
That’s one of the biggest differences to music for movies. Jochen added: “The engine took care of the ordering in real time, so that the music seems very vivid and connected to the game. The music needs to breathe, and the melody shouldn’t be very dominant, so that you don’t recognize any repetitions of it.” “So you need to be aware that the music sounds versatile and not annoying after hearing it 2-3 times. “If the gamer stays in the same level or stage for many minutes, it is possible that the same music loops a few times,” Armin explains. One had to keep in mind that the gamer might move or stay still, and the music couldn’t be too noticeably repetitive. Keeping the interactivity of the game in mind was the key to making the music engine and all the building blocks work appropriately. “The pieces are designed to be put together in any order depending on what is happening in the game,” explains Jochen. The music was to fit as naturally as possible into the gameplay, which required the music to be composed into individual building blocks, while still sounding thematically and technically consistent with the others. Writing the in-game music was not too different than composing for Age of Empires, which also used an intelligent music engine. The latest addition, brings players back to the Western Front, though this time in North Africa and Italy, has just been released after much fanfare and anticipation. It was such a huge hit that they decided to follow it up with a sequel focusing on the Eastern Front, keying in new elements like changeable weather and destructible environments. The first installment came out in 2006 set during the Normandy D-Day landings. The Company of Heroes video game series is developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega. A heroic and gallant soundtrack provided by Dynamedion accompanies every moment of the game, making for a truly unforgettable experience. The new installment takes players through the North African and Italian campaigns, offering tense and exciting single and multiplayer modes. In Company of Heroes 3 – just released on February 23 – players once again enter the heart-pumping action of war. Whether storming the beaches of Normandy, blasting block-by-block mayhem in Stalingrad, or parachuting for a secret mission outside Naples, the Company of Heroes franchise has always been a thrilling and immersive experience.
