Beowulf Composers Named As Adaptation Launches News

Ubisoft has today confirmed that the original music for Beowulf: The Video Game has been composed by industry veterans Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco.

The identities of the composers have been revealed on the day that the licensed hack 'n' slash arrives on Xbox 360 and PC, with versions for PlayStation 3 and PSP due on November 23rd. Set largely in the 30-year period between missing from the epic poem, Beowulf features the likeness and voice talent of Ray Winstone, who plays the protagonist in Robert Zemeckis' animated feature.

"The biggest challenge we had for Beowulf's soundtrack was that the music not only had to support and enhance the game's actions, but it also had to follow the evolution of Beowulf universe; starting as a very heavy middle age Barbarian music and ending as a modern and powerful Hollywood score," stated Manu Bachet, Music Supervisor at Ubisoft. "Within a very aggressive schedule, Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan managed to compose the most refined barbarian soundtrack ever heard on this side of the Danes kingdom."

"Working with Ubisoft on Beowulf reminds me of why I love being a game composer; it was an amazing experience from start to finish," said Cris Velasco. "We began by meeting with all the creative teams from around the world to review the incredible visuals and game play that we would use as inspiration for the music. The score was recorded using top players and singers from the San Francisco area, and over the course of two days we had a great time both working in the studio and hanging out at the Skywalker Ranch."

Both Velasco and Dikiciyan has experience of working with Ubisoft on past projects: Dikiciyan previously composed music for Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, whilst Velasco is currently penning the score to Haze.