Alyx Jones, Author at The Sound Architect

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Audio Review

by Alyx Jones - 02/08/201802/08/2018 046

Review by Thomas O’Boyle Edited by Katie Tarrant Directed by: Rian Johnson Composer: John Williams Sound Design: Ken Klyce w/Skywalker Sound Writing an introduction to a Star Wars film always feels odd. If ever there was a franchise that sat firmly within the pop culture zeitgeist of every single generation of its existence then

Develop 2018: Audio Day

by Alyx Jones - 21/07/2018 049

Article by Alyx Jones & Lorraine Ansell Develop:Brighton 2018 has closed it's doors for another year after a wonderful three days packed with talks from a range of disciplines around game development, including programming, art/design, business/marketing and of course our favourite: the audio track. Set in The Hilton along the seafront,

Playstation in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall

by Alyx Jones - 08/06/2018 056

Article by Alyx Jones Wednesday 30th May, a date many have been waiting for. It's the date of Playstation in Concert at The Royal Albert Hall in London. One of London's most iconic venues, located in South Kensington, and well known for hosting the BBC Proms annually. While it is a

BAFTA Conversations with Screen Composers: Austin Wintory

by Alyx Jones - 01/06/2018 058

Article by Alyx Jones BAFTA and The Royal Albert Hall teamed up to bring as an evening of live music, art and an in depth talk with Austin Wintory on his work process and career path. This event is a part of a series of talks held by BAFTA with world-class

BASCA presents: Media Composer Conference

by Alyx Jones - 01/06/2018 052

Article by Alyx Jones The lovely sunshine illuminated the Guildhall School of Music and Drama today as BASCA hosted their Media Composers Conference. The first panel consisted of Laura Rossi, Andrew Skeet, Rich Aitken, Simon Ashdown and John Warhurst, and were discussing the team of people who work behind the composer, creatively

Animex 2018

by Alyx Jones - 21/05/2018 047

Article by Alyx Jones The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games takes place every year, bringing speakers and attendees from all over the world. This year the doors of Teesside Universiy open to the hundreds of guests waiting eagerly in the sunshine on a Monday morning for the week

Composer David Housden Returns!

by Alyx Jones - 10/05/2018 056

Last month Sam Hughes caught up with David Housden, after his recent work on The Lost Words, QUBE2 and more! David came to be one of the most promising young talents, after his work on the soundtrack for Thomas Was Alone. The game received a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Music and is

BAFTA Games Masterclass – The Art of Storytelling through Music with Gareth Coker

by Alyx Jones - 03/05/2018 041

Article by Alyx Jones A packed auditorium at BAFTA headquarters, saw Adele Cutting (Soundcuts) open the nights conversation with Gareth Coker by asking how he landed his job, working as the composer on Ori and the Blind Forest. Gareth says he actually had a profile on ModDB with some music, that

EGX Rezzed 2018 – Game Audio Picks

by Alyx Jones - 01/05/201802/05/2018 053

Review by Alyx Jones Another year of EGX Rezzed comes to a close as we reflect on some of our favourite indie games for use of audio. Tobacco Docks played host again to the smaller, indie friendly, eurogamer expo, with thousands coming to get their hands on the latest, in development

Octahedron – Micro Game Audio Review

by Alyx Jones - 27/04/2018 081

Review by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Demimonde Publisher: Square Enix Collective Music: Chipzel, Andre Sobota, Derek Howell & Monomirror Sound Design: Jordan Fehr & Marco Guardia Reviewed on: Playstation 4 There has recently been a rise in beat-driven video games with a nightclub aesthetic, that can be played socially at events and with live