Yu-Peng Chen, the lead composer for a lot of the music in Genshin Impression, is leaving HoYoverse to pursue his personal desires.

The announcement comes through his private Weibo and Bilibili accounts, which have been translated and reposted by @_mika60_ on X (previously Twitter) and u/super-grey on Reddit. Chen states that he’s leaving HOYO-MiX (HoYoverse’s in-house music studio) to pursue his personal profession targets. He expresses confidence within the staff he’s abandoning and pronounces plans for a solo album subsequent 12 months.

“I’m very sorry to disturb everybody! Based on the plans for my private inventive endeavors, after cautious consideration for a while and several other discussions with the corporate, I’ve chosen to depart miHoYo and the HOYO-MiX staff to proceed pursuing my music desires! Seeing my fellow composers at HOYO-MiX staff always rising, witnessing Genshin Impression’s music progressing step-by-step (Fontaine Music is absolutely nice?), and recalling the assist and assist the corporate and colleagues have given me throughout the music manufacturing course of… It’s really essentially the most stunning and unforgettable reminiscences! I earnestly request everybody’s understanding and respect for my determination, and sooner or later, I’ll proceed to discover the trail of music. I plan to launch a brand new album of purely instrumental music subsequent 12 months, and particular plans might be introduced sooner or later. I hope you’ll proceed to assist my creations.

Sooner or later, I’ll proceed to discover Teyvat’s wonders along with everybody as a Traveler!”

-Yu-Peng Chen, translated by u/super-grey

The information comes after weeks of hypothesis after followers seen that Chen was lacking from the credit of many Fontaine tracks. Nonetheless, the brand new Fontaine music in Genshin Impression has been universally well-received.

Chen’s departure has but to be acknowledged on Genshin Impression or HoYoverse’s official channels.

Yu-Peng Chen in Genshin Impression

Yu-Peng Chen has composed music for numerous movies, video video games, and TV sequence since 2009. Most of those had extra of an Japanese viewers, and it was Genshin Impression that propelled him into the hearts of Western followers. His fanbase solely grew as extra tracks have been added to Genshin’s soundtrack, incomes him nicknames like Yu-Peng Chad or the Music Archon.

He was the only composer for a lot of the music in Genshin Impression till partway via Inazuma’s launch, when extra composers began appearing within the credit. Even then, the tracks produced by different composers have been saved to such excessive requirements that gamers seemed ahead to each launch.

On prime of his compositions, you’ll be able to hearken to the voice of the person himself throughout the Scaramouche boss struggle. The monitor Polumnia Omnia options Chen as the first vocalist. You may hear him discuss extra about creating Sumeru’s music in this behind-the-scenes video. Azhdaha’s boss struggle music is one other iconic monitor that’s additional explored in its personal video. Different related behind-the-scenes movies could be present in this record, when you’d prefer to see the inventive course of for older tracks in Genshin.

Chen will proceed to affect Genshin’s music even after his departure, if not directly. He’s set a brand new commonplace for online game music, and if Fontaine’s tracks are any indication, HoYoverse has no intention of dropping them. Genshin additionally loves to make use of recurring themes and motifs, so we are able to anticipate to listen to melodies of Chen’s previous work woven into new music going ahead. If nothing else, we get to listen to the enjoyable important theme each time we log into the sport and sit on the beginning display screen. Chen describes the event course of behind the primary theme in a video.

The place will Yu-Peng Chen go from right here?

Based on Chen’s announcement, we are able to sit up for an unbiased album launch someday in 2024. After that, he might proceed to supply music both as standalone releases or for different movies and media. He’s stated he would make an announcement for his future plans, so we’ll must preserve a watch out if we need to make certain.

It’s the tip of an period for Genshin. The longer term appears brilliant although, and Yu-Peng Chen is nowhere close to accomplished together with his music profession.