Austin Wintory

Whether it is the catchy chime of a chip tune, the melodies of the metaverse, or the latest trending "Super Mario Bros" remix - video game music is seemingly boundless. Now the growing popularity of the video game industry and years of advocacy from game composers will be reflected in the 2023 Grammy Awards as the Recording Academy announced its inaugural "Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media" category. Five nominees will compete at Sunday's Grammys, out of the 70 original scores submitted…

This fall, from the writer of Rogue One, The Book of Eli, and After Earth, a brand new sci-fi adventure is on the way. Set in a future where Earth has been conquered by giant alien mechs, a young woman finds a map that might hold the key to saving humanity. Sounds cool, right? Well, it’s called Gundog but can’t see it in theaters. In fact, you can’t “see” it, period, which is very much by design.“At the beginning of my career, like almost 20 years ago, I would have written Gundog as a spec screenplay,” writer Gary Whitta…