Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
I sat down with Austin Wintory—the musical mind behind Journey, Abzû, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Sword of the Sea, Hades 2, and more—for a deep, nerdy convo that went way beyond game soundtracks. We traced the ripples from desert dunes to deep-sea chimes and punishing Assassin rooftops, riffed on ethnomusicology, creative instincts, and how to feel things with instruments. Want sonic philosophy sprinkled with laughter, composer wisdom, and maybe a dash of audio existentialism? This episode’s your score.
00:00 Big Alohas To Austin Wintory!
02:08 Nomadic Lifestyles
09:08 Composers And Parents
14:05 When Was Your Moment Of Truth?
18:35 Austin Learns Beethoven For A Toy
26:00 Subliminally Brought Into Music
32:15 Geebz' Training
38:23 Austin's Attitude Towards Music Theory
48:20 More Inspirations
53:10 Austin's Experience As A Student / flOw
59:14 Expanding The Palate
1:03:21 Assassin's Creed Syndicate
1:13:53 E33 & Journey & Motivation
1:23:27 Composers Suck At Complimenting Each Other
1:26:32 Creative Opportunities / Abzû
1:30:40 A Composer's Input On Production
1:36:05 Journey's Creation
1:41:40 Geebz Asks About Musical Cues In Gaming
1:45:26 AC Syndicate's Complex Dynamic Music
1:51:00 Sword Of The Sea's Dynamic Music
1:54:15 Austin Gives Us A Play-By-Play
2:05:37 Working WIth A Gamer's Eye
2:10:03 Therapy Session
2:19:10 Strauss' Wisdom, Art For Fun
2:26:55 Video Game Accessibility
2:31:10 Limit Breaking Video Games As Art
2:36:20 A Composer's Must-Play Games?
2:38:25 Dream Composer To Work With?
2:40:20 What's Your Snack?
2:43:07 You Do A Sport Or Exercise?
2:46:16 Nomads Talking About Their Travels
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I sat down with Austin Wintory—the musical mind behind Journey, Abzû, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Sword of the Sea, Hades 2, and more—for a deep, nerdy convo that went way beyond game soundtracks. We traced the ripples from desert dunes to deep-sea chimes and punishing Assassin rooftops, riffed on ethnomusicology, creative instincts, and how to feel things with instruments. Want sonic philosophy sprinkled with laughter, composer wisdom, and maybe a dash of audio existentialism? This episode’s your score.
00:00 Big Alohas To Austin Wintory!
02:08 Nomadic Lifestyles
09:08 Composers And Parents
14:05 When Was Your Moment Of Truth?
18:35 Austin Learns Beethoven For A Toy
26:00 Subliminally Brought Into Music
32:15 Geebz' Training
38:23 Austin's Attitude Towards Music Theory
48:20 More Inspirations
53:10 Austin's Experience As A Student / flOw
59:14 Expanding The Palate
1:03:21 Assassin's Creed Syndicate
1:13:53 E33 & Journey & Motivation
1:23:27 Composers Suck At Complimenting Each Other
1:26:32 Creative Opportunities / Abzû
1:30:40 A Composer's Input On Production
1:36:05 Journey's Creation
1:41:40 Geebz Asks About Musical Cues In Gaming
1:45:26 AC Syndicate's Complex Dynamic Music
1:51:00 Sword Of The Sea's Dynamic Music
1:54:15 Austin Gives Us A Play-By-Play
2:05:37 Working WIth A Gamer's Eye
2:10:03 Therapy Session
2:19:10 Strauss' Wisdom, Art For Fun
2:26:55 Video Game Accessibility
2:31:10 Limit Breaking Video Games As Art
2:36:20 A Composer's Must-Play Games?
2:38:25 Dream Composer To Work With?
2:40:20 What's Your Snack?
2:43:07 You Do A Sport Or Exercise?
2:46:16 Nomads Talking About Their Travels
📺TWITCH - twitch.tv/theabbacado
🎶The Decomposer Lounge PATREON: patreon.com/TheDecomposerLounge
☕ REFILL?😎 venmo.com/AbbaGeebz
🎧HEADSETS (AKG240) I use - amzn.to/33Una2q
🎮World Music and Video Game OST Reactions:
youtube.com/@UCg0Q0HLs8c9bkgvb8KquWXA
👍THE DECOMPOSER FACEBOOK: facebook.com/TheDecomposer
🐦THE DECOMPOSER TWITTER: twitter.com/Geebz
📷THE DECOMPOSER INSTAGRAM instagram.com/keyofgeebz
#music #videogames #soundtrack #OST
👴 Old Composer Reactions 🤘
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