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Austin Wintory
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Austin Wintory (born 1984) studied at the University of Southern California. He became known with the games of thatgamecompany, first flOw (2006) and then Journey (2012). In Journey the player travels through a desert without words. The solo cello is the voice of the player, and the music grows along with the journey, from a quiet beginning to a grand ending. The score was the first game soundtrack to be nominated for a Grammy. For The Banner Saga (2014) Wintory wrote a sober, Nordic-sounding score for wind ensemble and voices. He shows that game music can tell a story without text.
Listening
Listening tip. Notice the solo cello and how a simple motif returns more and more often and more fully, with more instruments as the journey goes on.
Nascence · Austin Wintory, 2012- Apotheosis · Austin Wintory, 2012
We Will Not Be Forgotten · Austin Wintory, 2014
Discography
Studio albums
- 2008Back Soon - Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2009Captain Abu Raed (soundtrack)
- 2009Knuckle Draggers (soundtrack)
- 2009Make the Yuletide Gay (soundtrack)
- 2009The Sunset Sky (soundtrack)
- 2010Grace: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2012flOw (soundtrack)
- 2012Horn (soundtrack)
- 2012Journey (soundtrack)
- 2012Journey Bonus Bundle (soundtrack)
- 2012Majid (soundtrack)
- 2012Spirit of the Cosmos
- 2012The River Why (soundtrack)
- 2013Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded (soundtrack)
- 2013Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine (soundtrack)
- 2014The Banner Saga (soundtrack)
- 2014The Maze of Games (soundtrack)
- 2014Transfiguration (soundtrack)
- 2015Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: Original Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2015Sunset (soundtrack)
- 2016ABZÛ (soundtrack)
- 2016Mercury Plains (soundtrack)
- 2016Strangely in Love (soundtrack)
- 2016The Banner Saga (soundtrack)
- 2017Absolver (soundtrack)
- 2017DeFormers (soundtrack)
- 2017Luna (soundtrack)
- 2017The Rendezvous (soundtrack)
- 2017Tooth and Tail (soundtrack)
- 2018Pode (soundtrack)
- 2018The Banner Saga (soundtrack)
- 2018The Banner Saga
- 2019Erica (soundtrack)
- 2019John Wick Hex (soundtrack)
- 2019Remnants
- 2019The Bradwell Conspiracy (soundtrack)
- 2020AGOS: A Game of Space: Original Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2020Big Dogs - Season 1 (soundtrack)
- 2020The Pathless (soundtrack)
- 2020The Pathless (soundtrack)
- 2020Tread (soundtrack)
- 2021One Shot (soundtrack)
- 2022A Violent Man (soundtrack)
- 2022Aliens: Fireteam Elite: Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2022Gundog (soundtrack)
- 2022Thai Cave Rescue (soundtrack)
- 2022Traveler: A Journey Symphony (soundtrack)
- 2023Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (soundtrack)
- 2023Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical: Blue Edition: Original Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2023Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical: Green Edition: Original Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2023Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical: Red Edition: Original Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2023Strayed Lights (soundtrack)
- 2024Stray Gods: Orpheus (soundtrack)
- 2025Eternal Strands (soundtrack)
- 2025Monaco 2: Original Video Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2025Sword of the Sea (soundtrack)
- 2025Towerborne Original Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2: Original Video Game Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026SWAPMEAT (soundtrack)
- 2026The House of Hikmah (soundtrack)
- 2026The Spell Brigade (soundtrack)
In School of Rock
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- Film Music MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 8NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Western orchestral and indie game music Genre
For Journey (2012), Austin Wintory wrote a score in which a solo cello follows the player and grows along with the journey; it was the first game score to receive a Grammy nomination.
See also
Categories: ArtistsWestern orchestral and indie game music