Developer Crystal Dynamics needed a Hulk on their team for the audio challenge of their ambitious game, and they found just the right gamma-powered maestro to helm the soundtrack: Bobby Tahouri.
Sucker Punch's samurai simulator has layers of raw emotion bubbling beneath the surface, turbulent explosions of emotion that manifest throughout the journey and a soundtrack that enhances those themes with its own audio journey that is both subtle and explosive when it needs to be.
One of the greatest moments in all of cinema almost had a drastically different sound to it, according to Avengers Endgame composer Alan Silvestri.
Maybe you have some of them on your Spotify playlist, maybe you’ve gone and actually bought a limited edition LP to help support developers. It’s safe to say though, that over the last couple of years that indie games have been responsible for some of the best video game soundtracks around. No longer content to pump out generic jams, but rather scores of albums which create auditory magic across a wide variety of themes and genres. Here’s a look then, at ten soundtracks that deserve to be left on shuffle.
Video games may be a visual medium, but without any audio they’d just be a collection of good-looking shells that were hollow inside. Music creates an atmosphere, it tells a story and pushes players in the right direction when a game needs to pick up the pace. They’re the subliminal prods that keep the momentum going, but there are times when a game’s soundtrack can stay with you long after the end credits have rolled. Here’s a look, at the video game soundtracks that defined 2018.
After hearing the first track from Michael Giacchino’s Doctor Strange score, I've got even higher hopes for the upcoming Marvel movie.
After hearing the first track from Michael Giacchino’s Doctor Strange score, I've got even higher hopes for the upcoming Marvel movie.
Assassin's Creed games are fun, but they haven't really made me feeling anything in a while. Perhaps Syndicate will be the one to shake things up thanks to this pretty cool sounding music.
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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