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Sony music director Chuck Doud urges devs to consider soundtrack earlier in production
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 »Silent Hill music concert set to scare the UK next month
The composer for horror series Silent Hill is set to bring his scary score to venues across the UK. Akira Yamaoka created the scores for Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill 4, among other games in the series, plus the two movie spin-offs of the …
Read More »Game Music Connect 2015 programme adds Wwise masterclass and virtual orchestras
Conference will also host debut screening of Beep documentary
Read More »Games outpace films and music as decline in UK physical entertainment market slows to 3%
The ensuing popularity of boxed video games has helped to slow the retraction of the UK’s physical goods market. The physical entertainment business (that’s games, films and music) shrank by three per cent during Q2 of 2015, ending July 5th, according to market tracker Kantar Worldpanel. That’s quite a significant …
Read More »Key Release: Inside new audio tool suite Elias Engine
We ask Elias Software how it plans to change how composers and developers collaborate
Read More »Persona 4 rhythm game spin-off Dancing All Night coming to Europe in 2015
The next instalment in the ever-widening Persona 4 universe is coming to Europe this year, in line with its North American launch. Persona 4: Dancing All Night is the third spin-off from the 2009 RPG, following fighting game Persona 4: Arena in 2012 (a sequel to that game, Arena Ultimax, …
Read More »VIDEO: Rock Band 4 has a release date
Rock Band’s encore will return to rocking this October. Rock Band 4 has finally had a release date set, with the rhythm music title coming to PS4 and Xbox One on October 6th. Prices for the upcoming game have also been released by US retailers Amazon and Gamestop opening up …
Read More »The sounds of Ori and the Blind Forest
John Broomhall talks to composer Gareth Coker on creating the game’s unique music
Read More »Alt-J, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pantera among first artists revealed for Guitar Hero Live
The upcoming encore to the Guitar Hero franchise has had its first tracklist revealed. Artists including The Rolling Stones, The Killers, Ed Sheeran and Skrillex had been previously announced to be making an appearance in Guitar Hero Live, but hadn’t had any tracks detailed. That’s now changed, with the formerly-revealed …
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