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‘Anthem’ Composer Sarah Schachner Talks Composing For Video Games and That Game Awards Performance! | Twinfinite

But it’s more than just the appearance of Anthem’s world that makes it so compelling. It has a palpable atmosphere that really draws you into the mystery of its sci-fi meets fantasy aesthetic, and for me, that’s in no small part due to a superb musical score. – Alex Gibson, Twinfinite

As an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and modular synth artist/programmer, critically-acclaimed Composer Sarah Schachner who many know from her Call Of Duty and Assassin’s Creed game scores talks to Twinfinite about her Anthem video game score (out now on Lakeshore Records and EA Games), one of the most exciting game music releases of the year! Even if you haven’t played the multi-player role playing game developed by game titans BioWare and Electronic Arts (EA), just know the music has been praised by critics for its cinematic, world-building composition, right in that sweet spot for film music fans.

Senior Editor Alex Gibson jumped at the chance to interview Sarah and you can check out the full story now at Twinfinite!

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

Anthem, from its inception, has always been something that we wanted to be very different from a Dragon Age or Mass Effect or even Baldur’s Gate.” It began, he says, with a question: “How do you tell a story, how do you have an amazing game, in a cooperative space where your friends are telling the story with you?”

Play Anthem now at Anthem online.

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Review: Sarah Schachner’s Score To Blockbuster Anthem Video Game | A Closer Listen

Surpassing 80 minutes, its score is a grand orchestral set with electronic incursions that evoke the sci-fi elements of the game’s world. So far so expected. But there are more ~ and surprising ~ elements fused into the bodies of these pieces that make them well worth a listen. – A Closer Listen

Music discovery and review site A Closer Listen shines a spotlight on Sarah Schachner’s epic score to Anthem, the blockbuster new video game from EA Games / BioWare! The album review of one of the most exciting new video game soundtrack releases of the year might just trigger a repeat listen as you compare notes on the individual tracks called out in the piece. Plus, you might find a bonus bit of video game soundtrack news if you scroll to the very end. Read it now at A Closer Listen. What’s your favorite part of the Anthem soundtrack?

In partnership with EA Games, Lakeshore Records has released the video game soundtrack, available now digitally worldwide!

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

Anthem, from its inception, has always been something that we wanted to be very different from a Dragon Age or Mass Effect or even Baldur’s Gate.” It began, he says, with a question: “How do you tell a story, how do you have an amazing game, in a cooperative space where your friends are telling the story with you?”

Play Anthem now at Anthem online.

New Soundtracks: Apex Legends, Anthem, The Dragon Prince + Vinyl Records!

New Lakeshore Records releases this week include the EA Games co-releases, Apex Legends (Stephen Barton) and Anthem (Sarah Schachner), and The Dragon Prince Season 1 and Season 2 animated series scores (Frederik Wiedmann)! And for the record collectors, the highly-anticipated score vinyl release to Altered Carbon and Legion Season 2 (both scores by Jeff Russo, hit shelves now! See listening and purchase links below.

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Pre-orders: New Highly-Anticipated Video Game And Animated Series Scores!

This week, we have an embarrassment of riches, for these sought-after video game and animated series scores are coming your way from Lakeshore Records: Apex Legends (Stephen Barton), Anthem (Sarah Schachner), and The Dragon Prince Season 1 and Season 2 (Frederik Wiedmann). Be among the first to download these fan-favorite soundtracks to your music player of choice! Details and pre-order links are listed below.

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EXCLUSIVE! Preview The Anthem Game Soundtrack, Score By Sarah Schachner

Sarah Schachner’s incredible score to Anthem – Original Soundtrack is out on Friday, February 22, available on all digital music services worldwide! The forthcoming game from EA and BioWare will also be released on the same day, available on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Origin on PC. Preview the album below ahead of the full soundtrack release from EA Games and Lakeshore Records.  Have you been listening to the track premieres? Let us know what you think of Sarah’s music below in comments!

Pre-order The Album: [iTunes]

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