Article by Derek Brown Edited by Katie Tarrant Developer: Red Barrels Composer: Samuel Laflamme Sound Designer: Francis Brus Reviewed on: Steam First things first, I’m a bubble blowin’ baby. Horror games and I have had a rocky relationship to say the least. I’m a jumpy, shouty creature and they tend to poke me in all the
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Fracture Sounds – Tiny Music Box Review
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 Water Glass. Now we have the Tiny Music Box; a quaint and wonderfully crafted music box VST. One thing I enjoy about Fracture Sounds is
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone In Concert
Mass Effect: Andromeda – Game Audio Review
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
Beauty and the Beast (2017): A Tale as Good as Old Time?
Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Alyx Jones Director: Bill Condon Composer: Alan Menken Sound Designer(s): Sean Garnhart, Stephen P. Robinson, Warren Shaw Reviewed at: VUE Cinema, The Light It goes without saying that Disney have given us some powerful and emotional masterpieces with their animated classics. Journeys beyond the imagination and into the fantasy, are what have collected
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
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
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 Composer, Mario Sevigny
Sam Hughes speaks with composer, Mario Sevigny about his career so far, The Art of More, and beyond! Mario is a passionate musician, multi-instrument-vocalist and composer for television, film & trailers, who has amassing over 20 years of diverse credits. Mario recently finished scoring Sony Crackle’s first drama series, The Art of
Final Fantasy XV – A Game Audio Review
Final Fantasy XV – A Game Audio Review Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer/Publisher: Square Enix Composer: Yoko Shimomura Sound Management: Kazuki Hamamoto, Shihoko Karube, Yuko Sakae, Ayako Tsuchlya Reviewed on: PS4 For 20 of the last near-on 30 years of it’s franchise’s life I’ve been a huge Final Fantasy fan. From spending a large portion of