“[Sobek, He Who Eats…] is the boss theme for Sobek, an enormous crocodile god who has been corrupted by Set. When I visited Crystal Dynamics’ office for the first time, I saw Sobek’s concept art and immediately fell in love with the character. I could tell that the team had a lot of fun working with such a bizarre source material (look up Sobek on Wikipedia sometime…), and so I wanted to write an exciting boss theme that was intimidating but simultaneously a bit goofy. I wrote a melody featuring the “fluttertongue” brass technique (rolling the “r” while playing a note) to depict this massive creature periodically rising from the waters to attack Lara and friends. The second half of the piece portrays Sobek swimming underwater. I think this piece shows my Squaresoft influences more than any other in the Lara Croft soundtrack, carrying clear influence from the Vagrant Story score in its use of rhythm, harmony, and form to paint a very literal picture of the boss.”
- Wilbert Roget, II / Lead Composer, Music Supervisor