Solving the mystery of a missing scholar and decrypting an ancient language are just two threads of the complex, open-world game, Heaven's Vault, created by Inkle Studios. Laurence Chapman composed a gorgeous chamber music soundtrack for the game, in which archeologist Aliya and her robot companion, Six, travel to the distant moons in Aliya's home nebula in search of her missing colleague. Aliya is chosen for the mission because she's been studying an ancient language, and decoding the inscriptions that appear throughout the environment helps unravel the mystery. As Laurence told me, his first idea was that a spacey/synth sound would best suit the game, but as the game grew, he realized that the solitary nature of the gameplay needed a more intimate sound. Laurence recruited the Leos Strings, which he'd worked with before, and he joined them at the piano. He also added subtle synth pads to as a reminder that Heaven's Vault is a science fiction game. Writing the music for Heaven's Vault