Haunted Chocolatier Will Have Buzzing Salsa Music And Boss Battles

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So it turns out that Haunted Chocolatier won't just have expanded combat compared to Stardew Valley, but it'll also have actual boss fights.

That's the big news that came from an interview between Stardew creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone and Reason Livestream, a YouTube channel for Reason music software. Barone himself confirms in the opening moments of the interview that he's been a Reason user for years and used it to create the soundtracks for both Haunted Chocolatier and Stardew Valley.

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As you'd expect, the chat mostly centered around Barone's work in the Stardew Valley soundtrack, but around the hour and 36-minute mark, Barone reveals a track for "a bee boss." And before you ask, it becomes pretty clear upon listening to the track that Barone meant "bee" as in the insect and not "B" as in sub-boss. Also, the track’s name is simply “beeboss.” Take a listen for yourself (with time-stamp courtesy of PC Gamer).

That buzzing hook is pretty catching, but then it goes into a catchy salsa beat complete with drums and up-tempo trumpets. Also, there are boss fights in Haunted Chocolatier, which is a pretty astounding thing to hear considering Stardew didn't have a single boss to fight.

But it's not just boss fight music that Barone previewed. Elsewhere in the interview, Barone revealed another track called "Pristine Snow" which has a far more Stardew Valley-style of ambiance. Piano, oboe, and a little bit of sleigh bells for that cozy winter feel for a cozy game about making chocolate with ghosts.

"Most of the music in the game will probably sound like this," Barone said. "A sort of mysterious, somber, snowy feel. This is supposed to sound like a mysterious