Steven Wang's "The Star-Catcher" paints an immersive picture of a freezing tundra that's hostile to life itself. The story follows Ori, a young boy who witnesses this fact firsthand. Despite his resolve to make things better, he is not immune to the effects of the tundra and must summon the courage to act before it's too late.
Symbolizing feelings of detachment and fear through the setting, "The Star-Catcher" communicates its themes of empathy, resolve, and free-will through a surreal goal: catch the sun to save the tundra.
Set to an original, orchestral score that takes viewers into the spirit of Ori, the highs and lows of the music are deeply intertwined with the rises and falls of the story. "The Star-Catcher" gets to become a dark representation of a world without warmth, but it always maintains a certain hope; a hope we all must have in order to keep our own worlds from freezing over.