

  • Kalakely fights broom-wielding enemies in a red-rock canyon.
  • Kalakely sings on stage at sunset with the lemur band, in front of a lemur crowd.
  • Kalakely rides a blue creature along cliffs above a turquoise river dotted with floating drums.

Images: Red Raketa Studio / New Tales.

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