INTRODUCTION When I had the spontaneous opportunity to see Hans Zimmer on tour, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Being such a prolific composer, I was curious to know how much involvement he would have in the show, whether he would just be conducting, only on stage between songs, whether he
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Independence Day: A Retrospective Film Sound Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Production Company: Centropolis Entertainment Director: Roland Emmerich Composer: David Arnold Sound Designers: John P. Fasal, Jon Johnson, Jonathan Miller It’s been nearly 20 years since we nearly lost all civilisation to an alien race… That’s right, you’re about to feel old with the 20th anniversary of Independence Day. With it’s
Sony flies the flag for Game Music @ E3 2016
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes If you have not yet had the chance to witness Sony Playstation's E3 press conference, you absolutely should. Bear McCreary opens the conference by silently walking to centre lower stage and taking up position as conductor of his own orchestra. No words are spoken,
EastWest Hollywood Solo Series Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Sounds Online / EastWest Producers: Nick Phoenix / Doug Rogers Sound Engineer: Shawn Murphy Composer: Andrew Overfield Reviewed on: Mac / Logic Pro 9 When I was approached to review another EastWest product I jumped at the chance. I always love playing around with new toys and I had a
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Beginning Hour Game Audio Review
WARNING: Video Contains Spoilers Sam Hughes takes a listen to the game audio of the new demo of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Beginning Hour. What were your thoughts? Tweet/Facebook us and let us know! You have once again entered the world of survival audio... As a HUGE Resident Evil fan I highly anticpated the announcement
PS+ Game of the Month: Gone Home
Review by Alyx Jones Developer: The Fullbright Company Composers: Chris Remo (plus music from Heavens to Betsy, Bratmobile and The Youngins) Audio Engineer: Josh Millman Voice Actors: Sarah Grayson (Sam), Sarah Elmaleh (Katie) Reviewed on: Playstation 4 Gone Home is a first person exploration game by The Fullbright Company, sometimes referred to as "walking simulators", with puzzle elements. It
Tom Clancy’s The Division Game Audio Review
Reviewed by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Ubisoft Massive Audio Director: Simon Koudriavtsev Composer: Ola Strandh Voice Actors: Brandon Keener, Kate Drummond, Melissa O'Neil, Patrick Garrow, Rob Stewart, Tony Nappo, Warona Setshwaelo and co. Reviewed on: Xbox One During his time, Tom Clancy has developed quite a name for himself amidst the game industry
Batman: Arkham Knight Game Audio Review
Review by Alyx Jones & Sam Hughes Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Rocksteady Studios Composers: Nick Arundel, David Buckley Sound Design: Andrew Riley (Lead), Pierre-Jean Griscelli, Daniel Murdoch, Andrew Quinn, Jessica Saunders with special thanks to Lee Banyard, Joe Cavers, Sam Jones & co. Audio Programmers: Chip Bell (Lead), Simon Leary-Wood, Anthony Lloyd Voice Actors: Kevin Conroy, Jonathan Banks, John Noble,
Why the Music to Undertale is Awesome!
Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Toby Fox Composer: Toby "Radiation" Fox Reviewed on: Mac (Steam) For those of you with malfunctioning indie radars, Undertale is the creation of one man game developer Toby Fox. It was released in September 2015, after being successfully funded through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in 2013. With an original
Captain America: Civil War – The Sound of Civil War
Captain America: Civil War The Sound of Civil War Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Studio: Marvel Studios Composer: Henry Jackman Director: Anthony Rosso Sound Designers: Shannon Mills, David C. Hughes, Nia Hansen Reviewed on: IMAX 3D As you can probably tell by now, I’m a bit of a superhero geek. Not quite the Sheldon Cooper of