Giants in the Earth - Aliens Fireteam Elite - As Noted

[@BadNessie]

So dope to hear this without the sweat of having to fight incoming Xenos - although Noah's parts specifically have made me smile a lot in-game already. The world deserves that O.S.T. album!

[@awintory]

Hehe! Working on it!! :)

[@mosstet]

@@awintory how do you go about bringing out a game's soundtrack without all the looping elements? I've listened to others and found it differing from the in game score quite alot. I suppose it's just missing the longer looping sections but I for one would actually love that stuff included in the soundtrack sometimes!

[@shevvie86ct]

@@awintory Is the OST still in the works? It's something I need to own as an Alien fan ;)

[@kylehummel9504]

Def need the ost soundtrack

[@fentonhutson4560]

You really nailed a modern Alien score with homage to the past Goldsmith and Horner scores. And I love that you weren't shy to use woodwinds in leading melodic roles when normally strings are given all the suspense in this genre. Refreshing and inventive.

[@priestb1]

Couldn't have said it better myself. It really walked the tightrope of homage and innovation. I think it really helped it stand out as part of the Alien franchise.

[@milesjacob4907]

I hope everyone knows a lot of fans of the franchise will want a physical CD of this soundtrack even if they aren't going to play the game. I'm enjoying the game fine on game pass, but mostly I want to buy this soundtrack! Not some huge vinyl I don't have space for and would never want to suffer to listening to, but a nice CD to add to all my other soundtrack CDs.

[@Helljumper425]

A few people I spoke to had mixed feelings about this chapter for its music, but I seriously dug it just for feeling more unique to the Aliens aesthetic. It kinda gave me Gears of War meets Endor composition vibes

[@FarradMuseumofTruth]

Tell them take Krill oil for 6 months then try again.

[@danskyl7279]

I remember me and my cousin was like "wtff" when we first heard the music 😂.

[@AlonsoJoaquinComposer]

I love how you managed to keep the vibe of the traditional sounds but did something with substance, and personality. I've heard similar "approaches" that just copy the original sounds in an extremelly superficial way while not contributing to the overall project, it's hard to put in into words but hopefully it's sorta understandable. This is amazing, the way you blended the organic elements with electronics, which is something I even like doing in my own music. This sounds modern but also like a vintage recording of old 90s experimental electronic music, I can't describe it but if you put this into the original film it'd fit perfectly even though it's so different from it! I love this so much, honestly I wouldn't even know where to start with something like this, you are truly a master at this!

[@collinz126]

That crescendoing, serpentine from 3:40 to 3:55 is seriously unnerving. Masterful work.

[@awintory]

Thank you so much!

[@ezraramos6917]

This score is very unexpected for an Aliens game and I love that.

[@ParagonBondOO7]

There are giants in the EARTH! There are big tall terrible giants in the EEEAAAARRRRRTTTHH!

[@padawan95001]

I am so often caught in the quiet moments of this game in awe at the soundtrack. Everything about the sound design, from the guns to the music, is spot on and immediately puts me in the universe. I’m gonna buy the OST as soon as it comes out lmao

[@awintory]

Thank you!!

[@froglet888]

This track has the most unique and titillating sound of danger I have ever heard. Absolutely wonderful work!

[@ozdeveraux2082]

This was the first track that really caught my ear and say: “this is an impressive soundtrack” it’s very different for the universe but somehow fits the entire aesthetic of the game without losing the feeling of unsettling expectancy and just plain fun

[@KakyouShin]

3:42 will explode!

[@professionalmoron8051]

Just started playing this over the weekend and the soundtrack is outstanding, I think you did a brilliant job with it. Particularly like this number, complements the action very well.

[@awintory]

Thank you!

[@sourabhkarmakar8040]

@@awintory Austin did you make the new Pathogen DLC music too cause it's good too?

[@seimeinonagare4795]

Incredible wind performances, and super cool synth/orchestra interactions. I love the oboe delay and the "hostile takeover" of the 8th notes at 5:45 ish. Can't wait for the album!

[@treesaretough]

I have been eagerly awaiting more of this sound track. This game + this sound track taught me (and my friends) that the flute is a battle instrument. Great stuff!

[@awintory]

Hell yeah it is!

[@TheJackoning]

I absolutely love the pace of the cello/snare drum parts while running around fighting xenos. Your score perfectly balances the feeling of vulnerability and power that players have. I can barely explain why but i just love how it all sounds, thanks for your contribution to my list of favorite OST's

[@awintory]

Hey thank you!!

[@richman1661]

Me and my friends were playing this last night…and all we could talk about was the jazz flute music.

[@d3rpybac0n83]

Combat parts sort of reminds me of the Gears of War OST “East Barricade Academy”. Well done on this game’s soundtrack!

[@Zeithri]

Actually a superb soundtrack that captures elements of all the movies. As much as I loathe Prometheus, it set a good mood and this theme really captures that mood.

[@roachmojo]

This is my favorite part of this incredible score...so hauntingly melodic....

