Journey and Sword in the Sea composer Austin Wintory reveals he was working with BioWare to potentially create Mass Effect 5's soundtrack and has released 20 minutes of conceptual music on YouTube. gameinformer.com/2026/10/26/…

"The Music That Might Have Been" Austin Wintory, renowned composer behind games like Journey, releases 22 minutes of early Mass Effect 5 musical drafts from his pitch to compose the game: "Working on Mass Effect 5 was my career's biggest dream project, my white whale. It is my favorite franchise of all time, and for the last couple years I'd been in serious conversations with BioWare and EA to jump in. My suggestion was to treat the original game's masterful Jack Wall/Sam Hulick score as a starting point, and to build on it from there with deeper use of physical, analog synths and a more tightly interwoven use of the orchestra. But a love letter first and foremost (not unlike my approach to the Aliens franchise with Fireteam Elite). As part of the ongoing dialogue, I decided last year (2025) to surprise the folks with an elaborate production: nearly 20 minutes of music, fully recorded and produced with synths, vocals and a large orchestra here in LA. I'd not yet learned any narrative details of what they were planning so this was just pure musical exploration. Receiving the news alongside everyone else that EA had decided to not only cancel the project but shutdown BioWare entirely was a deeply felt loss. It's been hard to see dear friends lose their jobs, and this beloved franchise seemingly vanish forever. Thank you nonetheless to everyone at BioWare and EA's music department for gifting me the chance to dream in your sandbox. It was a privilege to do even that much." Full 22 Minutes ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=dBO8s_Mc… #SaveMassEffect

Sword of the Sea is available on Switch 2 and XBOX Series X|S

From the GDC Concert last year: youtu.be/2FwPRIzqh-E?is=Mfmk…

Giant Squid in APWOT!!! I loved that ABZÛ made the first issue. Maybe a music write-up for Sword of the Sea could make it into the next issue? 😏

Started working on the music for the Mass Effect Universe trailer. RIP BioWare. #SaveMassEffect patreon.samhulick.com/posts/…

Composer Austin Wintory (Journey, ABZÛ, Assassin's Creed Syndicate) reveals he was in talks with BioWare and EA over the past couple of years to work on Mass Effect! He even composed 20 minutes of music exploring what the franchise's future could sound like! #SaveMassEffect

Used this as my writing music tonight. Each track is 10/10. Would love to hear this in Mass Effect Universe! What could have been...what may yet be. I'm still hoping @bioware will return and #SaveMassEffect!

Austin’s love letter to the series... His passion is untouchable, and infectious. An amazing surprise when this landed on our doorstep. It gave me so much hope for what we were making, if someone would go out of their way to share something of this caliber and breadth. So purdy.

To be *EXTRA* clear, I was NOT hired. No one was. I'd had conversations w/ both EA and BioWare over multiple years and prepared this music as a discussion item. The response was extremely enthusiastic from all who heard it but MUCH still needed to happen before it was official

Austin being a massive fan (quite possibly the biggest fan) of the M.E. franchise was only the starting formula for what would have been the franchise’s best score. The explorational work here is phenomenal. What a loss. 🥲

Mass Effect was my ultimate white whale, my all-time dream project. For the last couple years I'd been in discussion w/ BioWare & EA to take on the project & as part of that I wrote close to 20 minutes of music to explore where the franchise can go next, may as well share it!

Mass Effect 5 Early Music Concepts Whaddaya say, let’s hold the line? Save Mass Effect?? youtu.be/dBO8s_McKjU?is=nFtN…

Also got to hang out with so many wonderful friends in person for the first time! I didn’t take nearly enough pictures with everyone but it was so awesome to spend time with @DallasCrane_, @sam_vandersluis, @BenElliottSound, and so many more!!

Tomorrow is a big day! Officially recording the main theme for @Hazzrdus upcoming game “The Fracture Protocol” with a 60-piece orchestra. It’s going to be an epic time! Can’t wait to show more soon.

Still amazed at the genius of this music system: youtu.be/EkgpbQuRtIM?si=AOlT…

This concert was a true labor of love for many months! I'm so glad to get to share it with everyone today!! 💖💖💖

So lucky to be part of team Hades, I arranged the music for this show with @BrianLaGuardia2 and @awintory! Supergiant fans, there’s something for everybody here, going all the way back! Hades in Concert - 'Ballads of the Underworld' (Concert Video) youtu.be/fvGSQFZWcwM?is=02zW…

What it’s like to play Age of Empires II in 2026: Spend an hour not finding the lobby Learning there’s no Mac crossplay Download on Mac - doesn’t work Download on other Mac - does work Multiplayer error codes Finally works after 90 minutes—Just like in the old days!