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Hans Zimmer And Lorne Balfe Announced As Co-Composers For Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Hans Zimmer And Lorne Balfe Announced As Co-Composers For Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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Today, Electronic Arts Inc. and BioWare announced that Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer and Grammy-winner Lorne Balfe have teamed up to co-compose the official soundtrack for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Hans Zimmer has created iconic soundtracks such as The Lion King, Inception, Dune, and Interstellar. Lorne Balfe has composed soundtracks for movies such as Crying With Laughter, Pacific Rim Uprising, and Top Gun: Maverick. Now, they are working together to create a soundtrack for the upcoming fantasy game, which is set to be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, EA App, and Epic Games Store on October 31, 2024.

Zimmer and Balfe have worked closely with the development team at BioWare to create a score that is fitting of the world of Thedas, with fans able to pre-order the Official Soundtrack album as of October 18 on iTunes and Amazon Music, with the formal release of the soundtrack to follow on November 1 via Lakeshore Records. As a teaser, the main theme of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now available to download and stream on all major music services, such as Spotify, iTunes, and Deezer.

“One of our goals with the music for Dragon Age: The Veilguard was to provide a strong anchor between the world of Thedas and the diverse characters that inhabit that world,” says Cody Behiel, Audio Director for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. “We wanted to ensure that throughout the game’s story, whether at its most epic or its most intimate, players were able to feel their actions connect to the personal relationships they have been fostering. Working with Hans and Lorne took these ideas to greater emotional heights than we thought possible and I am so excited for players to experience it.”

While both Zimmer and Balfe are most likely well known for their movie soundtrack work, they have both worked on video game soundtracks before. However, for Zimmer, this is the first video game soundtrack he has composed in nearly ten years.

“Epic stories lend themselves to epic scores, and the narrative tapestry BioWare has woven in The Veilguard never left me wanting for inspiration, be it during the game’s moments of shining heroism or darkest emotional pitfalls. I’m proud to have shared the journey of creating the musical backdrop for the latest Dragon Age adventure with Lorne and the entire design team.”

It isn’t long until Dragon Age: The Veilguard is released, with more and more new details coming out about the game often as they gear up for the release on October 31.

 

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