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Rewritten: Veteran game composer in talks to score Mass Effect 5 shares 20 minutes of music he wrote for the project: 'To even dream in your sandbox was a privilege'

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Facebook X Reddit Flipboard Email 0 us Composer Austin (Journey, Stray Gods, Creed: Syndicate) just 20 minutes of he wrote as sort of audition/starting point the score of Mass 5, aka. Mass Effect: According to Wintory, he been in "serious with BioWare and to provide the game's soundtrack. To clear: This was that was 100% slated to in the game, but it like was on the shortest of the job. The effective EP presented as "My Mass 5 musical drafts" and "Mass Effect: the that might have been." Mass 5 musical drafts - YouTube On wrote that he wanted to "surprise [EA and with an elaborate production" in and that the was recorded with "synths, vocals, and orchestra here in LA." that he didn't have story details the game, came up with speculative and track titles based on the past. And I really know how to process that this whips ass. killer with the project: "My suggestion was to treat the game's masterful Jack Wall Sam Hulick score as starting he wrote, "And to build on it there with deeper use of analog synths and more interwoven use of the orchestra. But love first and foremost." God it. Mass great throughout the but ME1's more synth-heavy approach always been favorite. still great use of the orchestra, but the synths are back, Balance been restored. This stuff me chills. Both of main theme candidate Legacy of Shepard" are favorites but I'd also like to shout the more up-tempo, combat-ready "Hold the was onto something here, and it also meant great deal to the composer. this as "dream project" and "white I wish we could have the whole OST. 2026 All the upcoming gamesBest Our all-time favoritesFree festBest FPS Finest RPGs: Grand adventuresBest Better together The biggest news, reviews and hardware Keep up to date with the most stories and the best deals, as by the Gamer team. Ted Litchfield Associate Ted been thinking about games and anyone who would with his thoughts on them since he booted up his sister's of Neverwinter Nights on the family He obsessed with all things CRPG and but also covered esports, modding, and game collecting. When playing or writing about you can find Ted weights on his back porch. You can Ted on You must confirm your display name before Please logout and then again, you will then prompted to your display name.

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