The latest episode of OSC is just Jayson and Patrick (me) chattin’ about everything awesome. That includes Tactics Ogre, Granado Espada, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Final Fantasy XI, and a lengthy discussion about box sets centered around the tentative Genso Suikoden box set.
The podcast runs a little over an hour and features plenty of music. Check it out, kiddo.
Download: Original SoundCAST Episode #009
The day more than 10 million people around the world have been waiting for is finally here. While there has been a lot of excitement about what the Cataclysm expansion pack would mean to the World of Warcraft experience, players were finally able to dig in last week to re-explore new areas, discover new ones, and enjoy over 8 hours of new music that was added to the game.
Included with the Collector’s Edition version of Cataclysm was a soundtrack album, and you probably know from our past reviews of these limited edition pack-ins as well as the BlizzCon exclusive albums that we’re huge fans of the music from the game. Cataclysm has a lot to live up to, not only in terms of being the newest addition to the franchise, but also in that it revisits several themes from the past.
Does the Blizzard Entertainment sound team live up to the challenge? Find out in our review after the jump. (more…)
And that’s not all we learned about Cataclysm at BlizzCon 2010. In addition to a live performance of some of the music from the game, we received a great deal of information about how the new music will be implemented in the game, what will be featured on the CD that will be included with the Limited Edition version on of the game, and what will be happening to the original music that Jason Hayes and the Blizzard Entertainment team wrote for the original World of Warcraft.
Find out all the details and see some photos from the show floor after the jump! (more…)
A trip to BlizzCon wouldn’t be complete without a chat with Russell Brower, the Director of Audio at Blizzard Entertainment. We checked in with him to get an update on the progress of all the titles that are currently being developed at Blizzard, and he has some interesting information regarding the score for StarCraft II in particular.
Later in the interview, we touch on his background, digging into his history at Disney and how his work there was helpful in working on World of Warcraft. We also find out what his favorite Disney ride is as well as his favorite track that he’s created for Blizzard Entertainment over the years.
It’s definitely an interesting discussion with lots of juicy details, so join us for our interview after the jump. (more…)
