Congratulations to our beloved @awintory.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games And Other Interactive Media. He was kind enough to gift us on a glimpse of Sword of the Sea from @giantsquidstudios.com on our past concert. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lBL...

I shared some thoughts on the GRAMMYs. It won't let me post the full video here so below are the links to it on my IG page and on YT. (And yes I have some thoughts on Expedition 33 in there...) instagram.com/p/DURnze8D3A3/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6M...

In light of recent events, the Sword of the Sea bandcamp page is set to "Pay what you want" very much including free. Just so endlessly grateful to all of who've reached out, tagged etc ♥️ austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/sword-...

Thank you all for the many kind messages & generosity! It's a bit overwhelming! So very grateful. I was on a plane for the whole thing, en route home after a wonderful concert performing superb game music by my friends/colleagues in collaboration with the @baftagames.bsky.social. Which was a BLAST!

If you liked Sword of the Sea, you’ll love The Pathless. 🎧 Music by Austin Wintory 🏹 Movement-first design 🌲 A world that rewards pure exploration! #ThePathless #IndieGame

Austin Wintory's sublime, GRAMMY-nominated score for Sword of the Sea has surfed onto vinyl! 🌊 📲 Pre-order now: lnk.to/sots-vinyl @giantsquidstudios.com @awintory.bsky.social @ayoitselaine.bsky.social

We're excited to announce that Sword of the Sea has been nominated as a finalist in the Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition category for the D.I.C.E. Awards - way to go @awintory.bsky.social 🤙🎵 Winners will be revealed at the ceremony in Feb. www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...

We have a gift for you!🎅 The amazing work of @darrenkorb.bsky.social & @awintory.bsky.social on Hades II from @supergiantgames.bsky.social gave us music that elevates us to Mount Olympus, literally! Merry Christmas to all the video game music lovers! 🎉🎮🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r39...

Was a delight to participate in this article and absolutely loved reading the extensive array of tastes and recommendations. Also very touched at the endorsement from two of my most cherished friends and colleagues, @darrenkorb.bsky.social and @borislavslavov.bsky.social 💝

What a lovely writeup of SWORD OF THE SEA! Bandcamp did a piece on their favorite game OSTs of 2025 & had these incredibly kind words to share! So grateful to get to do this kind of thing with people I love so much! @mattnava.bsky.social @giantsquidstudios.com daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2025...

Beyond honored to have created another art cover for my incredibly talented husband @awintory.bsky.social Celebrating the 10th anniversary of ASSASSIN'S CREED SYNDICATE! If you're that type of music nerd, I promise you'll definitely enjoy this one 👌🏻 #videogamesmusic #assassinscreed #austinwintory

What a lovely surprise to see SWORD OF THE SEA nominated by @nyvgcc.bsky.social for best music *and* Game of the Year!! ♥️🙏

yes to all congrats @awintory.bsky.social as per usual daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2025...

What an absolute joy every part of this process was!! 💖💖💖 @awintory.bsky.social we should probably try to do this every chance we get????

📽️WATCH: Hades II is nominated for Best Music at The Game Awards, thanks to pieces like Mountain of the Gods.🎼 Composer @darrenkorb.bsky.social teamed with @awintory.bsky.social and a huge orchestra at world-famous Abbey Road Studios to create this majestic sound! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZYW...

Austin Wintory ( @awintory.bsky.social ) has his 5 GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 essentials ready! When a composer who's redefined game audio comes prepared, you KNOW this event is going to be EPIC! What are YOU bringing to learn from masters like Austin? Register now! https://bit.ly/48w1DxK #gdc2026

Part 2 of our exclusive interview with GRAMMY-nominated composer Austin Wintory is now live on the Laced blog! Dive in and discover the influences behind Sword of the Sea. 🌊 👉 www.lacedrecords.co/blogs/blog/a... By Jerry Jeriaska of The Ongaku. @awintory.bsky.social @giantsquidstudios.com

Surfing on a sword across desert and sea, bouncing on giant jellyfish and watching fish and whales fly above accompanied by another beautiful @awintory.bsky.social score is a magical delight playing Sword of the Sea

The Sword of the Sea Deluxe Double Vinyl features truly stunning oceanic artwork. 🌊✨ Swipe to hear from artist Elaine Lee on their inspiration 📲 @ayoitselaine.bsky.social @giantsquidstudios.com @awintory.bsky.social @mattnava.bsky.social

ICYMI, my @assassinscreed.ubisoft.com Syndicate conductor score / sheet music book is going to the printers and will be sent (signed!) imminently! There won't be an infinite number of these ... for the nerds amongst us! :) austinwintory.bandcamp.com/merch/assass...

I got to write an 80s power ballad FOR WORK. Is this real life???

ICYMI: Austin Wintory's sublime score for Sword of the Sea surfs onto vinyl. A must for fans of the music of Journey, ABZÛ, & The Pathless. 🌊 Pre order now: lnk.to/sots-vinyl Featuring bespoke artwork by Elaine Lee @awintory.bsky.social @giantsquidstudios.com

Dive into Part 1 of our exclusive interview with Austin Wintory on his path to Sword of the Sea! 🌊 👉 bit.ly/3JWpiyX @awintory.bsky.social @giantsquidstudios.com

The SWORD OF THE SEA vinyls are for sale as of now from @lacedrecords.com I will be signing and selling a very short number via my Bandcamp merch page, also listed as of now: austinwintory.bandcamp.com/merch Thank you to all who've so generously supported the game; it's been such a joy 💓

Austin Wintory's sublime, GRAMMY-nominated score for Sword of the Sea surfs onto vinyl. A must for fans of the music of Journey, ABZÛ, & The Pathless. 🌊 📲 Pre-order now: lnk.to/sots-vinyl Featuring bespoke artwork by Elaine Lee @giantsquidstudios.com @awintory.bsky.social

Congrats to my friends & thank you to Recording Academy for including SWORD OF THE SEA at the '26 Grammys! & massive shoutout to @wilbertroget.bsky.social for the 2x nom! I'm sad at the lack of Expedition 33 among them. I would happily trade places. That score is the *definition* of worthy!

"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 !! ♥️🌊🙏