Sam Hughes catches up with video game composer Wilbert Roget, II. Roget started his career as a staff composer at LucasArts, working on several Star Wars titles, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars: First Assault. He then moved on to a freelance career, scoring titles like Call
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2018 Music+Sound Awards’ Jury Announced
Music and sound specialists announced for the 2018 Music+Sound Awards A celebration of music and sound in the media, The Music+Sound Awards announced the judges for the 2018 awards earlier this month. The online awards highlight the talents of anyone who is currently or has previously been involved in the creation, composition,
Sins of Hyrule Explores Zelda Mythology Through Music
Artist Rozen explores mythology of Hyrule with epic re-imaginings from Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, Skyward Sword, and Twilight Princess. Earlier this month, Sins of Hyrule, a Zelda tribute album was announced. The album explores the eternal conflict between the Goddess Hylia and the Evil of evils, Demise, through
Gerald’s Game: A Netflix Original Audio Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Katie Tarrant Publisher: Intrepid Pictures Composer(s): The Newton Brothers Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor: Trevor Gates Distributed by & Reviewed on: Netflix This year has had quite the ups and downs for writer, Stephen King. The Dark Tower and the re-imagining of The Mist both met pretty low review scores as
ARCO by Fracture Sounds Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Introduction Fracture Sounds is a company founded and run by composer and programmer Will Bedford. His previous releases include Granulate 2, Singing Bowl, Dream Zither and Tiny Music Box. His latest release is ARCO. A year in the making, ARCO is a smooth four piano
Justice League: An Audio Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Composer: Danny Elfman Supervising Sound Editor(s): Scott Hecker / Chuck Michael Reviewed on: Cinema I’ve been really hoping that DC pull it out the hat when it comes to their cinematic universe. I genuinely loved Man of Steel, wasn’t the most impressed with Batman
Resurrection of the Night – Music from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Katie Tarrant Publisher: Materia Collective Arranger(s): Wayne Strange, Tim Stoney Artwork: Walid Feghali Executive Producer: Sebastian Wolff Introduction I’m going to start by making it known I have never played a Castlevania game. There, I admitted it. I have, however been a huge fan of the music for some time now.
Flinthook Game Audio Review
Review by Derek Brown Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Tribute Games Sound Design: Johan Vinet and Jean Chan Composer: Patrice Bourgeault Reviewed on: PS4 Flinthook; a swashbuckling, treasure finding, Metroid style platformer that is as beautiful as it is difficult. Developed by Tribute Games Inc., you play as 'Flinthook', a pint-sized pirate who raids ships in search of treasure. Flinthook
Umlaut Audio Motors Review
Review by Jordan Killiard Edited by Katie Tarrant Price: $99 US Developer: Umlaut Audio Reviewed on: Mac Pro 5.1 Back in June 2017, I reviewed Umlaut Audio's uBeat bundle. I liked its customisable features and how it encouraged you to make the supplied pads and loops your own through use of FX. Now Umlaut Audio
The Odyssey Collection: Essentials Review
Article by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Content by: Richard L Anderson and Mark Mangini Published by: Pro Sound Effects Introduction The sound effects market is a growing industry that is filled with an endless amount of great content. The primary advantage of purchasing a sound effects library is to gain access to sounds