Article by Alyx Jones The lovely sunshine illuminated the Guildhall School of Music and Drama today as BASCA hosted their Media Composers Conference. The first panel consisted of Laura Rossi, Andrew Skeet, Rich Aitken, Simon Ashdown and John Warhurst, and were discussing the team of people who work behind the composer, creatively
Author: Alyx Jones
As Head Writer for The Sound Architect, Alyx is responsible for game audio reviews and event coverage. She is also founder of Silver Script Games, as well as having an extensive background in game audio, having worked on titles such as Elden Ring, Final Fantasy VII and Borderlands 3. You can always spot her flash of pink hair!
Animex 2018
Article by Alyx Jones The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games takes place every year, bringing speakers and attendees from all over the world. This year the doors of Teesside Universiy open to the hundreds of guests waiting eagerly in the sunshine on a Monday morning for the week
Composer David Housden Returns!
BAFTA Games Masterclass – The Art of Storytelling through Music with Gareth Coker
EGX Rezzed 2018 – Game Audio Picks
Octahedron – Micro Game Audio Review
Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Demimonde Publisher: Square Enix Collective Music: Chipzel, Andre Sobota, Derek Howell & Monomirror Sound Design: Jordan Fehr & Marco Guardia Reviewed on: Playstation 4 There has recently been a rise in beat-driven video games with a nightclub aesthetic, that can be played socially at events and with live
BAFTA Games Awards 2018 – Audio Roundup!
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Alyx Jones recounts her epic night at the BAFTA Games Awards last week speaking with nominees and winners at Troxy on the 12th April 2018! Check out the full playlist below: The venue of Troxy played this year's host to the BAFTA Games Awards, with nominees,
Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 Game Audio Review
Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Jake Basten Developer: Traveller's Tales Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Head of Audio: Mike de Belle Composer: Ian Livingstone Sound Design: Duncan Bradshaw, Chris Grant, Raffaele Presciutti, Joe Thom, Tessa Verplancke, Mike Leaning (Additional) Voice Directors: Adam Chapman, Jimmy Livingstone Reviewed on: Playstation 4 A return to the Lego Marvel franchise, sees us
Assassin’s Creed: Origins – The Sound of Ancient Egypt
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Ubisoft (Montreal) Audio Director: Aldo Sampaio Sound Programmer: Alexis Rousseau-Dupuis Audio Artist: Mark Leville Audio Designers: Francois-Xavier Bilodeau, Mathieu Chastel, Francis Fravreau, Patrick Melanson, Jonathan Pilon Music: Sarah Schachner (with percussion by Jason Graves) Voice Cast: Abubakar Salim (Bayek), Alix Wilton Regan (Aya), Chantel Riley (Layla) Reviewed on: PS4 As Assassin's Creed games
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Wireless PS4 Gaming Headset Review
Article by Alyx Jones Intro Turtle Beach is one of the best known brands for gaming headsets, a brand that's commonplace at events such as EGX and Insomnia, probably due to their decent noise cancelling quality, immersing the players in the game even amongst crowds and other booth sounds. Although because this