Virtual CouncilParallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!
Follow @tatertottunes on X for live information about Parallel Horizons and Virtual Council!
Join us Friday, July 4th for the full artist reveal! Parallel Horizons releases 7/14 across all major streaming services.
Introducing Parallel HorizonsVirtual Council2025-07-01 | Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!
Follow @tatertottunes on X for live information about Parallel Horizons and Virtual Council!
Join us Friday, July 4th for the full artist reveal! Parallel Horizons releases 7/14 across all major streaming services.descenacre - 5:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-24 | 5:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by descenacre
"For the night track, I wanted to incorporate a microtonal theme because I've been having a lot of fun experimenting with different tuning systems, and I thought it'd be a fun way to end the album. I always think of 5:00 a.m. as like a disorienting half awake time, where you feel almost spiritually in tune with yourself, so I wanted to make a tune that represented that sort of fugue state." (descenacre)
Equipment: Image-Line FLEX, Surge XT, MODO Bass, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4
descenacre's link: http://linktr.ee/descenacre
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!WillfoxPiano - 4:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-23 | 4:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by WillfoxPiano
"The feeling of waking up too early and just chilling in bed until the alarm goes off." (WillfoxPiano)
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 3:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-23 | 3:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
""Eerily calm" is the feeling I wanted to convey, with some moments that are warm and others that are cold, depending on the instrumentation. The droning mallet drum is called "Reyong" and it's the foundation of the whole song." (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Meezoo - 2:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-23 | 2:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Meezoo
"I wanted this track to stand out from the rest of the night themes just like 2 AM does in many of the Animal Crossing OSTs. Ironically, the first few seconds of the main melody sounds like a strange attempt at recreating Wii Party's main theme." (Meezoo)
Equipment: Zenology, NES VST, Casio HT-700, Casio CTK-230
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!DaBraxMan - 1:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-23 | 1:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by DaBraxMan
"You're getting sleepy, and your eyes are getting heavy. The night around you is flowing with peace and tranquility. If you go to sleep now, you'll miss this moment! So relax and take a nice, deep breath...this night isn't going anywhere." (DaBraxMan)
Equipment: Akkordica, HALion Sonic, KORG M1, Roland Sound Canvas VA
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!RetroDuck - 12:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-23 | 12:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by RetroDuck
"I was inspired mainly by old folk music as well as nostalgic lofi music mixed with more traditional Animal Crossing drums. I wanted to make the song feel warm and comforting for the listener, since it's a night theme (I don't remember what hour I picked)" (RetroDuck)
Equipment: Nexus 4, Zenology, Korg Triton Extreme, and the Korg M1
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 11:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-20 | 11:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
"Sleepytime. I wanted the 11PM theme to have a dreamy-like feel to it. I guess it represents the fact that, if you're wandering around the town at this time, everyone else is cozy in their beds." (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 10:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-20 | 10:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
"12PM and 10PM were the first two tracks I made for the album, so they probably do the best job at mirroring each other with their melodies. I originally was going to incorporate two motifs (similar to the original Animal Crossing on N64/Gamecube) but after these two, I only stuck with Motif A for the rest of my tracks. In this track, Motif A appears at 19 seconds, and Motif B appears at 0 seconds & 10 seconds." (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Broni Stevoni - 9:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-20 | 9:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Broni Stevoni
"Is it 9 p.m. already!? Wow, time flies when you're having fun! The sun’s gone to sleep, but you're not quite ready yet. There's so much fun still to be had!" (Broni Stevoni)
Equipment: Korg M1, Custom piano sound
Broni Stevoni's link: linktr.ee/broni_stevoni
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!DaBraxMan - 8:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-20 | 8:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by DaBraxMan
"The sun has set and night has covered the village like a soft blanket. Some of the villagers are starting to get settled in their houses, but it's not bedtime yet! Let's wander the forest path under the gentle glow of lamplight and meet a friend or two…" (DaBraxMan)
Equipment: HALion Sonic, KORG M1, Roland Sound Canvas VA, Super Audio Cart, FL Studio 2024 (for Rhodes)
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 7:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-20 | 7:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
"I don't think most town sim games have ever used a slap bass in their ‘everyday’ music before... so while it may be unfitting, I just wanted to try it. This has a little bit of a "post-sunset" feeling, but I tried to keep it simple with some of the mallet percussion." (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Meezoo - 6:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-20 | 6:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Meezoo
"Most Animal Crossing 6 PM themes are slower and have less energy. I wanted to do the complete opposite and make a somewhat lively track to represent such an awkward time of the day." (Meezoo)
Equipment: Roland Zenlogy, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Nintendo VST, Roland TR-808, Roland SRX Piano I
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 5:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-17 | 5:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
"For 5PM, I decided to use 5 beats per measure (5/4) which seemed the most appropriate, and the walking bass ties it all together so nicely. I think most people wouldn't even notice the odd time signature…" (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology, EastWest Goliath
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 4:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-17 | 4:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
