In his latest installment of The Comet blog Top Score, EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser interviews composer Rod Abernethy about the music for Software id’s first-person shooter video game RAGE.
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” broke all sales records making $400 million in its first 24 hours in stores, selling 6.4 million units.
Composer Brian Tyler, whose epic scores include “Constantine” and “Fast and Furious,” answers five questions with The Comet about the music for “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” which hits stores November 8.
As part of the Machinima Music Video Project, the online company has debuted an exclusive Minecraft video featuring a new Black Label Society featuring Zakk Wylde track titled “Crazy Horse.” Check it out!
In his latest installment of The Comet blog Top Score, EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser interviews composer Michael McCann about Deus Ex: Human Revolution – from infusing the original score into marketing efforts surrounding the game to how the overriding theme of transhumanism was translated into music.
There is nothing more powerful than music and video games. Starting today, Machinima.com, will launch a weekly music video series that blends gamed-based plot-lines and animation with music from ground breaking artists.
Music & video game vet, Adam Levenson, has over 18 years experience in the video game business. He recently launched is own company OmniMedia Music, which is part composer talent agency and part music production company for interactive media and the performing arts. Here, he blogs about why the future of recorded music in is games and the power of ‘real- time’ composing.
A group of award-winning composers recently got together for a panel discussion in Burbank, CA to talk about the changing and expanding landscape of video game music.
Adam Levenson has over 18 years experience in the video game business, most recently at Activision. Now, he’s launched is own company, OmniMedia Music, which is part composer talent agency and part music production company. He’s already signed on top composers and projects. He answers five questions with The Comet.
In his latest installment of The Comet blog Top Score, EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser interviews composer Inon Zur about the creative techniques required to manifest the complex music for fantasy role playing games.
Scott McDaniel, senior music supervisor at Activision Blizzard is a psychic. He has to place songs in video games five months before the games come out, and hope he’s chosen potential hits. “You have to use a little bit of intuition. Hopefully things hit radio at the right time.”
It doesn’t get much cooler than this. The music for top-selling video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops” composed by Sean Murray will be performed by the Golden State Pops Orchestra on April 9 at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro.
In his latest installment of The Comet blog Top Score, EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser interviews Steve Ouimette, the man behind much of the “Guitar Hero” franchise music including covers of classic hits, main title and outro music, underscore and sound design.
Your mom may hate Dead Space 2, but gamers and critics alike are raving about the second installment of the survival horror game. The Comet blogger Jackie Otero spoke to award-winning composer Jason Graves about his experience delving into the dark world of Dead Space to create the haunting musical backdrop.
Johnny Cash is the latest legend to join the Rock Band 3 lineup. An eight-pack of songs from the Man in Black, including “I Walk the Line,” “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town,” and “Cry, Cry, Cry,” is currently available for download in the Rock Band music store.
EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser reflects back on 100 episodes of EpicBattleCry, the official video podcast of his gaming-industry website. With the goal of “empowering and informing” the global gaming masses, Kayser still keeps it “fun” and finds that turning 100 isn’t so bad after all.
EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser has made his list and checked it twice. Here are his picks for best video game audio of the year from “Mass Effect 2” to “Rock Band 3.”
EpicBattleAxe founder Daniel Kayser interviews Britain’s most exciting young band Hadouken, aptly named after “Street Fighter.” The band’s music is currently featured in “Sims 3” and “Need For Speed.” Go behind the scenes with Top Score!
DJ Hero 2 is keeping things fresh with some hot new tracks, including music from the Beastie Boys, the Prodigy and Linkin Park.
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has sued Activision for $20 million for creating a Slash character in its “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” game.
