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,
Interview with VJ Rosales from The Filharmonic
Sam Hughes speaks to VJ Rosales of The Filharmonic about their origins, career, challenges, Pitch Perfect 2 and more! The unique and harmonious a-cappella band, The Filharmonic's culturally diverse tone, and style exemplifies a melodic, urban-esque sound with a 90's vibe. The Filipino-American group was brought into recognition when they won
The VOID Interview with Chance Thomas
Sam Hughes speaks to Chance Thomas about working on The VOID, an incredible new experience that combines the use of real effects, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Chance Thomas is an American composer, educator and entrepreneur. His music has underscored blockbuster commercial success and critical acclaim, including an Oscar™, an Emmy™ and
Detention – A Taiwan Survival Horror with Weifan Chang as Composer
Detention is a survival horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. With a simple point and click mechanism, the player controls characters who venture into the school beset by hostile supernatural events, to uncover stories behind the haunted place. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology,
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
Interview with Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate’s Evie Frye, Victoria Atkin
Sam Hughes speaks to the wonderful Victoria Atkin about her acting career, her role as Evie Frye in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, as well as other fun! Victoria Atkin is an award-winning British actress, author and singer, based in Los Angeles. Victoria's body of work is incredibly rich and diverse - spanning Television,
Interview with Anne Juenger, COO of Umlaut Audio
Sam Hughes speaks to Co-founder and COO of Umlaut Audio. Umlaut Audio designs fully customizable software instruments and samples. Umlaut’s products are inspired by years of experience developing custom virtual instrument solutions and samples for many of the world's most famous composers such as Harry Gregson Williams,Danny Elfman (1953- )
XCOM 2 Interview with Composer, Tim Wynn
Sam Hughes speaks to Tim Wynn about his recent work on XCOM 2 and some great advice and experience obtained throughout his career! Award-winning composer, Tim Wynn (Supernatural, XCOM: Enemy Unknown), returned to the sci-fi genre to score a new alien threat in XCOM 2, the sequel to the award-winning strategy