SoundCast Interview: Austin Wintory (Journey) w/ Exclusive Music

Interview: Austin Wintory (Journey)

Composer Austin Wintory takes us deep into his music for the upcoming Playstation 3 video game, JOURNEY. In addition, We debut 5 exclusive clips from the score. He shares about his greating experience working with ThatGameCompany (flOW, Flower) on the game for some three years. JOURNEY places the player into barren desert and places them on a journey to mountain far in the distance. The player can meet other players on their journey and an work cooperatively, but there is no communication between players.


Episode Highlights

00:39 Introduction: Austin Wintory
04:28 Critical Response to Journey
14:03 ThatGameCompany creates games for non-gamers
23:57 Discussing the Journey theme
35:14 Discussing Excerpt 2 - Plucky stuff, writing for Tina Guo, the scoring process
42:34 Discussing Excerpt 3 - Mysterous vibe, the serpent,
48:35 Discussing Excerpt 4 - The Guo's Waltz, UP+RUDY+ET
57:16 Discussing Excerpt 5 - Musicianship,
59:04 A personal Journey
65:13 Official Soundtrack release and special free fan offer

Music Selections

00:00 Journey (Excerpt 2)
22:17 Journey Theme (Excerpt 1)
33:12 Journey (Excerpt 2)
42:33 Journey (Excerpt 3)
47:24 Journey (Excerpt 4)
56:13 Journey (Excerpt 5)
22:17 Journey Theme (Excerpt 1)

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Journey Trailer - A Musical Journey (Music by Austin Wintory)

Everytime we are afforded another appetizing glimpse at ThatGameCompany's next video game, we are treated to something truly special. I hesitate to even call it a "game" as "interactive art" seems to be a much better description.

Whatever you call it, JOURNEY, continues to amaze in this latest trailer and this time the focus is put on composer AUSTIN WINTORY's enveloping score. It's becoming ever clearer that the developers and composer have taken great pains to make this "interactive art" something truly remarkable...and they haven't minded making us wait for the final product to be as luscious and awe inspiring as possible.

Already the string work heard in this trailer has captured me...and it doesn't hurt that the visuals cause as much curiosity in me as they are satisfying. We then hear some of Tina Guo's lead cello work and, while brief, is as alluring as we'd expect from her.

As much as I loved ThatGameCompany's previous works: FLOWER and flOw (including their respective musical scores), I think JOURNEY is going to be something that goes beyond its predecessors...something very different...something that changes our expectations on what a "gaming" experience can be.

If the final iteration of JOURNEY lives up to the sights and sounds we have in this trailer (and I'm betting that it will), I think we are in for one special sojourn this year.

What do you think of JOURNEY and it's music so far?

SoundCast #23 - Score of the Worlds with guest: Austin Wintory

SoundCast Episode 23:  Score of the Worlds with guest: Austin Wintory

Recorded March 30, 2011
Published April 1, 2011

Composer Austin Wintory joins the SoundCast crew and talks about his latest projects: MAJID and JOURNEY. Richard Buxton also joins the cast for the first time. They all discuss their favorite Alien invasion film scores, including their thoughts on the most recent entry into this sub-genre, BATTLE: LOS ANGELES by Brian Tyler.


Episode Highlights

00:00 — The Aliens Have Arrived!
01:25 — Introductions
10:00 — What we've been listening to
21:55 — Austin Wintory: Majid
31:04 — Austin Wintory: Journey
45:57 — Score of the Worlds - Our Favorite Alien Invasion Film Scores
76:30 — Conclusion

Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)

10:08 — "Aquarius" (Corpernicus' Star) by Abel Korzeniowski
12:56 — "Main Titles" (Black Beauty) by Danny Elfman
13:59 — "Alice's Theme" (Alice in Wonderland) by Danny Elfman
14:37 — "Rampage" (Crysis 2) by Hans Zimmer, Borislav Slavov, Tilman Sillescu
16:38 — "Mars Needs Moms" (Mars Neesds Moms) by John Powell
17:46 — "Main Title" (Monster Mutt) by Chris Walden
21:24 — "Main Title" (Majid) by Austin Wintory
28:33 — "Larbi" (Majid) by Austin Wintory
35:54 — "TGC Journey Theme" (Journey) by Austin Wintory
46:08 — "Main Title and Mountain Visions" (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) by John Williams
48:29 —  "End Titles" (Independence Day) by David Arnold
51:26 — "Main Titles" (Signs) by James Newton Howard
53:53 — "Resolution & End Title" (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) by John Williams
57:22 — "Klendathu Drop" (Starship Troopers) by Basil Poledouris
58:44 — "Final Battle" (Skyline" by Matthew Margeson
60:27 —  "Battle Los Angeles Hymn" (Battle: Los Angeles) by Brian Tyler
65:10 — "The Drone" (Battle: Los Angeles) by Brian Tyler
77:54 — "Basil By Way of Tommy..." Arranged by Austin Wintory

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