Hopefully this post title is enough of a hint for you. Matt Uelmen is definitely one of my favorite composers out there, and while I realize he isn’t a household name (he’s only worked on a handful of titles over his 15-plus year career in game music), the ones he has worked on have been some of the biggest titles in the world. I’m talkin’ Diablo, Diablo II, and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.
He’s currently finishing up work on Torchlight, a new single-player adventure created by Runic Games, a studio that includes a few former Blizzard North staffers who were responsible for the first two Diablo titles. That should give you an idea of what to expect with Torchlight, and we’ve been very lucky to have snagged some time with Matt Uelmen during his dreaded “crunch time” to talk about his approach to the game’s score, how it differs from his past work at Blizzard, where certain instruments that were used in the Diablo series are used in Torchlight, and what classical music Easter eggs are hidden within the Torchlight soundtrack.
It’s been much too long since the world has heard from Matt Uelmen, so allow him to make up for it in our lengthy interview with him after the jump. (more…)
