Hello Adventurers,

We’re excited to share another meaningful milestone in the journey of Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line, as well as a first look at some of our rewards and a sneak peek at the doc's official soundtrack!

Music was always an integral part of the games that Sierra On-Line produced. In fact, you can probably hear that iconic Sierra fanfare in your head as you read this!

Given the company’s strong musical identity and the memories that so many gamers associate with the sounds of Sierra, we knew that the score for the Legends of Adventure documentary would be an incredibly important piece of the puzzle.

It’s one of the reasons we approached Castle If, also known as Jess Forrest, an amazingly talented Toronto-based composer known for her retro futuristic electronic music. Forrest, who favours a Moog Voyager synthesizer, frequently utilizes vintage production techniques and other analog sources in her compositions. This throwback approach to music composition is not unlike the way that some of the original Sierra game music was created and produced in the 1980s and 90s, so we knew that Forrest’s music would be able to help us evoke a certain time and place that lives in the hearts of adventure game fans.

We recently chatted with Forrest about her experience working on Legends of Adventure and how she approached composing music for the documentary.

What’s been something that’s surprised you about working on this project?

Forrest: “My introduction to the Sierra On-Line fanbase has been, hands down, the best part about working on Legends of Adventure!”

Castle If's original track for our first-look teaser trailer

Tell us about your approach to composing a score for a documentary about Sierra and its games.

Forrest: “My main goal with the soundtrack is to create something that feels fresh and exciting while also tapping into a subconscious nostalgia for the original games. Of course, the score needs to support Ken and Roberta's story, but I also wanted to write music that would resonate with the fans who helped build the Sierra empire in the first place.”

We’re so excited to be collaborating with Forrest on this project. She has already composed more than a dozen tracks for the film and will continue her work in the months to come as we inch closer to completion.

Backers: Visit the “Backer-Only” update section below to hear an exclusive sneak preview of the first track from the Legends of Adventure OST before anyone else!

While finishing the film has obviously been our biggest priority, we’ve also been hard at work on producing some of the many rewards that our backers will receive once the project is completed.

Here’s a sneak peek at the exclusive commemorative enamel pin set that all backers who supported at the Blu-Ray Quest Plus level and above will be receiving, as well as those who purchased the standalone 10 Pin Ultimate Fan Collection add-on. 

We’re really happy with how these pins turned out and we can’t wait to start seeing them out in the wild.

We will be sending out backer surveys in the coming months to confirm pledge levels and shipping info, so that we can start sending all of these goodies out as soon as possible.

We’re happy to report that the four hour plus rough cut of Legends of Adventure that we told you about a few months ago is now closer to the feature length goal of around two hours. It’s now really feeling like the movie that we originally envisioned – and that we've been able to produce with your support.

Editing the documentary has been a long but exciting process with new insights and story beats emerging as we continue to shape the film. We deeply appreciate the community’s patience with this process as we all want to make the best film possible. We remain on track to complete the film in 2026 with official release plans to be announced soon.

We have recently added another professional archivist to the team to help us make the most of all the incredible archive materials we have and maximize their impact within the film. This is an important step towards making this the rich, material-filled story that we all want to see.

We’re also adding another award-winning editor to begin work on a trailer for the doc. We’re hoping to be able to privately share that with our backers as soon as that’s ready!

Once again, we’re thankful to our amazing backers for your continued support and patience as we work hard to bring this important story to life. Things are progressing very quickly now, so stay tuned for more frequent updates throughout the remainder of the year!

- The Legends of Adventure Team