{
  "id": 654997,
  "title": "Why Journey's last song was the hardest for Austin Wintory to compose",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-journeys-last-song-was-the-hardest-for-austin-wintory-to-compose",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T09:30:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/video/why-journey-s-last-song-was-the-hardest-for-austin-wintory-to-compose/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Composing Journey's soundtrack was a Journey in itself. *wink* Composer Austin Wintory sat down with us for an interview to explain how this creative process gave us Journey’s memorable score. While the game’s first song was practically written the day Wintory was asked to join the project, the same would not be the case for the game’s last song, “Apotheosis.” Nothing would be harder for both the…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}