- Ripple Effect studio audio director Jeff Wilson discussed the game’s “gritty” soundtrack
- “It’s the campaign that has the most music because it’s thematic,” he said.
- He also explained how the team incorporated “musical flavor” into the multiplayer experience.
Ripple Effect studio audio director Jeff Wilson spoke about the creation of the Battlefield 6 soundtrack, which he said was intended to capture “the realistic, authentic, modern soldier experience.”
In a new interview with TechRadar Gaming, the veteran first-person shooter (FPS) developer talked about his work on the three “big tentpole experiences” that underpin the game: the premium campaign and multiplayer offering, as well as the free-to-play Redsec battle royale mode.
“The campaign has the most music because it’s thematic, that’s where we tell our characters’ stories,” he said. “When we move to multiplayer, we need to tone down the music a bit to reinforce the most important moments.”
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Nonetheless, the team took care to capture “the setting of the world” and add “musical flavor” to the start of each match. Loading music on-screen helps “set the tone of the location, drawing you back to certain story arcs and the single-player mode”, with subtle motifs and themes that “throw back” to some of the campaign’s most memorable moments.
The music is reduced even more Red shakeas Wilson says, the team wants to “keep the soundscape open for sound effects and voiceovers which are extremely important.”
“You want to be able to hear the enemy running behind you, don’t you?” » he adds, but underlines the importance of “little musical darts” in key moments.
Although distinct, all music in the game is unified in the sense that it is intended to convey the fantasy of a “realistic, authentic, modern soldier experience”.
“This was the initial creative direction set by Thomas Anderson, creative director of Battlefield. Accepting this was the key to everything. »
“It’s different every game. Battlefield 1 It was nostalgic, right? This game is not. We had to figure out what our version of heroism is; we are talking about grounding and authenticity.
Battlefield 6 is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.
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