Grant Kirkhope Yooka Laylee Interview Three-ie

Sam Hughes speaks to Grant Kirkhope once more! They discuss the Yooka Laylee soundtrack, Dropzone and more!  Grant is a BAFTA nominated British composer who has created the soundtrack for video games that have sold in excess of 30 million copies. From GoldenEye to Banjo-Kazooie, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning to Civilization: Beyond Earth. He

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,

Grand Central Recording Studios Launches GCVRS and the Audio Labs

Grand Central Recording Studios, based in Soho, London, has unveiled GCVRS– a trailblazing new arm of the business that will offer creatives and directors working in the emerging world of virtual reality (VR) the delivery of expert 3D audio for immersive storytelling. GCVRS will be overseen by Mike Hill, Head of VR Production

Sumthing Else Music Works to Release “Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Official Game Soundtrack”

The official soundtrack of the third instalment of the critically acclaimed real-time strategy franchise is now available via digital and streaming outlets, brought to you by Sumthing Else Music Works, Relic Entertainment, and Games Workshop. With a physical CD release to follow, the album features the game's original score by BAFTA award winning, EMMY® and Ivor Novello nominated

Mass Effect: Andromeda – Game Audio Review

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Article by Doug Waters Edited by Katie Tarrant Reviewed on: PlayStation 4 Developer: Bioware Publisher: Electronic Arts Composer: John Paesano Audio Directors: Michael Kent, Jeremie Voillot As I’m sitting here, prepared to type, I’m struggling to come up with an introduction that will do the Mass Effect trilogy justice. Never has a game series affected me

Interview with The Young Offenders & Love/Hate Composer, Ray Harman

Edited by Katie Tarrant Damien Walsh speaks to the legendary Film & TV Composer Ray Harman about his work on the multi-award winning film The Young Offenders and gets some very interesting insights into Ray's life in the business. Ray's most recent work includes the Feature Documentary The Farthest directed by

The VoiceOver Network: Get Your Game On 2017

Introduction On Friday 28th April, for the second year running, The VoiceOver Network conducted their Get Your Game On event; an opportunity for voice actors, developers, producers, audio designers and much more to get together and mutually appreciate the art of voice over. Founded by Rachael Naylor, The VoiceOver Network is the

GameSoundCon 2017 – Call for Speakers!

How would you like to speak at one of the leading game audio conferences? GameSoundCon is currently seeking music and audio experts for panels and presentations at its event! GameSoundCon, the premier conference for video game music and sound design, is lining up speakers for GameSoundCon 2017 on November 7 and 8 in