[@artycharr]

its EXACTLY what I thought the surface of a planet would sound like in an alien setting! great work!

[@HoochIsCrazy1100]

I know very little when it comes to actually writing music but what I do know is this is awesome and captures the aesthetic perfectly.

[@williamwelch4846]

Lovely to here so much from the woodwinds!

[@Playwithdeutschland]

Such a great song tbh, reminds me of a space song

[@dragonthesharkyt]

This is the kind of stuff that made me pay attention to video game music. Great work!

[@JustRandomWonderer]

Sir, You makes me understand the music. I got lot of help from your pieces and videos. Thank you

[@BerkeHzal]

The game is OK, the music is epic. I would love to get whole soundtrack on itunes. I can’t wait to use it in my Alien RPG.

[@DOComposer]

It's amazing with this notation, that it gives it so much more context with how this piece shows a sense of urgency, yet delightful pleasure in eliminating multiple threats. It's sort of like a versus battle between Master Chief vs (insert onslaught of alien snakes)

[@Surprised_Synth]

Love it. Hyped for the gift of fire one, specially the horns parts

[@caseylockwood5512]

This is so awesome of you to do! Simple, but its so awesome to not only know specific notes and chords, but to also see how you notated it, and understand why you chose a specific key, or time signature, etc. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@awintory]

I'm so happy it's useful and interesting :)

[@HalfDecentTrashCollection2001]

this slaps hard

[@slaimramirezmejia4872]

An incredible soundtrack, I love the tracks inside the engineers ship, those are my favorite. The track during Mission briefings is very good also putting you in "mood" very easy.

[@benmorris7633]

I really dig that "Medium encounter cooldown" loop at the end. Looking forward to the full album!

[@GreenTea4]

omg this is so goood! I'm getting some Close Encounters' vibes from this track, I want a full album so bad.

[@FarradMuseumofTruth]

Thank you for this gem of a game 🎯 💎 May Allah bless you.

[@hendriksimon6489]

Cool stuff! It's really interesting to see how everything is coupled with the game's music engine and how all the transitions work.

[@ezraramos6917]

I still listen to this while waiting to give you my money for this soundtrack.

[@johnlime1469]

Great soundtrack. But the fecking flamethrower guys bro!

[@reozen8727]

令人叹为观止！（google-translation works this time, though not precise enough）

[@ezraramos6917]

I am once again asking you to release this soundtrack.

[@iceomistar4302]

This is honestly on par with James Horner, Goldsmith and Goldenthal. It has the little melodic phrases that Goldsmith was so fond of, the amazing String writing of Horner, the what the what the hell is that noise that Goldenthal's music had in Aliens 3 but overall I can still tell it is your writing, the woodwind performances must have taken ages to perfect, I need to turn the music off in the game otherwise I'm listening to the music rather than playing, this is my favourite work you've ever composed.

[@digitalarsenal5234]

Alright, since I am apparently Team Noah now, are those Tibetan Horns at 1:07 similar ones to the horns he showed in your raw orchestra video? It's amazing to see the effects it can have on a finished piece. Having you share these pieces is a delight!

[@awintory]

Team Noah is a winning team

[@Nerdydude32]

Nice

[@LouieTaylorMusic]

Amazing! where was the score recorded? Also, it would be great to hear from you in a video about budgeting for recording sessions and how much they cost if you can at some point! Thanks!

[@awintory]

Recorded in Nashville. And yeah I'll probably do a budget breakdown at some point!

[@LouieTaylorMusic]

@@awintory Thanks for the reply :) That's great i'm looking forward to it. have a lovely day

[@vincentpoulin532]

Hello Austin, my name is Vincent. I am a university student in Sherbrooke, Canada and I am currently working on a video essay for a school assignment. The topic I chose is the art of video game music and I was wondering if I could use some of Journey’s music to illustrate some of the examples (mostly short clips, around 10 to 15 seconds roughly). I am naturally forbidden from breaching any copyright laws active in Canada and therefore need to have an authorization from the composer himself/herself. Please consider this request, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. *This is probably not the right place to post this, but I thought you might see it this way

[@awintory]

You are correct that this isn't a good forum for this sort of thing. Please contact me via my website

[@asuitandty]

When will the OST be available for purchase?

[@awintory]

Unclear but hopefully soon!

[@sourabhkarmakar8040]

Upload the new Pathogen DLC trailer music too please🙏.

[@awintory]

That wasn't me I'm afraid but I DID do the actual in-game music in the DLC ... coming soon :)

[@sourabhkarmakar8040]

@@awintory all right that's great to hear 😄

[@blitz1079]

that song made me totally hate that chapter of the story

[@sourabhkarmakar8040]

It made it more awesome for me.

[@awintory]

Can't win 'em all!

[@sourabhkarmakar8040]

@@awintory ☺ yeah

[@martin35399]

Goddamned this piece is ugly af i wanted to rip my ears off while i was playing

[@awintory]

Helpful feedback, awesome thanks!