Sam Hughes chats with Playtonic Games' Audio Director, Dan Murdoch about the audio for awesome game Yooka Laylee. They discuss the influences of Banjo Kazooie, going from indies, to Junior Sound Designer at Rocksteady, to lead on a project, and more! You can also check out our interviews with composers, Grant Kirkhope
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Sound designer, voice actor, musician and beyond who just has a big passion for conversations, knowledge sharing, connecting people and bringing some positivity into the world.
BAFTA Games Awards Interviews 2017
Sadly due to some technical errors, there was a delay posting our interviews from the BAFTA Games Awards 2017 from our Soundcloud. However, FINALLY we can share these with you here including interviews on the red carpet and in the media room with Cissy Jones, Nolan North, Troy Baker, Navid Negahban,
Interview with Composer, Bryce Jacobs
Sam Hughes speaks to Bryce Jacobs about his career so far and more! Bryce's recent film project "Random Tropical Paradise" by Gunpowder and Sky Distribution was released June 9, http://variety.com/2017/film/news/bryan-greenberg-comedy-random-tropical-paradise-1202391793/. What is also very interesting about Bryce is that he created his own 7 octave guitar, with the financial help
Outlast 2 – Game Audio Review
Article by Derek Brown Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Red Barrels Composer: Samuel Laflamme Sound Designer: Francis Brus Reviewed on: Steam First things first, I’m a bubble blowin’ baby. Horror games and I have had a rocky relationship to say the least. I’m a jumpy, shouty creature and they tend to poke me in all the
Halo Wars 2 Game Audio Interview
Quantum Break Interview with Richard Lapington
Deniz Zlobin has very kindly shared with us his interview with Richard Lapington (Original HERE in Russian), who at the time of interview was Remedy Entertainment's Audio Lead (Now Narrative Lead), about the audio for Quantum Break! Read the full interview below: How did you start working in game industry, and
ARK: Survival Evolved at Abbey Road
Article by Sam Hughes EDIT: Now with this behind the scenes video recorded at the time! Sam Hughes recounts his trip to Abbey Road Studios to observe the recording sessions with The Philharmonia for ARK: Survival Evolved's soundtrack, composed by Gareth Coker. I can not even express how much excitement I felt for
Persona 5 Audio Review
Review by Katelyn Isaacson Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Atlus Composer: Shoji Meguro Lead Sound Designer: Kenichi Tsuchiya Reviewed on: Playstation 4 The Persona series has somehow consistently managed to merge dating sim elements, a turn-based battle system involving collecting creatures à la Pokemon, and a long and arching RPG plot line while still delivering a
New Label Gamemusic Records Releases Kholat Original Soundtrack on Vinyl
Vinyl copies of video game soundtracks have become increasingly sought after with the resurgence of the vinyl record in recent years. As a result, gamemusic.pl is expanding its business to gamemusic records - a record label dedicated to the release of vinyl video game soundtracks. To launch this new venture, their first LP is
Chase Bethea Returns With New Album “Reality”
Chase Bethea, best known for his music for Super Happy Fun Block and I Can’t Escape Darkness, returns with a new soundtrack for an upcoming video game. Bethea, together with Fancy Fish Games Studio is working on the production of </reality>, a tribute to the well-loved games of the visual novel genre. The game itself