[News] Square Enix Axes Sound Team

Most of their former sound team members, and many sound team members in general, have been leaving their companies to go solo of late. Uematsu, Shimomura, Sakimoto, and many others have done so, yet have nevertheless been used by Squeenix since then.

So I guess that, for me, it doesn't really change anything; the only difference is that the composers will be hired on a per-game basis. It seems like things have been moving in that direction for some time, but we haven't really seen any ex-sound team members going hungry for lack of work, as it were.

Then again, by blasé attitude may be influenced by the fact that I don't really like any of Squeenix's current sound team with the exception of Tanioka.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Hamu-Sumo

...giving a well-known franchise (Front Mission) into the hands of a Western developer (-> Front Mission Evolved) and this game's music is composed by a Western composer calling Garry Schyman.

Seriously? Garry Schyman doing Front Mission? I totally have to hear that one for myself! Schyman is one of the most interesting Western composers around at the moment, and I'd love to hear his take on the franchise.

That brings up a good point as well: if letting the sound team go means getting the right person for the job instead of whoever happens to be convenient and cheap (I'm talking to you, Ishimoto!) then I'm all for it. Sounds like Hamauzu, Tamioka, and Nakano, who have the biggest fan followings, will be able to weather things just fine, and if I never hear another Ishimoto or Mizuta composition, well, I can handle that

There's nowhere I can't reach.