Sword of the Sea moves at the pace of a magical swordsperson speeding across sand dunes on a floating blade at 170 miles per hour, and it never gives you a reason to look away.
Sword of the Sea shows that life is precious and perservering, with depth extending beyond the confines of a video game
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 has surprisingly been snubbed for the Grammys 2026 nominations, and nominee Austin Wintory has responded saying he is “sad at the lack of Expedition 33,” and that he “would happily trade places [because] That score is the definition of worthy”.
Especially when TWO of these nominations are DLC's / Expansions
Also 3 of these are games from massive movie franchises which already have iconic soundtracks to them, I'm not downplaying the game composers but they had a template to go off to what the games overall sounding style should feel like.
Expedition 33 is a top soundtrack. Universal acclaim. Does not compute.
I remember the last level of the game. There’s a part where the guitar just starts shredding, tapping and everything heh. I stopped everything and listened to it. Clipped it after. That’s just one example.
Indiana jones aghhhh 😂 jesus f christ. Sliksong and E33 have the best scores of the year and nothing else even comes close.
It is solid but the weaker story softens its impact, especially when comparing it to something like Expedition 33.
It's one thing to sound good, but it's another achievement to so masterfully marry the tone and vibe of the story with the musical score the way Sandfall did.
I am glad to see Indiana Jones get nominated for something at least. I expect it to be snubbed across most gaming-dedicated awards given its December '24 release, but MachineGames did do a good job with that game all around. The soundtrack hit those same nostalgic notes that likely earned Star Wars its nom too.
Still - it's a shame Expedition 33 isn't being recognized.
Both Sony Interactive Entertainment and Giant Squid filed a trademark for “Sword of the Sea” in Europe on October 7. The two companies are each listed as an owner of the trademark.
