The Story Hidden in Journey's Soundtrack
6,034Austin Wintory's Grammy-nominated soundtrack for the game Journey is far more than just a pretty noise. Watch how Journey's music is crucial in telling the story of the game through some hidden secrets.
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You can buy Journey's OST from Austin Wintory's official bandcamp page:
https://austinwintory.bandcamp.com/album/journey
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All music used in this episode is from the game Journey by thatgamecompany, and was composed by Austin Wintory.
In order of appearance:
The Road of Trials
The Call
Nascence
First Confluence
Threshold
Temptations
Apotheosis
I Was Born For This
Atonement
(The final song is Apotheosis again, by the way)
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Games shown in the episode, in order of apperance:
Thirty Flights of Loving (2012) - Blendo Games
Virginia (2016) - Variable State
Hyper Light Drifter (2016) - Heart Machine
Journey (2012) - thatgamecompany
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Austin Wintory uploaded a video of the Journey OST with his commentaries in the annotations. Well worth checking out.
"JOURNEY - Complete score with text commentary"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGcXI_BaR2Y
The quote I used in the video is from an interview with Austin Wintory by thesixthaxis.
"Interview: Composer Austin Wintory on Journey"
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2012/03/15/interview-journey-composer-austin-wintory/
If you're interested in how Journey is inspired by the hero's journey by Joseph Campbell, Extra Credits has an excellent two-part series on it:
"The Hero's Journey - I: How Journey Crafts a Compelling Narrative - Extra Credits"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWKKRbw-e4U
"The Hero's Journey - II: Analyzing Journey's Mechanics as Metaphors - Extra Credits"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVqT8s7bOTQ
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Game Score Fanfare is a show that celebrates music in video games. I want to explore and share the unique ways that games use music to instil emotion into pixels and code, tell stories through sound, and create unforgettable moments. I'll be shining a light on the games and people who have taken the medium of video game music seriously and pushed its limits to create one of the most diverse genres of music that we have.
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