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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · 1d

Friends! Courtesy of the The SCL, Monday evening
@darrenkorb.bsky.social and I are going to a stream / playthru of Sword of the Sea and talk about its production, the interactivity of the music, development etc. I'll probably make him tell Hades 2 stories also :)

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · 2d

That's very kind!!!

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Soundtrack World / Soundtrackwereld @soundtrackwereld.bsky.social · 3d

🇬🇧 Our 14th Spotlights article with great game soundtracks of 2025 is online!
soundtrackworld.com/2025/10/spot...

🇳🇱 Ons 14e Spotlights-artikel met geweldige gamesoundtracks uit 2025 staat online!
soundtrackwereld.nl/2025/10/spot...

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · 4d

Aw thank you so much <3

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · 26d

@mattnava.bsky.social talks about 🌊 wave tech wizardry and @awintory.bsky.social delivering an 🎧 auditory masterclass!

Play Watch Listen @playwatchlisten.bsky.social · 28d

This week’s PWL is all about Sword of the Sea, ft. Giant Squid’s Matt Nava! We get extremely nerdy on this one, talking about wave technology, shaders, colliders, and… sprints. w @charalanahzard.bsky.social @awintory.bsky.social @mikebithell.bsky.social

youtu.be/96Fvvr8DiNw

The Insane Tech Behind WAVES in Video Games (ft. Matt Nava & Sword of the Sea) | Play, Watch, Listen

YouTube video by Play, Watch, Listen+ with Alanah Pearce

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Play Watch Listen @playwatchlisten.bsky.social · 28d

This week’s PWL is all about Sword of the Sea, ft. Giant Squid’s Matt Nava! We get extremely nerdy on this one, talking about wave technology, shaders, colliders, and… sprints. w @charalanahzard.bsky.social @awintory.bsky.social @mikebithell.bsky.social

youtu.be/96Fvvr8DiNw

The Insane Tech Behind WAVES in Video Games (ft. Matt Nava & Sword of the Sea) | Play, Watch, Listen

YouTube video by Play, Watch, Listen+ with Alanah Pearce

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Darren Korb @darrenkorb.bsky.social · 29d

THE TIME IS NIGH!!! 🌘🌗🌕

Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 29d

HADES II v1.0 is coming September 25!🌒

Battle beyond the Underworld in our launch trailer.🏔️

Play in blazing-fast 120fps in TV Mode on Nintendo Switch 2, or 60fps on Nintendo Switch (w/ free upgrade to Switch 2). Transfer PC progress from Steam/Epic w/ Cross Saves.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...

Hades II – v1.0 Launch Trailer (Coming Sep. 25!)

YouTube video by Supergiant Games

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · 29d

Look up TIE Fighter Total Conversion :)

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Sep 11

Yes of course played TIE Fighter a million times (and all the other LucasArts flight sims). I played the entire fan made remaster recently too! :)

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Sep 11

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Sep 10

@mattnava.bsky.social and @awintory.bsky.social chat with @overlysarcastic.bsky.social about their latest collaboration, Sword of the Sea! ⚔️🌊

Overly Sarcastic Productions @overlysarcastic.bsky.social · Sep 10

On this BONUS episode of the Overly Sarcastic Podcast, we're joined by @awintory.bsky.social & Matt Nava of @giantsquidstudios.com to talk about the art and music behind Sword Of The Sea - and also the upsetting frequency at which videogame lava ends up looking like pizza

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OSPodcast Sword of the Sea Bonus (ft. Austin Wintory & Matt Nava!)

YouTube video by Overly Sarcastic Productions

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Sep 6

My email is on my website :)

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Giant Squid 🦑🎃 @giantsquidstudios.com · Sep 5

Experience the full #SwordoftheSea Official Soundtrack with text commentary from @awintory.bsky.social offering insights into the creative process! 🌊🎵

Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1B...

Sword of the Sea | Full Official Soundtrack w/ Composer Commentary

YouTube video by Austin Wintory

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Easy Allies @easyallies.bsky.social · Sep 5

What is Austin Wintory's (@awintory.bsky.social) earliest favorite soundtrack?

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Sep 5

It seems another Bandcamp Friday is upon us! To those who've so generously snagged SWORD OF THE SEA, I thank you so much!

For those still curious .... :)

austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/sword-...

Sword of the Sea, by Austin Wintory

16 track album

austinwintory.bandcamp.com

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Sep 4

Wow thanks man! That's insanely kind, and seriously means a lot. Also wtf, I work on this game for 4 years and today is the first time I've seen / contemplated the term "swordboarding." IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME THE WHOLE TIME!?!?

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hahahaha

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Easy Allies @easyallies.bsky.social · Aug 31

Composer @awintory.bsky.social joins us to talk about his work on Sword of the Sea and the distinct language of writing music for games. Plus, we share our thoughts on Herdling, Shinobi, The Rogue Prince of Persia, and the July sales report.

youtube.com/watch?v=eUN6...

@giantsquidstudios.com

Composing Sword of the Sea w/ Austin Wintory - Easy Allies Podcast - Aug 29, 2025

YouTube video by Easy Allies

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Qualbert.com 🔜 MIGW 🔜 GCAP 🔜 PAX 🔜 Bed @qualbert.com · Sep 1

With surreal visuals alongside an evocative score by
@awintory.bsky.social, Journey crafted an unforgettable experience that cemented games as art.

Equipped with a signature style, @giantsquidstudios.com return for another stunning journey in Sword of the Sea.

www.qualbert.com/reviews/swor...

Sword of the Sea Review (PlayStation 5) | Qualbert

From the makers of Abzu and The Pathless comes a new atmospheric adventure. Find out more in our Sword of the Sea Review!

www.qualbert.com

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Aug 27

That's very very appreciated and generous of you to say!

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Aug 26

Oh yes, I make sure every project seems me as no less a full team member as anyone else. I always advocate composers all do this. Attend all the meetings you can; play the build; sit with the concept art and design docs, etc etc etc. Anything less and your best hope is to be superficially aligned

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Aug 26

That's so kind and wow what a flattering review! My lord!!

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Aug 25

Haha yeah well local news is understandably far more preoccupied with the boys than me. No complaints!

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Austin Wintory @awintory.bsky.social · Aug 25

Local AZ news did a piece on the boy's choir I recorded for SWORD OF THE SEA & it's the most charming thing ever. Seeing them see their names in the credit of a game ...🥰🥹

This is one of the wonderful byproducts of being able to do this for a living

www.wilx.com/video/2025/0...

Voices of the Phoenix Boys Choir featured in new video game

Members of the Phoenix Boys Choir get to live out every gamer's dream and be part of a video game. For the past two years, the Phoenix Boys Choir worked on the soundtrack for the game “Sword of the Se...

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Ryan Patrick Smith @writerlyryan.bsky.social · Aug 24

Don't sleep on #SwordOfTheSea, the latest beautiful adventure from Giant Squid Games!

The undulating landscapes and smooth snowboard-y traversal go together like PB & J, and @awintory.bsky.social delivers as always with a rich, enthralling score. 🐬

The Wraith (the player character) leaps from a mossy rooftop as ocean fauna glide by below.

A zoomed-out view of a vast chamber in which schools of tropical fish drift by and broad shafts of sun stream in through holes in the ceiling.

The Wraith looks into the camera, at rest in a patch of shade in a canyon. Two waterfalls appear behind her.

Crouched, the Wraith rides an orca with dozens of white fish on all sides.

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