From the interview: "Ever wondered what goes into scoring the music of a video game or how someone gets started in the industry? Well we did and we were fortunate to talk to Austin Wintory,one of the best composers in the business about his inspirations and his process. You might know him from his recent work on Journey or flOw or one of his many other film projects. "
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.
Towerborne is an upcoming cooperative/single player action RPG from Stoic Studios, with music by Austin Wintory.
The composer behind Journey, Austin Wintory, recently had a chance to revisit the classic game, just in time for its tenth anniversary.
My fav indie game ever, played this on ps4 and ps5. Too bad it does not have a plat trophy.
