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SUMTHING ELSE MUSIC WORKS WARHAMMER : THE END TIMES – VERMINTIDE OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK RELEASE

by Sam Hughes - 0394

In case you missed it last month, Jesper Kyd's "chilling score" for the Skaven horde was released digital and streaming outlets on September 26th 2017. On the 26th September, BAFTA award-winning Danish composer Jesper Kyd's dark and twisted acoustic soundtrack for the first person melee/shooter Warhammer: The End Times - Vermintide (based

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Game Audio Review

by Willy McCarter - 0580

Review by Willy McCarter Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Ubisoft Paris & Milan Studios Publisher: Ubisoft Composer: Grant Kirkhope Reviewed on: Nintendo Switch Introduction Nostalgic sounds, crazy level design, an over-the-top battle system, comedic humour, lovable characters, beautiful visuals, silly weapons, an exhilarating soundtrack and non-stop use of the “BWAAHHH’ catchphrase. Yep, you’ve guessed

Interview with Composer Austin Wintory: Collaboration and Being True to Yourself

by Alyx Jones - 0483

Interview by Alyx Jones Austin Wintory has been hard at work since we last spoke, shortly after the release of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, and now he returns to talk about some of his more recent work on Absolver and Tooth and Tail. They are two very different games but this theme

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows – Game Audio Review

by Kyle Worrall - 0435

Review by Kyle Worrall Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Witching Hour Studios Publisher: Ysbryd Games Lead Composer: Josh Welchel Sound Department: iNCH (Vocals) and IMBA Interactive (Sound Design). Reviewed on: Playstation 4 Introduction Masquerada: Songs and Shadows is a tactical Role Playing Game (RPG) that sets the player off down a dark and twisting narrative path; somewhat juxtaposing the colourful and

Interview: Viviana Caro on the Sound Design for Fifa 18

by Alyx Jones - 0815

Interview by Alyx Jones Viviana Caro is no stranger to game audio with past work on titles such as Papa & Yo, Need for Speed and Fifa 17. A wearer of many game audio related hats, such as Technical Sound Designer, and Head of Audio at her own company Blue Chicken

EGX 2017: Our Favourite New Games for Awesome Audio!

by Alyx Jones - 0402

Last week saw another record attendance at EGX, as close to 80,000 people piled through the halls of the NEC, Birmingham to play all the newest titles available! Alyx and Katie have been on hand at EGX 2017 to play all the games you might be curious about and find

Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure – Console Release Interview

by Sam Hughes - 0408

Sam Hughes caught up with Prospect Games Managing Director, Andrew Bennison and Unbox Composer, Matt Griffin last month, to chat about the audio of Unbox: Newbie's Adventure now available on console! You can read our review here: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/unbox-game-audio-review/ and listen to our original interview with Matt here: www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/mattgriffin/   Big thanks to our sponsors Dehumaniser: http://www.dehumaniser.com/dehumaniser We hope