This implies that the resident composer, Marcin Przybyłowicz, knew exactly what kind of sound TW3 was going to present to its players and why. 37, TW3WH Music with Mikolai Stroinsky) that CD Projekt Red were looking for a for a Slavic sound when they first revealed the project to hire talent. Mikolai Stroinski, one of the lead composers, said in an interview ( Ep. As a subset of the game itself, the soundtrack of the game inherits these influences and styles. However, what puts it ahead of its competitors is its influences and unique stylistic choices.
The Witcher 3 is not the first game to deal with a dark fantasy setting. The soundscapes of the world are reflections of the world, intertwined with its lore and inhabitants. It exaggerates and exposes common tropes found in society while staying true to its overarching narrative. The world of The Witcher is gory, dark and melancholic. The comparison to Game of Thrones is present to contrast the rise of this sub-genre of fiction which seemed to bloom in the early nineties and to present the acceptance of the style years down the line. The use of fantastical monsters, medieval weaponry and realist and adult themes make the innovative take on the high fantasy genre much more exciting. The world of Andrez Sapkowski’s The Witcher is essentially the spiritual precursor to that of HBO’s hit show and George R.R Martin’s franchise, Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire). To provide a solid foundation for the rest of the essay, it is important to state the thematic relevance of the game’s sounds and soundtrack. With a game the size of TW3, there are a plethora of sound design elements to explore in-game sounds, soundtrack, voice acting and thematic enclosure to name a few. One of the most gripping and crucial elements to its Game of the Year Award success is its soundtrack, which was carefully crafted around the setting and the tone of the franchise ( Playing with the Past in the Imagined Middle Ages: Music and Soundscape in Video Games, Sounding Out! Blog). The Witcher 3 (TW3) brings players back to Andzej Sapkowski’s brutal, unforgiving, realist but high fantasy world.
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