Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes For International Women's Day, Alyx Jones gives recognition to some inspiring women working in game audio, flying the flag for feminism or just generally being awesome in their jobs. Here's Alex's rundown of just some (Impossible to do all!) of the inspirational women who make a difference in
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
Interview with All Nighter Composer, Alec Puro
Sam Hughes chats to All Nighter composer, Alec Puro, about his career so far as well as this recent project. Alec Puro is an award winning Film and Television composer, studio musician and entrepreneur. He has created music for over forty films, thousands of hours of television programming and countless advertisements.
Edinburgh Game Symposium: The AWEdio Jam 2016 Review
Reviewed by Willy McCarter Edited by Sam Hughes Organiser: Edinburgh Game Symposium. Hosts: Luci Holland & Sam Hughes. Guest Speakers: Will Morton, John Broomhall, Helge Borgarts. Venue: Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh; Oct. 21st-23rd. Sponsors: Creative Scotland, Krotos Audio, Red Dog Music, Focusrite, Novation Partners: New Media Scotland, We Throw Switches, IGDA Scotland, The Sound Architect, Solid Audioworks, The University of Edinburgh/Edinburgh College
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
Dishonored 2 Game Audio Interview!
Sam Hughes chats to Thomas Mitton, Fabrice Fournet & Frederic Devanlay about their work on the audio for Dishonoured 2! [showhide type="bios" more_text="Click here to reveal their bios" less_text="LESS" ] Thomas Mitton After 4 years in Paris studying and working for the cinema industry, I went back into my hometown Lyon in 2004 to join
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
Interview with Resident Evil VII and Freakish Composer, Cris Velasco
Sam Hughes speaks to composer, Cris Velasco about his recent work on Resident Evil VII: Biohazard and the Hulu Original Series: Freakish. You can see our last interview with Cris HERE. Hi Cris, great to have you back on the site again! So first off, let’s talk about the Hulu Original Series: Freakish, which focuses on a group of high-school students
Husk Soundtrack now on Bandcamp!
The soundtrack to Husk, the Polish horror game with music by Arkadiusz Reikowski, is now available on bandcamp. Husk is out now on Steam for PC and is a first-person survival horror inspired by the classics from the genre such as: Silent Hill, Alone in the Dark and Alan Wake. The game was developed in a collaboration
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,