"I have crossed oceans of time to find you" 🩸 Bram Stoker's Dracula 🩸 @awintory.bsky.social as Prince Vlad @angelawintory as Mina Photos by @alive_alf Directed and edited by @angelabermudeza #happyhalloween #halloween2025 #bramstoker #dracula #bramstokersdracula #couplecosplay #halloweencouple

Very excited to be working with Game Music Festival to bring the music of HADES and HADES II to London's Royal Festival Hall this coming year, feat. @darrenkorb.bsky.social, Ashley Barrett, @awintory.bsky.social, and more!🎼🔥 Tickets for the event on June 27 are now available at gamemusic.net.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of #AssassinsCreedSyndicate, composer @awintory.bsky.social has announced he’ll be releasing: "Assassin’s Creed Syndicate - In Full Score" A sheet music book comprising the entire OST’s conductor scores! Find out more in this week's Newsletter!

From Journey to Sword of the Sea, @awintory.bsky.social & @mattnava.bsky.social have waved paintbrush & baton in perfect lock-step 🖌🎻 Explore the sound of their collaborations, plus check out my full conversation with the two artists, on ABC Classic 🎮🎵 (1/)

This weekend I had the honor and exhilaration of soloing with my orchestra to premiere Bottlenose Fantasia, an adaptation of "Delphinus Delphis" from ABZU that was arranged into a full oboe solo feature by @awintory.bsky.social himself & @brianlaguardia2.bsky.social 🐬🦈 The audience loved it!

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate released 10 years ago, and @awintory.bsky.social has published a celebratory FULL SCORE BOOK!! I really enjoyed and admired the unique sound of this game. Having a score available to study is great news! Check it out y'all 👀🎵

Giant Squid is honored to have Sword of the Sea shortlisted for 🎧 Best Soundtrack at the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards Shout out to our composer Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social 🔊

Friends! Courtesy of the The SCL, Monday evening @darrenkorb.bsky.social and I are going to a stream / playthru of Sword of the Sea and talk about its production, the interactivity of the music, development etc. I'll probably make him tell Hades 2 stories also :) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🇬🇧 Our 14th Spotlights article with great game soundtracks of 2025 is online! soundtrackworld.com/2025/10/spot... 🇳🇱 Ons 14e Spotlights-artikel met geweldige gamesoundtracks uit 2025 staat online! soundtrackwereld.nl/2025/10/spot...

@mattnava.bsky.social talks about 🌊 wave tech wizardry and @awintory.bsky.social delivering an 🎧 auditory masterclass!

This week’s PWL is all about Sword of the Sea, ft. Giant Squid’s Matt Nava! We get extremely nerdy on this one, talking about wave technology, shaders, colliders, and… sprints. w @charalanahzard.bsky.social @awintory.bsky.social @mikebithell.bsky.social youtu.be/96Fvvr8DiNw

THE TIME IS NIGH!!! 🌘🌗🌕

@mattnava.bsky.social and @awintory.bsky.social chat with @overlysarcastic.bsky.social about their latest collaboration, Sword of the Sea! ⚔️🌊

Experience the full #SwordoftheSea Official Soundtrack with text commentary from @awintory.bsky.social offering insights into the creative process! 🌊🎵 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1B...

What is Austin Wintory's (@awintory.bsky.social) earliest favorite soundtrack?

It seems another Bandcamp Friday is upon us! To those who've so generously snagged SWORD OF THE SEA, I thank you so much! For those still curious .... :) austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/sword-...

Composer @awintory.bsky.social joins us to talk about his work on Sword of the Sea and the distinct language of writing music for games. Plus, we share our thoughts on Herdling, Shinobi, The Rogue Prince of Persia, and the July sales report. youtube.com/watch?v=eUN6... @giantsquidstudios.com

With surreal visuals alongside an evocative score by @awintory.bsky.social, Journey crafted an unforgettable experience that cemented games as art. Equipped with a signature style, @giantsquidstudios.com return for another stunning journey in Sword of the Sea. www.qualbert.com/reviews/swor...

Local AZ news did a piece on the boy's choir I recorded for SWORD OF THE SEA & it's the most charming thing ever. Seeing them see their names in the credit of a game ...🥰🥹 This is one of the wonderful byproducts of being able to do this for a living www.wilx.com/video/2025/0...

Don't sleep on #SwordOfTheSea, the latest beautiful adventure from Giant Squid Games! The undulating landscapes and smooth snowboard-y traversal go together like PB & J, and @awintory.bsky.social delivers as always with a rich, enthralling score. 🐬

What are you playing this weekend? Here's the MinnMax Discord's Top 10! 1. Sword of The Sea 2. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach 3. Hollow Knight 4. The Rogue Prince of Persia 5. UFO 50 6. Donkey Kong Bananza 7. Lies Of P: Overture 8. Marvel Rivals 9. Merge Maestro 10. Rematch

❤️😭 You're so kind and thoughtful my friend!

This weekend (130pm PST) gonna hang in a Bandcamp listening party to stream SWORD OF THE SEA in case anyone wants to chill with me! Will share stories and BTS stuff and just overall have a nice chill time :) (it's totally free) austinwintory.bandcamp.com/merch/sword-...

Thank you to everyone who's played SWORD OF THE SEA so far. There's no thrill quite like launch day when people actually seem to resonate with all that work! It's been so lovely reading the messages. This was a huge labor of love from all at @giantsquidstudios.com !! ♥️🌊🙏

Sword of the Sea is such an emotional experience! Thanks to everyone involved in making this amazing game! @giantsquidstudios.com And the amazing music by @awintory.bsky.social and vocals of @malukah.bsky.social !

