Article by Ashley Rezvani Edited by Alyx Jones Developer: Simogo Publisher: Simogo Composer: Daniel Olsen, Jonathan Eng Sound Design: Simon Flesser Ashley Rezvani continues our Focus Series with a look at audio functioning as a game mechanic in Year Walk. Check it out below. Introduction Many video games boast amazing soundtracks and gorgeous scores, leaving lasting impressions
Octahedron – Micro Game Audio Review
Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Demimonde Publisher: Square Enix Collective Music: Chipzel, Andre Sobota, Derek Howell & Monomirror Sound Design: Jordan Fehr & Marco Guardia Reviewed on: Playstation 4 There has recently been a rise in beat-driven video games with a nightclub aesthetic, that can be played socially at events and with live
NEW from Umlaut Audio: Introducing CLOUDS
Wispy Atmospheres Hanging in the Air like the End of a Sound With a Volume Pedal Clouds are Individual atmospheric textures grouped in distinct tone and key yet with variations. Clouds features a collection of 94 sounds focused on a very specific usage. These sounds are organic wispy atmospheres that are
Interview with Voiceover Director and Composer, Amanda Rose Smith
Beyond Skyrim: Bruma Expansion Gets Soundtrack Release
Composer Daniel Ran pays homage to Jeremy Soule's original compositions and explores new styles with over 60 tracks for unofficial Skyrim expansion The Beyond Skyrim: Bruma (Original Game Soundtrack) by composer Daniel Ran has been released. Beyond Skyrim: Bruma is an unofficial Skyrim expansion that revisits established themes from the award-winning soundtrack by Jeremy Soule while also incorporating
PLAY! – The British Paraorchestra & Friends in Concert Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Artistic Director: Charles Hazlewood Composer(s): Various Venue: Leeds Town Hall On the 20th March, Andrew Overfield and Sam Hughes checked out the PLAY! concert; a series of classical pieces performed alongside classic and modern video game music, by the British Paraorchestra & Friends, conducted by Charles Hazlewood.
Pro Sound Effects Releases European Capitals Library
Immersive surround city ambiences recorded by award-winning sound designer Ken Skoglund Pro Sound Effects®, has released European Capitals - a massive exclusive sound library featuring nearly 20 hours of surround urban ambience recordings from six major cities in Europe. Recorded by award-winning sound designer Ken Skoglund (The Duel, Fire With Fire), with the assistance
BAFTA Games Awards 2018 – Audio Roundup!
Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Alyx Jones recounts her epic night at the BAFTA Games Awards last week speaking with nominees and winners at Troxy on the 12th April 2018! Check out the full playlist below: The venue of Troxy played this year's host to the BAFTA Games Awards, with nominees,
Game Music Festival to take place in Poland on 26-27th of October 2018
Grim Fandango, Diablo, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Ori and the Blind Forest, and Heroes of Might and Magic – performed live in Wroclaw, Poland Two days, four concerts, workshops, meetings with composers, and panel discussions. The details of the first edition of the Game Music Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, have
Strymon shapes first foray into Eurorack effects with feature-filled Magneto module
Magneto Four Head Dtape Echo and Looper Eurorack Module Now Available After being shown at The 2018 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, processing effects developer Strymon is proud to announce availability of Magneto — illustrating its first foray into the Eurorack small-format modular market with an aptly-subtitled Four Head dTape Echo