This article explores how environmental sound design, particularly from the natural environment, can be integrated into musical compositions to enhance diegetic immersion. Article based on the 2024 GDC lecture given by video game composer Winifred Phillips (latest: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord)
Welcome back! I’m video game composer Winifred Phillips – my latest game project is the award-winning music for the smash-hit 3D remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord! (Listen and download the award-winning soundtrack, and vote for the Wizardry soundtrack in the public voting of the World Soundtrack Awards.)
