186. Austin's Take on Early Access Games
Jun 19, 20261h 3mEp. 186S1
This week, we talk a bit about composing for early access, and how much scores (and VFX) influence films.
Hosted by Alanah Pearce · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 186 episodes
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Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Mike Bithell (game director), and Austin Wintory (game composer) as they talk about all the games, movies, TV and 'whatever else' that took their interest that week, from three unique perspectives in the games industry.
Alanah Pearce hosts Play, Watch, Listen, a leisure show with 186 episodes published.
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