Austin Wintory is the composer responsible for some of the best recent game scores, from Journey to The Banner Saga, so it’s no surprise to see Ubisoft snap him up to handle the music in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.
Wintory is apparently a long-term fan of the series, and drew his inspiration from main characters Evie and Jacob, whose ”wonderful confidence, almost arrogance” informed a soundtrack that the composer says is more fun than fans of the series might expect.
”Their mannerisms were a very crucial insight for the music,” Wintory explains, ”because it gave us permission to approach the score with a bit of fun and even sarcasm. For these two, a fight against virtually anyone does not represent a genuine life-or-death epic battle. It’s more like a cat playing with a mouse, and macabrely enjoying the dance.
And that’s why you hear the waltzes! I rather obsessively channeled different styles of dance, with the waltz in particular, throughout the score to create that sense of ease – that Jacob and Evie are somehow, in their minds, above anyone who would dare cross them.”
You can check out a section of the game’s score in the video below. The full interview with Wintory is pretty interesting, and goes into detail on the intricacies of creating game music.
