THE EPIC SOUND BLOG

Our collection of bite-size, audio related stories from around the web.

Earthscape – from a fellow game composer


June 16, 2010

Fellow ex-demo scene member and game composer Alexander Brandon has released Earthscape, a new album with clear references to that old-school demo scene sound – check it out over at his Bandcamp page.








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A look at voice acting for games


May 13, 2010

GameCulture takes a look voice acting for games and some of the challenges it presents.





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The king of game voice-over


May 6, 2010

Voicecoaches has a post on Nolan North, the voice of Nathan Drake in Uncharted and countless other titles.


Even if you’re not an avid game player, see if a few of these popular video game names ring a bell: The Cat in the Hat, The Punisher, Everquest, Area 51, S.W.A.T., God of War, Predator, The Incredible Hulk, Dungeons & Dragons, Spongebob Squarepants, Call of Duty, 24, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Syphon Filter, Pixar’s Cars, The Sopranos, Ratchet & Clank, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spider-Man, Halo, Power Rangers, The Golden Compass, Uncharted, Assassin’s Creed, Metal Gear Solid, The Princess Bride, SOCOM, James Bond 007, CSI, Watchmen, Prince of Persia, Terminator, X-Men, and Avatar. WHEW!


Here’s an interview with him from The PlayStation blog:




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Epic Sound on the music team for ‘Napoleon: Total War’!


February 26, 2010

The cat’s out of the bag: ‘Napoleon: Total War’ is out today, with Epic Sound’s Simon Ravn on the music team – and reviews for the music have been fantastic!


Check out the launch trailer below, and click here if you want to get in touch with Simon.


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Finding the voice for ‘Bullseye’


February 21, 2010

Zero Point Software has a good little read on finding the voice for ‘Bullseye’ and ‘The Vault’.


They wanted the voice of SHODAN from the classic System Shock game series – so we tracked down the original actor and got the voice recorded for the nice chaps at ZPS.


You can check out their post on getting the voice for SARA here.


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‘Bullseye’ – with an Epic Sound


February 19, 2010

Check out the trailer for Zero Point Software’s ‘Bullseye’, with voices by Epic Sound. The game has been selected among the Best Indie Games by Gamasutra, and is nominated for a Danish Game Award.




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