INTRODUCTION When I had the spontaneous opportunity to see Hans Zimmer on tour, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Being such a prolific composer, I was curious to know how much involvement he would have in the show, whether he would just be conducting, only on stage between songs, whether he
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Soul Axiom Game Audio Review
Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Wales Interactive Composer: Gareth Lumb Reviewed on: PC Soul Axiom is a first person adventure puzzle game developed by Wales Interactive. The game centers around the cyber-world of Elysia, with your character lost in a Tron-esque afterlife in which they must solve the mystery of both their previous and
Interview with “The Witch” Composer, Mark Korven
Sam Hughes chats to composer, Mark Korven! Mark is a Toronto based award winning composer of music for film and television. His client list includes CBS, CTV, CBC, E1, PBS, and BBC. He has also composed feature film scores for acclaimed directors Deepa Mehta, Patricia Rozema and Vincenzo Natale. In 2008,
How Much Exposure Buys You Food
OPINION PIECE: All opinion pieces are not representative of The Sound Architect as a whole, but of the individual writing the piece. Featured Image Credit: Inmybag.net 1 Article by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Keep in mind boys and girls, this is an opinion piece. My first for The Sound Architect and one
ELIAS Composer’s Studio Review
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: ELIAS Software Reviewed on: OSX I am a firm believer in not upsetting the creative flow. When I’m working on a cue or another project, I don't like to stop and deal with anything else whilst I’m working. Probably the reason my dishwasher is always
PS+ Game of the Month – Super Meat Boy
Review by Alyx Jones Developer: Team Meat Original Composer: Danny Baranowsky Re-release Composers: Ridiculon,David "Scattle" Scatliffe, Laura Shigihara Sound Designer: Jordan Fehr So, lucky PS+ members get some fantastic games to choose from this month, including Broken Age and Unmechanical. However, the PS4 release of Super Meat Boy was particularly interesting on the audio front,due to a whole new soundtrack
Interview with Composer, Erik Desiderio
Sam Hughes speaks to composer, Erik Desiderio about his work on Adventure Time: Magic Man's Head Games and more! Erik is an award-winning composer, who has worked on more than fifty films, including ten features. He produced the score for the Academy Award winning film, The Moon and the Son, as well
Interview with Composer & Founder of GameSoundCon, Brian Schmidt
Sam Hughes speaks to composer Brian Schmidt! Brian is also the founder and creator of GameSoundCon. The 2008 recipient of the Game Audio Network Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Brian has been creating game music, sounds and cutting edge game sound technology since 1987. With a credit list of over 130
Until Dawn Feature with Composer, Jason Graves & Audio Director, Barney Pratt
"When eight friends are trapped on a remote mountain retreat and things quickly turn sinister, they start to suspect they aren’t alone." Until Dawn is the recent PS4 interactive horror release, that is a very unique twist on the traditional horror tropes that will excite horror fans around the world. We
EDINBURGH GAME SYMPOSIUM- PROTOPLAY EDITION ‘DARE TO BE DIGITAL’ VIDEO GAME COMPETITION
Guest Article by Julian Surma Edited by Sam Hughes A guest article by student, Julian Surma, after his visit to the Edinburgh Game Symposium - Proto-Play Edition co-directed by Video game composers, Luci Holland and Jacob Pernell. Find out what he thought of the event's third year, and first appearance in Dundee. Normally the prospect