ART SQOOL is Julian Glander's delightfully weird art school simulator, and its soundtrack is every bit as charmingly off-kilter as the game itself. With track names like "Fuzzy Dinky," "Hey Mom It's Froshmin," and "Dog Drawing," you know immediately that this isn't taking itself too seriously -- and that's exactly the point.
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The title track sets the tone with bubbly, lo-fi synths that sound like they were recorded inside a crayon box, perfectly matching the game's blobby, pastel-colored 3D world. The emotional range here is surprisingly nuanced for such a playful game.
"Seems bad" and "Seems good" function almost as a pair, capturing the anxiety and elation of having your art judged by an AI professor. "Ice Sculpture" and "C.L.O.U.D.S." drift into dreamier, more ambient territory, providing the kind of gentle background hum that actually helps you focus on your in-game drawing assignments.
"Breathing sounds" is exactly what it sounds like, and somehow it works perfectly in context. "Eraser Song" and "Big Jar of Ink" lean into the tactile, arts-and-crafts sensibility that defines the whole experience, while "Graduation Song" brings a surprisingly heartfelt close to what is ostensibly a joke about getting a fake degree.
"Rainbow Pencil" sends you off with one last burst of color. The whole soundtrack feels like the musical equivalent of finger painting -- loose, joyful, and completely unconcerned with whether anyone thinks it's "real" music.