"This trailer is my way of saying goodbye": Have a listen to the Mass Effect 5 score that could have been, courtesy of one of the original games' composers
By this point I'm probably safe in assuming that you all know EA are shutting down BioWare , and that Mass Effect 5 has been cancelled in turn. You may have also seen that an internal trailer for Mass Effect 5, or Universe as it was seemingly going to be called, was leaked not long after the news broke , and that Sam Hulick, one of the composers on the original trilogy of games, shared he was…
Following news that EA is shutting down BioWare and the subsequent cancellation of Mass Effect 5, composer Sam Hulick has released a re-scored version of a leaked internal trailer. The project, which was reportedly going to be titled Mass Effect: Universe, features a musical direction that Hulick describes as a balancing act between exploring new ground and paying homage to the original trilogy.
According to PC Gamer, Hulick’s score leans most heavily toward the styles of Mass Effect 1 and 3. He noted in a recent chat that the music aims to capture the evolution of the franchise, which transitioned from the raw analog synths and orchestral elements of the first game to the orchestral bombast of the second, before combining both styles in the third installment.
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