Article by Alyx Jones Tina Guo, probably most known for her work (with Austin Wintory) as the cellist for the video game Journey, as well as working with Hans Zimmer and having an insatiable pizza addiction, has been hard at work creating some amazing remixes of our best loved game songs.
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Embertone Solo Strings Bundle: An In-Depth Tutorial and Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes For my debut product library review, I take a look at Embertone's Intimate Solo Strings Bundle, providing an in-depth tutorial and summary of my thoughts so far. WHAT IS IT? The Solo Strings Bundle (or Intimate Strings Solo) is a collection of solo string instruments developed by a company called Embertone. Founded by
Fossil Echo – Game Audio Review
Reviewed by Doug Waters Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Awaceb Composer: John Robert Matz Sound Design: A Shell in the Pit Reviewed on: PC Steam Fossil Echo tells the story of a young boy, who alone must climb a giant tower, whilst beset by mysterious foes and even more mystical allies. With it’s beautiful 2D hand drawn
NAMM 2017
Review by Katelyn Isaacson Edited by Sam Hughes We welcome composer and vocalist, Katelyn Isaacson! You can find out more about Katelyn on our About page. Meanwhile in her debut article on the site, Katelyn reviews the recent NAMM show! The National Association of Music Merchants show, or NAMM as it is most commonly
INSIDE Game Audio Review
Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Playdead Publisher: Playdead Composers: Martin Stig Andersen, SØS Gunver Ryberg Sound Design: Martin Stig Andersen, SØS Gunver Ryberg, Andreas Frostholm Røeboe Audio Programmer: Jakob Schmid Audio Director: Martin Stig Andersen Reviewed on: Playstation 4 It's a tough market out there, and not many games get multiple 10/10 ratings, but INSIDE is one of them! The most recent title from Playdead,
Evenant Online Course: The Aspiring Trailer Music Composer
Evenant Online Course: The Aspiring Trailer Music Composer Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Publisher: Evenant Online Course Leader: Christian Baczyk Reviewed on: Web Back in October I came across an offer via a few mutual friends on Facebook that a trailer music course was being released. Having dabbled in the area of trailer music since around May of
Watchdogs 2
Review by Joe Thom Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Composer: Hudson Mohawke Audio Lead: Richie Nieto Reviewed on: Uplay / PC We give a big warm welcome to Joe Thom in this review of Watchdogs 2! Find out more about Joe on our ABOUT page. Check Joe's review out below: The second installment of Ubisoft's huge Watchdogs franchise, builds upon the
Johann Johannsson Review
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial In Concert Review
Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Over Christmas, I was absolutely thrilled to find myself back at the Royal Albert Hall, ready to watch another movie with a live orchestral performance. To recap on my last visit, “the Royal Albert Hall have been running an incredibly successful series called Films
Oscar Winning Scores at the Barbican, featuring Anne Dudley and The Full Monty.
Article by Katie Tarrant Last year, the Barbican Centre had been running a bi-monthly ‘Oscar Winning Scores’ series, in which films with academy award-winning scores are shown, followed by an interview with the film’s composer. The series was created by Gary Yershon who himself is an Oscar nominated film composer, renowned for