GDC Side Quest - Inside Austin Wintory's Collaborative Composing Process

GDC Side Quest is back with another fantastic interview straight from the show floor of GDC Festival of Gaming. This month, celebrated composer Austin Wintory joins content marketing manager Beth Elderkin for a conversation about his creative process as a composer on games like Journey, Sword and the Sea, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, and other excellent titles.

Austin also breaks down the process for crafting the Developer's Concert—an annual musical celebration of the art of game development only available at the GDC Festival of Gaming. 

Learn more about GDC Festival of Gaming: https://gdconf.com/

Learn more about Austin Wintory: https://www.austinwintory.com/projects-videogames

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