Develop 2017: Expo Highlights

Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Recently, some of The Sound Architect team attended the renowned Develop conference in Brighton. Throughout the 3 day event, thousands of people attend and scatter to all number of talks in the conference's 7 tracks. We gave a post-conference summary of the Audio track

ARK: Survival Evolved at Abbey Road

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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

BASCA Presents: Composing for Video Games

Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes A warm and sunny evening brought together many composers and aspiring composers together yesterday at Tileyard Studios to hear from BAFTA nominated duo: The Flight (Joe Henson and Alexis Smith) and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Joris De Man, to discuss their work on the

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone In Concert

Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Anyone who knew me growing up was aware that I was a hardcore Harry Potter fan. I read the books and watched the films countless times, memorising them word-for-word. I had a Hogwarts cloak, my Quidditch kit (Nimbus 2000 included), a Marauder’s map,

EGX Rezzed 2017: Day by Day Highlights

Article by Alyx Jones & Katie Tarrant EGX Rezzed came back to Tobacco Docks for 2017, drawing massive crowds and a sold out Saturday! Rezzed brings together all of the best up and coming indie titles, including a massive indie section, the leftfield collection and BAFTA games section, with hundreds of

EGX Rezzed 2017: 10 New Games to keep an ear out for!

Article by Alyx Jones, Doug Waters and Katie Tarrant Tobacco Docks opened its doors to EGX Rezzed again this year, to hundreds of playable games titles this year, including a massive Indie section, the leftfield collection and a room dedicated to board games. Throughout all 3 days there are also a series

Edinburgh Game Symposium: The AWEdio Jam 2016 Review

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Reviewed by Willy McCarter Edited by Sam Hughes Organiser: Edinburgh Game Symposium. Hosts: Luci Holland & Sam Hughes. Guest Speakers: Will Morton, John Broomhall, Helge Borgarts. Venue: Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh; Oct. 21st-23rd. Sponsors: Creative Scotland, Krotos Audio, Red Dog Music, Focusrite, Novation Partners: New Media Scotland, We Throw Switches, IGDA Scotland, The Sound Architect, Solid Audioworks, The University of Edinburgh/Edinburgh College

Johann Johannsson Review

Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Last month, I was equally overjoyed and privileged to be able to see the infamous composer Jóhann Jóhannsson in concert, presenting a performance of his solo work. As a first-time viewer of Jóhann’s solo music, I was curious about what to expect. I was