Review by Willy McCarter Edited by Katie Tarrant Course: A Bit-by-Bit History of Video Game Music Course Publisher: Abertay University / Future Learn Course Lead: Dr. Kenny McAlpine Reviewed on: Future Learn Online Introduction Back in late September, I was informed by a friend that the prestigious online school of Future Learn had teamed up
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PRO SOUND EFFECTS® ANNOUNCES 2018 GENERAL LIBRARY UPDATES
Pro Sound Effects® announce new features and bundles to their libraries Pro Sound Effects®, the sound effects library company, has released the latest editions of their most popular general sound effects libraries, the Hybrid Library 2018 and Master Library 2018. Designed to enhance audio workflow on any project, Pro Sound Effects
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
Pokémon Charity Album ‘Harmony of a Champion’ Now Available
Celebrate 20 years of Pokémon Red/Green with a story-driven musical journey Materia Collective have announced Harmony of a Champion, a cinematic story-driven arrangement album detailing a young Pokémon trainer's journey to becoming Kanto's Pokémon Champion. Harmony of a Champion celebrates the 20th anniversary of the original Pokémon Red and Greens soundtracks,
2018 Music+Sound Awards’ Jury Announced
Music and sound specialists announced for the 2018 Music+Sound Awards A celebration of music and sound in the media, The Music+Sound Awards announced the judges for the 2018 awards earlier this month. The online awards highlight the talents of anyone who is currently or has previously been involved in the creation, composition,
Sins of Hyrule Explores Zelda Mythology Through Music
Artist Rozen explores mythology of Hyrule with epic re-imaginings from Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, Skyward Sword, and Twilight Princess. Earlier this month, Sins of Hyrule, a Zelda tribute album was announced. The album explores the eternal conflict between the Goddess Hylia and the Evil of evils, Demise, through
Gerald’s Game: A Netflix Original Audio Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Katie Tarrant Publisher: Intrepid Pictures Composer(s): The Newton Brothers Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor: Trevor Gates Distributed by & Reviewed on: Netflix This year has had quite the ups and downs for writer, Stephen King. The Dark Tower and the re-imagining of The Mist both met pretty low review scores as
ARCO by Fracture Sounds Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Introduction Fracture Sounds is a company founded and run by composer and programmer Will Bedford. His previous releases include Granulate 2, Singing Bowl, Dream Zither and Tiny Music Box. His latest release is ARCO. A year in the making, ARCO is a smooth four piano
Sumthing Else Music Works Release Soundtrack to Murder Mystery VR Experience, “The Invisible Hours”
Sumthing Else Music Works, Tequila Works, and GameTrust, have announced the original soundtrack to The Invisible Hours, an immersive and new VR murder mystery experience. Composed by Cris Velasco (Resident Evil 7, Hulu's Dimension 404and Freakish), the soundtrack was released earlier this month. Have you played The Invisible Hours? Let us know what you think of the soundtrack! The Invisible
Cuphead Gets Arrangement Album ‘Pluckhead’ by String Player Gamer
YouTube sensation String Player Game performs live violin and guitar across 11 unique arrangements published by Materia Collective One of the most popular games of 2017 is now getting a fitting tribute in the form of an arrangement album. Materia Collective present Pluckhead (A Cuphead String Album), featuring a soundtrack by