So very happy with Sword of the Sea. It is mysterious, and joyful, and atmospheric. Three things I want in a game. I want to write whole books set in these worlds. Beautiful work by @giantsquidstudios.com and stellar score from @awintory.bsky.social as always.

It's is finally here and it's glorious! Thank you @giantsquidstudios.com ❤️ and @awintory.bsky.social #indiedev #gameart

Sword of the Sea is absolutely everything I hoped it would be! 🥰 Truly a blend of everything I loved about Journey, Abzû, and The Pathless yet still fresh and beautiful in its own way. Thank you everyone who worked on it 💕 It’s genuinely the most inspiring work in my heart.

Happy release day to Sword of the Sea, the latest game from Giant Squid, with ethereal soundtrack by @awintory.bsky.social :) I once again had the privilege of recording woodwinds, including this beautiful Mayan triple harmony drone flute. It has a haunting voice that's all throughout the score 🪈

It's SWORD OF THE SEA launch day! I'm SO happy to be sharing this one at long last! We started work on it 2021 & it's been a major labor of love that whole time. @giantsquidstudios.com @mattnava.bsky.social alway push to make something poignant, artful & unique and I only hope the music follows suit

🥰🥰🥰🥰 Also I love Japanese Breakfast!

I absolutely adored Sword of the Sea! It tells a moving story without any dialogue, blends extreme sports and action-adventure game mechanics together in a seamless way, and all-around just has great vibes. A frontrunner for the best games of 2025! www.androidpolice.com/sword-of-the...

Simply put, Sword of the Sea is one of the year's best games. Read my full review here: the-indie-in-former.com/2025/08/18/s...

Sword of the Sea | Reviews 5/5 - Eurogamer 10 - PSLS 9 - TheGamer 9 - Push Square 9 - Indie Informer 9 - COGConnected 8.5 - GamingTrend 8.5 - Endless Mode 8.5 - Game Informer 8 - ComicBook 8 - IGN Germany 8 - GameReactor UK 4/5 - Empire 4/5 - GamesRadar 3/5 - Slant MC: 88 OC: 83

Great piece from @awintory.bsky.social on the music of Towerborne and the power of chosing hope www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/towerb...

Marvel's Spider-Man, Mortal Kombat 1, Sword of the Sea, and more headline this month's PlayStation Plus offerings. gameinformer.com/2025/08/13/s...

For those excited by / intrigued about Sword of the Sea, the OST can be pre-saved on Spotify! It'll also be on Bandcamp etc etc open.spotify.com/prerelease/2...

Had a natter with @awintory.bsky.social a little while back about how his score for Towerborne became a soaring, unashamedly optimistic love letter to the orchestra. We also discussed what it was like weaving together a soundtrack in his hometown of LA. Go on, have a gander!

On #GameMakersNotebook, @awintory.bsky.social chats with @finishingmoveinc.bsky.social about their history and what led them to games, the advantages of collaborating on game scores, tackling a massive franchise with set audience expectations and how they gave DOOM: The Dark Ages a distinct sound!

Want to hear how @awintory.bsky.social tory joined the team for #EternalStrands? You can hear the heartwarming story (and a live performance of the theme music) here 👇 bit.ly/AustinGDC Shout out to @jeffskalski.bsky.social for chasing Austin down all those years ago at GDC! 😁💛

To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night... 🤘 🖤

It was a real privilege teaching this class this past week in Austria, as part of the Hollywood Music Workshop. I gave the students an interactive music assignment on Monday, we recorded it all by Friday at the Synchron stage and was listening in Wwise by Saturday. And they all crushed it!!

Brand new video on the "Serendipitous" interactive music system in @towerborne.com ! This music is entirely about the musicians and making sure interactivity enshrines their performance... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbxu...

A really wonderful time chatting with Lorien Testard on Game Maker's Notebook about his simply STUNNING score to @expedition33.bsky.social . I love this game and love his work and found many of his anecdotes nothing short of astonishing.

Like many others, I encountered Mark Snow as a student. The X-FILES had just finished its momentous run and it was pretty astounding to me that a composer of this stature would give so much time to students. That alone left a lifelong mark. RIP Mark Snow

Excited to see you this week Melbourne!! Doing some HADES 2 by @supergiantgames.bsky.social and ABZU by @giantsquidstudios.com including a first-ever live performance of ABZU's massive grand finale music! Gargantuan piece for choir and orchestra!

Realised I forgot to share this here - here’s our chat with the creator of Blue Prince, TONDA ROS! Very fun/insightful to talk to a first time dev making such a uniquely successful game. He was all kinds of lovely. (Also ft. @mikebithell.bsky.social @awintory.bsky.social) youtu.be/UsRw0bHh_h8

Quite easily the most memorable, fantastic game I played at Summer Game Fest earlier this month. Loved everything about my time with @giantsquidstudios.com's Sword of the Sea.

10 years ago today we lost James Horner. He was a man-out-of-time in his music, waving the flag to an era that's largely passed us by. My score to Towerborne was an homage to this sorely missed hero, whose musical optimism always made me feel like things were going to be ok.

🎶 Indie Symphony II is bringing the magic of video game music to life! @awintory.bsky.social joins Lightmap again to share how he worked on the upcoming concert series. INTERVIEW: www.sifter.com.au/post/austin-... #videogamesoundtracks #videogames