David Housden

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  PAX WEST 2016: MAESTROS OF VIDEO GAMES COMPOSER PANEL ANNOUNCED

  August 17, 2016 | Brenna Wilkes | Comments Off on PAX WEST 2016: MAESTROS OF VIDEO GAMES COMPOSER PANEL ANNOUNCED Share this PAX WEST 2016: MAESTROS OF VIDEO GAMES COMPOSER PANEL ANNOUNCED

  

  Seattle, WA (August 15, 2016) – What does it take to write music for games? Hear from six of the industry’s leading composers as they share their experiences and discuss the craft of scoring music for video games.

  The 2016 PAX West composer panel “Maestros of Video Games” will feature the following music star lineup:

  Sarah Schachner
  Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (additional music).

  Inon Zur
  Fallout 3 & 4, Syberia 2 & 3, Dragon Age 1 & 2, Prince of Persia, Eagle Flight.

  Jack Wall
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 & 3, Mass Effect 1 & 2, Lost Planet 3, Into The Stars.

  Sascha Dikiciyan (aka Sonic Mayhem)
  Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Mass Effect 3, Tron Evolution, Borderlands.

  Austin Wintory
  Abzû, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, The Banner Saga 1 & 2, Journey.

  David Housden
  Thomas Was Alone, Volume, The Hit Squad (movie), Volume VR.

  Moderated by Emily Reese, award-winning radio host and producer of “LEVEL with Emily Reese” podcast.

  Following the panel join the composers for a meet & greet / autograph session at the Westin (2nd Floor) from 11:30am-1:30pm. For more information and interview requests contact: [email protected].

  For information on PAX West visit: http://west.paxsite.com/.

  Source: Top Dollar PR

• Game Music

  Volume Original Soundtrack Available Now

  August 19, 2015 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Volume Original Soundtrack Available Now Share this Volume Original Soundtrack Available Now

  

  Volume, the new game from Thomas Was Alone creator, Mike Bithell, is out now and it’s accompanied by an elaborate and eclectic soundtrack from David Housden. The game is a near-future, sci-fi retelling of Robin Hood with a stark visual style and stealth-based gameplay but the music harkens back to something a little more medieval.

  “By juxtaposing period instrumentation with more contemporary cinematic elements and ambiences, I created something which hopefully compliments the visuals of the game at face value, as well as alluding to its roots in the past,” says David Housden.

  “Recordings taken from banging swords and suits of armor [at Sherwood Forest] make up a lot of the percussion, and we even went as far as to go to an archery range and record a variety of sounds from the flight of an arrow, to the impacts on targets, in order to create some unique cinematic sound design potential.”

  The press release elaborately calls it a fusion of “medieval instrumentation, with contemporary percussive beds and synths, post-rock type ambiances and cinematic grandeur.” I haven’t played the game yet but that’s a fitting description of the samples and clips I’ve heard so far.

  You can check out the full title track above or pick up the album now on Steam (along with the game), Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes or stream it on Spotify and Apple Music.

• Featured, Game Music, Reviews

  The Art of Solitude: Thomas Was Alone OST (Review)

  July 18, 2012 | Patrick Gann | 1 Comment Share this The Art of Solitude: Thomas Was Alone OST (Review)

  

  As much as I love the simplicity of a piano solo track, there’s something to be said for decorating a piano solo track with other instruments to help it stand in stark relief. Sometimes, to portray loneliness, you need a few props, not just an empty stage.

  So it is with the soundtrack to the new indie platformer Thomas Was Alone, an emotionally evocative game with an equally evocative soundtrack.

  After the jump, my thoughts on the game’s soundtrack, composed by David Housden. And, of course, a bandcamp player is included. (more…)

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