Sascha Dikiciyan (aka “Sonic Mayhem”) is the composer behind the crazy music in huge games like Quake and Mortal Kombat. But his work on Mass Effect 3 might his most epic yet. Here’s the gear used to get it done.
Back in 2006 Skyrim game director Todd Howard called up composer Jeremy Soule and told him he wanted the music for the game to sound like The Elder Scrolls theme as sung by a barbarian choir. Lacking barbarians, Soule just hired some men with deep voices.
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Vacuum your floors. Reduce background noise. Make sure you have adequate lighting. Are we playing video games here or hoping to score? This Xbox Live video shows the steps needed to ensure a pleasurable Kinect Experience.
Arcades hold a very special place in my heart.
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Games have long preferred visual innovation to audio. I mean, they’re called video games, not video and audio games. But that’s not to say game audio doesn’t deserve recognition!
