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Unnamed Xbox One launch title gets audio 'lobotomy' prior to release
Microsoft Studios audio director Paul Lipson revealed that an unnamed Xbox One launch game required an emergency sound design overhaul after it failed to meet Microsoft's standards. Lipson disclosed few details regarding the affected game during this week's Game Music Connect event in London, describing the audio replacement process as a "full lobotomy." Lipson notes that Microsoft employs a dedicated team of composers and sound designers to ensure that first- and third-party developers meet newly established audio quality standards for the upcoming console. Lipson did not reveal which game in particular required the audio transplant. A number of platform-exclusive releases will premiere alongside the Xbox One on November 22, including Dead Rising 3, Killer Instinct, and Ryse: Son of Rome.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary soundtrack getting full orchestral treatment
San Francisco-based Pyramind Studios is producing a re-orchestrated soundtrack for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. 343 Industries, Microsoft, and Pyramind announced that the project is headed up by Microsoft Senior Audio Director Kristofor Mellroth, and Pyramind Studios COO/Audio Director Paul Lipson, and employs both the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra and San Francisco-based vocal group Chanticleer. Bryan Dale is handling the soundtrack's hot, hot licks. Marty O'Donnell loyalists take note: "We are striving to create the ultimate love letter to Halo fans, and celebrate Marty O'Donnell's and Michael Salvatori's original vision with grace and style," Mellroth points out. Like Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, the re-recorded soundtrack will drop on November 15.
