AUSTIN WINTORY has built his career on exploring and curiosity. He began his obsession with composing back when he was ten years old, when he discovered Jerry Goldsmith’s scores to Patton and A Patch of Blue. He has composed music for video games such as the multi-award winning Journey from ThatGameCompany, for Stoic Studio's THE BANNER SAGA, and Squid Studio's ABZU AND Ubisofts ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE. Additionally, he has written over 50 original scores for film including his first, the Sundance-Festival-winning CAPTAIN ABU RAED. Outside of games, Austin also maintains a busy concert composing schedule, with regular appearances throughout the world. Austin Wintory's most recent original score is for the interactive murder mystery game, ERICA, developed by Flavourworks and released by Sony Entertainment.

In the game, you become Erica, a brave young lady plagued with nightmares of your father's murder. With the traumatic events that have haunted you as a child dragged back into the light of the present day via grisly new clues, it's up to you to unearth the shocking truth behind this devastating tragedy. Every choice you make influences how the game develops, with multiple endings awaiting you at the finale of the emotional branching narrative.

In this episode, Austin Wintory takes us beneath the murder-mystery of ERICA to reveal some of the intricate details of creating an original score for this extremely interactive game. He shares how key themes are combined and contrasted, throughout the game, based on the players choices and the resulting atmospheric and even narrative effects. Austin Wintory also unveils how he came to utilize Delphic maxims as lyrics within his score.

ANNOTATED TRACKS / SEGMENTS

02:49 - Introduction and background

04:44 - Main Theme/ Know Thyself

07:01 - The Aria for Delphi

08:50 - A Lost Home

09:48 - They are Going to Lie to You

13:46 - Another World Beneath

17:21 - Respect the Oracle

SOUNDTRACK

The original soundtrack for Erica was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe on August 20, 2019 and is available digitally on Amazon.com and iTunes. You can stream the soundtrack on Spotify and Apple Music.

MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER

You can find out more and hear more music by Austin Wintory at his official site https://www.austinwintory.com/ and you can follow her on Twitter @awintory

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