The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook

Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök Composer Stephanie Economou

Mar 6, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Path to Being a Composer

2min

The Importance of Being Close to Cultural Diversity in the Arts

2min

The Legend of the Violin

2min

How I Learned to Play Music in High School

4min

The Importance of Collaboration in Composition

2min

The Early Years of Gaming

2min

The Importance of Halo

2min

The Importance of Music in High School

3min

10.

The Origins of Ubisoft

3min

11.

The Importance of Having a Time Horizon

2min

12.

The Importance of Consistency in the Production Process

4min

13.

How to Write a Theme Suite for Valhalla

3min

14.

The Importance of Keeping a Level of Consistency in Game Music

4min

15.

The Quasi Surrendering of Control in Interactive Media

2min

16.

How to Reconcile Control

2min

17.

The Importance of Being Present

4min

18.

How to Work With a Music Department

3min

19.

Ubisoft's Mirage Demo Process

2min

20.

How to Demo for a Composer

2min

21.

The Respect for Composers in the Game World

3min

22.

Assassin's Creed: Siege of Paris

2min

23.

How to Plan for a Long Term Project

6min

24.

The Sound of Don of Ragnarok

2min

25.

How to Succeed in a Demo

2min

26.

The Soundtrack Album Process

3min

27.

The Process of Making a Soundtrack

3min

28.

The Importance of Discipline in Game Music

2min

29.

The Consciousness of Gaming

2min

30.

The Power of Game Music

3min

31.

The Importance of Connecting With Others

5min

Austin Wintory chats with composer Stephanie Economou, who recently won the first ever Grammy for video game music for her work on Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök. Together they discuss her career in film and television; the differences between composing for traditional media versus games; the learning curve that comes with game development; and how Ubisoft allowed her to experiment with black metal and folk music on Dawn of Ragnarök's soundtrack. Listen to the full episode here or watch this episode on our Youtube channel.

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