"It's kind of a mindless song, but it's more of a "nearing the end of my daily routine" type of song. There's still a few things left to do, but there's not much daylight left." (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!DaBraxMan - 3:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-17 | 3:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by DaBraxMan
"There's "stressful busy," and then there's "fun busy." This is the theme of midday "fun busy": you're productive and having the time of your life! And the warm, happy sunlight is your best friend right now." (DaBraxMan)
Equipment: HALion Sonic, KORG M1, Roland Sound Canvas VST, FL Studio 2024 (for Close Grand piano)
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 2:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-17 | 2:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
"Since my other song was themed after ‘Picnics’, this one took on the theme of ‘Bug hunting and fishing’. I wanted to make the song kinda clumsy, since some types of bugs are absolutely NOT easy to catch. I brought the motif from 12PM back into this one, but it's played with a completely different rhythmic emphasis." (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Justin Vu - 1:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-17 | 1:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Justin Vu
"There was the thought of the phrase "frolicky lunch break" when I made this. Chill and relaxed, yet remembering upcoming work after lunch. The style I tried to follow was a mix of older AC titles, with a dash of newer nuances. Since I've started playing guitar and bass roughly 2,5 years ago and have grown a liking towards the relatively young genre of "modern guitar" and the artist named "Ichika Nito", I wanted to include something hinting towards that direction in the song. Thus the live recorded bass and guitar loop and waltz-ish tendencies." (Justin Vu)
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Tater - 12:00 PMVirtual Council2025-07-17 | 12:00 PM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Tater
"I imagined a picnic by a river for my song, so I kept the instruments simple and light to the touch. The song's style is more 'house' than I've written before, but it's not exactly the type of song you'd actually dance to, either." (Tater)
Equipment: ImageLine FL Studio, Spectrasonics Stylus RMX, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4, Roland Zenology
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Gale Sosa - 11:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-14 | 11:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Gale Sosa
"To make this song, I plucked out some samples from larger sampled instruments that came with my DAW, to imitate a lo-fi "MIDI" sound where they'd have to similarly pluck 1 or 2 samples from their instruments back in the day. I also interfaced with the builtin midi playback sounds in Windows directly from my DAW as well, and I paired that altogether with an 808 kit preset that I tweaked/cut up to sound less modern, and more plucky. I've never listened to the Animal Crossing music very much, nor have I played the games so I improvised a lot on what I knew. I would say this sound in the song is a little inspired from a mix of composers I like, such as Calum Bowen and Kazumi Totaka. I lost inspiration at one point, but I feel like there's a definite point halfway through the song where I am no longer trying to approximate the Animal Crossing style and am just writing the kind of music I normally write - which I think was correct to do considering my unique outsider view and that I'm here to show my own sound perspective as well. " (Gale Sosa)
Equipment: Microsoft GS Wavetable Synthesizer, ImageLine DirectWave, FPC, FL Studio factory sounds
Gale Sosa's link: x.com/gsoup3
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Meezoo - 10:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-14 | 10:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Meezoo
"I always think of 10 AM as the perfect time to start the day, so I went with a more upbeat tune to get you excited for the rest of the day." (Meezoo)
Equipment: Roland Zenology, TR-808, SRX Piano II, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Hiro Harding - 9:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-14 | 9:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Hiro Harding
"Prime coffee time! This track was inspired by Kazumi Totaka and his tendency to modulate briefly and seamlessly between keys. I wanted go for a comfy middle ground between 90s rompler patches and more realistic sounds." (Hiro Harding)
Equipment: Steinberg Cubase & HALion Sonic, AcousticSamples VHorns, Matt Tytel Vital, Native Instruments Battery 4 & Spotlight Collection: Cuba, Roland XV-5080, Soniccouture Grand Marimba & Moonkits & Omnisphere
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Thaddeus Silva - 8:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-14 | 8:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Thaddeus Silva
Equipment: Sound On Sound Studio One Presence, Roland Sound Canvas, Spectrasonics Ominsphere 2, Toontrack EZdrummer 2
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Broni Stevoni - 7:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-14 | 7:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by Broni Stevoni
"Yawn! It's time to get out of bed, eat some grub, and get the day rolling. What do you want to do with your day? I hear the town plaza is nice around this time!" (Broni Stevoni)
Equipment: Roland CR-78, IK Multimedia SampleTank 4, Custom Keys/Bass Sound
Broni Stevoni's link: linktr.ee/broni_stevoni
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!descenacre - 6:00 AMVirtual Council2025-07-14 | 6:00 AM from Parallel Horizons, composed and arranged by descenacre
"For the day track, I wanted to add a fun little intro to it just to introduce the album as a whole, since I had just been playing Pikmin 4 I wanted to mimic their "landing in new area" jingles. I was inspired by Pikmin 3 and 4's OST, as well as Tancla's "Ceramic Ivy"." (descenacre)
Equipment: Image-Line FLEX, Surge XT, MODO Bass, IK Multimedia Sampletank 4
descenacre's link: https://linktr.ee/descenacre
=================ABOUT THIS PROJECT=======================
Parallel Horizons is an all-original 24 track instrumental album inspired by the 24-hour archetype established in Animal Crossing. Each track represents an hour of the day, starting with 6:00 AM. Curated by Tater from Tater-Tot Tunes, 10 talented artists have been challenged with creating music fit for all times of the day - inspired by the most beloved farm sim and social sim games that we've all played. Hear some of your favorite VGM cover artists like you've never heard them before!Parallel Horizons - Who Made the Music?Virtual Council2025-07-04 | 24 tracks, 1 for each hour. It's a soundtrack for a game that doesn't exist... but you can listen to it July 14th across all major streaming services!