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Read More »BBC Radio 3 launches new video game music show, Sounds of Gaming, with Jessica Curry
‘No one wants a safe score any more’: The changing tune of video game music
Jason Graves, composer for Tomb Raider, Until Dawn and Dead Space, reveals his ‘blood and sweat’ approach to scoring Far Cry Primal, explores why studios aren’t satisfied with ripping off Star Wars and argues why budget shouldn’t stop indies having a killer soundtrack
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to video game music
From stirring strings to the bleeps of 8-bit classics, MCV explores the musical landscape of games From the opening notes of Super Mario to the rousing chords of Fallout, the music of games has become as integral to players’ experience as visuals and gameplay. In line with the evolution of …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed soundtracks coming to CD and vinyl
The musical scores from Ubisoft’s historical stealth-action series Assassin’s Creed are coming to physical formats for the first time later this year. The publisher has teamed up with licensing partnerSumthing Else Music Works to release the soundtracks from all of the core console entries in the franchise so far on …
Read More »The music of Alien: Isolation
We talk to composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith about their work on Creative Assembly's sci-fi horror hit
Read More »Heard About: Scoring Remember Me
John Broomhall talks to composer Olivier Deriviere about creating a new type of sound for Capcom's new sci-fi IP
Read More »Lana Del Ray producers behind Assassin’s Creed IV multiplayer score
Ubisoft commissioned UK composers to create separate score for blockbuster's online more
Read More »343 Industries does the Chief proud as Halo 4 reviews land
Master Chief’s new stewards, Microsoft’s 343 Industries, has struck gold with its first Halo outing. Halo 4 reviews landed online this morning, delivering near-universal praise for the Chief’s latest adventure and likely his last outing on Xbox 360. At the time of writing the game has an impressive 91 per …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 gets 39/40 review score in Famitsu
Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 has been awarded a near-perfect 39/40 from weekly Japanese games bible Famitsu. That’s one point better than Resident Evil 5 and ever so close to becoming only the publication’s 20th 40/40 title. "The visuals are flashy and really thrilling," one of its first reviews states, as …
Read More »Kid Icarus scores 40/40 in Famitsu
Ahead of its UK release on March 23rd, Kid Icarus: Uprising has received high praise from Japan’s weekly games mag Famitsu. Andriasang reports that the latest issue awards Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS game 40/40 – the highest score it can hand out. Famitsu works differently to most consumer mags in that …
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