{
  "id": 16734198,
  "title": "\"Mass Effect was my ultimate white whale\": Journey composer shares 20 minutes of music created during talks to work on BioWare's recently cancelled RPG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mass-effect-was-my-ultimate-white-whale-journey-composer-shares-20",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mass-effect-was-my-ultimate-white-whale-journey-composer-shares-20-minutes-of-music-created-during-talks-to-work-on-biowares-recently-cancelled-rpg"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Composer Austin Wintory has released approximately 20 to 22 minutes of music online that he composed during discussions to score the cancelled Mass Effect 5, also known as Mass Effect: Universe. Wintory, known for work on Journey and Stray Gods, described the project as his \"white whale\" and an \"all-time dream project.\" According to PC Gamer, Wintory had been in serious conversation with BioWare and EA to provide the soundtrack and used the music as an audition or starting point. He recorded the tracks in Los Angeles using vocals, synths, and a large orchestra, aiming to build upon the original series' score with deeper use of analog synths and a tightly interwoven orchestra.\n\nThe release follows EA's announcement on October 21 that it was closing BioWare and ending development on the next Mass Effect project. As reported by GamesIndustry, over 223,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for EA to commit to the continued development of the franchise or license the intellectual property to another studio. While EA confirmed the cancellation of the next Mass Effect game, the company has not commented on the status of other major BioWare franchises.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "What the canceled Mass Effect would have been: a sci-fi spy thriller built around player choice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/what-the-canceled-mass-effect-would-have-been-a-sci-fi-spy-thriller",
        "published": "2026-10-24T14:37:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Mass Effect 5 would have let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous games, according to the series' technical director",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/mass-effect-5-would-have-let-players-generate-alternate-timelines",
        "published": "2026-10-25T12:01:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
        "title": "223,000+ people sign petition to \"save Mass Effect\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/223-000-people-sign-petition-to-save-mass-effect",
        "published": "2026-10-26T18:05:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}